The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-03
LOCAL BREv1rrRs.
matters Of Minor Moment In aad About the
CITY.

BILLY MAYIR's orchestra went down 70
Powhatan last evening to play for large
party.
TMERE Is camp Of four wagon loads Of
Gypsies at the mouth Of Whisky Run, over
the river.
YEsrERpAY's rain was needed in the
country, but was scarcely heavy enough TO
do much good.
woRK on the Government dam in the
Back river is being pushed rapidly while
this fine weather and low water lasts.
THE Mipgo keg factory will start up to-
morrow, giving employment TO ten men,
for the purpose OF making kegs Tor the
Martins Ferry nail mill.-&CtibtnUiae
Pres.
OFFICER BEN DUNLAP Of the police force,
ia once more on his beat in North Wheel.
ing, after having been laid up for several
DAYS on account OF the old wound In his
shoulder.
The case Of Peter Heiser, who recently
broke jail, was called in Part / OF tho Cir.
cult Court yesterday, and the defendant
not responding, 1t was postponed till the
next term.
The passenger brakemen, police and
other employees OF the B. & o. r. R., who
wear the uniform OF the company, are
now distinguished by the silver letters. "B.
& o." which ornament their shoulders.
TIE case Of Andy Mertz, under indict'
ment for grand larceny, was yesterday
postponed in the Circuit Court till the
next term, and Mertz was admitted to
bail in the sum OF $1,000, gave bond and
was released. III. nd,
TIE Centralia, Ills.r nail works, which
| Ia running on the 81 cent scale, recently
broke roll, and is buying Its nail plate
at Bellaire. The nailerS point TO this a
answering the statement that the mill
cannot afford 10 run on the q cent scale
TOMATOES are coming in faster than a
any other time this season. Prices are
low, and 1t is a good time for the house
vile to do her canning Of this vegetable
lsone have been sold at twenty-five cent
I . bushel this week. Pumpkins are also
plenty.
TINS sixteenth annual session Of the
Grand Lodge, K. Of P. Of West Virginia
will be held in Piedmont, October 20 anc
lei. Great preparations are making FOL
Inc affair, features Of which will be par
ade and banquet at the Opera House OF
the Goth.
DR.. HARDEsTY made successful opera
ton yesterday on the eyes Of Mr.. Alber
Horton, OF Lee county, Illinois. Tit
operation was entirely painless, having
been made with the new anestheti'
cocaine. Mr.. Horton has been partially
blind from birth.
"HopBIKs" was given at the 0pera
House again last evening to q small Blu
delighted audience. Mr.. Seabrooke and
Miss Fiebsch's limitations are worth the
pics OF admission, and the rest Of the
performance ia worthy Of better patronage
than 1t received here.
THE North End band will give CRANE
carnival at the North End rink this even
ling. The band will furnish the music
ITLe rink should be crowded, as ever
citizen Of North Wheeling should take
pride in the band and should rejoice q
the opportunity to assist it.
TIE Chambers girl, whose mysterious
disappearance from her home has peer
chronicled, vas found Thursday night a
Martins Ferry ct the house OF her aunt
The police Of this city had hunted for hel
lin vain for several days, after search by
her family OF two or three days had beer
found to have no result.
The Webster Wagon Company's famous
"sun-Flower Band" Of colored singers
dancers and jokers, which amused such
large crowds at the State Fair in 1881, has
been engaged to be present at the fair e
be held this month at Hagerstown, Md
Mr.. Webster was in the city yesterday ar
ranging with some members OF the band
NRxr Tuesday and Wednesday, October
@ and Z, the p, W. & Ky. division Of the
PAN Handle road will sell round trip ex
cursion tickets to Pittsburgh for 81 80
good 10 return till October 0. These days
will witness the various exercises attend.
ant upon the formal opening Of the Davis
Island Dam, including the G. A. R. dis
play.
Ar a late hour Thursday night there
was a general row at the old South Wheel.
ing house in the Eighth ward. John and
"Bub" Speidel were the leaders and they
were arrested and locked up by Officer
Carney. More arrests were made yester.
day and there will be goodly number o.
interested parties before this mornings
police court. The Speidels, according "a
all accounts, were doing some grand slug
ging.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to re-
cord three deeds OF trust and the following
transfers OF real estate: Deed made Sep.
TENDER 20 by Benjamin F. Zoeckler and
wife to John L. Zoeckler, in consideration
Of s., 1884 a, for all the real estate OF which
John z ,eckler died seized. Also deed
made February 2, 1882, by James A.
Brown and vile TO John K. Doyle, in
confederation OF $1,000, for the northwest
square in the town OF West Liberty.
Mn. EDWARD W. REID, the great berry
raiser, who lives two miles west Of Bridge
port, exhibited in this Office last evening
Cuthbert raspberries picked from the vine,
This is unusual as the raspberry season
does not last longer than the middle oil
July, Mr.. Reid cannot account for the
growth at this time OF the year. He says
| Il frost does not interfere he can pick q
number OF basketball next week. The
berries will be on exhibition in the win
dows Of l. G. Dillon's jewelry store to-day.
LAST evening Officer West ordered q
crowd Of young men, who were o6struct.
ing the sidewalk at the corner OF Market
and Sixteenth streets, TO move on. They
did so slowly, and two Of them used i'm
proper language towards the officer, who
very properly arrested them. Officer
West has numerous cases Of obstructing
and lettering on the pavements on his
beat and making an example Of the two
he arrested last night may have its effect.
It is to be hoped It will. On Saturday
night It keeps West travelling to keep the
sidewalk clear.