The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-25
LOCAL BREv1TIEs,
Matters of Minor Moment in and Abou
the City,

the City,
MATESEEs Rt both theatres to-day.
oFERA HUosE this eveniug-Lizzi
Evans,
TaE GRAND this evsning-Teasie Deagl
in "Flip."
TaR anHandle road will sell excursion
tickets 10 Pittsburgh to-day for $40 70
the round trip,
RECORDER Hook yesterday, issued onI
marriage license aud admitted to recorC
In his ollice two deedsof trust.
| KRAMER played at Arion hall las
night for a ball given by the knights o
the Golden Eagle, There was a big Grove
In attendance,
THR O., L. 4 w. Railroad company Il
pushing the work on la trestle above the
o 4 T. depot, at Bridgeport, Just rs II the
depot did not obstEuct their right Of way
in the least, '
CuIEP DuNEISa, OF the Fire Depart,
ment. is having constructed at the Atlantic
engine house, y shed In which to keep the
new supply wagon that is lust about CON.
pleted for the Department.
Yesterdays braciug sunny weather
was decided and agrssabls-none the less
decided because agreeable and none the
less agreeable because deGIded-change
from the rain OF o fewdays before.
The announcement that no digging In
the streets would be allowed after DsCem-
Der has stimulated operations in laying
serYiCs pipes for natural gas. The streets
are badly torn up in all parts OF town.
NRs JOHN HOIBRoOE, tho woman who
disappeared from her home in Martins
Ferry on Monday, and was iopnd 10 the
fields on Tuesday morning, having been
out In the cold rain all night, died q, noon
yesterday from the effects el the ex-
posura.
The north.bound train on tho Ohio
river road was delayed about three hours
Tuesday night, an immense boulder hav-
ing washed upon the track shout three
miles below Monudsyils. Il was inpoe.
stble to move the ohatrubtion, and the
track was torn up and laid around 1t.
TuR river Is still rising at this point.
There was depth Of thirtesn feet in the
channel last evening. At Pittsburgh the
river 10 still rising with depth Of eleven
feet five inches In tho channel, and at
points above there 1t Ia still rising. There
will probably be over twenty feet Of wa.
ter here,
A COMMITTEE OF the Philadelphia City
Council is visiting Wheeling to inspect the
are.brlCk paved streets. The streets seem
10 be attracting widespread attention,
and are likely to reyolntioni2s the street
paving business. Properly made, these
bricks will be very durable.-Bsllairs
Tribune.
TuE Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia hos applied to have It's stock
listed on the Pittsburgh Petroleum board.
The concern Is capitalized at 100000
paid In, with 200 shares OF the par value
Of 500 remaining in its treasury. The
floating debt Of the company is about
Sl50,0O0.
THERE will bs goupel meeting this
evening at 1880 in tho "little German
Church." corner Of Thirty.seveuth aud
Jacob streets, conducted by Miss Lizzie
Boyd. The ladies are putting this unoc.
CupIGd church Into good use, in holding
evsngelisttc and temperance meetings In
1t weekly.
IT Ia already iOregone conclusion thRt
both the theatres will he crowded both
thls afternoon AmI evening. Nearly ali
all the seats for Lizzie Evans engagement
at the Opera HousA have been sold. At
the Grand, Tessie DeRgle 10 Just tho sort OF
an attraction for o holiday matinee. Both
stars will assuredly do o memorable bust.
ness to-day.
THE eermania Singing Society gave q
grand concert and ball at its hall on Mar.
ket street laat night. The programme
for the concert, as published In yester.
days issue, was carried out and gave great
pleasure to the lsrge number that filed
the place. Every number was loudly ap-
plauded. Alter 1t was concluded the Chairs
were removed and for several hours q
merry time was had dancing.
TIE lecture at the U, +. church this
evening by Prof. W. H. Venable, OF Gin.
oinnati, on THE Humor aud Pathos Of
School Lifa,n will be vol worth hearing
Prof. Venable Is the author OF number
Of tlue poems, the most famous, perhaps,
being "The Teachers Dream" beautiful
poem known everywhere. His expert.
ence oil gchool life has given him ample
material 10 illustrate his theme.
UNION services will be held at Martins
Ferry to-day as follows: Tue regular
Thanksgiving services will DO held In tho
VI. Z. Church at 10:S0a. m. Rev. A. L.
Br0wnlee will preach the sermon. A
Young converts praise service will be
held in the same place at 8 p. m. Att p,
IN. tho regular gospel service wifi be held
L the Presbyterian Church. A song Ser
vics bpginniDgtwenty minutes earlier will
prcceds this service. Alexander patter.
son, the evangelist, will conduct the two
latter msetingi.