The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-16
LOCAL BREYITIEs.
AIAttors OF Minor Moment In and About the

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MATINEE at 1.-THE Peoples Theatre to-day.
A SECTION Of the corniCs Of the Zane
street church fell yesterday.
A LARGE number Of Italians have been
sent from Pittsburgh to Washington
county to work on the pipe lines there
CHRISTIAN SEX, a native Of Germany,
Yesterday received his first papers IRON
the Circuit Court, having declared his IN.
tention to become citizen OF the United
States,
TIE first home raised potatoes received
in this city this season were brought up
on the steamer Telegram. They were
very nice and compared well with any re-
Ceived from other parts.
TnR Jefferson has worked up all Of Its
old metal, and We understand the puddlers
have been discharged. 1t is stated that
this company will soon begin the erection
Of q steel plant.-iSieubeRpiiie Gdsette,
THR lookup and office at the City Build
ing we're whitewashed yesterday, making
great improvement in Its appearance,
The Second ward market house is also re-
Ceiving It's semi-annual white washing.
THR Western Nail Association meets In
Chicago to-day In regular monthly session.
Though the Wheeling members say moth.
ing OF interest will be done, there is a good
deal Of quiet interest in the outcome oil
the meeting,
THE crock sewer pipe for the new sewer
on EoH street from Sixteenth street to the
creek has been placed on the ground.
This street is also receiving q new
curb, and other preparations are being
pushed for It's new brick pavement,
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to
record three deeds Of trust and a deed IN
fee, made June 10, by Lawrence Heller
and wife to Francis II, Heller, in con-
sideration Of $i25, for the undivided one
fifth Of 80 feet front OF lot 2 in square 20
in the Eighth ward.
AL OF the hardware dealers Of the city,
wholesale and retail, with one exception,
have entered into an agreement to close
their places Of business every evening ex,
Cept Saturdays until September /, at 7
o'clock. This arrangement went into
effect last evening,
A eAME OF base ball was played at New
Athens, Ohio, Saturday, between the
Standards, OF Wheeling Island, aud the
home club, which resulted in q victory
for New Athens by score Of twenty-five
to fourteen, Between four and five hun
aired people witnessed the game.
TIE Pittsburgh Dispatch OF yesterday
says: Mr., Thomas Furay, 9 roller at the
Standard mill, In EtnSville, O., was In
the city yesterday. de came here To &c.
care q heater. This class OF workmen are
scarce in OHIO. He engaged Morris Kin.
nOy, OF the Wharton mill, who will 90 on
duty next week.
A GAME Of ball was played on the Island
Yesterday between an Island nine and a
Bridgeport nine, Twelve innings were
played, the score standing II to III In favor
Of the Bridgeport boys, Sam Barley
caught for the yiCtors In the last lew in.
ningp, and having no mask, got his head
somewhat banged up.
AUGUST KNoKR, Of the Eighth ward, yes.
terday presented to the Wheeling Park
Association an alligator within fraction
Of an inch OF q foot in length. II is the
finest creature Of the species ever seen
here. II was sent to Mr.. Knose by his
brother, who Is soldier in the Regular
Army, stationed at st. Augustine, Fla.
The pipe OF the West Virginia Natural
Gas Company was completed yesterday on
Fourteenth street between Main and Mar
kOt,and tested wi.hair pressure. This COM
pany has adopted a new device for Its
joints, a second pipe above the tap pipes
leading up toward the surface OF the
street. The added pipe obviates the
necessity Of digging up the street at all
Joints in case Of leak.