The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-13
LOCAL BitEvlrIEs.
of Minor Moment in and About III,


City.
Two MARRIAGE licenses were Issued yes.
terday. There appears TO be matrimonial
boom Just now.
THE Gas Trustees awarded Mr.. I. A.
Hall the contract for painting the gas
tanks at the city works.
DURING the month Of April 2l2 cart
loads Of lime stone broken by Workhouse
prisoners were spread on the streets.
The FIRE alarm yesterday forenoon was
caused by an explosion OF oil in tho paint
store Of Dave Kurner. No serious damage
was done.
The Board Of Directors Of the Peoples
Bank, elected Albert s. Hall as clerk IA
ill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of S. D. Hickey.
TIE famous roller.skatipg crow belong
ing to Mr.. ACker, OF East Sixteenth street
was poisoned Tuesday night by some
miscreant, and died yesterday.
TnE excursion Of Beethoven Singing
Society. to Steubenville next Sunday, adj
vertiaed In another column, bids fair Ia
be very enjoyable affair Of its kind.
ATTENTION Is called to the notice OF the
Dry Goods Salesmen's Union. All dry
goods statesmen are invited to attend al
business Of importance will be transacted,
A MOVEMENT Is on foot to organize q
club OF one bundled members 10 purchase
the Ohapline street skating rink and con.
vert II into q bowling alley, with target
ranges and other gymnastiC fittings.
Nice looking Strawberries have made
their appearance here. They are NOT
plenty or cheap yet, but the prospects are
that they will be both before the season Il
over. An immense crop Is looked for.
TINS Red Canoe Club, composed Of Fred
Whiting, Arthur Dutton and Serene Sci.
pie, went 10 Wheeling on the Courier Sat
iirday evening taking their Canoesin which
TO return. They left Wheeling yesterday
morning,-Aidrieitd Register, TricSddU :
The John D. Cough Temperance School
will be held In the Fourth Street NJ. l.
Church this evening. This School is do.
ing great good and ought 10 be largely at.
tended. A cordial invitation is extended
10 oil temperance workers and to others 10
be present this evening.
A BRISK shower fell at midnight, lasting
for an hour or two, and accompanied By
vivid lightning. Only one sharp thunder.
peal was heard. A few hail.stones fell
at one time, The storm was said to be
general over this partot tho country, and
particularly severe over In ohlo.-
FRED SrEEEs and John O'Neal were ar.
raigned before Squire Arkle yesterday on
charge Of cruelty 10 animals, and were
held In $500 bail for their appearance al
the Circuit Court. These are the two
young men who II Is charged drove q
horse OF josh Rine's on Easter Sunday &C
fact and 30 far as To CauBe Ia death.
Mr.. CARTER CoNTuRiEH, general agent
Of Buffalo Dllls "Wild West" combine
tlon, ig at the Mcclure House. He aver
that the exhibition this year Is greatei
than ever, and has many new features. II
was specially organised for a pBfmanen
exhibit at Staten Island all summer, ant
has 200 Indians, several lady riders ant
shooters, etc.
tbs case Of the State against Rck Filan
Indicted for receiving stolen goods, WA
put on trial In Part II Of the Circuit
Court yesterday 10 4 jury, which aitei
heating the evidence rendered q verdict
Of guilty Fllan was sentenced 10 Thirty
days imprisonment In the county jail, the
ohenBe being the receiving Of the watch
stolen from John d. sChmldt's saloon lRBl
fall.
Miss JENNiE sNiTH will begin a series
/ Of YBllRiOug meetlnIA In E6uFlh gISahI