The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-17
LOCAL BRRvITrRs,
aIAItsrs Of Minor Momsntin and About u
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alAttsrs Of Minor MOmsRtin and About ths
City.
Two MARRIAGE licenses were Issued yes
tsrday.
NUMEROUS plcnics are announced for
July 8 Rnd5.
OFFICER STEyENs last night locked up Q
drunk named John Hanes.
THR Commencement exercises at Beth
any College take place to-day.
THB scholars OF Linsly Institute will
give their annual literary entertainment
this evening.
0RFIeER DUNLAP last night again locked
up Mary Green, the old coloTed woman
who gets on periodical sprees.
OFFICER DuETY last night arrested a
man named Dixon, charged with particle
pating in the assault on the Central Glass
House a few nights ago with stones
Tue regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Education will be held this
evening, and arrangements made for the
Commencement Of the public schools,
A FREIGHT train jumped the track on the
Hsmpdeld near the East Wheeling stock
yards yesterday, delaying all trains for
some time, but doing no other damage,
THERE will be q meeting under the au-
spices OF the w. o, T, U, at the B. %.
Railroad shops to-day at noon (railroad
time). All who can do 80 are asked to
take part.
THERE ia q bad hole in the middle OF
Twelfth street near Water, which 10 con-
stantly full OF staguant water, The neigh
bors have kicked hard and often, but go
far in vain,
The extremely warm weather and ire-
quent rains Of yesterday and Tuesday are
4 boon to the farmers, whose corn, 10
Jumping under the influence Of the hot
and humid air,
A NuMBRR Of counterfeit $50 bills are in
circulation, They are raised from q 10,
the figures in the corner being changed:
The denomination in the body OF tho bill
has not been changed,
The Martins Ferry schools held a
picnic at Wheeling Park yesterday, Supt,
W. +, Krieger says 1t was the most or
derby picnic he has ever had on the
grounds. All enjoyed themselves hugely,
many ofthe old folks being with the lit
tie ones,
JAKE sENTLENdRR's wagon broke down
on Eleventh street near the Hope Hose
house yesterday. One OF SGhenCk's meat
wagons met with an accident on Thir.
tenth street, Colliding with a shade tree,
breaking the tree of aud disabling the
wagon. Another wagon broke down on
the wharf,
AT an annual election Of the Standard
Building Association held last evening
the following named gentlemen were
elected as a Board OF Directors: Chas.
II. Berry, r. j. smyth, Isaiah Warren,
Geo. G. MCKown, Thos, ]. Hughes, g. A.
Beall, II. W. Redman, O. H. Merkel, Jas.
P. Maxwell.
THE piece Of the Zane Street church
%corniCe which fell Tuesday was only two
or three bricks which extended beyond
the safety line. Their fall does not i'm
pair the appearance nor affect the safety
otthe church, as has been rumored. The
church IL as solid ami substantial as any
building in the city.
THE police yesterday received q tele'
graphic request from New M%artinsville, to
arrest one Dunlap, Oh the Ohio River
train. AS no description or other partiCu-
lars were given, the mar stepped oil the
train when 1t arrived here, and has not
since been seen, though inquiry develop.
ed the fact that he was aboard. His
ofEcnse Is not known.
The river was falling yesterday. The
marks last evening indicated q depth in
the channel OF 5 feet 10 inches. At Pitts.
burgh it was raining with the river on a
stand and q depth Of 3 feet 8 inches In the
channel. The Davis Island dam Is raised
at present, A rise may be looked for In
side Of twenty-four hours, as 1t was rain.
ing at all points on the M%onongahela and
Allegheny rivers yesterday.