The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-04
LOCAL DREvIrIEs,
MATTERS Of Minor Moment in aud AbOu
the City,

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the City.
The ParkersbuIg boats are all laid up
on account OF the low water,
The river Is sgain falling, The marks
last evening indicated depth Of only 2
feet in the channel.
sQUIRRgLs may now be killed, provided
one can hit the risky little animal, The
close season Tor squirrels ended septsm-
Der l.
MASsPIELD's place Of business, near the
corner Of Main and Tenth streets, has
been vastly improved in appearance both
inside and out,
THR Washington Hall Association in
addition to having the music hall hand
somely fixed up Is painting the exterior,
and frightening 1t up generally.
Tue Wheeling Steel Works, at BEN
wood, have resumed operations, the
broken Cog-wheel that caused the suspen-
sion Of work having been replaced by q
new one,
LOUIS HOFFMAN, was yesterday appoint
cd by Recorder Hook administrator OF
the estate Of Henry ], Hoffman, deceased,
giving bond Of 1000, with Henry Christ
man as surety,
Jacob Dick, native OF Germany, APP
peared in Clerk Mitchell's office and de-
clared his intention OF becoming citizen
and Democrat. The usual tormRllties
were gone through.
The members Of the knights Of the
Golden Eagle have organized q Comman-
derry and hAvO elected az officers, I, NJ.
Garvin, Esq, president, viii Wright, secre'
tary and j. K, Simpson, treasurer. The next
meeting will be held September 10 al
their hall.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle. Telegraph Of
yesterday says; The National Tube Works
supplied all the pipes for the Wheeling
natural gas system, and IN to August Ii
had shipped there over 300 carloads Of
pipes, The total lenath Of the various
lines Ia some 100000 feet, or nearly forty
miles,
Tue workmen at the Crescent mill
have contributed STAG 20 to delray the
expenses connected with the Trl'sEate
Soldiers Reunion to be held.on Wheeling
Island this month. Money for this pur'
pose is coming in every day and every
indication points to the Reunion being
grand and glorious success.
THE attention OF shippers Is called ia
the advertisement III this issue Of the
light draught passenger steamer II. X,
Bedford, which is announced to leave this
point for Cincinnati this afternoon at
O'Clock sharp. This ateamer is one ad'
mirally adapted for this season and il
otliCered by very clever and obligng Gel
Of gentlemen.
In the article in yesterdays issue, in
connection with tho announcement Of the
return to the city Of Mr.. George R, Tin
gle, on the seal fisheries Of Alaska, the
rental paid to this government by the
Alaska Commercial Company should have
been reported $4,000 instead OF $500
and the royalty paid on each skin SHOULD
have been 81 90! instead OF 90! cents.
TIE Manufacturers Natural Gas com
pany has put q force OF men at worR
digging q tronCh down Thirty.third street
10 the river bank. The intention ia to run
main across the river and connect with
the line running down to Bellaire on the
other side, thereby making q circuit and
providing for q more equal pressure all
through this city and the towns OH the
other side OF the river.
A YOUNG man, unknown to tho police
and who was too drunk TO give his name
had narrow apefrom death last even
ing. lie was pulled off the track in the
old yards OF the Hempheld road, opposite
the Central station, by Officer Boil, He
was not minute too soon, for the Balti'
more & Ohios Cincinnati express from
Pittsburgh had Just started down the
grade from the Atlantic engine house
Tho young man was put in the cooler.
The joint committee Of the Board o.
County Commissioners and City Council
appointed to properly repair the Public
Building having decided not to have tht
stone base OF the building painted to imi
tate brown stone but granite instead
have now decided to have speCular ore
blown on and to do away with the green
stone base at the top OF the rough work
The fine ore dust gives sparkling appear.
anCe to the stone that is very pleasing and
adds greatly to the fine appearance Of the
building.