The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-28
Q BREvIrIEs.
Matters Of minor MomOntln and About th'
sHREP,sHEARINa Il in lnll blast,

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SHREP,sHEARrNa Il in inll blast,
FARMERs say that potato bugs are un'
usually numerous this season,
THE steeple Of St, Johns church 10 COM
pleted with the exception Of q parto OF the
slate roofing.
II the old proverb, "a wet May makes
hay" holds out this year there should DO
an enormous crop.
SAIL BOATS we're out on the river in
numbers yesterday before the heavy
rains, though the wind was pretty strong
for sailing.
SEVERAL heavy rain showers fell yester-
day, and we're accompanied by some
thunder. So far this season there has
been IN unusual amount Of thunder.
The Cleveland L Pittsburgh railroad
will observe Monday as Decoration day,
The freight depots will be closed and no
freight trains will be u on that day,
WILLIAM HuaHEs, o native Of England,
Yesterday declared his intention 10 be.
come a citizen OF the United States and
received his first papers from the Circuit
Court.
THR SCOTLAND supper given by ThOmp,
son NJ. L. Church at the Island rink last
night was a pleasing success, and was
hugely enjoyed by a large number Of
people.
The x-Consederate soldiers OF this city
will 90 to the various cemeteries next
Saturday afternoon, leaving the city at :
p, NJ, to decorate the graves OF their deac
comrades,
The Jury in the case OF Henry Christ
man VS. Armstrong, Coen 4 Co., in Par
| OF the Circuit Court, yesterday rem
dered a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for $l,S6l so,
TuE public examination OF the Hebrew
Sunday School will be held at the Syna
gogue next Sunday at . :. n, sharp. The
parents and every member oil the Congre
CATION and the public Is respectfully In
vited to be present,
C~osHocToN's quota Of $4,000 In aid o
tho Mt. Vernon, Coshocton & Wheeling
railroad, the "Cannon Ball route" hR
been raised, This, In addition to the $500
originally subscribed, makes CoshoCton'
total subscription $4,000.
DARBY McDoNoUdH was arrested las
night by Officer Lukens, on . warran
sworn out by Mrs. MCDonough, VIII
charged her husband with disorderly con
duct, Officer JunklnB locked up a drunl
yesterday, and Officer TrusChel another
Francis NOLAN, alias Francis Gordon
was arraigned in Part ii OF the CirCul
Court yesterday and tried 10 q jury on al
indictment for petty larceny, the .ChNrg!
being that he stole a pair Of pants from J
Brilles. The jury found him not guilty
Rev. WM. SAITH THOMPSON, pastor o
the Ann Carmichael Presbyterian Church
Of Philadelphia, Is to deliver a.popula
lecture on "The Ideal Marriage" In tn
Third Presbyterian Church, South Wheel
ing, this evening. There will be plenty o
fun and fact In this lecture, nothing DIR!
or prosy, and all who 10 will be amply re
paid.
IT ought To be understood with refer
ence 10 the divorce granted to Mrs. Nellil
Adams that no defense was made for thu
reason that Mr.. Adams was perfectly will
ing that the case should take that course
and the divorce was granted for this rea
son rather than that the petitioner hat
such grounds as were alleged in her pett
ton.
The cast OF Watkins vs.. Horkhelmel
was tried in part II Of the Circuit Couri
yesterday on an appeal from Squire
Phillips court. Tho suit was brought Ia
recover some property seized on an ex.
eCution in favor OF s. Horkheimer agains!
q man named Fordyce. Watkins claimed
the property, and the jury decided that II
was his.
IT Is understood that the running time
OF the Ohio River road between here and
Parkersburg Is to be shortened torty.tlve
minutes on and after June l, and also
that certain changes will be made In the
time tables that will enable passengers
coming up from below to make closer con-
nections here for points north ind east
This will be highly appreciated by the
patrons OF the road.
THE examination Of the classes Of the
German department Of the public schools
was held in the presence OF the German
Committee Wednesday and yesterday.
The committee was highly pleased with
the progress in this department. Unusual
interest was exhibited by the public. AT
each school o large audience was present
and at Webster school the large grammar
room was crowded.