The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-07
LOCAL BRgYITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About tbs
City.
STRAWBERRIES ne plentier and cheap

City.
STRAWBERRIES ne plentier and cheap
TnE annual commencement at West
Liberty takes place to-day.
TIE older laborers employed at tho
Belmont blast furnace have asked an
increase OF wages from 81 % TO 81 10.
DAVE MARTiS, employed at the Gem
tral glass works, had his head badly cut
by flying fragment of bursting grand
stone.
A xEw warehouse and blacksmith
shop is being built by the Standard
Iron Company opposite their new mill,
over the river.
A SMALL son Of Capt. Connolly, Of the
Eighth ward, was severely bit on the
right arm Yesterday by vicious dog.
Officer Devlin shot the dog.
TIE Vigilant engine was called out by
still alarm, on account Of small blaze
on the roof OF n house on Coal street.
No serious harm was done.
ED BABBITr, a workman ut the La
Belle mill, was so badly hurt yesterday
by heavy piece OF iron falling on him,
that he will be disabled for some time.
TnE Alumni Association Of Clay
school will hold u meeting in the
schools grammar room next Tuesday
evening, that will, it is expected, be
quite interesting.
BILLY MAYER's brass band has been
engaged by the local lodges OF the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers to accompany them to
their big reunion picnic at Rock Point
on Saturday.
A pIANO recital and concert is to be
given at the Steubenville Opera House
Tomorrow evening by Miss Fannie
Hauser, of Cadiz, assisted by Prof. Her
mann SchOckey, yiolinist, OF this city,
and other talent.
TIE family OF the old man Montgom-
cry, OF Eleventh street, who mysterious.
" disappeared from his home about q
month ago, have not yet heard word
from him, and have about concluded
that he is dead.
TIE arrangement and furnishing Of
flowers on the stage at the Opera House
commencement night, were owing to
the liberality and good taste of the
Junior class Of the College, Miss Flora
Pollock, President.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted "a
record deed made June 4 by Matilda
+. Heiskel and others to Henry Jacobs
in consideration OF s., $50, for a lot front.
ing 90 feet O inches on the west side oil
Main street. near Spriggs' alley.
Mn. LEWIS JONES returned yesterday
from Alabama, and it is said that he
comes to stay, matters in the iron works
which he built and with which he WI;
connected in Alabama having been ar.
ranged in q manner which he did moi
like.
TIE Jewish church congregation have
purchased the property Of Samuel Kraft
ut the intersection OF Thirteenth and
EoiI streets, where they will erect hand.
some synagogue and parsonage, Mt cost
OF $4,000. The price paid for the prop
Gritty was $3.50.
ANOTHER Of Belmont county's young
ladies has acquitted herself in very
complimentary manner while attending
school, and that is Miss Ella Kyne, Of
Martins Ferry, who has taken the sec.
ond honors at the Sequin Collegiate In
stitute, Wheeling.-Belidire Independent
Ross MossdRovE, JR, Of SteubenvilleI
who IS quite well known here, has
brought suit against his wife, Katie G.
Mossgrove, for divorce, charging habit
ual drunkenness and extreme cruelty in
that she appropriated money, earned
for food, to buy whisky and beer, and
on divers occasions struck him over the
head with m iron poker.
Mn. SAMUEL MoFFErT died this morn
ing at tho home Of his daughter, Mrs
W. S. Ault, In this city. Mr.. MotFet'
was highly respected citizen OF Wheel
ing, where lie has served in positions o
trust. He will be buried in Wheeling a
the family burying ground. Funera
: leaves BGllaire at 10 o'clock Frida!
. morning. Beliaire Tribune.
A coMr&SY composed OF H. @
Behrens, Joseph Speidcl and A. 9. Eg
erter, of this city, II. G. Lazier, o
Wellsburg, and Harry Uhlrich, of Birm
ingham, Inns been formed to manufacture
fire brick from vein OF clay found al
Windsor, up the river. Bricks burned
from sample OF this clay sent to Eng
land are pronounced very fine.
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