The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-14

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for OF acres 81 land on the north fork OF
Short Creek. Consideration, $1,000.
NEWS reached this city Saturday eve;
ming that well No. 2 on the Maxwell
tract, owned by the Wheeling Oil Com
pany, had reached the sand, and that 1t
was spouting ut the rate OF eighty bar
rels an hour.
A. B. AND II. G. CALDWELL have noti-
fed the Board OF Public Works not to
trespass upon certain lots lying along
the north side OF Twenty.ninth street,
along the proposed Caldwelps run I'M
provements.
LIGHTNING struck fine shade tree on
Maryland street, Island, Saturday. The
storm was even more severe than that
of Thursday, the rain falling in torrents,
flooding streets and in some cases back
ing water into cellars.
"Zozo" delighted two audiences at the
Opera House Saturday. 1t is a beautl-
full production. Mr.. Adams will be back
here in November rs star OF he, she,
Him and Her." speaking pantomilne
with spectacular effects.
joins DAVIDSON and John McGinnis
INDUCED in a pitched battle on Tenth
street Saturday night about u o'clock
with boulders and revolver us the ar
mament. They will be arraigned in the
police court this morning.
CORONER ScHULTzE was sent for on
last Friday evening to hold an inquest
on a child OF John Howes, aged about
two weeks, that had died suddenly. Inc
verdict of the Coroner was that inc
child had died Of inward spasms.
THE many friends of Officer Lukens,
of the city police force, will be sorrey to
learn of the death OF child OF his, which
occurred last evening. He and his wife
have the sympathy OF all their neighbors
OF the Island in their sad affection.
PROFESSOR STRAKosn, the noted Ger
man elocutionist, was prevented by
sickness from giving his dramatic reading
at the Arion hall last evening. Persons
holding tickets can get their money re-
funded by calling at the Howell House
on Manager Riotte to-day.
TIE State Fair officers have been no.
tilted that the County Court OF Raleigh
County has appointed Azel Ford as
Commissioner to represent that County
at the coming exposition OF the States
resources, and to collect and have
charge OF IN exhibit from Raleigh Coun-
ty. ~
An unknown man who boards at
Bolts, on the South Side, fell oyer. the
creek bank at the Market street bridge
last night, into the water. His cries
brought Officer West and another man
to his assistance, and he was iished out
and sent home TO dry. He kept himself
from the deep water by hanging to u
sewer opening.
TIE members OF the Water Board helh
another meeting Saturday afternoon,
and after careful deliberation over the
figures submitted by the various bidders
for the work on the new reservoir, re-
iected them all, upon the ground that
they were too high. New proposals
will probably be asked for.
In the Circuit Court Saturday in the
case OF Louisa Seabright vs.. q. W. Sea
bright ct al, Judgment was given for 81
24779, said sum being Louisa Nolte' share
OF the amount oiassets in the hands 0IC;
w. Seabright, MS executor OF the VIII OF
Louisa Seabright, deceased. Notice oil
appeal to the Supreme Court was gwen
THE Sunday Register says: Capt. B.
B. Doyener says he has no thought or
desire to be u candidate for delegate to
the Chicago Convention. 1t would,
however, please him very much to see
his old friend John Frew, Of the IN.
TELLGENcER, go MS Il delegate. 1t would
be deserved compliment to a deserv'
ing man.
SPECIAL services were held Mt the
Fourth street NJ. L. Church last even
ing. Secretary Lynch and the members
of the Y. NJ. g. A. took part in the eX-
ercises, which were enjoyed by large
congregation, with an unusually large
proportion OF young men. The PASTOR
Rev. DR.. Randolph, preached the ser;
mon, which was on "Young Manhood
YESTERDAY llne-bred Hambletonian
yearling colt, belonging to George T.
Morgan, ran into n wire fence and tore
its breast in horrible manner. The
flesh and skin was torn so us to distigure
the colt for life, and perhaps render 1t
useless. Andrew Hamilton, OF Wheel
ing, also owns fine colt that broke its
leg in the pastere field yestcrday.-Bett-
are Independent.
THE flint glass factories will shut
down Saturday, June so, to remain idle
for six weeks. The workers will then
90 on their annual summer vacations.
There will be an extraordinary amount
of ware made this month. When the
strike was declared Off and the factories
resumed very few OF them had any stock
on hands. Now they will not onl y
work to their fullest capacity to supply
the orders coming in, but will try and
stock up for the summer.