The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-07
LOCAL BREVITTEs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About tn
City,
BARNuM's circus to-day.

ONE ueeu Vi tTubI WIS IeCOTueu Sutui-
day.
THERE will be no attraction Mt either
theatre before Wednesday night.
The Board Of County Commissioners
meets in regular session this forenoon.
The farmers are all busy in this neigh
borhood planting corn and getting ready
for the summer.
TIE Wheeling Turner's will excurt to
Steubenville next Sunday on the
steamer Telegram.
THERE was only one case in the Po-
lice Court Saturday. There will be
more this morning.
THE Arion Society will give their an
nual sommernachtfest at the State Far
Grounds on May "a.
BILLAIREand Wellsburg likewise have
circuses to-day-sort ofside-shows to the
Own and Only Greatest.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made ut
the Stamm house to take care OF fifty OF
the leading performers and attaches OF
Barnum's circus.
A GOSPEL Temperance meeting with
about the average attendance, was held
in the Second ward market house yes
terday afternoon.
THE MacCollin Opera Company left on
the Baltimore & Ohio Mt 5 o'clock yester-
day morning for Oil City, where they
will be this week.
THE regular semi-monthly meeting Of
the Plumed Knights to be held this
evening has been postponed till next
Thursday evening.
Miss MINNIE NoLTE, while answering
n telephone call at Notes South Side
grocery Friday evening, was severely
shocked by stroke Of lightning.
PHYSICIANS report an unusual number
OF cases OF typhoid fever in the city just
now, though most Of them are very
slight attacks, yielding readily to treat
ment.
A FORCE Of police last evening rnided
the house Of Ida Robinson t'Hoity
Toity"), on Nineteenth street, and ar.
rested her, two other women and five
male visitors.
TONIGHT is "Club Night" Mt the
Wheeling Club and n large attendance
is anticipated. Several OF the gentlemen
have arranged to have Killmyer furnish
music for dancing.
III. LITTLE, in the melodrama, "The
World" will be the attraction ut the
Grand Opera House the last half Of the
week, opening Thursday evening. a
matinee will be given Saturday.
THE Board Of Police and Fire Com.
missioncrs made the annual tour Of in.
speCtion Saturday afternoon, and made
the usual inventory Of the property be-
longing to the fire department and To-
Gated in the different houses.
A PRISONER named W. II. Kemp, who
was sent up to Jail six or eight
weeks ago for IN alleged violation OF the
postal laws, was taken before Commits.
sioner Forbes Saturday, who released
him upon his own rccognizance.
Two new postal route agents have
been placed on the Ohio River road be-
tween here and Parkersburg, to leave on
No. in the morninga and return on No
4. One OF the new men is Mr.. Gambril
now on duty; the other has not yet re-
ported.
TIE Crescent Building Association
held its sixth annual election Saturday,
and chose Directors us follows: Thos
O'Brien, n. w. Beck, S. N. Hirst, Chris
Deku, John J. Kenney, Conrad SCham.
bra, John F. Miller, John j. Bayha and
Geo. G. Hannah.
DARNUM's circus arrived at an early
I I,n.,. tINto 1nnrniVNU I from
Hagerstown, Nd, and the long jump
made the arrival here late. Hundreds
of people went to the Il. Il o. yards on
the South Side yesterday afternoon to
see the trains unloaded, but were disap-
pointed.
TIE MAcCoLLIN COMPANY gave 10
lanthe" and 1.-THE Merry War" Satur-
day ut the Opera House to only modcr-
ate audiences. This closed its engage
ment. Apparently Wheeling people
who talk most of their appreciation OF
opera gauge its merit by the admission
charged.
INFORMATION has been received at po-
lice headquarters OF the drowning OF
Barney MCCrcady,a moulder, and for
mer resident Of this city. The accident
occurred ut Montgomery, Ala, last Mon
day during a boating trip with two
friends. MCCready was fifty years OF age
and unmarried.
a WELL KNOWN gentleman Of this city,
boarding at the Stamm house, had his
room entered Saturday night, while he
was asleep. The thief, who must have
been very clever one, took clothing,
watch and jewelry, and judging from
appearances must have taken his time
about the matter. Two or three people
are suspected and being watched. The
gentleman robbed, from the fact that he
was not awakened, thinks he must have
been ChlOroformGd.
TIE last withstand testamcnts Of John
Pracht and Samuel W. McCulloch were
admitted to probate by Clerk Hook Sat
urday, and ordered to be recorded. The
will OF Mr.. Pracht beQueaths all his per-
sonal and real property to his wife, and
constitutes his son executor. The will
OF Mr.. McCulloch bequeaths all his real
and personal property to his wife, ex-
ccpt one hundred dollars to each child.
Mrs. NcCulloch is appointed guardian
and cXecutriX.
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