The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
LOCAL BRgyfTiRs.
Matters of Minor moment in and About
the City.

CoNTRAcToR CHISHOLM is making good
progress on tho new reservoir for the
City Water Works.
MONROE MARBLE, aged IS, and Mamie
Garvin, aged 30, both OF this county,
were licensed to wed to-day by Recorder
Hook.
The adyices from Pittburgh are that 4
tremendous delegation will be on hand
to help Wheeling RepubliCansparade on
next Monday evening.
JosGrn BorT qualified yesterday be:
fore Recorder Hook, MS administrator Of
the estate OF Adam Wcincr, deceased.
| Bond $500, with Chris. Stochr as surety.
TIE Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railroad Company have laid 4 large
amount OF side track to accommodate It's
increasing business on the river branch.
BATES Lodge No. IS A. F. & A. NJ. ex-
empliiied some OF its work before visit.
ing delegation from Washington, Pa,
last evening. Afterwards the visitors
were nicely entertained.
TIE only case in the Police Court yes.
terday was Joseph Reamer, accused Of
whipping his wife. He was fined SIC
aud costs and in default Of payment was
sent to the hill for thirty days.
TIE big Harrison ball was taken down
yesterday and packed preparatory tC
shipment. Major BroCkett may take it
to Pittsburgh to figure in the bigdemon
stration there Saturday evening next.
TIE surveyors for the South Pennsyl
vania & Ohio road are in Portland and
vicinity, and will soon decide whert
that road will cross or connect, as thu
case may be, with the Cleveland 4 Pitts
burgh.
TIE Republican blowout in Wheeling
next Monday night promises TO be the
largest OF the season in this section
Clubs are coming from Pittsburgh ant
all intermediate points.-Beliairc hide
pendent.
THE Hamilton 4 Rising Opera Com
pany gave "The Swiss Captain" toa fail
audience at the Opera House last even
ing. All we're delighted, and Prol, Mil
ler's sleight OF hand performance wa
pronounced great.
THERE was go.as-you-please fight OF
the Ohio River train which came dow
from Wheeling Monday night after thu
parade. Nobody was seriously hurt, bu
anHmbero Of decorated eyes appeared this
morning.-Belairc Tribune.
TIE Martins Ferry council last nigh
\ repealed the gas ordinance heretofore
passed, and hereafter the gus company
can come in with their wares and sci
them and the people who choose car
buy them without lot or hindranee.
TnEapple orchards in this county arr
laden with apples SO that the trees art
really damaged, and the limbs Of man!
OF the trees are broken by the weight o
the thick clusters OF apples. In man!
orahards, too, the fruit is allowed to lii
on the ground and rot.
THE connections OF the twenty incl
water main south of the creek have al
been completed ready for the trus!
bridge over the creek. A telegram wa
received yesterday saying the bridge
would be shipped October 10. The con
tract called Tor its completion by Octo
Der 6.
THE City Water Board will haye pile!
driven in the east slope OF Wheeling
hill to prevent the sliding of the mas
: OF earth and rocks taken from the new
reservoir onto the Wheeling & Elm
, Grove railroad track, which has been /
source Of much annoyance to the RAILROAD
company in the past.
TIE two new churches being built a
st. Clairsville and the one ut Bridge
port,are all evidences OF wealthy congrc
cations over the river. The Presbyter
ian church at st. Clairsville is al stone
the United Presbyterian is brick trim
med with stone, and the one Mt Bridge
port is also brick with stone trim
mings.
EDWIN I. MAYO and his company gave
another fine performance at the Grand
last night to au audience even largel
than that Of Monday night. The play
is n rarely attractive one in all respects
the company capable, and the perform
anCe as II whole Us fine and enjoyable
us any seen in Wheeling this season
The engagement closes with matinee
and evening performance to-day.
In a short time the direct process will
be used exclusively ut the steel works
The company recently experimental
with the process which takes the iron
direct from the blast furnace and places
ii in the converter, with perfect success
This win dOaway with tho three cupalos
now in use ut the steel works, and also
the men that run them. twill throw out
OF work the yard men also. About
twenty-five men, skilled and unskilled,
will be thrown out OF work.-Belldirt
Tribune,
YESTERDAY what might have proved a
distressing and horrible accident was
barely averted at Martins Ferry. As
No. 10, the first train up in the after.
noon on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
railroad, was standing at the station,
Little Gertrude Long, daughter Of D. ].
Long, Esq, climed up on the steps OF
the ears just as the train started. The
child is not over years old. But for
tunately "Kiddy" Shrodes, an employee
of tbn nopnopU nntubE bnr uofn OO1