The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-26
LOCAL BREYTTIEs.
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observe Memorial Day-May 30-by a.
picnic on the State Fair grounds.
THE Charles Sumner Club will meet
tonight at Mclaughlin & McGiRley's
Hall. A full attendance is desired.
HAZEL HIGGISs, little girl, fell
through basement window on Thirty
seventh street and broke her left arm.
yERAcIoUs people say ice fourth Of
an inch thick formed on still water in
exposed places yesterday morning. There
was a heavy white frost.
BECKY CRIswELL got revolver some
where and was wandering around want wan,
ing to shoot everybody she met. She
was disarmed and locked up.
GoyERSoR WnsoS has appointed John
W. Mathews and Cyrus Higgs, each Of
Marshall county, and @. A. ShatIer, OF
Ohio county, Notaries Public.
LADIES who expect to get good seats
for the Minnie Palmer matinee on satur-
day without buying in advance run
serious risk Of disappointment.
The fine weather yesterday brought
the ladies out in force in the afternoon.
The streets were crowded, in addition
to those who were at the ball game.
MARY A. ROBINSON was yesterday up:
pointed administrative OF the estate OF
Samuel G. Robinson, deceased, and gave
bond in $500 with William B. Simpson
as surety.
JOE DRILLER was locked up yesterday
by Officer Bell charged with conduct OF
the most shocking indecency. His case
will be heard in the Police Court this
morning.
Mr.. G. R. scATTERDAY, Of the Island,
who sustained severe injuries on the
head by a full on the wharf, has recover
ed sufficiently to return to his duties on
the transfer boat.
THERE was no matinee ut the Grand
yesterday. Base ball knocked it out.
The "Box OF Cash" company closed its
engagement last evening to the smallest
house OF the season.
THE West Virginia China Company
have put in their works large filter
similar to those used in Charleston and
Huntington, in this State, for the puriti-
cation Of water for public nse.
The Charleston Star says: Three
Scotch miners, with their families, six
teen in all, arrived in the city this morn
ing and will locate in the valley. They
came here direct from Scotland.
Morris BELL, James Daley and Ed
ward Brenden, the robbers OF the Sum
mertield postOflice, who were captured
at GAINESVILLE, were tried ut Caldwell,
and sentenced to five years each in the
penitentiary.
DAN CONRAD, lately barber at Bell
airc and before that on the South Side,
this city, left home abruptly Tuesday
evening, and under circumstances which
lead his friends to fear that he has COM
mitted suicide.
CLERK Hook yesterday issued mar
riage license to Daniel b. Kenny, aged
90, a native of Marion County, W. Va,
and Maria A. GaG'ney, aged IS, a native
OF Doddridge County, w. Va, and resi-
dent OF this city.
A TELEGRAM from Theo. A. Ross,
Grand Secretary of the soveseign Grand
Lodge I. o. Q. f., was receiving last
night, saying he would be here to par
ticipate in the l. O. o. F. anniversary to-
night at Arion Hall. He will make a
short address.
ATTORNEY JoHN o. PENntEroN has
has been retained by officer Jack West
to defend his interests in the investiga-
ton OF his conduct rs n policeman, to be
made by the Police and Fire Board next
Monday evening. Mr.. Pendleton says
he will insist on a public examination.
YESTERDAY in Part II Of the Circuit
Court the jury in the case of Sophia
Howell and husband against William II.
Sheib returned the following verdict:
eve, gentlemen of the jury, find a YER
dict for the plaintiff and place their
damages ut $3.50. ?. 2. Noble, Fore
man."
The son OF Mrs. Noon, whose license
was refused by Council Tuesday even
ing, called at the INTRLLlGENcER office
last night and said he had seen Council
man Allison, and that that gentleman
denied having used the word "dive" in
speaking OF the reported character OF the
Noon saloon.
Four strangers, arrested at Kasley &
Brooks brick yards by Officer Hanshu-
maker night before last, plead in Police
Court yesterday morning that they were
employed at Benwood on railroad work
and went into the yards TO stay all night,
intending to go to work in the morning.
They were allowed to go.
In the Circuit Court, Part /, yester-
day, the case of j. NJ. Vogle vs. Perry
Goodwin ct. al. came to sudden end,
all the evidence offered on behalf OF the
plaintiff being excluded by the Court.
The matter OF the probate Of the will OF
Mary Gatfney, deceased, occupied the
rest Of the day's session.
CANTON WHEELING No. 4 OF the Patri-
archs militant, |. 0. o. f., was instituted
last night at Odd Fellows Hall by visit
ing Patriarchs from Steubenville. After
adjournment asuperb repast was served
ut VanKeuren's Dairy restaurant on
Twelfth street, strawberries being among
the delicacies on the menu.
Mr.. FRED WILLIAMS delivered n pleas
| ing little popular lecture to the Young
ladies OF the Female College yesterday,
and few outsiders, on the "NIanufac-
ture ofSteel." His subject was handled
in most interesting and profitable man
ner and showed the young ladies that
there was n good deal that is worth hear
ing about even so prosaic subject.
"PRoF." LUKE, who was connected in
the Live Stock Insurance swindle at
Powhatau with Veterinary Surgeon
Price, has skipped to the bold hills of
Marshall county, w. Va, where he is
now enjoying the balmy breezes OF the
sunny cline. The officers in this sec
ton are on the lookout for him, and If
he is caught he will receive the full ex-
tent OF the law.-Bellaire Tribune.
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