The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-22
LOCAL BRRYIrlRs.
Matter. of Minor Moment ia and About the
City.

Matters of Minor Moment ia and About the
City.
MATrEEEs at both theatres to day.
The Grand this evening-"A Night in
jersey"
YESTERDAY was the shortest day OF
the year.
The river is fourteen feet six inches
and falling.
ONE deed OF trust was admitted to rec
ord yesterday.
OPERA HOUSE this evening-C.. A.
Gardner in "Fatherland."
The sherley arrived on time and will
leave for Cincinnati at 8 p. IN. to-day.
The Ohio River railroad employees at
this end of the line were paid yesterday.
TRAVEL IL getting little light now,
people dropping off to spend the holt
days at home.
MORE snow fell yesterday, and regu-
lar blizzard set in in the afternoon. The
ground is not yet white.
A GREAT many people will take adj
vantage OF the cheap railroad rates and
visit friends on Christmas.
TnE sixteenth annual ball of Black
Prince Lodge No, 10, X, Of P, will be
given at Arion hall Christmas eve, De.
Cember "a.
THE exhibition drill and ball OF the
Kenna Club, at Arion hall last evening,
was largely attended and was very en-.
joyable affair.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RoHRIG cele.
hrated his thirty-sixth birthday night
before last at Mozart Hall, with refresh
ments and music.
The hearing OF John Kyne for shoot
Squire Phillips yesterday, owing to
Kyne's serious illness.
A PROMINENT gentleman who handles
n pen continuously, at breakfast yester-
day morning put his fork behind his ear
in fit OF absent mindedness.
ROBERT SMITH, nail feeder at the La
Belle IOill, fell on some molten metal
yesterday and was badly burned about
the arms, face and legs. His burns are
serious.
YESTERDAY the 100000 fire brick for
the paving OF Market street next summer
were piled on the wharf. II chained
there they may not disappear before
needed.
HUGu MASON, n Baltimore & Ohio
brakeman, got his foot caught in frog
at Elm Grove yesterday and it was run
over aud cut of. His leg was also
broken in two places.
TIE First Baptist Sabbath School will
hold their Christmas entertainment and
treat on Christmas night. A good pro.
gramme has been arranged and good
time is looked forward to.
TnE railroads have been kept busy the
past few days hauling Christmas buyers
into this city and getting them back
home again. A big rush from the sur
rounding towns is looked for TO-DAY and
Monday.
"THE STREETS OF New YORK" had
only small audience ut the Opera
House last night, but seemed to please
| it. There is some good character acting,
and the play has not been seen here for
so long that it is almost new piece.
The Linn Carl Athletic Association
will give their first grand ball at Turner
Hall on Christmas Eve, December "a. A
fine water set is TO be given to the best
lady waltzer on that occasion. A good
time is anticipated. Admission so cents.
TIE only cases in the Police Court
yesterday were those OF Jennie Lee and
the persons arrested in her house. none
Of whom appeared, us all had deposited
money to cover their fines. The landla.
dy paid $50 and costs and the inmates
and visitors S. and costs each.
"a NIGHT IN JERSEY" entertained
another good audience last nigt at the
Grand. 1t is a sparkling comedy, with
novel and interesting plot, and it
ought to have large houses at the matt
nee this afternoon and again this even
ing, when it will be given for the last
time.
Tue following officers were installed
in Fort Henry Lodge No. 9, Shields OF
Honor, ut the last meeting; w, W., A.
II. Knoke; S. NJ, II. r. McCahan; j. NJ,
l.. II. Grade; Cond., John Wendler; r.
S., w. G. Marling; Treasurer, L. SChaw;
+. s., j. L. Degant; Chaplain, 7. S.
Gould.
THERE is displayed in ]. W. Grubb's
Twelfth street show window n pair Of
OK horns which attract much attention.
They are six feet seven inches from tip
to tip, highly polished and nicely
mounted. They are the property OF
Mr.. John G. Hoffman, IT., to whom
they were presented by his father, who
hrniluht them from ChirOpo. They came
originally from South America.