The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-11
LOCAL BRBYITIgS.
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A LARGE train crowded with immi-
grants went west over the b. & 0. Satnr-
day.
PRoF. JOSEPH KELLER and his pupils
will give u musical recital at Banners
rooms this evening.
The mercury in the thermometer got
unComfortably close to 30 both yester-
day and the day before.
TIE Council committees on City
Prison and Finance and the Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners are to
meet this evening.
TIE Clay district school alumni will
hold their second annual reunion at the
school tomorrow evening. A fine pro-
gramme has been prepared.
TIE Beethoven Singing Society, with
their friends, will excurt TO New Mar
tinsville on next Sunday. The steamer
Telegram will carry the party.
Two more circuses are to visit the
Ohio Valley towns before the season is
oyer-Sells Bros. and Forepaugh. They
will probably give Wheeling the go by
THE last will and testament Of Eliza
beth Rohan, deceased, was admitted to
probate and ordered to be recorded Sat
urday. John j. Jones is named MS exc
cutor.
D. II. SrALEY was arraigncd before
Justice W. II. Davis Saturday afternoon
on the charge of embezzling the funds
OF the Union News Company, and was
held to court in 500.
The ditch for the new sitxteen-inCt
water main on Market street north o
Fourteenth will be commenced this
morning. The water is in the new
main south OF Fourteenth.
THE picnic of the North Wheeling
gIassworkers ut Seibert's garden Satur'
day afternoon was largely attended anC
in every way great success. Mayors
band furnished music for dancing.
FRANK HESNIG's benefit occurs ut the
Opera House next Friday evening. A
delightful dramatic and musical pro
gramme is announced, the performers
including the very best local talent.
TIE closing exercises OF Miss Parran's
select school for young ladies, at No
100 Twelfth street, will take place this
evening. A very attractive programme
has been prepared, and it will be fol.
lowed by a reception lasting till mid
night.
SATURDAY the employees OF Bloch
Bros. tobacco factory presented Her
man Fcldman, retiring fellow employei
handsome souvenir. Mr.. Sam Bloch,
Of the firm, also gave him n handsome
present.
The machinery in the pottery Of
the West Virginia China Company was
tested Saturday. The engine was tested
week ago and being found to work sat.
isiaCtorily, was formally taken OIL the
builders hands by the company.
On Friday Tom Burns, who is EN-.
ployed at Horkheimer's t1nnery, on
jacob street, was caught by the crank Of
the heavy freight elevator and badly
bruised and cut about the head. He
will be disabled for some time to come.
TIE Pittsburgh Randall club passed
through here Saturday evening on its
return from st. Louis. The boys were
pretty noisy us the train pulled out
Seventeenth street, and red bandanas
were freely displayed. No speeches
were made here this trip.
Or Saturday trunk belonging to one
OF the teachers OF the Wheeling Female
College was accidentally dropped into the
river while being transferred from one
OF Shellcross's baggage wagons. 1t was
recovered, but the contents presented
sorry sight, being thoroughly soaked
with water.
TIE contest for horse and buggy at
the Catholic fair was decided Saturday
in favor Of Lawrence A. Weber, OF this
city, he having collected S429 70 against
SliO % by W. II. Culp, OF Bellaire. The
portrait OF 1T. Rev. Bishop Kahn, rallied
Friday, was drawn by Henry Stoltze,
the Standard sewing machine by Will
liam Mclaughlin, and the thirty yards
of brussels carpet by Miss Kate Weld
nGr, OF Marietta.
A CERTIFICATE OF incorporation has
been issued by Secretary OF State Walker
to the Citizens Gas Company, OF this
city, which is to expire: May |, 1898; The
sum OF $3.50 has been subscribed and
paid in on the capital STOCK, Inc prlVl-
iege of increasing the stock to 81, OOO, 900
is reserved. The incorpoators are resi-
dents OF Philadelphia, Pa, and are G. L.
Webb, I. II. Dixon, r. II. Baird, J. S.
Hoffman, jr., W. II. Magoftin, Harvey
Bcckwith and II. 7. Arnold, one share
each. fa
THIS evening is the time for the regu-
lor GClub night" assembly at the Wheel
ing Clubs quarters. There is talk OF an
informal hop, with Killmyer to furnish
the music, for some night this week, us
compliment to some visitors from out
OF the city who are expected here. AS
n closing eventof the season, u big, full
dress affair is being talked up. 1t will
probably be complimentary to President
Hullihen Quarter and bride. The
opening OF the fall season will be noted
in similar manner.