The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-31
LOCAL BRRYITIES.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About
tho CITY.
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the CITY.
TINS town is full of fakirs.
THR State Fair closes to-day.
PRETTY girls abounded yesterday.
The GRAND this eyening-"A Pair OF
Kids"
BETTER weather never smiled on any
fair association.
THERE are three barges OF water
melons at the wharf.
BRATTY's glass works, at Steubenyilie,
are off on account Of the strike OF the
boys.
BUSINESS was practically suspended in
all the public offices yesterday in honor
OF the State Fair.
The window glass manufacturers did
not take action upon decided time to
start the factories.
TnE Wheeling match factory is taking
short suspension after an unusually
long and steady run.
]. W. GOODMAN, a huckster OF Butler,
Ohio, was robbed Of so by travelling
man whom he rOomed with in u hotelin
this city Tuesday night.
JouN DoHENEY, contractor on the
extension OF the West Virginia Central
Railroad, made an assignment. Liabili-
ties over 5000; assets unknown.
WILLIAM S. FOSTER, n well known bar
keeper, died yesterday after very brief
illness. He was popular with his nc
quaintances and his death is generally
regretted.
WEIsGIRpEE, Wheeling's iavorite oars
man, says the BelidiTT Tribune, is anX-
i0us to row any oarsmaa in Bellaire.
We have a "young boy" here who may
accommodate him ut an early day.
JOHN 0. PENDLRroN, Esq, was nomi-
mated for Congrss at Wheeling yester.
day. He isa very nice young man and
ali that, but doesn't the Wheeling dis
trict need more calibre ?-Beiiaire hide
pendent.
SQUIRE ARKlE Yesterday fined William
Braceland 81 and costs for profane swear
ing. The ease OF trespass against Brace
land was dismissed ut his costs, the COM
plainant, John Dumas, net desiring to
prosecute.
Tue arrivals from New Philadelphia
and Canal Dover were large. Among
them were County Treasurer Myers,
Deputy Sheriff Charles Schen, Henry
Shnler and others. The number was
more than 100.
A HORSE owned by man named
Nixon, which was grazing OH the hill
side north Of the Top mill, fell through
the weakened top OF IN abandoned coal
mine, and was only rescued by digging
passage way through the closed entry
STELLA WOODS was fined $50 and costs
in the Police Court yesterday Tor keep
ing a house OF i'll fame. Two prominent
Pittsburghers who were engaged in q
row in her house night before last were
also fined. In this row M'liss Medium.
phrey had her eye beautifully decorated
| in black.
OFFICER I.uHENs found 4 well dressed
man asleep in the Second ward market
Yesterday morning, and when he walked
Thin the stranger fought like a tiger
Lukens and Heslop finally got him lock
ed up, and yesterday morning in the
police court he was fined 81 and costs
lie had plenty OF money.
THE Transfers Association intend Ia
make information against the teamsters
employed by Contractor Chisholm, who
is constructing the new reservoir. The
teamsters OF the city claim that the men
own the teams and are working without
the license required by law, although
Mr.. Chisholm claims they belong to
him.
A STRAW vote taken Oh this mornings
train on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE 4 Gin
cinnaG, which comes from Monroe
county, Il strong Democratic county,
NEARLY solid heretOforc) resulted iii 81
votes for Cleveland and 40 for Harrison.
Monroe county seems to be turning over
to the Republican party.-Bct'dire 1ri'
b,Mc.
ALVIN HARRIS, an orphan, aged twelve
wears, who lives with his grandfather,
james Davis, on Eighteenth street, We'd
ncsday night wanted to see the Demo
cratic procession, and straying. as far as
Sixteenth street he was pushed into the
street by the crowd and n passing wagon
ran over him, seriously injuring him,
his body being considerably bruised.
No bones were broken.
TIE p, W. Il X. road was opened for
through traffic Wednesday morning, the
temporary track having been completed
before midnight Tuesday night. Owing
to the high water in the river backing
up the creek at Wellsburg, men were
not able to begin work until last Friday
morning, since which time they have
been at work day and night driving the
piles and erected the temporary trest.
ling. The "run around is up the creek
from the damaged bridge, and is put in
SO securely that no further trouble is an
ticipated. The track is fifty feet above
the creek bed.