The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-20
LOCAL BREyITIES.
Matters of Minor Moment In and Abou
the City.

Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the City.
The GRAND this evening-"A Night
in Jersey"
TnE Eighth ward is to have a photo
graph gallery.
The first sleigh OF the season came out
last night. Considerable more snowfall
last night.
CHARLES KLEvEs, employedin Klieves,
Kraft & Co.'s, lost half his left thumb in
the machinery.
FRANK WURLEY, aged 81, OF Bridge.
port, and Florance Haller, aged 81, OF
this city, were yesterday licensed to wed.
THERE was a serious collision on the
Ohio River road Mt Huntington on Tues
day. Two engines were badly wrecked.
TIE Sunday School OF lions Lutheran
church has purchased u new organ,
which will be Used for the first time next
Sunday.
TICKET No. 1906, held by L. Dardine, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, drew the fine chair that
was rallied of by the. Junior Plumed
Knights.
THE Democratic Council kickers are
preparing papers to sue out an injunc-
ton against the enforcement OF the new
reappOrtionment ordinance.
TnE Pittsburgh coal fleet will start out
on this rise with 100000 bushels OF coal
for the lower ports. The steamers will
commence passing here to-day.
AN old lady named Mrs. Kell died
suddenly yesterday at home in East
Wheeling. She was washing Tuesday
when she was taken sick, and died that
night.
TIE present Board of Education will
hold its last monthly meeting this even
ing. At the regular meeting in January
the newly elected members will take
their seats.
TIE handsome new altar OF St. AL
phonsus church is about completed, anC
on Sunday next it is expected Rlghi
Rev. Bishop Kahn will conseCrate it t
its holy uses.
IT was Judge Jacob before whom the
Council kirkers applied for an injunction
against reapportionment Tuesday, III
stead OF Judge Boyd, as inadvertentl!
stated yesterday
HUGE blocks OF stone for the Unior
railroad bridge continue TO arrive by thu
carload daily. Work on the bridge ant
approaches has been but slightly i'm
pcded by the weather.
Ed WILSON, who was so seriously
hurt on the Baltimore & Ohio roat
Tuesday, was reported somewhat bette
yesterday, and hopes are now enter
tanned Of his recovery.
IL the police court yesterday Nels'
Berry was fined Sl0and costs and Franz
Church So and costs for their fight OF the
day before. Berry was given thirty days
in default, but afterwards n friend pait
his fine.
IL the Circuit Court yesterday tht
motion to set aside the non suit in the
case OF George Zilles vs.. tile Fire anC
Marine Insurance Company, and rein
state it on the docket, was Overruled
An appeal will be taken.
IL Part | OF the Circuit Court yester
day, in the case OF Mary Lemasters VS.
the Baltimore & Ohio Relief Association
two special pleas heretofore filed by thu
plaintiff were rejected, and she wa
given leave to file other special pleas by
the first day of next term.
THERE is a crowd nearly all the tim,
at the corner of Main aud Sixteenth
streets, watching the Baltimore Il Ohio
Improvements there. Huge stones ar,
being dumped over the creek bank t.
protect the road bed. The track is ais,
being reshaped somewhat on Sixteenth
street.
TIE other evening huge casting wai
made at Sweeney & Sons foundry, ant
n hole was bored in the surface to cool
quickly. The cold air was admitted TOT
suddenly, and the casting exploded. |
was part OF the machinery being mad'
for n Pennsylvania plate glass works
and the accident causes serious delay.