The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-22
LOCAL BREv1T1Es,
Matters of Minor Moment in and About
the CITY.
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WASnINoToN's birthday.
THR weather continues like spring.
ALL the banks will be closed to-day and
Government offices will also be closed.
A DANGEROUS counterfeit Of the i've
dollar silver certificate has been discover.
cd. The bill 10 about three-Bixteenth Of
n n inch too short,
Ella EMBLEN was yesterday appointed
0uardisu for Edith Emblem aged 9, and
Edward Emblem, sged 8, children Of
Frank ]. Emblem, deceased; bond, 500;
John 8, Armstrong, surety.
TEE last wills and testaments OF Ernest
Rosenberg and Johanna Rosenberg, de-
ceased, were yesterday admitted to pro-
bate. 8. Charles Eschtruth is named Is
executor; no security required,
A CONSIDERABLE number OF the Anal.
pamsted men who went on 9 strike ct the
Riyerside steel plant will leave In few
days for Bell Island, whore they will &C.
cept positions in O steel plant at that
place.
TIE Wheeling steel plant will not be
ready to resume work until this
morning at least, and then not in full. II
will probably be the latter part Of the
week before the plant will be turning out
its full product.
WILLIAM LAKE, an aged resident Of the
Island who was recently sent to jail by
Justice Davis as lnnRtic, has become 30
much worse that steps are being taken to
get him intothe Insane Hospital ct Weston
as soon as possible.
THR Ohio Valley Trades Assembly will
meet in this city next Sunday, and 1t ID
likely to be q very important meeting, o.
the difficulty at the mills over in Renwood
will be considered at that time-that 10,
the difference between the AmalgamRted
Association and the Knights OF Labor
Bellaire Independent.
JAMES F. JOHNSON, the well known WOO
dealer, returned home Saturday night
after an extensive trip through the coun
Ties west Of here. During his trip, hi
bought and shipped 40, 900 pounds Of WOO
from BoliVer, TuscaTawas county, thu
prices ranging from twenty-five to thirty
cents.-Steubsnvilk Herald.
a CLEVER swindief Is reported to have
victimizsd several small grocery stores or
the South Side, by selling them what pur
ported to be fresh eggs at a price far below
the market quotations, but which were
anything but fresh. In fact they were mol
eggs at all, but very close imitation made
out OF aome unknown material.
AUGUST WAGNER, who lives on the Is
land near the hose house, was arrested
last evening by Policeman Gaus on com
plant OF bis wife, and charge Of disor'
derby entered up against him. Mrs. Wag'
ner claims that he will not work and that
when she was unable or refused to provide
him with money, that he abused her.
A BIZ hundred pound bell has been or
dered from the Fultons, Of Pittsburgh,
for the tower on the new school building
in Washington district. It will have cast
on It the words, "Washington School Dis
trict, 1855" The firm has promised the
Board that It shall be made in the bes!
manner and be possessed Of sweet tone.
KRAMRRs orchestra went to GAINESVILLE
yesterday afternoon to play for leap year
hop given there last evening. This popu'
lar organization has also been engaged to
furnish the music for leap year hops to be
given in Bellaire next Monday and We'd
nesday, and Thpraday March !, It will 90
to Canal Dover, out the o., L. y W. road,
TO play for big hop to be given there that
night.
In polics court yesterday morning
George Livingstone, arrested by Officers
Dunlap and Gaus on charge Of disorder
ly, was fined s. and costs. He had been
drunk the night before and threatened to
kill his wife and baby. He wife became
30 much afraid Of him that she would not
stay in the same room with him; and yet
in court yesterday she was q very unwill-
ing witness, and plead with Judge LETTERS
not to punish the fellow, saying that when
he was not drunk he was kind to her. It
was q sad case.