The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-06
LOCAL BREYETIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About
TIM City.

local BRRYITlRS'
of Minor Moment in and AbOu,
thu City.
TIE GRAND this eyening-Al. G.
Fields minstrels.
GEORGE WILsoN's Ministries will be ut
the Opera House December 10.
VERY slow progress is being made on
that temporary bridge over the creek at
Main street.
MoRE rain yesterday, but it did not
amount TO much. Last night an ugly
sleet succeeded.
The recent cantata, "Under the
Palms." netted the English Lutheran
Sunday School about $50.
"TnE CoRSER GROCERY" closed its en-.
gagement at the Grand yesterday with
good houses, afternoon and night.
A ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY candle
power electric light has been put up in
front Of the Opera House entrance.
HoYT's "Hole in the Ground" will be
the Christmas attraction at the Opera
House, opening Monday night, Decem-
Der "a.
JAMES WusoS, aged 90, and Zitlah
Rae, aged %, both natives OF Scotland
and residents of Wheeling, were yester-
day licensed to wed.
The BCnwood Club will give their
first grand ball at Briceland's Hall,
Friday evening, December Z. All are
welcome. Admission, fifty cents.
KATE PuRssELL, in "Queen OF the
Plain'," closed her engagement ut the
Opera House last night. There was a
good audience at the matinee and fair
one last night,
MARY NJ. CLINTON was yesterday mp.
pointed administrative Of the estate OF
William P. Clinton, deceased, and gave
bond in the sum OF $500, with Ii. w.
Schrebe as surety.
TIE seats for the engagement Of tho
Levitt Folly and Burlesque Company at
the Opera House Saturday night will be
placed on sale at G. A. Houses music
sore this morning.
TIE EoT street bridge over Caldwells
run was closed yesterday while the mp
proaches were being paved, and vehicles
had to go around by Woods street. The
work will be done to-day.
The ladies' OF St. Johns German
church last evening gave concert and
social, with fine supper before and re.
| ireshmenis after. Ii was well attended
in spite OF the bad weather.
TUE name of the voter referred to in
the communication OF "Fair Play" in
yesterdays INTELMGEHCER, should have
been KoeStemeier, pronounced com
monty in English, "Cristemyer."
TmE ladies of the Arion Society will
give their first KggseriNts OF the season
at the society's club house on the South
this afternoon and evening. The ladies
have recently organized literary circle
TIE ladies' Of the Chapline Street NJ
L. church will give a supper and social
at the church, this evening, and lo.mor'
row evening a social and musical enter
tainment, with refreshments at its con
clusion.
TIE small water pipe across the e9sI
side OF the Market street bridge has beer
boxed and packed in sawdnst, and vii
be allowed TO remain there for use il
case OF an accident to the big main o.
other emergency.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted t
record a deed made November II b!
Mary L. Walton and Thomas, her hus
band, to August q. Miller, in considera
ton Of $3.50, for lot u on Forty-cightt
street, in jacobs addition.
BALTIMORE & ONO engine No. 5SS go
out OF order near the Riverside iroI
works, and when the engineer, Rober
Reed, went to examine the steam pipe
the steam escaped with arush, somewha
scalding his iace and hands.
THERE has been report that j. G
Hoffman & Son were about to remove
their extensive tannery from this city tC
Davis, w. Va. 1t is untrue, and The
only foundation was that man NAMED
Hoffman, who comes from the East, II
building q tannery at Davis.
TnE Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
/ pauy is laying additional switches in The
liempfeId yard, and arranging the 9th
crs with u view to increased convenience
The company is also putting its track be-
tween here aud Triadelphin in better
condition than it ever was before.
TIE large force Of men and teams
grading for the Wheeling & Harrisburg
railroad near the Whitaker mill office
are making large hole in the ground
A deep impression is also being made
where the cut is being made on the Pen
insuin. The east abutmcnt is up nbout
eighteen feet The tunnel will be begun
ut IN early day.
Is the police court yesterday there
was one drunk and another drunk. The
second one was q vag, who was in the
court on Tuesday morning aud was al
lowed to 90. He went to bridgeport
stole valuable hound, and came back,
got drunk and was rearrested. The dog
was Yesterday restored to its owner aud
the man sent to the hill.
CnArLAIx McCADE is u humorist; he
is an orator; he is a iorcible and pleasing
speaker, having the power to carry his
hearers from uproarious laughter into
tears Of sympathy and sorrow; then ill.
ing them with patriotism and love Of
country, will bring forth an involuntary
outburst of cheers from hisaudience over
beautiful and eloquent reference to
some historical deed. He lectures at
D "a. TNl 4. IL.