The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-08
LOCAL BREyITIgs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About the

Matters of Minor Moment in and About thu
~ City.
A DuRsTED water pipe at the intersec
ton OF Main and Tenth streets caused
some trouble yesterday,
TIE wires for the electrical cars from
Tenth street north to the terminus were
completed yesterday morning at an early
hour
TnE water was let into the new six
teen-inch main on Market street south
Of Fourteenth yesterday, and it wai
found 10 be o. K.
WILLIAM o'BRtEN, arrested by Grub
Ter for disorder, and Pat Rider, run in
by Dunlap for indeCency in public, re
posed in the lookup at midnight.
TIE Morrow property, at Benwood
was offered for sale at the Court House
yesterday and bid up to $1,000, when
the sale was postponed for one week.
A COLD WAVE followed close on the
news Of the nomination OF Thurman
The thermometer fell about 20 degrees
from Wednesday evening till last night
Two men attempted to break in the
store Of Andrew Fisher, on the South
Side, but were discovered and driven
off by the proprietor, who fired several
shots at them.
A YOUNG man named Chambers and
Frank VanKeuren were attacked al
West Alexander the other night by two
highwaymen, but put them both u
flight with sore pates.
JoHX l.. PRAcHr was yesterday quail
fled us executor OF the estate OF John
Pracht, deceased, aud gave bond in the
sum Of $1,000, without security, none
being required by the terms OF the will
WoRx on the new high pressure
reservoir for the city water works,
located on the top OF Wheeling Hill, was
commenced in earnest yesterday by Con
tractor Chisholm, with a large force Of
men.
TnE trial of Russell Bow for the muir
der OF young Morris at Benwood, fol
which he has been indicted by thu
Marshall county grand Jury, has beer
set for the 18th inst. Col. Arnett hai
been retained as his counsel.
The Beethoven Singing society vii
give an excursion and picnic Sunday
June II. The steamer Telegram vii
take them down to New SIartinsville
and after stopping there for an hour vii
adjourn to the grove for the picnic.
AFIRE alarm ut 1925 yesterday morn
ing was caused by Il blaze OH the incline
leading to the river ut the Top mill. 4
buggy Of molten Stag burst, acting fir
to the chute. No serious damage result
ed. The department made good time.
Y THERE was not n case in the police
court Yesterday. The boys on the fore,
say that while the Republicans were n
the Littleton and Fairmont convention
there were no arrests, and they do no
propose to have any while the Demo
Gratis are at st, Louis,
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted t,
record deed made June |, by Andor
Whally and Fergus Whally, her hus
baud, TO Mary L. CLARK, in consideration
OF 81, 100, for lot IL, in George Iilles'
addition, fronting 20 feet on the eas
side of North Front street; also three
deeds Of trust.
GOVERNOR Wilson has appointed DR.
B. IL. Hoyt, OF Ravenswood, and DR.. N
D. Baker, Of Martinsburg, members o
the State Board OF Health. The forme
succeeds Dr.. I. A. Harris, OF Parkers
burg, whose term OF office expired OF
the list inst, and the latter is his owl
successor. DR.. Baker has been n mem
Der OF the board since its formation.