The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
LOCAL BREYTTlES.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About
tho City.

Matters of Minor Moment In and About
tho City.
CIDER will be plentiful and cheap this
year.
TIE dime circus on the Island will
close its engagement this evening,
TIE hotels are enjoying good deal
OF patronage Just now. All the registers
are big every day.
TRAINS on the B. & o. road were all
delayed yesterday by wreck on the
Central Ohio division.
CLERK Hook yesterday issued mar.
rage license to Henry Shaefer and
Emma 0pperman, both OF this city.
TYPHOID fever is reported epidemic at
Toronto, o., ten miles above Steuben-
vile. Forty cases OF the most malignant
type have been reported.
THE Plumed knights are called to
meet at Lincoln Club at 7:A5 O'Clock this
evening. II is earnestly desired that
there be full attendance.
FlslTING on the Back river dam still
continues to be a popular recreation,
and though water is scarce there the
boys seem to have some luck.
TIE street car track on the curve nj
the corner OF Market and Tenth streets
is being relaid for the electrical cars. 1t
will be paved with brick ut once.
GAIT. B. b. DovENER, OF this city, has
been selected to deliver memorial nd
dress at Columbus on September IL, one
of the days of the annual reunion OF the
Army OF West Virginia.
A TRAIN on the Ohio River road
Jumped the track just below New Mar
tinsville Monday night, and seventeen
box cars were made kindling-wood OF.
The loss to the company is aboutSlO,OOO'
DR.. GARRISON was down at Sisters
vile yesterday. He reports that the
case OF smallpox over in Ohio, opposite
that town, is well isolated, and there is
no danger OF the disease spreading to
West Virginia.
THE Caldwell & Peterson Manufactur-
ing Company has purchased from Ed
ward Reid the old Kress brewery prop.
erty, on South street, inaIhich their
steel roofing and stove pipe factory is To-
Gated. The price paid was $4,000.
TIE colered Union camp meeting ut
Moundsville is exciting considerable III.
terest, Able ministers will be present
on Sunday to add strength to the meet
ing. A large crowd is expected then, MS
the attractions can not fail to draw it.
Postmaster SIMPSON has appointed
Daniel V. Hughes, Walter j. Burke and
Henry Frohme additional letter carriers,
the increase in the force being made
necessary by the passage OF the eight
hour law, which went into effect yester-
day.
THE little park at the west end Of Zane
street, the remnant OF the Old Fair
Ground property, has been fitted up
most attractiyely by the Bridge Com
pany and will bc very fine place for an
evenings rest this summer. 1t is al
ready extremely popular.
A TAP was left running in T. II. Hig-
gins photograph gallery night before
last by an employe, and the water ran
over the sink and making its way
through the ceiling below, spoiled a
number of hats for Emsheimer 4 Co.
and little clothing for d. Gund-
ling & Co,
Tng engine attached to the passenger
train on the Ohio River road due here
at II o'clock Yesterday morning ran into
a freight car In the lower end OF the city
that had not been pushed far enough on
the siding. The top OF the engine cap
was torn OIL and took with 1t thu, safety
valve, allowing all the steam IN the