The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-13
LOCAL BREYl1Es.
Matters of Minor Moment In and AbOr
tha CITY

will meet to-day TO let the contracts lOF
repairing and rebuilding the roads dam
aged by the July flood.
MICHAEL FREIsMUTII will soon send
the two carrier pigeons which made the
same flight before, and their brood, to
Wichita, Kas., for homing flight.
TIE will OF Maria Elizabeth Yolken-
rath, deceased, was admitted to probate
by Recorder Hook Saturday. August
Volkcnrath was named as executor
TnE McCulloch County Land and
Cattle Company, OF Texas, in which u
number of Wheeling people are inter:
ested, has declared cash Dividend OF
five per cent.
THp singing section OF the Arion
Society took walk out to SnydeSs
farm yesterday morning and ate conn
try breakfast with morning air and ex-
ercise for relish.
THE postolIice remained closed satur'
day from ~ until 2 o'clock +. ", in re-
spect to the memory OF the late Gen
Sheridan, the funeral taking place be-
tween those hours.
The Golf Club Of Centre district will
meet this evening in their club room, the
vacant room formerly occupied by Reeds
drug store on the corner OF Main and
Twenty-second streets.
GEORGE ENGLE was tried before Jus
tice Davis Saturday evening for the
stabbing OF James Baxter, at the house
OF cred Mary" last Saturday evening
and WAS held in $500 bail to answer a
court for felonious cutting.
TIE Germania Singing Society viii
give a Sommernachtsfest at the State
Fair grounds Thursday evening. The
committee has invited the Wheeling
Wheelmen, and the National Encamp'
ment OF the Sons OF Veterans.
THE new freight station at Mingo il
built on piling, one of which has startet
to grow, having several new branches
started. The Panhandle had bette
watch this or they may find the building
in the air out OF their enthusiastically
Gazette.
john G. HoFIR, who is making mai
kegs for the Belmont ut Wheeling, anC
the Mingo Iron and Nail Works, shipped
lot OF heading from this city to thu
Belmont Yesterday. John has his hand
full in supplying both companies, bu
he is u hustler.-Betlaire Independent.
THERE will be u great Tariff meeting
at the city building next Saturday even
ing, addressed by John jarrett, ex
President OF the Amalgamated Associ
alton, and Thomas Dawson, OF the
Wheeling pottery-two men who reaC
the Tariff from the practical point O.
view OF the toilers.
THE Steubenville Gazette says: The
Pan handle is putting in new siding Al
Folks Station on the Cadiz branch fol
the accommodation OF the Italian eXten
sion of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail
road. Miller Il McCann imported i0t
Italians a few days ago TO work on theil
contract for building two tunnels on this
road.
ANDREW JACKSON, OF Elm Grove, Il
coiored man, brought suit against the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company fol
the loss OF valuable COW, which was
run over by train on Thursday week
The case was tried Saturday morning be-
fore a Jury before Justice Ankle, and q
verdict was rendered in favor OF Jackson
for $65.
A NEW camp OF Sons OF Veterans was
mustered in ut MOundsville Saturday
night by Col. Baguley, Adiutant Dun
ington and Sergeant McAdams. The
camp was named in honor Of the gallant
General B. F. Kelley. 1t is composed oil
good material, and gives promise Of
being in the future one Of the strongest
in the State.
SATURDAY night the police raided the
house Of Maggie Conroy, at ll5 Seven
teenth Street, and arrested the landlady,
five women and five men. All deposit
ted cash to cover their fines. Officers
Watson and Dunlap also raided Maud
Engle's house, in the Second Ward, and
arrested two white women and two col
ored men, all four OF whom were locked
up.
The Grand Opera House and the head
quarters at the Mcclure House have been
handsomely decorated for the coming
National meeting OF the Sons OF Veter-
ans. Most OF the delegates, including
Gen. Abbott, the Commander.in-C Chief,
will arrive tomorrow. The Western
delegation, about sixty strong, will reach
here tomorrow morning from Chicago
ut $50.
HARRY BENNETT, n cooper, living in
North Wheeling, was struck by yard
engine on the Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky road, at the foot OF Fifth
street, Saturday evening about s o'clock.
His left leg was cut OF. Shortly after
wards he was removed TO the hospital,
where his injuries were attended to-.
1t is thought that his injuries are SER
ious, but not fatal.
OFFICERS SHORTS and WilkieSaturday
arrested Joseph Reynolds, Charles
Brandfass, William Manley, Charles
Wheat and Henry He'll, for the burglary
of Robert Simpson zoos. Wheat, after
his arrest, told where the plumber was
hid. A fifth party escaped, but he is
known and will be caught. The boys
were taken before Justice Davis and
sent TO jail in default OF 81, 600 bail each
for their appearance next Wednesday.
DAVID GERvIN. Jr., James McCleary
and James Bentz were arraigned before
Justice Arkle Saturday evening on IL
warrant sworn out by Walter Miller,
charging them with assault. Miller
works on the Elm Grove railway, and
while at work the other day some one
threw stone which struck him on the
head, knocking him senseless. He was
unable to prove that either OF the men
had struck him, and they were all dis
charged. Nlillerwas confined to his bed
for several days.
The Wheeling Light Guards.
The Wheeling Light Guards now has