The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-24
LOCAL BRBYITIgs.

City.
No school this week.
THERE are two plain DRINKS in the
f'lockup.
The GRAND this evening-"Prince
Methusalem.'
THERE were no cases for the police
court Saturday.
OPERA House. this evening-"A Hole
in the Ground"
FouR more new cars were put on the
electrical railroad Saturday.
TIE May Flower Social will give a
ball at Germania hall this evening.
MARKET will be held in the Fifth
ward this evening instead of tomorrow
morning.
"a NIGmr N JERSEY" gave its last
performances at the Grand Saturday to
fair business.
THE County Commissioner will award
the disputed Glenn murder reward
money to-day.
The police raided Nell Martins house
Saturday night, and arrested nine women
and two men.
BLACK PRINCE LODGE X. of p. will
Give bail in Arion hall this evening
which will be good one to go to.
MOST of the Wheeling boys who have
been away attending college have re-
turred home to spend the holidays.
YESTERDAY was very spring like dOy,
with bright sun and south wind, and
the streets were filled with promena-
ders.
A sMoLDEarxG FIRE in the rubbish
heap on the river bank in front OF the
Stamm House Saturday created a very
annoying smoke.
LEONARD and John Donnelly and Will
liam Lampkins, OF Bridgeport, killed 1872
rabbits during four days hunt at
Raven Rock, the past week.
THE Linn Carl Athletic Association
will give its first grand ball at the Tur'
ner hall this evening, and it is safe to
predict that all who attend will have m
enjoyable time.
THERE was a young man who drew
his pay and skipped for Liverpool and
did not pay his hands, six in number
making S27.l5; three weeks board was
also left unpaid.
YESTERDAY afternoon Louis Del
brugge, the Democratic candidate fol
Chief of Police, was made fuIl-tledgeC
Elk with wide spreading horns by
Wheeling Lodge.
AT Saturday evenings meeting OF the
City Democratic Executive Committee
John j. Kenney, Of the First ward, re-
signed. and NJ. O'Neal was chosen to Ill
the vacancy so created.
TIE hearing OF Thomas Miller, charged
with stabbing Joseph Morris at Hurley',s
saloon on Ap il 30 last, resulted in his
being held in the sum OF $1,000 Tor hi'
appearance before the Marshall county
grand jury.
TIE Grand Army posts of this city
will have one OF their old.time CAM
fires at the hail on Main street mex
Friday evening, December %. All ole
soldiers will be welcome. This is to be
a che" affair, ladies excluded.
A DRAMATIC company composed O
local talent, called the "fhomas W
Kecne Dramatic Company Of Wheel
ing" will present "a Boxing Glove" {
farce BY Wheeling young man, al
WeIlsburg, on New Years night.
RESERVED seats for the Zane Street
Sunday School entertainment will be
placed on sale this morning at 10 O'Clock
ate. A. Houses music store. From
present Indications large audience vii
be present on Wednesday evening.
Mn. l.. W. WELLS the well-knowr
architect, member of the firm OF klieves
Kraft & Co., has been chosenas architect
and superintendent OF the repairs Ant
alterations to the Custom House. The
choice is an cminently fit one to b'
made.
CHARLES A. GARNER and very goot
company presented "Fatherland" at tn,
. Qnesa House Saturday to two gooC
houses. The play is the best he evel
had, the support likewise, and the stal
never appeared to so good an advantage
before.
CAruERtNE McAFEE was held in Sl0C
bond 10y Squire Arkle for breach OF the
peace, on complaint OF Lucy AlIensworth!
Patrick Flanagan was committed to jail
to await hearing to-day on charge o!
threatening to kill Mary McGuicken and
assauting her.
TIE Democrats Of the Second ward
are trying TO "work" the colorcd voters
They want them TO get up AN independ'
ent ticket for council, and are attempt
!. ing to make them believe they ought e
be represented, the object being to split
the Republican vote.
The contest in Brooke county between
Joseph Curtis, Democrat, and y. II.
Curtis, Republican, Tor the sheritlalty Of
the county, has been settled by the
withdrawal OF i. II. Curtis from the con-
test and the agreement of Joseph Curtis
to pay all the costs in the case.
JONI S. WHITCHER, living at Wheel
ing, W. Va, jumped into the Ohio river
near the Newport ferry about p, m
Wednesday, with suicidal intent, but
was rescued by John Hahn. Whitcher
is harnessmaker, and said he was una
bic to find Job and got tired of life
Cincinnati Post.
Mrs. NELLIE SwEENEY-PALMER has
written the committee in charge OF the
EIk's benefit at the Grand Friday after
noon, January II, that she will be on
hand without fail and sing. Tue mem
beers will have tickets for the benefit on
sale to-day. They have put the admis-
sion ut 80 ceuts; reserved seats 20 cents
News has been received in this city Of
the indefinite shutdown Of tho Pacific
Mills Mt Oakland, California. The reason
given is that the mill cannot compete
with Wheeling nails, in spite OF freight
rnte OF 81 per keg. Besides this the
California mill uses scrap iron. Quite q
number OF Wheeling men who were en-
ticcd to the Pacific coast by rosy prom
ises are thrown out OF employment by
the closing Of the mill.
SHERIFF o. i. FoULKE, Of Belmont