The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-16
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LOCAL BREfIIlES'
Matter. of Minor Hi0msnt in aud About the
City.
To-4oEEow Is St. PatriCk's Day.
oxE deed Of trust was admitted to rec
ord yesterday.
TIE GRAND this evening-Illustrated
lecture by y. W. Fitzgerald.
OPERA HOUSE this eyening-Baldwin
Theatre Company in "Alonte Cristo."
TIE old craze for collecting strings Of
buttons is again in vogue with the little
girls.
EASTER cards and souvenirs are al-
ready exposed for sale in the statlohers
windows.
Next Tuesday evening March 90, Prof.
Mullen will tender his class reception.
Former pupils are invited.
TuE Board of County Commissioners
paid their monthly visit to the County
inRrmary yesterday afternoon.
TIE spring like weather yesterday
caused renewed activity among the boys
in playing marbles and flying Kites.
TnR Democratic County Committee
Inns rented the Capital rink rs the partys
headquarters during this campaign
year.
MISSIONARY supper, which was very
enjoyable and successful, was held last
night ut the residence OF Rev. Ut. ran =,
dolph, pastor of the Fourth Street NJ T.
Church.
Mn. ED. EDERLIxE, OF the Island, who
had a leg broken in the O., l.. 4 W;
wards at Bridgeport, is gettingaround all
right now, and is nearly MS spry on 1901
us ever.
JENNIE CALEFF, a charming soubrette
actress, will open an engagement NJ the
Grand next Monday evening IN An
American Princess" and Little Miss
Mutiets." .
TuE Council Finance Committee will
meet this evening to go Over.the annual
estimates for the various city depart
ments, in accordance with til provi-
sions Of the Restraining ordinance
CLERK Hook yesterday Issued mar
riare license to John O.. Boden, aged 30,
n native of Pennsylvania, end resident
OF Wheeling, and Della WILSON, aged q,
a native of Parkegslugs and resident OF
Wheeling.
TIE Board OF Directors OF the State
Fair Association yesterday rented the
fair grounds tothe MaennGrchor Singing
Society for the Fourth of July, at It's bid
of S22i.5O, this being much the highest
bid received.
MIR. JOHN r. ROGERS, manageroi Miss
Minnie Palmer, writes to friend in this
city that Miss Palmer will leave in May
for Europe, where she is unler contract
TO remain for five years. Her present
season in this country closes late in
April. She has met with great success
in her new play:
A NEW set OF confidence men are fleece
ing the farmers of this State. The vic
tins are induced to put their names to
an order for samples, OF grain. The or
der always comes back through an lnno-
cent holder in the shape OF a promissory
note. Farmers should be on their guard.
TIE flint glass manufacturers and
workmen are still in conference. An
agreement has not yet been reached but
the best feeling prevails and u settle
mcnt OF the strike before the conference
adiourns is almost certain. A number
of manufacturers are already making
preparations to resume.
THE Public Library will BIO closed
March 80 for one week, us is done an
nually, for the purpose OF rearralnglng
the books, throwing out those that have
been worn out, selecting others to be re-
bound and putting the library in ship
shape generally. All books must be re.
turned March 2S. The reading roomwill
be open the last three days OF the week
the Library is closed. A new catalogue
is soon to he issued.
By proclamation OF Grand Master G.
NJ. Fought, attested by the Grand Sec,
rotary, 4. A. Billingslea, the several
lodges of the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows, of this State, are enjoined to
observe the Goth day OF April, lSSS, che
siXty.ninth anniversary OF the Order, rs
a day Of thanksgiving to the Supreme
Grand Sire and ruler of the Universe for
his many blessings in the past, and to
ask Il continuance OF His kind and pro-
tecting care in the future.
The colored Odd Fellows OF Bellaire
are to give an entertainment this even
ing and large contingcntof the colored
people of this city are going down to as
sist in making the affair success. The
steamer Beiiafrc hns been chartered to
make special trip, leaving here at s
o'clock. A part OF the entertainment
will consist Of an exhibition drill by a
selected drill squad Of sixteen men from
the Wheeling Patriarchy, the handsome
~ uniformed division OF this city.