The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-12
LOCAL BREYITIEs.
matters of Minor Moment in and About
the City.

Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the City.
The Grand this evening-The Gilmore
Jubilee Concert.
THE Steubenyilie H1dId says the H.
TgLLIGRNCRR's information that there is
a prospect OF Tri.State League base ball
club there, is not reliable.
WILLIAM FITZGERALD went to the hill
yesterday for ten days in default OF a
fine imposed by Judge JeiIers for drunk
enness.
Ben FRAZIER and John Holmes, &c.
Cused of cutting Bob Ditty, whose eases
have been pending in the police court
for several days, were discharged yes
terday.
The river is still rising at this point.
The leyee gauge at dusk last evening. IN.
dicated depth in the channel OF 0 feet
5 inches. The Andes did not get away
till midnight.
A MEMORIAL service in memory OF Mr..
j. Thompson Baggs will be held by the
Bridgeport Presbyterian church in the
YIN. 9. A. rooms this evening, to which
the public is invited.
TIE Elm Grove Railroad will run an
extra train into the country this evening
after the Gilmore Jubilee concert at the
Grand for the accommodation OF those
living in the country who desire to ut
tend the concert.
IL police court yesterday Frank De.
lauey aud Patrick Higgins were fined
for drunkenness, but allowed to go in
order to get the money from their EN-
plOyers. In the afternoon Officer Dun
lap again locked Delaney up, having
found him drunk on the street.
OLD Mrs. Cary, the centenarian, whose
age is not definitely known, but is moi
less thnn 100, is lying at her home in the
Second ward so sick that the doctor says
she cannot recover. Her illness results
from injuries sustained recently by fall
ing out Of bed and striking on her head
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted t.
record two deeds OF trust and deeC
made December 10 by Patrick j: Gill
gan and wife to the Wheeling \ Harris
burg Railroad'C ompany, in consideration
OF 5000, for u piece OF land on the
Peninsula between the Fulton road anC
the Baltimore & Ohio Company's prop
erty.
TEToNIA SnoRNAN, an employe on tho
Wheeling 4 Lake Erie railroad, had ~
hand almost blown off and was badly
burned about the face and breast yes
tcrday by premature explosion o
dynamite. while tunueling near Port
land. He was brought to the Wheeling
Hospital last evening.
PC Young is authority for the state
ment That construction company va!
organized at Steubenville on Saturday
for the purpose OF building RAILROAD
line from Martins Ferry to the fOrtneI
rity parallel with the G. & p. track
The company has ordered their men L
secure the necessary right OF way.
TIE State Journal says: Judge b. j
Redmond, Of Clifton, Mason county, ha
sent to Presidentclect Harrison bam
boo cane with u buck horn handle, tha
"0ld Tip" Gen. W. II. Harrison, pre-
scented to Mr.. James Hall, nm uncle o
Judge Redmond, in 1913. The cane ha
been in the Redmond family for seventy
five years.
TIE Mayor has received postal from
n Mira. Zeblum, OF 2G50 Market street
Wheeling, making inquiry concerning
her husband, Henry Zeblum, whom sh'
learns is cavortiug among the dizzy i
this city. The writing isalmost illegi
bic, but from what can he decipheret
she wants him awfully bad and sub
scribes herself "wronged wife. -
!SteuJenviNe Herald.
c. +. SnATTUCK, the oldest vocal di
rector in the minstrel business. is will
the George Wilson Ministries, and pro
nounces the vocal corps OF this compan.
the finest and strongest he has ever hat
under his direction. Among the baIIa'
singers are George Gale, Thomas Lewis
Will Walling, ]. Spencer Charles, J. )
Nolan and others. The singers are whit
face this season, white satin costume
and white wigs.
SAMUEL CARTER, of Brooke county, ha
sold his wool to Thomas Brown, OF Wells
burg, agent for Mr.. Taylor, OF New York
the price paid being thirty-thrce cent
per pound. Mr.. Carter had three clips
about 600 aecces in all, and the whole 10
weighed $500 pounds. OF tho total pur
chases made by Mr.. Brown this yeat
90, 0CO pounds, this is the only clip 70
which he paid over thifty-two cents
and lie comedies Cartcr's claim Tint ii
doing so he got theiworth of his money