The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-21
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TItE GRAND this evening "Peck's
Bad Boy"
TuR three.day walking match opens
at the Capitol Rink at noon to-day,
IHR Board Of Education will meet in
regular monthly session this evening.
0PRRA HOUSE, this eyening-Mr. Ra-
gan's lecture on the Rhine aud switzer-
land.
On. HATTIE JONES, Of the State Insane
Asylum at Weston, took three insane
womenfrom Wetzelcountytoth the asylum
via Wheeling, on Tuesday.
THR last will and testament Of Frank
Dunlevy was yesterday admitted TO pro-
aate and ordered to be recorded, Owen
DunleVy Is named as executor,
HowoRTH's HIBEREIoA closed It's en-
gagement at the Grand last night TO q
small audience, The attendance at the
matinee yesterday was only fair,
To.MoRRow, February %, being Wash.
ington's birthday and q legal holiday,
the banks OF the city will be closed and
the postofice will run on "short time"
Mn. FRRD WEIMER, Of Bellalre, has
Closeda contract with @, Schoppner, the
saloonist, rthe refilting OF his room and
bar, The proposed improvements will
cost about 5000,
YESTERDAY was q fine enough speCi'
men Of q winters day TO satisfy the most
iastidious, The sun shone brightly, but
the air was cold as It has been at any
time this season, with one or two ex-
ceptions,
BRoDIE, who for q time lust season was
such q popular member OF tue Wheeling
ball teamin his position Us LETT fielder,
has been signed for the coming season
by Manager Smartwood, OF the Hamilton
team, TO play center field.
A PLEASING feature OF the musical en-
tertainment to DO given by tue Disciples
Sunday School on Friday OF next week,
will be- "The Whistling Farmer Boy"
The best local talent will assist In this
concert, and everything points to an en-
joyable entertainment.
TIE Hope hose company was called
out about $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon by n still alarm from the residence
Of Prof. Hermann Schockey, at No. lila
Chapline street, An attempt had been
made to thaw out a frozen water pipe In
the basement and the wood work ignited'
The blaze was easily put out with u
Babcock.
TIE weather this week Is reported by
residents OF the country Us the most So
we're on stock and wheat Of the winter,
The ground had been completely. sat
urated with water, and the severe ireez,,
Ing has made an upheaVal Of the ground
and exposed the wheat roots, so that II
must have received considerable
damage.
In The police court yesterday there
were ten cases, "Punk" Jennings and
Joe Sweeney were fined So and costs each
for their fight on Market street. The
Ave cases from Sadie Tracy's house paid
the usual fines, $50 and costs in her case
and So and costs each in the others
Two plain DRINKS wentto the hill in de-
fault OF fines.
TIE last section Of tho east bound
freight train, No. SO, on the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, ran into the first section.
this side Of Taylorstown, about 5 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The pilot Of the on,
gineof the last section was broken oil and
Considerable other damage done to the
locomotive and cars but no one was In
iured. The accident was due TO careless
ness on the part OF the employees.
In the suit OF Jacob siegler, Of Ale
gheny City, VS.. the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad for damages sustained In the re-
cent accident at the Washington, Pa, u
q compromise was effected by the parties
ia Pittsburgh. The railroad company
Is to pay Siegler $500 and pay ali the
expenses, the whole amounting to a lit
Ito over $4,000. This Is considered Il
cheap settlement for the railroad com
pany.
YESTERDAY was the forty.second birth
day OF Louis Carl, the well known ex,,
policeman and at present proprietor oil
the saloon on Market street popularity
known Us CARTS place, and last night he
celebrated the event by spreading q
bountiful lunch for his many friends
who called to offer their hearty con-
gratulations. The lunch was specially got
ten up for the occasion by Joe Balzer, o
restaurantuer who knows rs well Us the
next man how to spread a good square
meal.