The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-06
LOCAL BREyITIgs.
Matters of Minor Mention In and About
tile City,

the City.
AT the Opera House to.night-Bill
Nye and James Whltcomb Riley.
CALDWELL 4 PETERSON are putting in
machinery for the manufacture OF new
kind Of iron ceiling.
TRIMBLR & LuTZ are fitting the Wood
county court house at Petersburg with
gas and water service. t..
A LIVELY little female sCrnpping match
occurred In an alley near Twonty'hIth
street yesterday afternoon.
TuE cigar makers will give ball to-
night for the benefit Of Charles Bashar,
who has been sick several weeks.
THERE wus a complete "white.wash"
in Police Court yesterday morning
Even the customary PLAN drunk was
missing,
TIE financial return from the Police
Court for the month Of November was
81, 8Oi 50 instead Of $l,OSO 40, as pre-
viuusly reported.
TIE Cleveland, LorAin & Wheeling
pay car made glad the hearts Of the com.
panys employees on tho other side oil
the river yesterday.
FoB several days past the Wheeling
steel plant has had u force Of men at
work loading on barges big shipment
OF steel slabs for 1ronton.
The knights Of the Golden Eagle, OF
this city, are going to give a banquet to:
morrow evening, ut which members OF
the order from Dellaire will be guests.
TIE La Belle mill was compelled to
close down It's factory yesterday on &C.
count Of a broken valve in the steam
engine. The break occurred about 10
o'clock in the morning.
The young ladies' Of the Female Col:
lege will give a pleasing entertainment
at the college this evening, commencing
at s o'clock, at which they will be pleased
to see their friends and those OF the In
stitution.
THERE was a small audience at the
Opera House last night to witness the
second performance IA Legal Wreck"
The piece as played here Is not up 70
what was expected OF one oil Gtllettes
productions.
The oil well on the Mcclure farm, In
Brooke county, has been drilled to a
depth Of about 1900 feet. The rope
which was lost short time since has
been recovered and work Is now pro.
crossing rapidly.
A XARRIAdR license was issued from
Clerk Hooks Office yesterday to William
Eisennach, aged ~, u native >ot this
county, and Emma Bandi, aged @, a
native Of Allegheny City; both are now
residents Of this city.
THE special joint committee appointed
10 get Governor Wilson to provide for
action on the Wheeling electric light
bill In his proclamation, calling special
session Of tho Legislature, has been
called 10 meet again tonight. 1t re.
mains to DO seen what more Is Conten.
plated now.
Mis-. ANGELINA BowERs yesterday
swore out warrant for Mis-. McEntee,
who keeps a grocery store on Woods
street, In East Wheeling, which will
compel the latter's appearance In Police
Court this morning to answer to a charge
Of diSorderly conduct.
HUGO MERcnER, q workman at the
Wheeling steel plant, at Benwood, struck
his knee against a sharp.edged slab Of
steel while walking through the mill be-
fore daylight yesterday morning. The
knee, which was badly cut, WIS dressed
by DR.. Ford and the injured man was
sent to his home in Pennington.
JAMES PARsHALb, a farmer living near
East Richland, Belmont county, was
hauling in fodder on his farm Wednes.
day. While riding on top Of o load he
was thrown of backward and instantly
killed. His neck wac broken. Mr.. Par
shall was 70 years old, and ono OF the
best known men in the community.
TnE Council Committee on Real Els.
late met last evening and decided TO
recommend tho leasing Of a small piece
Of city property on MCUolloch street TO
a man who wants to use 1t. The matter
Of setting value on a small strip Of city
property in Jonathan's ravene, adjoin'
ing John Klide's saloon, which Kline
wants to buy, was referred 10 an out
slider.