The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-19
FOCAL BRRYITIEs.
Matters Of Minor Interest in and AbOut the
City,

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Of Minor Interest in and AbOnt the
City,
INTERNATIONAL pedestrian contest at
Healy'H Garden allday and night.
Tug Mark Twain Rod and Gun Club
will give It's second annual picnic at the
State Fair Grounds on Saturday.
THR NJ, f. Sunday School Of Wells
burg had an excursion by boat up TO
Browns Island yesterday and picnic
there,
NJ. A, CHRw qualified in Clerk Hooks
office yesterday Us a notary public, Civ
ing the required bond, with ]. B, Som
erVille as security.
Tue Glenn's run school children had
an enjoyable picnic at Wheeling Park
yesterday, driving through the city In
eight large wagons,
"RoAsTINu ears made their appear
ance In the market yesterday, and are
unusually plenty and cheap for the
opening Of the season,
AFTER several days OF fair weather, 1t
rained again yesterday, For the past
two weeks the weather has been all the
agriCulturist could desire,
BLAcEBERRIEs have gotdown as cheap
as 80 cents q bucket, aud yesterday
some were sold rs low US As cents, Rasp-
berries were 50 baskets for 81,
THR first grand picnic OF Garfield Cas-
tie No. 8, X, OF G. f., will be given Of
Seibert's Garden on Saturday, Mayors
orchestra will furnish the music,
TIE foundation for the new school
house on the Island Is approaching com,
pletiou, 1t Is q very solid work, and
some unusually large stones were used
In 1t,
TIE County Commissioners Poor
House and Farm Committee paid its
regular visit to the Intirmary yesterday,
and found everything in excellent
shape,
A PARTY was given last evening by
Miss Milicent Wagner, at her parents
residence on Market street. In honor Of
Mr.. Ed Vogler, Dlmmie's orchestra
played.
IT was Decatur Simms who was shot
by John Lang at Darlington, on Tues
day, Neither Henry Craig nor George
Jones was hurt, as reported in yester'
days INTRLLIdRNcRR, SO gentlemen from
there state.
TIE police authorities yesterday re-
celved a request from UrichsVille, Ohio,
to arrest and hold o mulatto named Ed
Burke, a fugitive from justice there
having broken out OF Jail, So far he has
not been found here.
LEO RIRsTER was brought in from the
"Jack Bass fishing clubs camp last
night, with q badly sprained ankle,
which will lay him up for some time
He jumped of a ledge Of rock, and his
ankle turned on q loose stone, intiicting
the injury.
Tnk Wheeling beer man sent our
boys word last weektha they must SEND
back the empty kegs before he could oil
any more orders for beer. And the ex'
press wagon went round and gathered
up about 100 'emptles."- WayeJurg
Messenger.
JAMES BARrLErr, an East Wheeling
boy, was playing ball on the Tunnel
Green, and in running after n fly, Stun
bied and fell into a deep hole which he
had not observed, breaking his right
shoulder blade and fraGturing his arm
near the wrist.
TIE Fulton firemen's ricnic at the
Park yesterday was a most successful
and enjoyable affair, and last evenings
rain was too light and too late to inter
fere with the enjoyment seriously. II
will net tho United Company No. / a
handsome sum,
W, II. WlTnRRsPooN took In 10000
pounds OF wool at Frankfort on Tues
day, and will take in about 10000 more
at BurRettstown today. Prices, SO and
33t cents. No more buying is being
done. The agents have all received or
ders TO hold of for awhilo,- Washington
Pa, Journal.
YESTERDAY a six-year.old son Of Mr.
]. Roberts, living in East Wheeling, was
examining his dogs leg, which had been
run over by q cart and injured, when he
accidentally hurt It, and the dog,
small fist, attacked him %viCiously, LAGER
ating his left ear badly. Lieutenant
DeES killed the dog at the request oil
the father.
TuE West Virginia State Fair will be
held at Wheeling from the 9th To the
18th Of September, and promises TO be
one OF the best ever held in the State
Tho Secretary is sending out Autographs
and other advertising matter that are
models OF %neatness and beauty, and give
evidence OF the efforts that are being
made to have the Wheeling Fair take q
front rank in State oxhibitiops,-BarneS
rifle, O., Enterprise.