The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-22
LOCAL BRgYETIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment in aud About thu
City,

the new Seventh ward school building,
THE steamer Bellaire will run for the
|, o. o, +, meetings here Friday night.
Or the three men arraigned in Police
Court Saturday morning, two went to
the hill,
Tue West Virginia Tobacco Company
has It's "Red Letter" tobacco ready for
tie market,
THERE Is good deal Of kicking about
the ceaseless clangor Of the gongs on the
electric cars,
A LARGE crowd Of emigrants went
West Saturday over the Baltimore 4
Ohio on the several trains all day.
In Judge Paulls side of the Circuit
Court Saturday Peter Monahgan, ma
tive Of Ireland, was admitted TO become
a citizen,
TIR following numbers were drawn
In Dillon's watch clubs Saturday night;
Club No. 4, 81 No, 8, lOi No, q, 20i No.
7, l5i No, 81,
MARKET street has been torn up, ex-
Cept the eastern edge, from the creek "a
Twelfth street, preparatory to paving
1t with fire brick,
TuE Union Building Association will
hold Its second meeting this evening
1t now looks as ifstock would be sold VI
to the legal limit,
A BoY whose name could notbe learn
ed accidentally shot himself in the
hushy part oil the left leg yesterday
afternoon, inaicting u slight flesh wound
on and after May the retail grocer
OF the city will, by action OF their asso
citation, close their stores at p, m. ex
cept on Friday and Saturday evenings
THE State Fair Ground will be thrown
open to-day for the seasons driving
| The drives and track are in iaultless con
dition and the grounds very attractive
now,
The usual alley gate and side.door
and in several prominent places from
hall door, saloon trade was done in al
parts OF town, without exception, yes
terday.
THERE was well.defned rumor OIL
the street last night that man and wo
man had been killed In the country cas-
OF town. but-Rot the slightest foundation
for 1t could be discovered.
CLERK Hook on Saturday admitted Il
record a deed made April ~, 1889, by
Walter NJ, Elbert, TO James II. Taylor
Jr,, for lot No. 7 in Walter Marshall's I'D
dition. Consideration, $500.
TIE cars are running on the Wheel
! ING & Lake Erie railway as far us Conot
ton, and will reach Jewett by May !
, The road crosses the Panhandle therI
and runs down the Short creek valley,
CAPT. CHARLEY BooTH, OF Darlington
ia building a new steamboat at Harmar
to take the place OF the Telegram
Sweeney 4 Son will supply the machin
cry. She will be launched this week.
The houses OF III fame of Mrs. Miller
, In Alley g, and Carrie Palmer, on Tent
street, were raided by the police Satur
day night. There are nineteen cases oil
the docket for this mornings polio
court.
Two young Japs promenading ahou
town Saturday attracted good deal o
attention. Their mission here or thei
home was not learned. They ware wei
dressed, intelligent looking, and spok
fairly good English.
CENTRAL LODGE, No. 0, A. A. Of /.
s. W., Saturday night elected Georg
Evans as delegate to the National Con
vention which meets in Pittsburgh tn
second Tuesday in June. Thomas SHAY
was elected alternate.
A sCRAPPINd match came off at tn
rivers edge on the wharf Sunday morn
ing about one o'clock. The principals
Tom Hill and James Donovan, wer'
taken in by Officers Gaus and Short
after beating each other up badly.
THURSDAY evening the Elks will hol,
very important meeting; In addition
to initiating several candidates, they vii
perfect arrangements for tho trip t
Pittsburgh, in May, where about tou
thousand Elks are expected to assemble
MARIE BRAINARD and her Compan.
closed their three nights engagement
in "My Geraldine" Saturday evening q
!; the Grand. The business was bat
throughout, partly owing to the oppres
sively warm weather and partly 10 TIL
opposition OF the walking match.
A FEW days since some young men 0
Elizabeth, Writ county, sent down t
Parkersburg for case Of Wheeling beer
On opening the case they found, beside
the beer, a key.ring on which were L
keys. They had evidently dropped gu
OF the pocket OF the man who paCket
the beer.
TnE concert which was to have beer
|, given at Wellsburg on April 90 has beel
!. postponed until May Sd, owing TO tn
, death OF Rey. Il. NJ. Brown. Person
who purchased tickets for the excursion
and concert are notified that the boa
} will leave at 4 o'clock on the Afternoon
Of that date.
ITwas learned Saturday that Henriett
Petit, who narrowly escaped drownini
at the lower ferry Friday, was not guilt,
: OF the theft OF which she was accused
The real thief was found. Miss Petit !
still unwell from the bath she got. II !
asserted that she did not leap into tn
river, but tainted and fell in.
A GOOD deal OF excitement was createt
on Market street Saturday evening by
boy stealing base ball bat from racI
in front Of Stanton & Davenports stor
and skipping across the street with on
l OF the clerks after him. He caught thu
, boy but he threw the bat away and an
other kid got II aud disappeared.
TIE attention OF those interested Ii
building associations Is directed to thu
advertisement Of the new Union Build
: Ing Association In this issue. To.nigh
II starts or on its second week. The dc
mand for shares was so heavy that owe
100 were unable 10 get their books
They and all Others can be accommodated
, with very bright prospects.
Bo1ossY KiRALFY's fantastic fairy
spectacle, 1.-THE Water Queen" was pre-
sented for the first time In this city al
the Chicago Opera House last evening
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