The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-07
LOCAL BRRYITlRS.
Matters of AIluor AIOmspt in and About the
City,

the steubenYille Gazette.
The old south dining room ut the Nc
Lure House has been transformed into
two large and elegant sample rooms.
Tue Elm Grove Railroad Company Is
making good progress with the survey
for it's projected extension to Elm Grove,
T'nE music box rallied or at Knoke's
saloon, Saturday night, was drawn by
No. IS, held by Thomas Godfrey, OF
Bellaire,
WILLIAM SoilwERTPRGRR has taken
Thomas Wilson into partnership with
him in the harness, trunk and saddlery
business,
Tng annual session OF the Ohio Valley
Dental SaClety will meet in Steubenville
to-day, Several Wheeling dentists are
members,
TnERE were shipped from Terra Alta,
West Virginia, this fall 5000 bushels Of
chestputs, which sold at an average OF 81
per hushel.
THERE was only one case in police
court Saturday. There were eighteen
on the docket last evening for thlsmoTn'
ing's court.
JERRY CLEMENs was on Saturday ap'
pointed a committee OF CathRrine Bur
10y, an insane person, Bond, $1,000 j.
f, Burley surety.
The weather took another turn yes
terlay, and It rained last night, and got
steadily colder at q rate which promised
snow for this morning.
OwINd toa scarcity OF mold makers the
Brilliant Glass Works have been unable
10 have their new set completed so as Ia
resume at once after the holidays.
STONE & THOMAS have secured the
contract for carpetlng the new u. T.
Church ut st. ClairsYille, competing fol
it with Pittsburgh and Columbus firms
TnE Island Hose company answered q
still alarm Saturday morning, the ocCa'
sion being some hot Goals dropping from
the grlte to the floor in the residence o.
Jerry Capp.
OFFICER Bell at o'clock o. m. yester
day arrested q man who gave his name III
James 0'Neal, and who was trying tc
effect an entrance Into the residence o.
William dillingham;.
SATURDAY evening Joseph Campbell
was badly beaten by "Disher Porter
and Patsy Duffy ina Second ward saoon
Officer Dunlap arrested Porter and latel
Duffy was locked up.
TIE gross earnings OF the Ohio River
railroad for the ten months ending 0C'
tober 81, were SS3,272 greater than those
for the same period in 1887, and the net
earnings were 5,76S greater.
Mn, JONI NJ. SWEENEY, who was down
ut st, &Iary's on business Saturday, put
in few leisure hours fishing ut the
mouth OF Middle Island creek and hauled
in a pike weighing fifteen pounds.
On January tho firm OF Wheat &
Naylor underwent change, Mr.. George
X. Wheat retiring, Mr.. Naylor pur'
chased his interest, and the firm name
hereafter will be John S. Naylor & Co.
A PouR.YEAR.oLD son Of O. Bachman,
of the Fifth ward, swallowed u penny
Saturday morning, which almost choked
him, but the piece was dislodged aud
the little fellow pulled through all right.
A NUMBER Of Miss S. ], Meholin's pu.
pills who are DESTROYS OF continuing the
study OF elocution, have induced her Ia
reorganize her class at the Third ward
grammar school hall Tuesday evening at
half.past seven.
The Harry Lindley Comedy Company
closed its weeks engagement at the
Grand Saturday. There We're good
houses at both tho matinee and evening
performances and those present were
enthusiastic in their applause.
A REPORT prevailed here Saturday that
Chief OF Police Mehen, Of Parkersburg,
had been shot by an ex-policeman, but
later Officer Shorts, who had made in
qniry by telegraph, received a telegram
from Mayor Camden saying tue report
was unfonnded.
Jon Drum, fireman OF engine No. 707,
while making a coupling on the $40 B.
& o. Cumberland accommodation Sat
urdaS, was caught between two cars
across the chest and pretty badly
squeezed. When he had recovered le
was able to walk home with assistance,
but the injury may prove quite serious.
THE delegates from this city to the
State Assembly OF the knights OF Labor,
which conyenes tomorrow at Charles.
ton, will leave this morning on the Ohio
River road. Garfield Assembly (Cigar.
makers) will be represented by Conrad
Waseman and Valentine Frank; Pros.
perity Assembly by Richard Robertson,
and possibly the Colored assembly will
send a delegate.
A WOMAN who was well dressed, aud
who said her name was Bessie Reed and
that she lived at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, was
drunk OH the street and was raising big
disturbance in tho Second ward, Satur-
day afternoon, when Officer Dunlap mr.
rested her. She said she didn't care; ;
that she had been there before" II Is
said the same woman was arrested at
Bellairc Friday evening.
Carr. DovRSRR and the Marshal OF
Newark, Ohio, were at the Moundsville
prison the other day and secured IN ex-
tended statement from Christie and KEEL
ley, the two men serving life sentences
for the murder OF Officer Glenn In this
city. The object Is understood to be TO
try and determine who are entitled TO
tho reward offered by the city, for the
capture ~ the murderers.
OFrlcEs BELL, Carney, McNiclols,
Shorts and West Saturday night
paid domiClliary visit to the
house OF Maggie Conroy, at 1l5
Seventeenth street, and arrested the
landlady and six inmates who answered
to the euphonious names Of Clara ARM
strong, May Walker, Mytle Conleld,
Amy Kinds, Kittie' Clark and Carrie
Brown. Four men were also arrested.
All but ono man deposited the usual
collateral, aud he refused and'was locked
up, but afterwards produced tho TO-
qulrcd amount and was released.