The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-25
LOCAL BREYTIEs,
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About tn,
City.

iAAttefa OF Minor Moment IN and Aboutthe
City.
Tue GRAND this eyening-~The Re-
ward Of Crime
oSE Of the contractors on the Wheel
Ing 4 Lake Erie Railroad in Harrison |
county will finish his work this month.
RHEA and her company came from
and 60 70 Cumberland,
whence they come back to Parkersburg,
A GRAND benefit ball is to be given for
the benefit OF the family Of John Smith,
deceased, at Germania hall this evening.
FIVE DRINKS and vsgs were arraigned
10 the police court yesterday, Three
went TO the hill and two paid the fines
assessed against them.
FoRT Henry LODGE No. 9, Shields Of
Honor, will give grand ball Friday
evening April 20, at WestWOod's Hall,
Opera House Orchestra,
THR fruit prospects in the country
seem to be extraordinarily good, There
Is every promise that the crop will ex'
coed that OF last year in this vicinity,
THE Specially Glass Works will leave
East Liverpool because Of the excessive
charges for natural gas, The citizens
OF East Liverpool gave this works cash
bonus TO get them established there,
THE last will and testament OF August
Zoeckler, deceased, was yesterday adj
mitted to PROBATE and ordered to be re-
corded. Caroline Zoeckler Is named as
executrix, without security being re-
quired,
CLERK HOOK yesterday admitted to
record deed made August 2S, 1888, by
John P, Baggs to W, Q, Wiley, in CON
sideration OF $500, for lot 4 in block 8,
on Wabash street, in the old fair ground
property,
The reduction that the Bellaire nailers
have almost concluded to accept, &C
cording 10 the Tribune, Is only y pei
cent and not IS as heretofore published
The nailers in that mill have been
idle for so long that they are willing tc
take almost anything in order to get .
little work.
The Beethoven Singing Society, Of this
city, is arranging for a big excursion e
Parkersburg over the Ohio River road
on Sunday, May 8. At Parkersburg, the
members OF the society will be enter
tanned by the Germania Singing Society
OF that place. The indications are thai
there will be large crowd take thii
event in,
WILLIAM McNIsH, who lives on Twen
ty-seCond street and is employed at The
Belmont nail works, stepped in thu
picking vat in which the iron for smal
nails is treated, and which is filled Will
sulphufic acid. His leg was badly
burned from knee to ankle, the shot
protecting the foot. DIR. Pipes, jr.
dressed his wound.
Dr.. GARRISON, the City Health officer
yesterday received twenty.seven com
plants OF failure to collect garbage. /
citizens will make life burden for theil
representatives In Council until they at
tend 10 their duty, they will accomplish
more than by boring DR.. Garrison with
complaints OF what he cannot help.
YESTERDAY a steer, one OF two beinl
driven up Fourteenth street, started e
run up Market, The driver followed
and falling TO catch up with the animal
threw a heavy pole at 1t, The pole
missed the steer, and struck at the edge
OF plate glass window In Tunt's cigal
store, within half an inch OF the glass
making deep dent. The steer went or
up the street.
The members of Virginius No. 2
Franklin No. 8, William Tell No. 0
Wheeling No. 0, Pamela No. -, Concord
No. 10, Excelsior No. 10, Eureka No. 4S
will meet at Odd Fellows Hall this even
ing at 5 o'clock. Business OF importance
to all Odd Fellows will be considered
and sojourning brothers are invited. The
local lodges celebrate their SEVENTEEN
anniversary tomorrow.
JOSH ROBERTS, engineer on engine 81
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling branch
train, met with q painful accident yes
terday afternoon at Martins Ferry. He
slipped and fell while on his engine, and
in falling ran a large needle in the aeshy
part OF hiS left hand, which broke off
and over an inch ia length remained
deep in the flesh, Mr.. Roberts was i'm
mediately taken 10 the office OF DR.
Fisher, at Bridgeport, who probed the
wound, but had not removed the broken
part by evening. Mr.. Roberts suffers
Intense pain.
TIE Young Mems Christian Associa'
ton Outing Clubwas organized on Mon
day evening for this season with thirty
two members. William Clemans was
elected President, W. @. Carnahan, Vice
President, and ]. G. Lynch, Secretary
and Treasurer. Frank Booth, Robert
Blaisdell and Samuel Harper were elect.
ed on the Executive Committee. The
members OF the club enjoyed numerous
rambles, games and excursions last sea
son and anticipate many pleasant out
ings this year. The first one will be
taken this evening.