The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-04
LOCAL BREYITlES,
Matters of Minor AIoment in and About the
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The forge department Of the LaBelle
mill will resume work this morning,
OFFICER BELL killed ap alleged mad
dog in East Wheeling Saturday night,
THE cock fight at the Fulton pit Satur-
day night is reported as q pretty tame
affair,
A HORSE rallied off by Frank Viii
helm Saturday evening was drawn by
No, 65,
THE Turner'S annual Mas0ue ball will
be given this evening, Tue Opera House
Orchestra will play,
SUPERINTENDENT DILLON, OF the city
gas works, killed a huge muskrat on
Nineteenth street Friday evening,
AN electrical car jumped the track
near Caldwell's run Saturday evening,
delaying the cars for good while,
"MY PARTNER" closed It's engagement
at the Grand Saturday night to large
and delighted audience, The matinee
was also well attended.
DAVID sHArrRR, OF Rellaire, and Frank
Kirk, Of this city, will run u ioot'race oil
100 yards at GAINESVILLE on Saturday
March 0, for $500 side,
The appearance OF a monthly journal
called the GidSpdCker is announced for
the early future in this city, 1t will be
edited by john l., Frank,
RICE AND SnEPARD's Ministries had
only u fair audience ut the Opera House
Saturday night, They gave a good show
tho singing being especially credItable'
JosEPM BoGLER, q well.known musI'
clan 0i the Eighth ward, was doing some
work in his sons tinker shop, on Main
street, when he cut OF one OF his fin
gers.
FRANK Hoes was on Saturday ap,
pointed administrator OF the estate o.
Thomas lIiggs, deceased, aud gave bond
in the sum Of $500, with John Taylor az
surety.
THE Ironmolders OF Wheeling, in &c.
cordance with the resolutions adopted
by the lronmolders' International Union
will adopt the eight-hour standard on
May |, 1890.
Ton IRWIN, OF Martins Ferry, has re-
Ceiyed commission rs IN organizer iol
tho American Federation OF Labor, and
instituted his first lodge Of that organlza'
ton recently.
LOCAL UNION No. 10 A. F. G. W., Of
Martins Ferry, has Endorsed William
Martin, Secretary Of tho Amalgamated
Association, for National Commissioner
OF Labor Statistics,
PRESIDENT WEIHE, Of the Amalgam'
ated Association, and the committee o.
steel workers are endeavorlng 10 settle
whatever differences exist at Bellaire as
to working on the direct process.
Mn. SIMON WHITE has sold his farm o.
% acres to Albert G. Krattz, OF Wheel
ing, for $500 cash. This indicates that
lands IN this part Of the country still
have some valuc.-Bcllaire Independent
| A SADDLE and bride were stolen from
the stable OF the Rine House Saturday
morning. The owner suspected two
strangers, and swore out warrants fol
them, but they easily proved their limo
Ccnce.
TIE glass business Is not what i
might be anywhere this season. Indeed
It begins to look US il this was going Ia
be Il year that will try the bottoms OF the
institutions engaged in that kind Of
manufacture.
Mns. JOSEPHINE DITTMoR, who lives
on Market street below Twenty'hlthi
while descending the steps into her Gel.
lar, Inst week, fell aud broke her arm
At her advanced age the injury is es'
pGCially serious.
OFFICER WILKIE on Saturday arrested
man named Marshall for smoking In
the Fifth ward market during market
hours. An arrest under this ordinance
is so rare that few people sre aware that
such provision Of law exists.
EMPLOYEES Of Sweeney & Sons foundry
were loading some heavy castings on q
d. x 0. car 1T the EoH street crossing
when d Heavy piece Of iron Glipped and
struck John Wilson q heavy blow on the
hcad, cutting D cash three inches long
Mn. EUGENE CAMERoN, bookkeeper for
House 4 Hermann, who fell headfore'
most down an elevator shaft In their es'
tablishmcnt last Wednesday evening"
and was severely injured, was sent. 10
his home in Washington, D, O., last
evening on tho b. 4 o. express.
TIE house Of Jennie Lee, on Market
street above Tenth, was raided by the
police Saturday night, and she, three
girls and two men were arrested. Clartl
Moss was arrested on State warrant by
Constable Love late Saturday night, for
keeping house and selling beer With
out a license.
A FILE OF rags and paper soaked with
oil and paint caught fire Saturday even
ing in the third story OF Donaldson,
Lewis & Co.'s carriage factory. An
alarm was rung in and tho department
responded promptly, but Mr.. Donald
son, who CHANGED to be In the Office, ex-
tinguisled the blaze.
SATURDAY evenings issue OF the stcu'
benville Herald says: The nail factory
Mt Nlingo shut down indefinitely at
noon to-day. The nailers were told that
there would he no work for them next
week, and 1t was uncertain when the
factory would resume. They arc feeling
pretty blue over tho prospect.
TIE Washington, Pa, Journal says
that Washington Is threatened with a
loss Of ono Of her industries, because Of
high priced fuel. The fuel is there In
abundance, but the people who control
Il ask rates very much in excess Of those
offered in the booming towns In the Ohio
and Indiana natural gas districts.
WILLIAM NIiMMrNdER, Of Pennsylvania,
and John Bradley, Of Ohio, were arraign:
ed before Squire Davis Saturday, charged
with stealing saddle and bride belong
| ing to A. s. Kelly, Of Short creek. They
established their innocence OF this crime,
but confessed to stealing another bride,
and were sent to jail for thirty days.
Two vagabonds were tho only cases In
the police court Saturday. One was fined
| $40 and costs aud sent to the Work
house thirty days In default, having
been previously arraigned and been re.
leased on promising TO leaye tho city,
which no failed 10 do. The other Yas
dismissed on condition that no would
leave town.
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