The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-11
LOCAL pRRYlTlps.
MAttsFa Of Minor Moment in and About the
City,

aAAlteFl OF MINOR moMehl IN ana About the
City,
SATURDAY and yesterday were fine
samples Of winter weather.
THREE DRINKS, lisorderlY and yag
We're in the lookup last evening,
PLENTY Of leo Is now being packed
away In the houses, such as 1t Is,
THURSDAY is St, Valentines day, The
letlerCaFriers wish there was no such
institution.
ONE more days work ought to COM
plete the temporary bridge over the
creek at Main street,
THE Back river was frozen over above
the dam, and the boys and girls had u
gay time skating Saturday,
TlR County Commissioners will make
another attempt to-day elect a SupeTin-
dent Of the County lnarmary,
O. l.. BECK, an employee Of tho River
side mil, had his rig ht hand crushed be-
tween the bumpers Oltwo ears.
JOE LONG, o rougher at the Whitaker
mill, burned his legs so badly on piece
Ofhot iron that he will DO laid up for u
week,
A YOUNG man named EbheTt fell into
the creek, near the Central glass house,
and came very near being drowned, lie
was rescued by John Cruise,
CLERK Hook on Saturday issued a
marriage license to Charles Cox, aged %,
a native OF Indianapolis, and Kate Stark,
aged q, native oil Pittsburgh
MRs, CHARLES DoNLEY, Of East Beau
street, Washington, Pa, was badly and
probably fatally burned Saturday, Her
clothing caught from CRATE while dust
ing the mantel.
The house OF Oracle Andrews, on Eoft
street was Taided by the police Saturday
night, but only two women were arrest
ed, Later Officer Carney arrested two OF
the inmates on the street.
Mn, HUdH RopRRTs, OF the Island, had
his foot 80 severely hurtat Cumberland,
Nd, by a heavy trunk falling on II, that
he will have TO return from his trip and
take q rest OF q week or so.
JAMES STURBs, n brakeman, had his
law broken by a switch bar, in the Bal
timore e Ohio yards. lie wasthrowing
the switch open, when the bar slipped
from Ills grasp and struck him.
eveninga gentleman hitched
horse aud buggy on Main street, between
Twelfth and Fourteenth, and went up
street to do some shopping. When he
came back his rig was gone. 1t was at'
terward found In tue Second ward.
One OF the boldest thefts lately re-
ported is the stealing Of u stove and pipe
from a warehouse In the rear Of Ryder's
saloon, in Centre Wheeling. Members
OF the family saw the men working ut
the stove, but supposed they were doing
so with Mr.. Ryder's consent
Mn, BAsNErT, Of Hunt 4 Co., Nam
nington, who recently made an assign
ment, has been in the city during the
past week, arranging for q settlement
with the firms creditors here. 1t is
understood that he has been successful
In compromising with Wheeling houses
at OOS cents OH the dollar.
GERIIARDr JOHNSON, an old German
who was refused q license to keep 50.
loon in Pittsburgh, and came here and
opened the Riverview Garden, on Main
street, and ran 1t three months without
city license, was fined $25 in the police
court Saturday, but Judge LETTERS remit
ted the fine and discharged johnson.
The contracting carpenters and their
employees held meeting Friday after
noon for the purpose OF appointing u
joint committee, to whom oil trades dis.
putes are to be referred. The object met
with the approval Of oil present, and
another meeting will be held this week
10 select three persons from each side.
In the police court Saturday the de-
ierred cases Of Mayan and Tail KosO.
koski, Eighth ward Poles, accused Of
disorderly conduct at the house Of one
Ebeveroluski, was heard, and Tail was
fined So and his brother dismissed. The
complainant was Autonini Hoeriski,
The case was attended with many anus
Ing features.
SopnIA SonLlMMER, a. niece OF Mr..
Peter Wendell, was committed to Jail by
Squire Caldwell Saturday as lunatic to
await transportation to Weston. She
was declared insane some time ago, but
has been cared for by friends until Sat-
urday, when she became too violent to
make this longer safe. Constable 81.
Myers made the arrest.
The Board OF Public Works and the
Water Board will meet at the City Hall
this evening for organization, and will
at the same time, in addition to prepar:
ing their joint bonds for inspection Of
Council Tuesday evening, possibly select
officers, and send the names agreed upon
in with the other papers. The new
Water Board was to- have met Saturday
night, but the members falling to qualify
no organization was perfected.