The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-08
LOCAL BRBynlgS,
Matters Of Minor SIomsnt in aud About the
City,

Matters Of Minor Momsnt In aud About the
City,
Tar GRAND this evening = Matte
Vickers,
TIE gas once more shines in the Capt.
toll clock,
IT is said that the new postal cards
will be ready for the public next week,
LAKE leo II still being received here
by some OF the Ice packers on both sides
OF the river,
NINE carloads, in all about 1900 bar
rels, OF oil was shipped from Toronto, up
the river, on Wednesday,
APPLES are not quite so plentiful US
they were earlier In the season, but are
not yet much sitter IN price,
A NEW steam boiler was yesterday
placed in the establishment Of Flaccus
4 Bro, in the Fifth ward, by Cox 4
Morrison,
QUITE number Of employees on the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling railroad
have been discharged the past week for
various reasons.
The predicted rain storm did not ar
rive yesterday, but snow fell quite freely
several times in the afternoon, IT melt
ed as fast US it fell, however,
KALR made its appearance in market
yesterday, There is complaint Of the
luck OF good celery, There is an abnn'
dance Of celery, but most Of it is poor,
THOMAS b. MCLAIS yesterday quail
fed as executor Of the will OF Robert Is,
McLain, deceased, aud gave bond in the
sun OF $4,000, with heury b. McLain
US surety,
Ton NICHOLSON will join the CleVe-
land ball club at Hot Springs, Ark, IN y
few days, The club will practice for
several weeks at this resort before going
on the road.
THERE were ten cases in Police Court
Yesterday, John Simmons, drunk, went
TO the wOrkhOuse for hGteen days, and
Ella Stewart for street walking, TO JUL
Tor ten days.
MANAGER NJ. r. WOLFF, OF the tele'
phone exchange, was up ut New Cum
berland this week, and made the neces'
sary arrangements to open q telephone
exchange there.
ALREADY there is more than ordinary
interest in the engagement at the Opera
House next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings OF Mr.. and Mrs,W. j. Florence,
1t looks now us II the engagement would
be brilliant success.
KATIE Hell, u sewing girl employed
by A, BeIlZ, the Sixteenth street tailor
yesterday ran the nGedluof her sewing
machine through her finger nail and
clear through the finger, inhiCIing an
exceedingly painful wound.
NIduT before last some clothing hang
ing in front OF u fire ut I, Weimer's, in
Fulton, caught fire from the over heated
stove, aud for time there was every
promise OF n big blaze, but the flames
were cxtinguished before any more serl'
Gus results occurred than the destruction
OF the clothing.
TIKI passenger traffic OF the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad In the past ten days
has been the heaviest ever known. The
crews OF passenger trains have been kept
on the 20 almost continually. Some con
duCtors have made as high as l ,42l miles
with only five hours rest, u heavy strain
OH human endurance.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted To
record one deed Of trust, and deed
made March by NJ. LETTERS, ]. r. Acker
and G. K. j.. GilChrist, special commits
sioners, to Thomas SChoileld, in consid'
Grafton Of $S,025, for the north half oil
lot 2l0 and the west part OF lot 22S, on
Jacob and Sixteenth streets.
A SURVEY has been made and the
work laid out, says the New Cumber'
land IndepCndcnt, for an extension OF the
Cumberland branch from Cumberland
Junction to Wheeling Junction, Il dis.
lance OF about two miles. This will
give third track, independent OF the
two main line tracks, Tor that distance.
Cumberland Junction, it is said, will DO
moved aud tho two functions CONSOLE
dated.
WEDNESDAY afternoon asseveral young
men were standing on the river bank
at Kato's Rock, near Moundsville, they
saw something floating down the river,
aud procured d skill and went out aud
| uIbCuNGEGu " W w NlONuVA ha" AAp
was in badly decomposed state aud
looked as though he lipd been in the
water for some time. Hisidentity ID not
known. Justice Criswel was notified
and held an inquest late in the evening.
At s o'clock Il rough box was brought
up from Moundsville, and the body was
buried.
On next Monday evening, in Associa-
ton Hall, Market and Twentieth streets,
Prof. Charles L. StOaks will give u
"Chalk Talk" that will surely delight
his audience. Prof. Steaks Is ayoung
man Of talent, al interesting speaker
and skilled artist His drawings are
produced in charcoal and tinted Chalks
during the lecture. Some idea Gun be-
had OF the rapidity with which these
pictures are drawn when at least 400
square feet Of surface are used In SIN
gle lecture. Tickets thlrty.Ave cents.
Seats can be secured ut i. ". Banners.