The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-30
LOCAL BREYEIEs.
Matters o. Minor Moment In and Abont The
City,

Cip,
FLORENCE RlSpLEY in "Dot" at the
Grand tonight
To-Day Is good Friday among the city
employees. The monthly stipends VIII
be distributed,
THR new stove at the Belmont blast
furnace will be connected In Q few days
and will then be put into operation
TuE eight uniforms ordered by that
number Of the Wheeling Wheelmen ar
rived yesterday, They are very nobpy
garments and will add to the appearance
Of their wearers.'
AT the Top mill the forge Is closed
down; the factory Is running IN
part, but will close down next saturday
fheiurnace Is makingits regular output
Excavations have begun Tor the louhuA'
tons OF the new sheet mill.
ATthe Whitaker mill the new squeezeT
curb has been put in position, ana al
the mills are now on triple turn, and the
several departments are doing tull ser
Vice except the galyanizing department.
which will resume In a few days,
Ar the German NJ. E, Sunday School
on Sunday, Rev, Charles kupler, Wno
formerly resided in this city, but lol
several years past a missionary IN Ohlnal
will address the school and will sing
several hymns in the native language
TOMMY JAMIsoN, the boy who itelI
from the Baltimore 4 Ohio trestle q rev
weeks ago and fractured his thigh, WA
able TO hop about a little yesterday; ~
lee has only shortened about Q hall inch'
which Is considered very good Tor 50 paf
q break,
The poles for the new Postal Gable
Telegraph lines have now been SCI iron
SteubenVille "a far as Tenth street y
This city, The instruments have ~
rived and an office will be opened Il
Bailie's union ticket Office, corner Mar
ket and Twelfth streets, as soon as w
wires are strung,
WILLIAM SCHGF4EOcH, Polanne
employed at the Wheeling stee! WORKS
hi Benwood, burned his leg severely I
lew DAYS ago. Since then he has 6eel
attending 10 the injury himself, and ~
Tempting to work at the same time, IN!
Ileg Is now in such q condition that J
will probably have 10 be amputated U
save the mans life.
The yearly meeting Of the Guerne,
Ouakers at Mt, Pleasant, closed yesteF
day. II was largely attended and sue
cessful throughout. Mtnisters wer.
-nresant from Maine, Vermont, Nortl
Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, New YORK
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas an'
other States, also from Canada. ines
meetings are held at Mt. Pleasant ever
other year.
!. WITHIN the past few weeks no les
than half a dozen horned toaus nay
been brought TO this city FROM Texas, A
fpt they excited curiosity, but nov
they are getting 80 numerous US u .
found in back yards. Alex Daken, Q
1.-THE Sixth ward, picked up one Of ~
| horned reptiles on his premises yestei
day, and the day before a neighbo
found one in the cellar.
MRs. MAGGIE FERRRLL, who had Rich
ard Blackstone arrested ass lunatiC, tsll
a story about his behavior towards ne
, and bis daughter that would warrant ne
In taking the action she did. She say
what she ibid was more In defense Q
the Young woman than anything else
and she thinks 1t wrong that any, impu
tation should have been cast on her 10
what she did.
In few days the changes which ar
being made In the s%teubenville Pa
Handle Railroad bridge will be complet
ed. It Is astonishing how rapidly TIL
work has been done, as is also the fac
that the running OF trains has not bee
linterferred with. Already the overhea,
structure Is in position, and work Q
tearing out the under span will be com
menced at once.
TIE management Of the Washington
Pa, Glass Works find II nextto impoH
Isibie to fill those positions In the factor,
which boys occupy in other places
They have been forced to advertise II
the newspapers for help OF this kind, AM
further state that they will be forced L
20 outside Of that place for boys to rul
their factory unless the town boys res
pond to their call.
ATTENTION is directed 10 an adver
tisement in this issue Of the sale Of thI
property formerly known as the Coch
ran homestead, located in Belmon
county, two miles south Of Bellaire
fronting on the river and containing ~
acres. This property Is to be sold mex
Tuesday at 1 o'clock p. M on tn
premises. It will be offered in tracts
There Is a large portion Of 1t rich bottom
land. There are good buildings on tn
property, plenty Of fruit trees and tn,
place Is well watered.