The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-08
lOOAL pREYTTlBS.
Matters Of Minor Moment in and About tn,
GlitV

T4E GRAND this evenipg-"A Soap
Bubble,n
NASTY weather Is having pretty good
inning OF It's own these days.
The Week Of Prayer Is being observed
in most Of the city churches.
Tue G, A, R, association Of this city,
lessees OF the g. A. X. hall on Main
street, will meet this evening to elect
Directors,
THR Republican City Executive Com
miltee met Rtthe Lincoln Club roomslast
night, but transacted no business out OF
the routine,
Ting sale OF reserved seats for the en-
gageplept Of Barry & Fay at the Opera
House tomorrow evening will open at
O. A, Houses music store this morning.
The seats will doubtless be in good de-
mand,
CLERK Hook yesterday issued mar
riage license to Owen King, aged "a, a
native and resident OF Randolph county,
this State, and Ellen Motion, aged q, q
native Of Randolph county, aud resident
Of Wheeling,
THR Council Committees on Accounts
and City Prison were called To meet last
evening, but neither got a quorum,
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sionefs met, but did nothing except TO
audit the usual bills,
THE "ialse work" for the temporary
city bridge over the creek at Main street
Is In position, and the wooden support
for the superstruGture ut the south end
Is also in place, Tho bridge ought TO be
finished ready for use this month,
THE Provident Life Insurance Com.
pany yesterday elected Its Board OF
Directors, composed OF DR., Taylor, DR.,
ulrich aud Messrs. Charles Goethe, S,
ELLINGTON, O, Schmidt, 4, Happy, Alex
Morrison, @, Z, VanKeuren and Joseph
Bell. ia
TIE regular meeting OF the city Coun-
oil occurs this evening. The main mat
tera which will demand consideration
are the new election ordinance and the
home labor amendment to the right Of
way ordinance OF the w, 4 II. railroad
company.
SEVERAL members Of the City Council
appeared at the Circuit Court Clerks
Office yesterday In response to the sum
mons In the reapportionment ordinance
injunction proceedings, but this was
mere matter Of form. The City Solicitor
appears for all Of them.
THE representatives Of the Massllon
o., Bridge CompanYhaye completed the
new iron bridge over the creek at Flu
Grove, in place OF the one washed away
in August. 1t is a handsome and sub
stantial structure with two spans oil lO(
feet each, and is much higher than thu
old one.
YESTERDAY a young German who live
| in Alley 10 and was employed on TIT
b. & o. improvements at the Hemphelt
bridge across the creek, was painful!
hurt by Il heavy stone falling on his leg
He was removed to his home In q CUR
ney. None OF his fellow workmen knew
his name.
TnE secretary OF tho Wheeling stee
plant denies that the company hai
signed the labor scale, rs stated in yes
terday's ISTRLLIGENcER. The repor
came from three independent sources
each regarded MS semi'olllcial, and was
besides, printed in Sunday paper. Tile
Riverside has signed.
YESTERDAY about 10 o'clock fire, Of
very mysterious origin, broke out in
ClothCs.press in the residence OF Ollie
Defibaugh, on Nineteenth street, anC
though members OF the family worked
heroically to put 1t out, all the children'l
clothes were burned. This and tht
burning OF young woman's handi
slightly, was the extent OF the damage