The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Matters of Minor moment in and About the


City.
AT the Grand to.night-Arnold's il.
Illustrated lecture.
SAMUEL SEAMoN, Of North Wheeling,
was arrested for drunkenness by Officer
Terrell yesterday afternoon.
BERT WATKINS and "DoC" Kinney in
dulged in a fight on the South Side yes
terday. Watkins was arrested by Officer
Speidel, but Kinney made his escape.
GEORGE W. DRAKE, a South Side citi-
zen, was Corralled in a drunken con-
dition and taken to the lookup by Officer
Nichols Yesterday afternoon. "Dode"
Medley, also OF the South Side, was ar
rested last evening by Officer Herbert
for disorderly conduct.
WHEN Mrs. Mary WATSON, living on
the corner OF Alley + and Sixteenth
street, awoke yesterday morning she
missed her pocket-book, containing quite
a sum Of money, from the top OF her bu'
reau, where she had left it on retiring
the night before. The thief is suspected,
but there has been no arrest.
OFFICERS CRUCE and Prettyman went
down to the board yard OF Beneke q
HubaChs furniture factory last evening
in answer to a telephone message, anu
arrested stranger v no was lying in the
yard drunk. The prisoner was too full
TO tell his name and up to late hour
was still asleep in the lookup.
ABOUT half past eleven last night the
lights on the Market street and East
Wheeling circuits Of the Wheeling Elec'
trical Company went out suddenl "
leaving the people in those localities
who use the light in total darkness. The
PostoiIice people were suddenly deluged
| in sLvgiau darkness and for an hour til!
the gas could baturned on, all work had
to cease.
SATURDAY Caroline Fillmer was ap
pointed by Recorder Hook executrix O
the last will and testQmentof Louis Fill
mer, deceased Bond $500; no secn
rity required by the terms of the will
Frederika AhlbOrn was also appointed
executrix of the last will OF Henry Ali
born. Bond $1,000; no security requiE
ed by the terms Of the will.
ArKIxsox's "Jollities" are coming
This musical comedy company vii
commence three nights engage
ment at the Grand next Thuraday eve
ming. Although this comedy has been
before the public for two or three year'
it,has never Oeen presented here. The
company is composed OF clever voc3lists
dancers and comedians Of high order
CRY COLLECTOR MYLEs gives notice il
this mornings issue that the city taxes
for 1889 will be due and payable Tues
day, October /. Persons paying. al
their taxes before November will be
entitled TO discount Of 3 per cent
Taxes on real estate not paid before No
yember will bear interest at the rate
Of ten per cent per annum till paid.
"THE Last Days OF Pompeii" company
closed their engagement at the Operi
House with u matinee and evening per
formauCe Saturday. Both houses were
slim; at the evening performance there
were not more than twenty-five paid adj
missions. The weather was little toe
warm for the people to turn out in force
TO witness such a severely classic play
as this is.
AN exchange says of the wardrobe
worn by Miss EstelIe Clayton in her new
play, "0n the Hudson" that it is a rev
eIaiion in artistic excellence. She wears
seven dresses and they are said to be OF the
costliest and most elaborate description
specially designed by LunqucLte, Cele'
brated French modiste, Of New York
City. Miss Clayton will commence q
three nights engagement at the Opera
House Thursday night.
RESERVED seats will be put on sale at
Houses music store this morning fol
the latest musical farce comedy
"AIamma," which is to be given at the
Opera House Wednesday night. The
comedy is said to be the funniest thing
ever written by II. Grattan DonelIy ant,
us interpreted by Frank Deshon and
Amy Ames, the two principals, assisted
by u superb company, is said to be even
fuunier than the author ever dreamed il
could be made. The house will proba
bly, be crowded.