The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-27
LOCAL BREYITIEs.
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
the City.

Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
the City. ,..
Ar the Grand to.night-FredeFlck q
Douglas Novelty Go.
THE Mozart Singing Society is having
It's hall, on the South Side, nicely reluf'
nished,
AT the Opera House to-night1Mr.
and Mrs, james A, Herne in "DFl'nns
Apart"
OPPIcER TERRELL arrested Hamilton
Alton in North Wheeling last night ioF
drunkenness.
Tux Board OF Directors Of the Pitts,
burgh, Wheeling 4 Kentucky Railroad
Company have declared cash dividend
Of 8 per cent,
QUITE a large number Of South Side
business men, besides the grocers anu
their clerks, attended the GToceEs PIC
mic at the Park,
JouN ENMRRT left for below, Ohio,
Yesterday to attend W. Ammons, q
brother.In.law, who had his arm torn Oh
in railway accident
WILLIAM TILL Lodge No. Q, |; o. OF
has elected Louis p, SalteTbach repre-
sentative to the State Grand Lodge
which meets here next month";
A TROLLEY jumped of the wire and
lit on the roof OF 9 summer car, on Ens
South Side yesterday, and almost scared
a lady passenger into Mysteries
A SON Of II, @, Meyer OF the South
Side, had one Of his fingers mashed on
yesterday by having 1t caught ~ tue
machinery at Sweeneys machine SHOPS
A NEw sewer drop has been put In at
the corner OF Main and Twelfth streets,
| 10 better accommodate the heavy flow Of
surface water at that point when "
rains,
CONTRACTOR CHISHOLM has force oil
men at work repairing the leaks IN the
new reservoir, Another Plpe,i Is to DC
laid from the power house TO the basin,
| 10 connect the 6 ordon Maxwell pump.
A STILL alarm was sent in from the
Central Glass Works yesterday II was
accustomed by a small blaze in the
Notwithstanding Of a house near the
old cemetery. The Atlantic answered
the call, but the comPany's services were
not needed.
HENRY ScRRADER, who lives on the
corner OF Thirty.ninth and Woous
streets, was partially paralyzed yester'
day morning. Later in the day, how
ever, he became much better, ana re-
gained his ability to speak, he having
been dumb for several hours.
AN eleven.year.old son OF Andrew
Maurey, OF the South Side, was bitten
by a big dog belonging to Charles Tape,
Wednesday evening. The little fellows
back was badly torn by the animals
teeth, and doctor had to be called TO
dress the wounds. Officer DevIin shot
the dog,
AT meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Wheeling Athletic club last night, 1t
was resolved to require OF members
hereafter admitted IN initiation fee oil
S.. The club was never in so healthy a
condition. There are now nearly ninety
members. Four evenings a week are
devoted 10 instruction.
AT the FIRE Wednesday evening pleco
OF scale got between the throttle valve and
its seat, on the Niagara engine, and held
the valve open so that the pumps could
not be stopped till the steam wentdown.
In attempting TO close the valve, the
seat was SO badly scored that the valve
had to be grouno in yesterday.
THERE was q narrow escape from q Sc
rious accident In the Baltimore l. Ohio
Yards yesterday. A brakeman on one
OF the work trains fell with his legs on
the rail between the trucks OF a car, but
succeeded in pulling them out before the
wheels reached him. He was so badly
frightened and go nervous, as to become
quite sick after the danger was past.
The floating steam saw.mill "Clipper"
is laid up Just below the Belmont mill,
where 1t is saving up logs that got away
from Johnstown aud vicinity during the
great flood OF last June. The logs be-
long To a Johnstown firm, and their
agents havs gathered quite a number,
which bear their work together here.
TnE second annual ball OF Typograph.
iCal Union No, 70 takes place this even
ing at Arion Hall. The Opera House or.
chestra will furnish the music. A jolly
good time IL assured oil the friends OF
the prints" who favor them with their
presence. An efficient committee Of or.
rangements has charge OF all the do.
tails, which will DO complete.
A LITTLE daughter of John McMorris
was badly bitten by vicious dog at her
home on the South Side yesterday. The
dog was In tho yard, and the child at
tempted to drive 1t out, whereupon the
brute seized her arm at the biCeps, and
lacerated 1t severely. Officer Devlin was
notified and began search for the dog,
with the intention Of killing 1t.
TIE Board OF Directors Of the State
Penitentiary at Moundsville have de-
cided to dispose OF the labor Of from fifty
10 one hundred ConviCts for a term OF
from three to five years. Sealed pro.
pOsals will be received from those who
desire TO contract for this labor till Tues.
day, October %. The. Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
ARCHIBALD MCMILLAN, more iami.
liarly known as doc" Mcmillan after
getting pretty well touched up yester.
day morning went into Halls saddlery
establishment and because the proprie-
tor refused to advance him a dollar, be-.
came wrathy and declared his intention
Of cleaning the place out He behaved
so badly that 1t was necessary to have
him arrested and locked up in fail. Yes.
terday afternoon after he had cooled off
Justice Davis fined him 81 and costs,
which he paid.