The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-02
LOCAL BRRYETIEs.
xIattsr, of Miner Mention in and Aboul
the City.

lHk puhIu VI NNAAV ~.
will meet In regular monthly session TINS
morning,
The special Joint Council committee
appointed 10 Investigate the charges
against Health Officer Garrison VIII
meet this evening,
THR net amount realized by the con-
cert given At the Opera House last week
for the benefit Of the Home Of FFlend1ess
Women was $5ll rs. g=.
MosEs Foam one Of the clty's old resi-
dents died at his home on Ihlrteehln
street at an early hour yesterday morn
Ing. He was So years old,
THE Benwood mill il reported 70 have
secured q contract to furnish muck IRON
| for a YOUNGSTOWN mill that will keep tue
| forge in operation for several months.
TAG Council Committee on Equaliza.:
ton and Appeals has been called 70 meet
| In special session tonight. OonsldeIApIe
business demanding its attention mas A''
cumulated,
CHARLES GREEN, colored, serving
tbTee. wear term in the State PenitehuaIE
al Moundsyille, died last week OF quIch
consnmption. lie was sent up from
Tucker county .,
MRs. McNARA, living at the corner oI
Woods and Thirty'eIght streets, snPPeu
on an 10y pavement while OUT snopplns
Saturday, and foil, breaking her Eght
arm at tho wrist
Tur Protestant pastors Of this city are
o.iIad m meet at the Y. NJ. O. A, build
Inc ibis afternoon to organize q Minis
tsSiaI Conference. Theprinclpal subject
Tor Discussion will be the proposed new
City Hospital,
SATURDAY Marshal STUFF, Of Bridge.
mort, captured in steubenyille" HunChy"
Porter, who about ak weeks ago forged
an order by which he obtained $62 30
belopgipg 10 one OF tia workmen em'
pIoySd at the Etna mill, lle will be
held 10 answer to court,
Tug public schools Of this city, anu
those across theriyer, which closed last
Wednesday afternoon Tor the Thanks.
giving holiday will reopen this morning,
The Christmas and New Year holidays,
which are not far of, arc now being
eagerly anticipated by the children,
TUE Brewers Local Union No. 50,
consisting OF the employees Of the
SchmulbaCh Brewery, while holding a
regular meeting yesterday were very
asreeably surprised by communication
from their employers granting them
shorter working hours without any
reduction OF wages.
WHILE out hunting Saturday after
noon, an employe VI the North Wheel
| ing glass works named Gallagher had
several small shot imbedded In his face
by the accidental discharge Of a COM
panion's weapon. The wounds are moi
at all dangerous but were quite painful
for time. tth
,TnE Wheeling Typographical Union
held It's annual meeting for the election
OF officers yesterday. The following
officers were elected: President, w. O
Jones; Vice President, ]. +. Francis
Secretary, W. I. Mitchell; Treasurer
Ned Sims; Sergeant.at-Arms, EImel
CGrlin.
SATURDAY morning Messrs, Guy Il. Q
Allen and George d. Caldwell, specia
commissioners, offered for sale at thu
Public Building the Thomas MCCort
farm, located about six miles above here
close to the railroad and river, and con
tanning 105 acres. It was bid up t
81, 900 aud the sale was then adjourneC
till next Saturday.
TnE funeral Of John McGough, o
Benwood, who was accidentally drowned
on Thanksgiving day, took place yester
day morning and was quite largely at
) tended. There was requiem mass hel'
} In st. Johns Catholic church. Thu
+ Ancient Order Of Hibernians, Of which
the deceased was q member, turned gu
ID good force. The interment took placl
at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
SATURDAY evening Bertha Robinson
a little daughter OF Andrew Robinson
colored, was severely burned by hel
clothing taking Ore at her home In az
J alley near the Warwick Pottery. The
little girl and another child were the
only persons in the house at the time
and neither could give an intelligent
account Of the accident. The little girls
legs and body were burned quite
seriously but not badly enough TO en-
danger her life. Last evening she was
resting easy.
ABOUT ten days ago the boys employed
| in the LaBelle Nail Conpany's cooper
shop went out on a strike for ten hours
work to constitute q days work. They
state that they had been working eleven
and one.half hours day, starting In at
O o'clock IN the morning and working
till 0 O'Clock at night with only one-hali
hour for dinner. They state that when
they stated their grievance the boss told
them to report for work Monday, the
18th inst, They worked through The
week, surprising their demand had been
aCeeded to- Saturday was pay day and
when they drew tbeirpay they were told
their services were no longer needed,