The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-04
LOCAL BRgyIrlEs.
Matters OF Minor sinmaat In and About
the City.

T'HE County Commissioners NEE. 10.
day.
TnE hotels were all full OF Pittsburgh
people yesterday.
The work Of graveling Maryland street,
Island. has begun.
The Council Committee on Equaliza.
ton and Appeals Is called TO meet at 10
Il. IN. to-day.
THE steamer L. F.. Phillips has been
compelled to lie up again on account OF
the low water.
The Arion Society will give their post.
poned Bomnernachtfest at Wheeling
Park mex. Wednesday night.
The Board OF Public Works Is laying
a fine paved gutter on Seventh street,
an improvement which has long been
needed.
A MARRIAGE licenEe was isHued sa.ur.
day to George II. Luther, q native OF
Washington, Pa, aged %, and Mary
Agnes McGannon, a native Of Wheeling,
aged 81.
TOMMY CocKAYSE Ia under treatment
at Wheeling Hospital for a fracture OF
the shoulder, received by being thrown
from a buggy, the horse frightening at
the motor.
The receipts OF the recent game OF
base ball between Pittsburgh and Wheel.
ing drumners were Sl52 40, the ex.
penses Si2, leaving u prof! Of Sll0 40 for
the Hospital Fund.
Cox & MORRISON, boiler makers, have
granted their men anime hour work day
with ten hours pay, TO 70 into effect 10.
day. Thclirm did this without Bolicita.
ton on the part Of the iaen.
A YLoATEE was found in the river at
M~oundsyille Saturday evening. The
body was that OF a boy, aged about twelve
years, but It was not learned whether
any clue to his identity had been ionnd.
FRIDAY afternoon q twelye-year.old
son OF James Phillips, who lives on
Caldwell's Run, was struck over the eye
with u rock and dangerously hurt, while
engaged in a fight with a boy named
Rice.
MAJOR ]. V. L. RoDGEEs' name is
formally announced this marning as a
candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for County Clerk. This shows that
the report that he will not be in the field
Is a mistake.
THIS morning the National Conven.
ton OF the United Brotherhood OF car.
penters will open In Chicago. BeBja-
min Comfy and Edward Mossburgh will
represent the Local Brotherhood, No.
3, Of this city.
THE Director OF the coming Bezirks
Turnfest at Canton will visit Wheeling
to-day, and this evening will hear the
three societies here which are TO take
part in the fest, rchearse the music at
the Arion hall.
SATURDAY afternoon Ed. Lindsey was
killed at Rush Run, Ohio. He was
driving q wagon for astore quarry, and,
losing his balance, fell under it. The
heavily loaded wagon passed over his
breast. lie lived only a few hours.
Ed CANDY was arrested laat night for
disorderly conduct on the Island last
Wednesday. John Johnsop, a plain
drunk, was locked up by Officer Cruce.
Robert Muldoon was drunk and disor-
desly at his home and was locked up.
TIE committee on prizes at the Turn
le8t last week misunderstood the verdict
of the judges on the singing. They
have now corrected the blunder. The
South Side society, Pittsburgh, ard the
Lawrenceyille societies are the rightful
winners.
The funeral OF William X. Hall, Of
Kansas City, formerly Of Wheeling,
whose death was announced Saturday.
will take place this morning at 10
O'Clock from st. Alphonsus church. The
remains arrived in the city on the late
3. & o. train last night.
IL settling with the subscribers 10 the
telephone, the company allowed a re-
bate for the week the telephones were
not in use on account OF the recent fire
a voluntary conCeseion which the sub.
scribers appreciated all the more highly
because they did not expect it.
A NEW league to take the place oil the
Tri.State will be organized az soon as
the latter closes ito season. 1t is pro.
posed TO ask Cantor. youngstown,
Tiin, Wooster, Manifold and Newark
into the scheme. The object is to play
unit! September ! or l5.-Chronick Tet.
graph.
WILLIAM THOMPSON had TIE two mid.
die fingers of his right hand cut off at
the Nail City Lantern factory Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Thompson was working
with h oil the dies when he met with
the accident. Lie had o finger on the
same hand mashed by the die about two
weeks age.
SINCE the adjournment Of the Com.
mittee on Streets, Alleys and Grades,
Friday evening, Mr.. A. b. Caldwell has
Ieconsidered his proposition to take
81, LOCO for the whole OF lot No. 16 on
Twenty.ninth street, and will probably
accept $3.50 for so much OF the lot as the
city uses, keeping the odd eleven feet
himself.