The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-01
LOCAL. BREvlTlES.
Matters OF Minor Mention In and About
U." ihs City, .'.l u-


J, tho CITY. a
THERE was another "whitewash" In |
Police Court yesterday morning.
OFFICER BELL arrested n drunken vag.
rant who gave bis name as Frank Brady,
last night. i
LIEUTENANT Dgxu, Of the police force,
the thirtieth anniversary Of
bis marriage in an appropriate manner
last evening. .Ir.
REUBEN +. Tracy died. at the home Of
Conrad Seibert yesterday, OF u combined
attack Of the inlAmmaiory rheumatism
and tho grippe.
DURING the month Of January the city
policc-furce made 1t2 arrests; S037 6j
lines and costs was assessed OF which
1904 was paid Ia.
g. w. NICHOLS, n very old man, resid.
ing on the old Nichols homestead farm
back OF Mount Wood Cemetery, died
quite suddenly yesterday.
JAMES emblem, we'll known resident
OF tho Fourth ward, died At bis resi.
dcnce on Eighteenth street, at an early
UOuT yebtetuhJ IhoIHiuS'
PATRICK BAILEY was found in a state
OF bowling intoxication Oh the South
Side yesterday by Officer Cruce, who
landed him in tho Central station.
ARRANGEMENTS have been about com.
plctcd for Bethany College 10 support a
missionary in the field next year, and II
Is likely TINT Mr.. Bentley, class OF 100,
oi0tio, will DO zen. out.
Col. FiDELlus RIEsrEn was yesterday
appointed by Clerk Hook administrator
de bonis non OF the estate Of the late Louis
Siedler, deceased, giving bond ofSl 900
with Joachim Beuter M surety.
TIKI Wheeling Natural Gas Company
In, purchased the abandoned oil well
known Us Dr0wnlee No. 9, in the Wash
ington county field, and will drill 1t
deeper in the hope Of securing a gas well.
Ed. KNIGHT appeared before Justice
Arkle yesterday and sworc out war.
rant for Pat Fratley, charging him with
assault and battery. Fratley was arrest.
cd and fiued S. and costs. Both men
work ut the Top mill blast furnace.
The 3. 4 0. company proposes to
make Il low excursion rate from here to
New Orleans for the benefit OF those
who may desire TO attend the Mardi
Gras or the Saengeriest. Those interest
ed in this mattar should call Oh Ticket
Agent Burke. ss @ p.
BoNlrCE GARDNER, another butcher
who has been peddling meat on the
streets without the necessary license,
was pulled ia by the police yesterday.
This morning tic will have an opportii-
nifty to pay II fine Of S. and then take out
the proper license for peddlipg.
A PETITION is circulating among resi-.
dents and property holders on North
Main street, asking that the City Coun.
ell grant the Wheeling Railway Com.
pany the privilege Of laying u double
track from Tenth street north. The resi-.
dents of that part OF the city think their
interests will be best subseryed by i'm.
proved street cur facilities.
THE stockholders OF the Wheeling
Pottery met yesterday aud elected the
following Board OF Directors: W, A.
Isett. J. N. Vance, George X. Wheat,
Harry G. Franzhein,1 William Kirbach,
Z. NJ. Pearson aud George Wise. Sub
sequently the directors met and organiz-
ed by electine the following officers:
President, L. N. Pearson; Secretary, W.
A. Isett. The company is in first class
condition, rs the ordering Of the usual
dividend will show.
A BREAK occurred in the big 30-iuch
water main near the corner OF Eotf and
Twelfth streets at an early hour Yester-
day morning, some time before daylight,
and the water rushed down Twelfth
street Mt great rate. Superintendent
Cummings succeeded in partially check.
ing this flow, but did not repair the dam
age yesterday ior the reason that he did
not want to shut off the water supply
from portion OF the city without giving
warning OF the same. The break will be
repaired by this evening.
A REPORT was brought to police head
quarters on Thursday, that Katie Cot
field and frankie Lee bad robbed an old
man in Annie Keim's house of i'll fame
on Tweuty.frst street, OF S24, the day be-
fore. Yesterday evening the girls were
arrested and locked up to allow the man
who was robbed, il he could be found,
to appear against them. 1t appears that
the man who is said to be droyer, has
gone to his home down the river, and
unless he shows up this morning the
girls will be released, rs there is no real
complaint against them. tG
CART. HENRY sEAMoN, the well.known
cigar and stogie manufacturer, has taken
his son Andrew into partnership. The
new firm will continue to do business ut
the old stand on Water street Just north
OF Twelfth, but proposes to branch out
and enlarge the business. Mr.. Andrew
Seamon will spend considerable time on
the road selling some specialties in the
cigar line, which the new firm has al
ready commenced to make. Mr.. An.
drew Seamon was secretary Of the Gas
Works for two or three years AID proved
himselfa competent business man.