The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-31
LOCAL, l,RuylTlES.
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THREE deeds Of trus. were admitted 10
record in Clerk Hooks offices Saturday.
A STEAM riding gallery, or merry.go.
round, has been set up on the old
Aibaenenm property.
Arthe Opera House to.night-Bolton's
illustrated travels; subject, "lseuniled
Germany and Heroic Louise" .,5
SUBSCRIBERS to tho lSTEIdi.
CESCElt who contemplate moving,
will please Cnil or send to tic Office
their old and new address.
Ggo. Il. TAYLOR arrived home from
Now York on Saturday evening. Ills
new spring md summer stock will com.
menco arriving to-day.
TIE subcommittee appointed from
tho special Council committee on the
electric power plant Is called to meet at
the Office Of the company this evening.
TuE attendance at the opening OF the
Spring term OF the West Liberty State
Normal school, which took place last
week, was abort double what 1t was
three years ngo.
A NEW corporation known as the
Guernsey Natural Gas Company has pur.
chased tho Cambridge, Ohio, natural gas
plant with all the territory and fixtures
appersainiRg 10 the zane. from the
Southeastern Natural Gus Company.
BALTIMORE 1.opor No. O, X. Of r, has
leased for a term OF years quarters IN
Hibbard's plumbing establishment, the
upper stories OF which haye been re.
modelled into offices and lodge rooms.
The lodge referred TO will move this
week.
TIE remains OF Charles Robinson, Of
bridgeport. who died on Il train in the
West last Wednesday, while on his way
home from St. Paul, arrived ut Bridge.
port Saturday by express, and were In.
tered yesterday afternoon at Weeks
cemetery.
TIE semi.monthly Sunday night re.
hearsal given by the Opera House or.
chestra Mt Arion hall last evening, was
largely attended by tho passive mem.
bers and their friends. The programme
was very entertaining one and was
finely rendered.
| J. NJ. CErswELL, Of Ecllaire, has pur'
chased about seventeen acres Of land on
| the hill back of the Hobbs glass works
This property contains much good sand
and limestone and also u good clay ior
brick making, all OF which Mr.. Criswell
proposes to utilize.
EUREKA LoDaE, Of this city, the
colofed Odd Fellows organization,
marched over to Bridgeport in full re.
gala yesterday and attended special re-
ligioug services Mt the colored' Baptist
church. A sermon was preached to the
order by Rev. William Touey.
IT Is now stated as q iact that Bethany
College is to have q new dormitory bull,
this summer by ono Of her liberal-mind.
ed friends at MI expense OF about $40 ,00C
to $4,000. 1t will be n large building
with all modern improvements for gen.
tleman's boarding hall, and will be built
on the college grounds.
TnE farm residence of Pcrley Pickett,
a well known resident OF Belmont coun.
ty, situated two miIos east Of GAINESVILLE,
was destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning. The occupants barely escaped
with their lives. The fire is supposed
to have been OF incendiary origin. Loss,
$1,000 Insurance, 500. ~.
IL Police Court Saturday morning, IN
Italian arrested by Conrad for being
drunk, was fined ST aud costs. At the
matinee session Rag Mary, for drunken.
ness, was fined s. and costs, and sent to
jail in default; Mary Jane Williams 20,
s. and costs for raising cain around sew.
eral ill-famed houses. Another drunk
got 81 and costs.
TIE open meeting OF the X. OF l.
lodge, OF IEtnnville, which was to have
been held yesterday afternoon, was post.
poned till next Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. This action was necessary
owing to the fact that an Odd Fellows
anniversary celebration tool, place there
yesterday in the hail to have been used
for the open meeting.
J. W. FgRREL, the dry goods man and
agent for Wananaker & Browns big
clothing house OF Philadelphia, will
move during this week from the corner
OF Main and rwcnty.iirs. streets to larger
and more convenient quarters in the
Arion club house building. His patrons
will find him in his new quarters better
prepared than ever to attend to their
wants.
THstrns!ees OF the WasAington.JeEer
son College expect to have matters all
arranged SO that the corner stone OF the
new gymnasium building can be laid on
Commencement Day, next June. It is
hoped to have the Hon. James G. Blaine,
Governor Beaver and a number OF other
distinguished alumni present. The com
mencement this year will be one OF ex-
ceptioual interest.
THE break in the main line Of the
Natural Gas Company OF West Virginia,
at a point q short distance beyond West
Alexander, was repaired Saturday after
boon. 1t took longer than three hours
to make the connection, however. and
instead OF the gas coming on at 1 o'clock,
it was not until nearly in the evening
that the people using that kind OF fuel
were able to warm up. Asa matter Of
course the weather was raw and chilly,
and cold suppers were numerous; like
wise the profanity.
OK Saturday the grocery firm Of Con-
ner 4 snedeker dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Mr.. c. II. Snedeker retiring. His
place in the firm has been taken by w.
j. Willis, and the business will be con-
tinued at the old stand, corner OF Market
and Fourteenth streets, under the firm
name OF Conner 4 Willis. Mr.. Willis is
popular young man who has been con.
ncctcd with the firm for come time past
and his many friends will DO pleased to
learn OF his advancement. nos
A. ALLAN Noe and Capt. +. A, Wat.
kins talked about "Spiritualism" at the
e.. A. K. hall last night. Beverly EoG
acted as chairman, as usual, and the
same crowd which has listened To these
learned men several Sunday nights past
was again present. Mr.. Noe told OF his
experiences with the Spirits" and ex.
hibited letter received by mail from an
uncle in Heaven. Mr.. Watkins did not
claim to be on speaking term with any
Of his departed friends, and showed 4
decided tendency to scout at Mr.. Noes
assertions. IL.