The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-31
LOCAL DREylTIES.
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
tho City. afA

Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
~ tho City.
MATINEE at the Grand to-day.
THE Eagan.Wall Comedy Company
closes It's engagement at the Grand this
evening. N
THE Custom House grounds are being
nicely soddcd on both the north and
east sides OF the building.
STRAWBERRIES are becoming more
plentiful In this market and sold yester.
day at two boxes for quarter.
THERE was n terrible collision between
two buggles on Market street south Of
Twelfth last night. Buggies and clothes
were badly damaged. So
The alarm Of fire last night was caused
by the burning Of one OF the board shan.
ties near the northern mouth OF the
Chapline hill tunnel.
TIE picnic OF the North End Literary
and Athletic Association, ut Seibert's
Garden yesterday, was very well attend.
ed, and In every way a success. p,
Two children In tho family OF Wiley
Watkins, Mt Dcnwood, aged 8 and 0 re-.
spectively, died within few minutes
Of each other Wednesday night OF the
measles. 'w5 llM
TIE members OF tho cast OF the
Drummer Boy OF Shiloh" will meet
for rehearsal this evening at the resi-.
dcnce OF Mr.. John l.. Stamm, corner
Main and Twelfth streets.
THE Mark Twain Rod aud Gun Clubs
picnic at the State Fair Ground yester.
day was the main amusement feature oil
the day. 1t was largely attended, and q
great old timo was had by nil.
Ara meeting OF the Official Board OIL
tho Fourth Street Methodist Church
last evening, tho pastor was elected {
delegate to the National Temperance
Congress, to DO held in New York, Juns
II and IL. ri
| ARRANGEMENTS have been made To-
the Masonic brethren who are going t
| New Cumberland to leave on the Pan
Handle train at 4:20 p. M, and return
after the exercises at New Cumberland
on the Courier.
TIE Wheeling butchers who were dele
gates to the national convention Of Gin
cinnati, returned home on the Dalti
more 4 Ohio road at 5 o'clock yesterda,
morning. They were all enthusiastic ii
their expressions OF delight.
GEORGE S. BELL has entered sui
against the G., L. 4 W. Railroad 70
$4,000 damages for the loss Of his RICH
hand while employed on that road
George G. Mckee, Of bridgeport, AM
James G. Tallman, OF Bellaire, represen
the plaintiff.
A NEW time schedule has gone int,
effect at the Benwood nail factory. Tn
til further notice: the employees will &,
to work ut ! in the morning and con
tinue until 8, and then again at 8 in til,
afternoon until G o'clock, making fv,
hours for the day.
Mrs. Ed. SIMPSON, OF Washingto,
, City, sent to John Marsh, who was or
, derry sergeant Of the company in which
her late husband served, a beautiful
wreath and lovely bouquet, to b.
placed on Mr.. Simpsons grave, which
was done by Mr.. Marsh yesterday.
: YESTERDAY girl complained to off
Ger He'll that her trunk was illegally IN,
wrongfully held at a house belonging t,
M'liss McGumphrey. When the office
, went to see aeout it, both Miss and he
husband, Bill, interfered, and the woman
6 drew a revolver. Both were locked up
YESTERDAY an ominous cracking wa
noticed in the big brick pillar in thu
middle Of the Market street front OF tn
r Reilly block. 1t created no little alarm
Several building experts examined tn,
. pillar, and said that there was no coca
/; sion for excitement, as only the quite
course OF brick was affected.
THE MGnnerchor Singing Society CAV
a very pleasant and enjoyable picnic IN,
t sommernachtsfcst at the Park yesterda,
. and last evening. A good crowd wa
present, the Opera House band furnish
: ed excellent music, and not a particle O
disorder occurred to mar the day. Th
display Of fireworks at night was beauti
full, but the storm drove the people t,
town little earlier than was the desire