The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-26
LOCAL, Dl,EylTlES,
Matters Of Minor Mention in and About
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Matters Of Minor Mention in and About
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AT tho Grand tonight : Tin the
Ranks"
MATINEE performance at tho Grand
this afternoon.
Ar the Opera House to.night-Down-
Ing in "Thc Gladiator"
TuG houses Of prostitution OF Mrp.
Jacob Soles and Nellie Martin were
raided last night. Eighteen people were
caught on the raid.
PaorosAis for the use OF The State
Fair grounds for fie coming Fourth OF
July, will be received by secretarysOtte,
Mt tho Public Building, till April l.
SUBSCRIBERS TO tho lNTELLI.
GESCiiit who contemplate moving.
viii please Cnil at tho office and leave
their old and now address.
TIE Literary Section Of tho Arion So.
cle,y gave n very enjoyable entertain.
ment ut the club house lust evening. II
was n stag affair and everybody Ind Il
royal good time
PETER MUM yesterday qualified In
Clerk lfook'a office 40 the guardian OF
Ada NJ. Tracy, aged l2 years, orphan Of
Reuben i. Tracy, deceased, giving d bond
Of 800 with Charles F. Brandiass rs
surety. l-'' F7e
A MARRIAGE license was issued from
Clerk Hooks Office yesterday to David
hay, aged 40, u native Of Scott county,
Illinois, now resident OF this county,
and sallie Ray, aged SO, a native and res.
ident OF this county. l.,g.#
YESTERDAY was the day OF tho Feast
OF the Annunciation, in commemorasion
Of tho visit OF the angel Gabriel to the
Virgin Mary, announcing the coming
birth OF the Saviour, and was observed
as such in the Catholic churches.
TnE funeral OF A. l.. Van Horn, which
took place yesterday afternoon from the
residence OF A. II. Crayton, his brother
in.law, on the Island, was attended by
members Of the timers organization and
by Mayors brass band, to both OF which
the deceased belonged. Tho band
played dirses and funeral marches.
GgonoE ". uAnKiNs. n colorel cook
from Washington, Pa, was hired by
Charles L. Vankeuren yesterday morn.
ing and was discharged in the evening.
| HarkinB went back to the restaurant and
carried off Il lot of provisions, after
frightening the young lady walters.
Officer Short arrested him about ten
o'clock. lie pulled an ugly knife on the
officer. -
TIE attention Of those who may 10 in.
terestcd in tho hotel business il. direct.
ed to the advertisement OF the sale oil
the Hotel Windsor property, which up.
pears in this issue. The proprietors,
Messrs. NJ. Reilly aud j. Ii. Hobbs, Dc.
riring to wind mp n partnership, will oGer
the property ut auction on April s, If it
is not sooner disposed OF at private sale.
The hotel Is now. being successfully
operated.
TIE officials OF tic Natural Gas Com.
pany OF West Virginia deny that their
Conner we'll in tho Hickory field is pro.
ducing eight barrels day. They say
the well is producing some oil, but not
enough to pay for keeping tho casing in
the hole. Operations in the gas field
north aud west OF Hickory have been
almost at a standstill for more than two
months, partly owing to the almost i'm.
passablc condition OF the roads.
THE Finance Committee Of the Board
OF County Commissioners is called to
meet at 10 o'clock this morning. The
Committee on Roads and Bridges met
at Mt. do Chantl! yesterday morning for
the purpose of going over the route by
which u number of citizens have pcti.
toned that the Mt. dc Chantal road DO
extended to Clark's lane. The commit.
tee was deferred from doing this. how.
ever, by the rain end adjourned to meet
again OIL Friday. 8 y.
"srAHLEY's Travels IN Africa" illus.
trated, is the title OF an interesting lee
ture to be given in the quarters OF the
City Mission the Wheelmen's former
headquarters) on Friday aud Saturday
evenings. These promise to be even
ings Of pleasure and profit for NIL who
attend. The minds OF the united world
are now waiting to hear what Stanley,
the great explorer, has accomplished: d
brief history OF who he is and how he
came to 40 to Africa will be given and 4
lecture on the country will be included.
There will be many illustrations.
JUDGE PAUL. has directed that spe-
cial term OF Part ! OF the Circuit Court
for this county be held, next Monday,
March 81, and has ordered Sheriff Steen-
rod to elnpannel a special jury for the
occasion. The special term is ordered
for the purpose Of trying the issue raised
by pleas in the matter OF the new Wheel
ing Bridge Company Va. the Wheeling
and Belmont Bridge Company, in which
the former seeks to obtain apiece Of
land on the east bank OF the Island, just
south of tho suspension bridge, which is
owned by the last named company.