The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-17
LOCAL BnEvITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and Abou
the City,


mill, lost gold watch in the fire Tues
day.
WoRK on the new county jail was re;
srmed yesterday with u large force and
good progress was made.
TIE stone foundation Of the Fourth
ward school building is completed and
brick laying has commenced.
CLERK HAxKE, OF the First branch OF
Council, is officiating as clerk Of the
police court in the absence oil Clerk
Fee.
TIE preliminary work is being done
on Main street north OF .onathan's
ravine, preparatory to paving the street
with tirebrick to the Top mill.
TuE wire screens were taken of the
doors and windows at police headquar-
tiers Yesterday. Lieutenant Dekn says
they do not keep out bit OF the heat
anyhow.
TnE Wheeling & Elm Grove railroad
will run trains on next Sunday to the
Park. Round trip tickets, including
admission to the Park, will be twenty
five cents.
THERE were five cases in the police
court yesterday morning. A disorderly
paid, a drunk went to the hill, drunk
en- woman to jail and two men charged
with fighting were discharged.
The Belmont County Fair, which
will be held at st. Clairsville Septem-
Der 80 and October and 2, ought to be
worth going TO see. 1t has magniti-
cent agricultural district to draw from.
A TIN inch crock sewer is being laid
on Jacob street from Thirteenth 70 the
alley next south. A longer sewer is to
be Ibid on Thirteenth from Jacob to
Byron, and the pipe is now on the
ground.
A FREIGHT wreck on the third divi-
sion OF the Baltimore & Ohio road last
evening delayed No. ., due from
the East at II $50 last night, for four or
five hours. No lives were lost, SO far as
could be learned.
J. W. MILLER, an oil man, was ar
rested by Officer Cruice for drunken
ness. AZ lie was being put into the
patrol wagon Godfrey Faata sought To
prevent his arrest and was nabbed by
Patrolman Marks.
4 CIRCULAR has been received by
Chief OF Police Delbrugge from Superin-
tendent Gamble Weir, Of Pittsburgh,
offering reward OF $1,000 for the re:
capture OF FitZsimmons, the escaped
murderer of Detective Gilkinson.
LEWIS & H4zLErr are removing the
Stag from the river bank, at the Bloch
Bros. tobacco factory. They will fill in
the excavation with other material, so
as not to render insecure the tracks Of
the Ohio River railroad company.
A YOUNG Pittsburgh girl, said to be
married to man named Giles, was
taken from George Franks house OF
i'll fame on Eoff street by officer Carney
yesterday, and locked up to await the
arrival OF an officer from Pittsburgh.
JoHx TURNER, OF North Main street,
and friend from out Of town, were
robbed late Saturday night OF their
watches and money, besides all their
clothing that could BIO removed. They
think they had been drugged in sa-
loon.
Mr.. DE Blow, of the Fort Wayne Elec-
trio Company, who is to superintend
the putting UP OF the poles and wires,
was looking about town yesterday at
the proposed locations of poles. 1t is
understood that he will begin his work
this morning
TIE Arion Society will give picnic
and commentaries ut Wheeling
Park this afternoon and evening. The
Opera House Orchestra will play, and
there will be singing, fireworks, bal
loon ascension and plenty OF other en-
joyable features.
Dir. A. SHANK, OF Clearspring, Nd,
notifies the police here TINT valuable
dark sorrel mare was stolen from his
stable Saturday night, and is believed
Ia have been driven in this direction.
He offers u reward OF $50 for informa-
ton leading to the recovery OF the mare
and arrest OF the thief.
A PLEASANT childrcn's birthday party
was given Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. ]. 4. Prosser, on North
Main street. His daughter, Harriet,
was nine years old, and about thirty OF
hor young friends helped her celebrate
the anniversary. Refreshments were
served. She received number of
pretty presents,
MRs. FINK, of Washington, Pa, came
10 the city building yesterday and said
she had come from Washington with
friend and had become lost from her
friend, who carried her pocketbook.
She had friends in Bellaire, aud Lieu
tenant Frohme got her meal and fur
nished her transportation to Bellaire,
whittier she went rejoicing.