The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-22
lINyAL BltkylTIES.
ma.tsrs of mincr Moment in and About
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ClrY election to-day.
vorE for the best man.
The saloons have to close up to-day.
The polls open at z o'clock this morn.
ing and close at o this evening.
A TELEPHONE pay station has been es-
tablished at McMechen, below Benwood.
Health OFFICER GARRISON has vacci-
mated over 500 children since the small
pox scare began.
A NEW shaft for the Whitaker mill is
being manufactured at Pittsburgh.
Meantime sheet mill is still of.
IT rained yesterday and last night for
q change. The weather has been I'M
usually pleasant for over a week.
TIE next convention Of the Anal.
gamated Association will be asked to pass
on the question Of changing the basis Of
the scale.
ONLY one case was in the police court
yesterday-an old vag, whom acting
Mayor Cruise sent up to the bill for
thirty days.
A POWER Of attorney was filed with
Clerk Hook yesterday made by the
Bloch Bros Tobacco Company to Will
lam P. Hubbard.
JAMES BoYcorT was yesterday ap-
pointed curator OF the estate Of Jane
Hughes, deceased; bond 500, with
Joseph Hudson rs surety.
ALBERT sTuMPF q few days ago pur
chased fine team Of dapple grey horses
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. They are much
admired on the streets here.
The County Commissioners Commit
tee on Poor House and Farm held the
usual monthly meeting for routine busi-
ness at the InHrmary yesterday.
YESTERDAY morning about 1880 the
steamer Phillips on her second trip
down ran into the ferry boat "Cha1on"
at Bellaire, breaking the ierry's outrig-
gers and nosing to splinters.
WoRk was commenced by the Termi.
nal Company yesterday driving piling
along the north side OF the creek op:
posite Whitaker's mill, preparatory to
starting the retaining wall there.
TIE Wheeling Development company
is boring away at its well on Boggs' run.
It has now reached depth Of 1900 feet,
and the intention Is TO put 1t down 1900
feet II nothing is struck at a less depth.
F1Acous BRos recently shipped con-
signment OF catsup to Shanghai, China,
Tho goods were sent over the p, 0. q
st, L. road, and will be from one to two
montbs covering the 1900 miles be.
tween here and thsTe.
YESTERDAY morninga rail turned in
tho B & o. yards at Boggs' run, and a
freight engine with Jasper Moore at the
throttle and two cars behind 1t were de-
rallied. No damage resulted, and the
track was cleared ina short time,
YESTERDAY morning electric car G
struck one Of the mules hauling dirt on
Paige, Carey & 90. q tramway, at Twen.
ty.ninth street, slightly damaging the
cab OF the car and knocking off the
headlight. The mple was knocked
down, but soon got up, prayed deaantly
and trotted of.
Rev. @. M. ALVoRp, Of the Third Pres.
bytarian church, has organized Young
Mems Literary Society, which meets
every other Tuesday evening in the
lower room OF the church. At the last
meeting the Indian question was dis
cussed. and et the next the Bering sea
matter will come up.
SINCE starting up the Brilliant Iron s
Steel Company has made remarkably
successful run in the manufacture OF
muck iron, which has been command
ing stiff prices this winter, One OF the
stock holders is said to have remarked
that four months longer in the way in |
which they have been going would earn
the price paid for the plant.-Steubenville
Star.
Ma. Jas. GoDwrS, superintendent OF
the Chicago Brick Co., has been in town
for week or two, visiting his parents
here. He informs us the company he
is with make 100000 brick daily, burn.
ing them all with Lima oil, which in
Chicago makes Q much cheaper fuel
than coal. They make the brick only in
During his stay Mr.. Goodwin
will burn one or two kllna OF brick for
the John Porter Co., using Lima oil for
fuel.-NeW Cumberland Independent,