The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-31
LOCAL BREvIrlEs.
Matters OF Minor Moment In AMI About
the City.

BuTrEG is thirty.hvc cents q pound,
and not plenty at that.
RABBITS are said 10 be unusually
plenty in tho country this year.
THE abutments for tho addition to
tho Riverside plate mill, in Benwood,
are about ready for tho supcrstructure.
TnE steamer Phillips is making her
regular trips now, tho slight swell in
the river Keeping tho water up enough.
TIE young folks cotilion club WAS
pleasantly entertained last night by
Miss Mamie Grub, ut her home on
Chaplinc street.
The frost yesterday morning was
almost equal 10 snow. The leaves are
falling rapidly, and chcstnuts arc
abundant in market.
TIM revival at tho First Baptist
church still continues. Mr.. O'IIara, OF
Alabama, has charge OF tho meeting
and addresses large crowds every even.
ing.
TIE Council committee on claims was
called 10 meet last night, but could not
get a quorum. This is the third time,
and the committee is rs far of from Il
session as ever.
VARIOUS manufacturing establish
mcnts pay of to-day, among them the
Crescent mill, the Wheeling steel plant,
the Wheeling pottery and b locl Bros
tobacco factory.
Dows at Paige, Cary & Co.'s stone
yard, at Twcnty-ninth street, u force OF
men was employed yesterday building
the wooden arch that is to be used in
the stone bridge work.
THREE B. & 0. freight cars cot of the
track yesterday ncarthc Riverside Office,
ut Benwood. One OF them got cross.
wise over the track. They delayed pas
scngcr trains Tor some time.
Tie Young Ladies' mission band OF
the Third Presbyterian church gave m
entertainmentWcdn csday evcningatthe
residence OF Rev. G. NJ. Afford. 4 very
neat sum 10: the cause was realized
TnIRTr men were hustling the work
on tho city's electric light plant ycStcr-
day, and il the work is kept up at this
gait it will be done long before any
body expected when the contract was
let.
TlE Central Hunting and Fishing
club gave ball last night at Turner
hall, which was well attended. The
Bijou social also me: with success in
the ball given by its members at Beetho-
ven hall.
TIE officials OF the Cleveland, Lorain
4 Wheeling railroad are inspecting the
Terminal facilities about Martins Ferry
and il Wheeling with the view OF max
ing tcrmina! arrangements for this roaL
it Is said.
A YOUNG man named Charles Doyle
was run over by Z Goa! wagon on Mar
ket street yesterday and his right loot
badly mashed. He was hauled to his
home on the hill north OF Twelfth street
in the city patro! wagon.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday evening IN
Italian came TO police headquarters and
complained that some boys were trying
to break into his house. The CHIEF
went around and discovered that the
boys had just been having 4 little fun
with the dagos.
WILLIAM MCGILL returned yesterday
from Cincinnati, where he had gone to
attend the funeral OF the late John
Charleston. Mr.. Charleston died from
blood poison, which resulted from an
old wound received during the war. lie
was well known in'Wheeling.
IL the police court yesterday man
named Hates was fined three dollars and
costs fordisorderly conduct. Miss Albert,
arraisncd Tor contempt, having failed 10
appear i'll response to Il summons, Us 4
witness, vas dismissed, and Nike Camp
bell, plain drunk, was sent 10 the hill
Tor fifteen days i'll default OF the custom
airy fine.
TIE young men OF the city are re-
minded that entertaining and helpful
meetings are held at tho Young Mems
Christian Association building every
Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
The Association extends Il cordial invi-
tation to the men OF the city to attend
the meeting tonight at 1850 and to-mor-
row ut i.
Is accordance with the recently rem
dcrcd opinion OF the city solicitor that
all wholesale houses which buy gun
powder from brokers to sell it again
must pay the same city license as 4 re-
tail dealer in powder, the wholesalers
are stepping up to the city clerks Office
and settling. though with apparent re-
luctance.
A rArFY pulling party was given
August knoke ut their home on
the South Side. About twenty-five
friends were present. Refreshments
were served and the evening was spent