The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-13
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.
Matters OF Minor MOnent In aud About
the CltI.

MARKET street from Sixteenth north
ward is in u disgracefully dirty con-
dition.
A LAWS fete will be given at Alien.
helm Friday evening for the benefit oil
the home.
The Island hose reelis on duty again,
after a course OF repairs and painting at
Donaldson & Lewis's shop.
The handsome hearse ordered by Alt:
meyer & Meyer, from Cunningham, OF
Rochester, New York, arrived yester-
day.
RoBERr, ANDERSON left yesterday for
Chile the, o., to attend the races there
in the interest Of the State Fair races
here.
ANOTHER good sized party left over
the u. 70. last night for Atlantic City,
and others will go on the various trains
to-day.
The Shield Of Honor lodges will attend
the funeral this afternoon OF Henry
West, who was killed by stroke OF
lightning.
THERE is big kick about boys and
men bathing with no clothing on in the
river by the b. & o. shops before sun
down. Police!
WHILE unloading stone near Mt.
Wood cemetery, Dan Beans was caught
between the wagon and fence post
and painfully crushed.
The Cleveland, Lornin & Wheeling
railway will run special train to Lake
Chippewa to-day to the fifth annual
picnic Of the X. OF +. Of Ohio.
IT was reported Yesterday that man
had been robbed OF u watch and Sill in
money on the Island float Of the naHha
yacht ferry, but the police knew nothing
Of such case.
THE Crystal glass works at Bridgeport
is having the Nicholson furnace built
over after eleven years use. The Elson
furnace, built at the same time, will be
rebuilt this season.
LAST evening twelve ladies drove out
10 the Wayside Inn, ut Mauletown, and
took supper there. Fortunately they
were in u big omnibus, and so the rain
had no terrors for them.
WILLIAM v. SrILwELL, formerly Of this
GltN1 uleu ~ lscuuNIlc1 VII nuSusS v.
The remains will be brought here and
the funeral will occur Friday from his
fathers residence ut PleasanrGrove.
A YOUNG son OF Nick Abel, Of the
South Side, sold some rags TO rag dealer
yesterday and was severely bitten by
the mans dog. The rag-pickcr threw
him the money and instantly drove of
ut atrot.
TIE nine men employed at the B. 4
o. round houses to clean engines, and
known us hosters, are on u strike for
81 30 day. They have been getting
81 80. Yesterday the tiremen cleaned
the engines.
WELCOME LoDoE, A. o. U. W., cele-
brated its anniversary by picnic ut
the Park yesterday. A good enough
time was had by those who were pres
ent, but the attendance was kept down
by the bad weather.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle
went down in body to Moundsville
yesterday to institute Castle No. 8.
Lots OF their friends accompanied them,
and the Bellaire band went along They
returned early this morning.
THERE is complaint made to the police
OF disorderly conduct and noise lasting
far into the night in a house just below
the toll gate on Twenty-nintll street.
The officers on that beat were instructed
to apply the proper remedy.
Bloch Bios tower is finished and yes
terday workmen began TO put up the
tank, which will hold 900 gallons Of
water. The entire fire quenching appa-
ratus will be completed in about ten
days, when trial will be made. S.
A FIRM at New Cumberland has been
awarded the contract for furnishing the
brick to be used in the construction OF
all the sewers in the District OF
Columbia tho ensuing year. 1t is
estimated that 100000 bricks will be
used.
JACOB Fox, who has been connected
with the Pennsylvania company, at
Bridgeport, during the past thirty years,
has been appointed gate keeper at the
company's gates there. Fox has been q
faithful and trusty employe during all
OF his service.
TnRC. LIZ W. Company has com.
pleted large siding at the Etna Com
pany's new plant, and the c. & p. is
now working large force OF men on u
still larger track. A portion of the ties
and rails were distributed yesterday.
When completed the track win be about
sixty car lengths long
An unknown drivcrof an old fash
ioned water cart was 90 unfortunate as
to back his cart over high bank, near
lEtnaville, yesterday afternoon. Cart
and mule rolled over several times in
their wild tumble and became generally
pretty badly tangled up. The mule
escaped uninjured, but the cart was q
total wreck.
Iris reported that William Bushfeld
and o. y. Crawford are about to con-
summate the purchase OF Browns Island,
and will begin operations at once to
transform it into a grand pleasure re-
sort-hotel. park, picnicand fairgrounds,
race track, grand summer musical"
garden, ETC., and will also build a 5000
dam across the river in order TO provide
n first class water race course. Hoop
her up, gentlemen.-1orontO Tribune.
THE SCALE NOT SIGNED.
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