The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-25
LOCAL BREyIrIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About

matters OF Minor Moment In and About
4.s tho City.
PouLTnY is plenty.
MATlNEEs at both theatres to-day.
The GRAND this evening-Wilbur
Opera Co.
orERA HOUSE this evoning-Lizzle
Evans in "Miss Prue.'
TIE city clerks, ilrcmen and police
were Ill paid oil Yesterday.
TnE Madison school pupils postponed
their proposed Christmas entertain
mcnt. EtF
RrnnEn boots aro the proper present
Tor small boy this year instead OF the
legendary sled and skates.
JAMES SMITH and 7. Btoadwatcr were
arrested last night for fighting on Mar.
kct street by officer Creighton.
THE electrical cars looked like freight
cars yesterday, they wcrc SO loaded
down with parcels and marketing.
AT the Grand tho first half OF noxt
week the popular and successful molo.
drama, '"90," will be tho attraction.
ALL the indications are that the only
Ice snpplyin this part OF tho country
next summer would be OF tho artificial
variety.
YEsrFRDAY every letter carrier was
ex.otlicio 4 Santa Claus, and all had big
packs. They were tired enough 10 ro-
sign last night.
Work progressed on the Main street
bridge yesterday as usual, but tho bad
weathcrsllecessarily renders heprogrcss
that can be made very slow
TIE Mckinley bill has scored anoth-
or good point Confcctioncrs say that
sugar is so cheap this year that it does
not pay to adulterate candy.
CHARLEY SpEgRs. young farmer up
Caldwells run, had his hand badly cut
IN feed chopper yesterday. DR.. Camp.
bell put couple OF stitches in tho
wound 5
OFFICER CREIGlIToS yesterday arrested
Frank Williams, Il drunk, at the Balti-
moro Il Ohio depot. officer Terrell ar
rested a disordcrly, who refused to give
his namo.
AT Beethoven hall tho glass cutters
and engravors' local union No. IS, A. +.
g. W. U. gave o grand ball last night.
Everything ran smoothly and tho at
tendance was large.
THE Bachelor club, which is about to
disband, gave the last ball OF its career
in its hall on Main street last night, and
it was u big and brilliant social event.
kilmycr furnished the music.
THE postofico will observe holiday
hours to-day, and all other public offices
will be closed, as will private business
to large extent, and to the largest ex.
tent Tor ut least part OF the day.
| CHRISTMAS trees have been arranged
| for the, children under their care by the
sisters in charge OF both the North
Wheeling orphan asylum and St. Johns
Home for Boys, on Thirteenth street.
AMONG the successful balls last night
was one by the Lilac social, at West
woods hall, q masquerade BY the Lily
social at the South Side Turner's hall,
and one by the Potters' union, at leu
toria hall.
VERY enjoyable entertainments were
gwen W tHc puplls VI tle EouItu Waru
schools Yesterday, and most. OF the
schools will have some sort OF per-
formance by way OF observance OF the
holiday season.
G. E. VAN KEURES had in front OF his
hotel on Twelfth street yesterday five
blocks OF artificial ice, in which had
been frozen flowers, fish, fruits and lots
OF other good things. 1t made great
and almost unique display and attract
cd much attention.
LAST night the Knights OF the Golden
Eagle gave an enjoyable ball at Turner
hall. The attendance was large and an
orderly and genial crowd danced till al
ter midnight. A drum corps marched
! about town in the evening with a trans
parcency Advertising the ball.
SHOPPING in the rain was the order
OF exercises last night, and the streets
could scarcely have been more crowded
had the weather been good. Men sold
toys and candy out in the cold world,
and an Italian boy got his dates mixed
as badly as the weather clerk has, and
celebrated by putting of a lot OF Fourth
OF July fireworks.