The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-27
LOCAL BREvITlEs.
Matters OF Minor Moment In and Abo
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| Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
tho City.
TIE GnAHp this cvcninc-"Our Coun-
try Cousin
A LARGE number OF men ,and boys
spent Thanksgiving. hunting.
Observation-Disclosures that Of Yesterday
could not be desired for fall holiday.
CONCERT ut the Opera House this
evening for the benefit OF tho Home for
Aged and Friendless Women.
BoriI OF tho theatres wcrc crowded at
both performances yesterday, and the
plays seemed to please tho people.
TIE festival for tho benefit OF the
Wheeling Hospital addition is to be
continued this evening and tomorrow
evening.
RESERVED seals for the engagement OF
Frank Danicls's Little Puck will be
put on sale at c. A. llouse's music store
this morning.
TIE Shamrock base ball club gave q
fine ball at Turner hall last night, which
was largely attended and in every day u
decided success.
"THE MlDSlGHT ALARM" which is to
follow Little Puck" ut the Opera House,
has some OF the most taking paper over
put on the walls here.
A BALL for the benefit OF Mr.. Frank
Lawn, eX-president OF the Operators
and Conductors Union, will be given
at Westwood's hall tonight.
FRANK DANlEIs's company this year
numbers in all twenty-five people. He
certainly has some justification In call
ing it his "Big Comedy Company
POLICEMAN DAuM yesterday found ana
restored to the owner pocket book be-
longing to Mrs. McCalore, OF st. Glars
vile, and containing Sl3. She had lost
it on the street.
IT is expected that the LaBclle mills
pudding department will resume work
today, the arrangements for burning
coal in the furnace OF the engine instead
OF gas being completed.
A MINER named Morgan went to Bell
airc on Wednesday 10 get work. Yes
terday his little child died, and tho
mother could not get word to him. She
finally asked the services OF the police
to try and locate him.
A HIGHLY respectable lady, the wife OF
a prominent business man living on
Thirteenth street, was grossly insulted
Tuesday evening while returning to her
home from grocery store. Complaints
OF this kind are quite frequent from res
idents in that ncighborhood.
THERE were four cases in the police
court yesterday. Godfrey Faatz was
sent to the hill for fifteen days in de-
fault OF n fine OF S. and costs. Two vag-
rants were fined $40 and costs each, but
were allowed to go on promising to
leave town at once. 4 disorlerly paid
So and costs.
TIE prosecuting attorney OF Berkeley
county writes Chief OF Police Dclbrugge
that in response to 4 letter from the
United States district attorney the
authorities OF that county have decided
to turn over to the United States author
tiles the swindler. Col. McGrann, alias
Porter, to be taken to the District OF
Columbia and there tried.
Mr.. W. NJ. CLEMANs has placed the
ISTELLIGENCER under obligations for
two OF his songs, published in sheet
music form. One is ayes, Love Free
Amerikec" and the other an Go Back
to Dixie Land" The words and music
OF both are creditabie, and they should
have large sale, especially in Wheel
ing, which is Mr.. Clemans' home.
YESTERDAY forenoon while Squire J.
II. Felber was sitting in his grocery
store on Eo!f street, near the Cathedral,
stranger entered and asked for liquor.
When Mr.. Fclber told him he did not
keep it the man refused to accept this
answer, and insisted on having dirk.
When he was still refused the man
drew revolver and fired at the squire,
but missed him, and before he could be
apprehended he had disappeared.
THE social gathering at the Young
Mems Christian Association building
last night was unlike tine usual Thanks
giving receptions given by the associa-
ton, but was none the less enjoyable.
1t was delightfully."- informal, and there
was plenty OF novel entertainment,
which was enjoyed by all the young
men present. General good.fellowship,
fruit, music, games and at the close
devotional service, all contributed to the
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