The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-14
LOCAL DnEv1rIEs.
,Iatters o; sIlnor Moment in ani About
ths City.

AAOCShk IANASN A4AAeHss
,Iatters OF sIlnor Moment in AMI About
tie cItJ.
THE Arion Society will have a picnic
on the State Fair grounds next Monday.
The Hudson will be the packet for
Cincinnati to-day, passing down at 8
q. IN.
A DANCE will be given tomorrow even
ing at Schenk's hall, by the White Lily
social.
THE trolley wires for the new cleo
trical road are being put up on the
Island.
IT is thought the paving Of Jacob
street south OF Sixteenth street will
begin this morning
OFFICER RIcn wiLKIE leaves to-day to
spend week or ten days in Chief Del
6rugge's fishing camp on Fish creek.
Heard on Market street last evening:
"Isawa funny snap just now" "What%
"a girl stepped on a parlor match"
JonX MORGAN was fined 81 and costs
by Squire Davis yesterday for abuse OF
Mrs. Barney Mclaughlin, Of East Wheel
ing.
PERSONS who notice the unprece-
dentedly large number OF grasshoppers
about town this year are prepared to
credit the reports Of their rayages in
the country.
RAPID progress was made yesterday
on the masonry OF the south abutment
Of the Main street stone bridge. Exca-
walton is well along for the west wing
wall Of the north abutment.
THE Simpson NJ. E. Sunday school had
picnic at Wheeling Park yesterday. A
party from Belluire and aprivate party
Of East Wheeling people also picnicked
there, and the Elm Grove trains were
unusually crowded.
CLERK Hook yesterday issued issued
q marriage license to John B. Gibson,
aged %, formerly Of Pittsburgh and
now of Wheeling. and Katie Mazingo.
aged "a, native OF Elm Grove and
resident of Wheeling.
The bicycle races were held little
earlier than first intended, Mt the Fair
Grounds yesterday. Even the starter
didn't see them, and when he arrived at
the track, with the prize medals in his
pocket, the race had been run.
THE power was off on the electrical
line Inst night from s to 8 o'clock, and
the passengers pretty generally sat
in the cars while they stood on the
track, and held little impromptu indig-
nation meetings ut which everybody was
spokesman.
WILSON & CHAPMAN will begin work
on their contract for the new Nigilant
engine house this week. They are now
finishing double dwelling house for
Peter Greer on North Market street, and
one on North Main street for Mrs.
Louisa Kindleberger. =.
TIE transfer of the TiltonviIle pot
terry to the Western Sanitary Pottery
Company was formally made at the
office OF Caldwell & Caldwell in this
city, yesterday. The particulars Of the
new departure have already been
printed in the ISrELLrGENCER.
Az order was sent off by the Labor
Day decorative portrait committee yes
terday for about hundred portraits OF
labor leaders. Powderly's is in largest
demand by great majority. In fact,
more than two OF his pictures are sold
to each one OF all the others put to-
gether.
THE suit of the Masonic Temple Asso-
citation againt James johnson, contrac-
tor on the new st. James church., for
damages to the Associations house, adj
joining on Chapline street, has been
Withdrawn and new one brought
against Mr.. johnson and the trustees OF
the church jointly.
A PARTY was giving last night by Miss
Flora Morgan, at her home on North
Main street, in honor of two young
ladies from Ohio who are visiting her.
The evening was spent in dancing.
About twenty couples were present and
a pleasant time was enjoyed. Elegant
refreshments were served.
YESTERDAY morning about half past
seven the men employed in the ham
lner and forge department OF the Stand
ard axle works went out on a strike
against the non-union men now en-
ployed there, and demanded the dis
charge OF the latter. Their demands
not being acceded to, fourteen men in
the hammer and six in the forge depart
ment quit work.