The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-06
LOCAL BREvlrIEs.
matters Of Minor Moment in and about
the city.

Matters of Minor In and about
ths City.
A FREIGHT on the B. 4 o. this side Of
Grafton, delayed all trains considerably
yesterday. !
A FORCE Of men is at work grading
down the pile OF stone rubbish on the
Terminal yard at Twenty-ninth street.
HARRY Myers will build a fourteen
room hotel opposite the street a
barns. Leiner & Faris have drawn the
plans.
PETER CoRnroAx was sent to jail yes
terday by Squire Gillespy, to sober up.
He is on the ragged edge Of deliriun
tremens.
HARnls's 'tnickol plated" circus will
exhibit on the old fair ground, on the
Island this afternoon and evening and
again Monday.
THE Council committee on police
was called to meet in regular session
last night, but for the third time failed
to get u quorum.
A. j. SWEENEY & Son are making the
iron work for the new Baer building on
South street. About fifty tons oil cast
ingS Will be required.
A RESTRAINING writ was issued by
Judge PAUL yesterday morning enIoin-
ing Wilbur Jacobs and R. Il. Gillespie
from removing coal from some land
owned by Sheriff Steenrod.
The usual meeting will DO held at the
Young Mems Christian Association this
evening at 7:40 o'clock and Sunday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock. Altyoung men are
invited to attend these meetings.
TIE finance committee Of the board
OF county commissioners met yesterday
afternoon to take action looking TO the
county's control OF the Cumberland
road, but no final action was taken.
Wheat & HANcHRR have sent their
clock, demolished by the Wheeling
Bakery Company's team, to Baltimore
to be rebuilt. 1t will be again set up
in front Of their store when repaired.
CRESCENT lodge A. A. OF ]. & s. w.
had a very good crowd, considering the
warm weather, at its ball at Turner
hall last night, and a neat sum was
realized for the aid Of the Homestead
strikers.
THE new B. & o. round house at BEN
wood junction is rapidly approaching
completion, and the trestle for an ele-
waited track to lead into 1t is under way.
Work will begin at once on the other
large buildings there.
BURNS & CHURCH, who have been haul.
ing the baggage from the Terminal depot
for the Wheeling l. Lake Erie Railroad
Company, have also secured the con-
tract for hauling the mails. The bag
gage contract has been renewed.
AT the picnic at Garfield Assembly at
the State fair grounds to-day, for the
benefit Of the Homestead strikers, a
foot race will be run by two well known
cigarmakers. Dancing and all sorts OF
amusements will also be Afforded.
The employees of the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh Railroad Company will have
a picnic at Brady's Lake next week, and
free transportation is given all Of them,
but it is confined to employees and their
families, except in the cases Of single
men, who can take their best girls.
TuEnext meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Escort Club is called for
next Tuesday evening, at the Central
Republican Club rooms, at 8 o'clock.
The permanent officers will be elected
at this meeting, and the several stand
ing committees appointed. All young
Republicans should be there.
THE U. S. Terriers had decided to
give a lawn fete on Thursday evening,
but owing to the short time they have
to make arrangements, which were to
be extensive, they find it impossible to
do so, and will have another visitors
day Thursday, using Mitchelfs picnic
wagon, which will start at $3.50 a. m.
Expected visitors who miss the wagon
can go up on the 7:20 q. m. or 1880 p.
m. train, returning at either 3:12, 6:04,
or $3.50 p. m. Their stop is at Wilson'S
Station.