The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-27
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
matters of Minor Moment in and about
the City

SELLS BaoS' circus shows at Grafton
to-day.
LABOR owns the town to-day-and
most Of 1t on other days.
CoNHDERABLE time was lost In the
mills this week on account OF the neat
Cum stones are on the ground for the
new sidewalks on South Broadway,
Island.
MATTERS we're very dull in police cir
Giles yesterday. There was not even o
case in court.
TaE paving of the street car track on
the Main street bridge Is now making
good progress.
PAwPAws are already in the market.
They arc said to be even plentier than
usual this year.
PILES are being driven for the founda-
ton OF Hon. W. L. Hearne's tabernacle,
on South street.
JOE HEA1EY, plain drunk was
lodged in the Eighth ward station last
night by Officer Myers.
GRAPES are getting to be very plenty
anu A0tAoSAabAV Az RtASSs
from New York, mainly.
souTH street from Market to Main is
mo thoroughfare" now. 1t is blockad-
ed with building materials.
MosT of the ministers are home from
their summer vacations, and nearly all
the pulpits will be occupied tomorrow.
Rev. j. I. McCIURE has returned to
the city and will hold services to-mor-
row in the Sabbath school room. The
church is undergoing repairs.
THE Wheeling bridge presents a brill
liant sight now to persons along Water
street. It is lighted by two rows OF gas
Jets in addition to the electric arc
lights.
INTERESTING meetings will be held at
the Young Mems Christian Association
building at 7:45 o'clock tonight and 4
o'clock tomorrow, to which young men
are invited.
MIKE FLAHERTY, 6 boy employed at
the stamping works, had his right
thumb badly mangled yesterday in one
of the presses. DR.. ]. A. Campbell
dressed the wound.
The weather made q wonderful
change yesterday. Last night man
was seen on the street wearing an over
coat, and lady with a fur cape on.
Yet it is still August.
JULIA A. GRIFFIN was yesterday APP
pointed guardian Of John w. +. Griffin,
aged fourteen months, orphan Of Henry
Griffin, deceased, and gave bond in $500,
with John Yager and John Winters as
sureties.
BIcYcLlsTs complain of a hole in the
street pavement between the tracks OF
the street railway company, in the
curve at the corner of Fourteenth and
Market streets. More than one cYcler
has taken a header.
THE Wheeling and Lake Erie excur.
sion for Canton and Myers Lake will
leave the Union station at 8 o'clock
sharp tomorrow morning. The Union
cornet band will accompany 1t and give
a concert at the lake.
ABOUT twenty-five members Of the
Patriotic Sons of America, headed BY
Squire w. w. Rogers, went out to Wash
ington, Pa, yesterday afternoon to at
tend an entertainment given by the
order there last night.
THE members OF the Young Mems
Republican Escort club should go to the
Hub and be measured for their I'M
forms at once; also to Dinger Bros. and
leave the size for their hats, as the un-
itorms should be here in two weeks.
THE Mark Twain Rod and Gun club
broke camp for the season yesterday,
after six weeks soiourn at Kreb's
landing. The Eliza II. towed the boat
house up to the city and the members
Of the club who had not already left
camp came up on her.