The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-04
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In AMI About
tho CITY. a,

ell.
Tnr public schools open to-day after
the weeks vacation for the holidays.
OFFICER 0'BRlEH last night arrested n
denizen OF EoI street who was on n tear.
AIcCLELLAND, the foot racer, wants TO
meet Shepherd, OF this city, for 500 n
side.
SERVICES were held in German in tho
Mormon church in North Bcnwood
yesterday.
The natural gas subcommittee is
called to meet this evening 10 make
arrangements for tho trip to Pittsburgh.
A NUMBER of freight cars jumped tho
track on tho Ohio River road in the
Eighth ward Saturday, seriously delay.
ing travel.
TnE winter term OF the Conservatory
OF Music, 10 Fifteenth street, opens to-
day. Mrs Henry j. Arbonz Is in charge
OF the vocal department.
IL the circuit court, Saturday, tho
sale OF real estate in the case OF James
II. Oldham's administrator vs.. George
Nutter Ct al, was confirmed.
Can B, on tho electric line, got of tho
track yesterday afternoon in front OF
st. Alphonsus Church and delayed
travel about fifteen minutes.
THERE is again complaint that the oil
lamps on Charles street are not lighted,
and recently lady ran against ono OF
the posts and fell, hurting herself badly.
JouS RonREcilr Is the latest asp;rant
announced for the Democratic nomina-
ton for sheriff. Luther Blaney is out
after the country district nsscssorship
on that ticket.
MoLIIE FLEMIN0's house OF i'll fame
was raidcd last night by Officers Wat.
son, Herbert and Wilkic. The land.
lady, two women and one man were
found in tho house
TIE funeral OF Frank Chenowith took
place yesterday afternoon from his
home, east OF the city. The American
cornet band, OF which he was q mem
Der, attended in body.
Mas. KRAFT was presented by her
boarders with a very handsome clock
for q New Years gift. Tho first she
knew OF tho present was when she
heard the clock strike the hour.
Tin annual election for directors oil
the y. NJ. G. a. will take place between
the hours OF - m. and 1880 D. N. to-day
ut the association building. Active
members Of the association are entitled
to vote
DR. ED Work, a very promising
young man, died Saturday at his home,
in the Soulh End. after 4 brief illness
His relatives have the sincerest sym
pathy OF nil in their bereavement, which
is Il peculiarly sad one.
TIE resignation OF ]. Elwood Hughes
as superintendent of the new Ohio river
bridge has been accepted, and at the last
meeting OF the board OF directors Harri-
son Dunlevy. of North Main street, was
elected to Gil the position.
FoR several months the gas light at
the head OF Thirteenth street has had
no glass around it, and about three
nights week it blows out The people
who ought to look after the matter OF
street lighting are very negligent.
TIE funeral OF Captain Jack Adams
took place Saturday forenoon, Rev. Dr.
Cunningham and Rev j. A. Hopkins
officiating: Tho pallbearers were
Mcssrs. John Frew, s. G. Navlor, Rob
ert Simpson. I. Fl. Higgins, John S.
Naylor and Hugh Sterling.
TIE firm OF Sweeney 4 Edwards, state
agents OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Company, OF New York, has been dis
solved, DR.. I. 0. Edwards retiring. Mr..
john T. Sweeney will continue the
agency for this. old reliable company,
and soliclts the trade OF the public.
MANAGER MICHAEL Owens, OF the Lib
by glass works, Findlay, formerly Of
Wheeling, has invented and applied for
patent, q mechanical appliance which
will do away with a number OF the boys
in paste mold shops. The invcn ton
will save $50 week in the Libby fac
tory and about $500 a week to the trade.
Mrs EuHIcE Nick, mother OF Rev. A.
Mick, the presiding elder OF this dis
trict, died at her sons residence. on the
Island, Saturday, at the age OF seventy
two. Mrs. Mick had lived here but a
short time, but she had won the hearts
OF all who knew her, and her family
have the sympathy Of \ wide circle, Of
friends. ).
THERE were four arrests made BY the
police Saturday night DRINKS and dis
ordcrlies, with no special features OF in
terest. Since Captain McNichol took
charge of the Office there have been
seventy-nine arrests in all. Officer
Creighton made the largest number OF
arrests OF any one man, having ninc to
his credit.