The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-10
LoCAL pitEyITIEs.
Matters of Minor lIomsnt in and about
the CITY.

MhttoFs OF Minor Momont In ana ABOUT
srRAwBERRIEs are now nearly as cheap
as they ever become in this market.
soME Of the departments in the roll
ing mills are of on account OF short
age Of men.
A POWER OF attorney was yesterday
filed from the Eagle Gas aud Oil COM
pany to +. NJ. Strong.
FRED HAYS, an employee Of the B. & o.
company, had his wrist badly lacerated
at the South Side shops, by an explode
ing signal torpedo.
LAST evening two wagon loads Of
young people went down to AlcMechcn,
where they were pleasantly entertained
by Miss Mollie Powell.
TIM grocers are going ahead with tho
preparations for the picnic to be held
on Thursday, June 10, aud expect to
have large attendance.
NELLIE CLIYFoRD's house of i'll fame
was pulled last night by Officers West
and Lukens. The landlady, three girls
and four men were arrested.
A1ARoE number OF snakes were found
IN the drift piled up in the creek above
the Main street bridge. There was
good deal Of fun chasing them out.
A nraE shepherd dog entered yard
on Thirteenth street yesterday after
noon, and attacked a smaller dog, Bit
ing its throat so that it bled to death.
SLOW progress was made yesterday
clearing out the gorge Of debris aud
logs at the Main street bridge. Every
stick has to be pulled loose separately
TaR executive committee OF the cleo
trio light commission has been called to
meet at the plant at 2 o'clock this after
noon. The full commission will meet
this evening.
The Belmont nail mill has pcrma-
nently closed down as tine Belmont nail
mill. The Wheeling Iron and Steel
Company may start it up Natter they
have taken hold.
CoMMENc1Nl some time next week
Terminal trains viii leave Martins
Ferry on the half hour instead oil the
even hour, in order to connect with the
Elm Grove trains.
A MARRIAdE license was yesterday is
sued to Thomas 0'&eill, aged thirty
two, and Maggie o'Gonnor, aged twenty,
four, the former OF Martins Ferry, and
the latter OF Wheeling.
STOCK taking is going on in all the
mills about to combine into the Wheel
ing Iron and Steel Company. The COM
mittee OF appraisefl will probably be
ready to repork by July /.
ST. PAu1's Sunday school picnicked at
the park yesterday, and the Chapline
Street NJ. L: Sunday school went out
to Aliens Grove and spent the day en-
ioyably in spite OF the rain.
ALI tho mills report that the hot
weather is having an appreciable effect
on their outputs From now on for
some months the production will be
materially curtailed on that account
A FIFrERN-YEAR-oLD boy was caught
by Officer Myers Yesterday breaking IN
electric light globe, in the First ward,
and was arrested. An example will be
made OF him in police court this morn
ing.
THE Mark Twain Rod and Gun Club
has engaged the State Fair grounds for
q picnic on June 80, and has also en-
gagged Prof. Watt Steel and his wife for
a double balloon ascencionG and para
chute jump.
Nelson LAUREL, injured on the Balti-
more & Ohio road at the Hempfeld tun-
mel on Wednesday, was still alive last
evening, but very weak. The funeral
OF Henry Sauber, killed at the same
time, will occur at 3p. m. to-day.
In the mayors court yesterday morn
ing Richard Blum, plain drunk, was
let 60 on promising not to get drunk
for six months. ]. @. Morgan and
John Atchlson, disorderlies, were sent
to the hill in default of their fines.
IT was rumored yesterday in Bellaire
that the body Of the man who escaped
the other day through car window,
while enroute to the workhouse at
GAINESVILLE, had beenfound. The rumor
was untrue and had no foundation.
Mn. ROBERT R. WRLLs, of the Sixth
ward, is not candidate for constable
in this ward. He says he would not
accept the office under any considers
ton. At the suggestion meeting his
name was used without his consent.