The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-09
O BREv1T1Es.
Matters of aIInor lIonent In ana about
the City.


A HIGH old time-the City Hall clock.
The wheat harvest is pretty nearly
done in this county.
THE Mozart singing society will elect
officers Sunday evening.
TIE Third Presbyterian church is be-
ing frescoed and renovated generally.
The vacation season has made q boom
in the pipe and smoking tobacco trade.
THE sbuth end of the new Main street
bridge is being dug up again. to change
the course of a ever.
A TwRLFTu street barber claims to be
able to give a shave in two minutes-if
the customer doesn't object
THE only business transacted in Clerk
Hooks Office yesterday was the admit
ting to record Of two deeds Of trust.
JEWELLERS report that gold dollars are
extremely scarce, and many persons
note a similarity in the silver and paper
varieties.
squ1RE ARKLE Yesterday held an In
quiry as to the sanity OF William
Strauder, a colored man. He will be
committed.
The combination Of leap year and
summer girl has terrified many timid
young men out Of their vacations at the
popular resorts.
COMPLAINT has begun to come to tho
police of the numerous drum corps
which are practicing about town for the
opening campaign.
BecK's block looms up in great shape
in a coat Of new white paint More
paint is being spread on houses this
season than before for years.
HUNDREDS OF citizens, in spite OF the
fact that they regard the truth with
esteem, yesterday declared while per-
spring freely, that this weather made
them dry.
The hosts OF friends Of Gen. James
Healy. father Of Chief Healy, . fthe fire
department, will regret TO learn that be
is gravely i'll, which is the more serious
on account OF his advanced age.
A GOOD suggestion has been made
about town that the Main street stone
bridge be formally opened with an ap-
propriate celebration IN July 4, 1893.
1t is thought it willbe entirely completed
by that time.
AND now cometh the time when the
dry goods clerk buyeth a broad brim:
med hat, a sash, blazer and pair OF
yellow shoes, and HES him to the sea-
shore to bring Joy TO tho hearts Of tiut-
tering femininity.
squlRE ROGERS fined Conductor Ed.
Burt and Operator /. l. Gump. OF the
electric cars, s. and costs each for put
ting Alois Kuen off the car. The two
men desiring to appeal, the fine was
raised to $50 each.
AT the meeting Of the ladies' enter
tainment committee held at the City
Hospital last evening it was decided
after considerable discussion not to give
the contemplated lawn fete at the park,
as proposed at the last meeting.
The funeral OF Adolph Hoeh, Of Forty
eighth street, whose death from too free
use Of ice waterwhile he was oyerheated
vas mentioned yesterday. will be held
Sunday afternoon, so as to allow all his
fellow workmen who desire to attend.
A LITERARY and musical entertain
ment was given at the Fourth street NJ.
Z. church last evening under the aus
pieces Of the Young Mems Bible class, at
which a pleasing programme was rem
dered to the delight Of q good audience.
ALL going on the excursion Sunday
to Canton and Reymaun's lake are urged
to buy their tickets this morning at the
| office Of the Wheeling & Elm Grove rail
road, in order that enough coaches may
be ordered for the party. Tickets are
81 for the round trip. The train leaves
the union depot at I o'clock a. m.
TuE usual young mems meeting will
be held at the Y. NJ. G. A. building at
7:45 o'clock so.night The meeting will
continue one hour aud will be followed
by q social. The young men OF the city
arc invited. Tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock the mems meeting will be ad-
dressed by H. l. Parmalee, OF New
York.
YESTERDAY John Manion, Robert Pc
kari, Abe Stamm, Edward ellis, Will.
lam Green, W. ]. Steen and G. W.:
Humphrey, delegates to the national
convention Of the A. F. G. W. U. at
Corning, N. Y, accompanied by quite
q party Of outsiders, left over the w. &
L. L. road. They were joined en- route
by other delegates.