The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-16
LOCAL BREviTtEs.
Matters OF Minor MOmont in and abou
the City.

the City.
People on the South Side are talking
OF starting division Of the A. o. IL.
THE Council committee on railroads
has been called to meet again this even
ing.
II is Battery H, and not Battery A,
which will be a part Of the big reunion
at Wellsburg in September.
YESTERDAY morning one Of Booth &
Digby's best mules was found dead in
its stall. No cause for its death could
be assigned.
IT was Frank Tape, instead OF George,
who was arrested on Sunday for steal
ing. George is butcher, and has o
high reputation, fairly earned.
THE young ladies of the Third Presby-
terrain church will give lawn fete this
evening at Mrs. Rebecca Wheat's, TO
raise fluids for finishing the frescoingof
the church.
THEnew men in the city FIRE depart
ment, appointed for the purpose OF re-
organizing the force, and doing away
with the extra men, went on duty at
noon yesterday.
A coLoRED woman created some ex.
citement on Twelfth street yesterday by
falling on the sidewalk in fit. She
was removed to her home and soon
came around all right.
The Knights of st. Joseph, Of St.
Mary's parish, have disbanded, and the
funds on hand have been distributed.
Want of interest on the part Of the
members was the cause.
THE new Ahrens engine was tried
again yesterday afternoon near the
Eighth ward hose house. The crew
likes the engine and soon Caught on
to the manner OF working 1t.
Col. JAKE KRMPLE has been invited to
address the Young Mems Republican
Escort Club at les regular meeting in
the Central Club headquarters this
evening, and will probably do SO.
MICHAEL WARNER yesterday retired
from the firm Of Sheppard 6 Warner,
proprietors Of the Monarch saloon, in
the Reilly block. Mr.. Sheppard will
continue business at the old stand.
JOHN VocKIER, JR, was Yesterday APP
pointed administrator with the will an
nexed Of John vockler, deceased, and
gave bond in the sum OF 5000, with
William and Louis A. Yockler as sure
ties.
PHoroaRAPBER BRowN made some.
snap shots Of the stream Of water
thrown over the Cathedral steeple by
the Ahrens engine Saturday, which are
beautifully clear. He used Bullard
camera.
TIE Elks' committee to arrange for
the lodges annual outing met last night
and decided to give the outing on Sep
TENDER 10. An immense programme
has been arranged, and the event will
even surpass the memorable one OF last
year.
TIE electric lights on Main and
Fourteenth streets were not lighted
last night tillabout and hour late. Sew
eral people at the corner tied tallow
dip on the old gas post and lighted 1t,
and it caused a good deal Of amusement
for passers by.
SIX prisoners out Of ten arraigned be-
fore Acting Mayor Jepson yesterday
morning went to the hill. One dis
orderly was fined $40 and costs and
another dismissed, and the plain DRINKS
were allowed to go on promising to
leave town at once.
Arlast work has been begun on the
relaying OF the street car track on the
Main street bridge. This is the third
time it has been laid, and at longin-
tervals. It is once more to be laid in
the middle of the bridge, which is all
wrong. 1t leaves too narrow roadway
on both sides. The lack of interest OF
the authorities in that bridge is hard
to understand.