The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-29
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and about
tho City.

Matters Of Minor Moment In and about
the City.
GnrErAND's glue factory, just south
Of the city, ia being enlarged.
The excursion to Lake Chippewa yes
terday was very well patronized. Over
100 tickets were sold TO Wheeling peo-
pie.
The cyclers' lantern parade was badly
interfered with last night by the storm;
A few Of the wheelmen, on decorated
machines, rode over the route.
THERE was a good deal Of delay yes;
terday on the street railway line, caused
by the electrical power frequently CIV
ing out. Lots Of people walked.
U. s. DuxpoN has sworn out a war
rant before Justice D. q. Phillips for
Teddie Smart, charging him with en-
bezzlement. Smart has lett town.
JOHN B. Dowx was yesterday ap::
pointed administrator OF the estate OF
Thomas Henry Down, deceased. andgave
bond in 500, with David 6. Morgan as
surity.
GEORGE L. KENNEDY, of Elm Grove,
had a portion Of his ear taken away
yesterday, by a load from q shot gun.
He was resting the gun on log, and 1t
went of.
A PICNIC was given Yesterday by the
congregation of Wesley chapel. Four
wagon loads of people went out Cald-
wells run a piece, where the day was
pleasantly spent
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to
record a deed made July 25 by MariaL
Frazier to John Frazier, for S 1880. half
Of lot 80, on the corner OF Eof and
Twenty-ffth streets.
THE South Side Turner'S will give q
saengerfest this evening at their ball
on South Jacob street, 1t is for the
members and their friends only, and
admission will befree.
ABOUT 8 o'clock yesterday morning
the electric cars were delayed over hall
an hour by a bad rail at the south end
of the Main street bridge, which threw
a number Of street cars of the track.
CH1Eif McNIcHoI and Lieutenant Gaus
returned last night from the Democratic
| convention at Parkersburg, from where
they brought Ben Adams, who is &C
cused of theft committed in this city
last May.
THE pipe which is to supply natural
gas to the Island has been completed
over to the other end of the new bridge
and connection will shortly be made.
The old pipe under the river will be
taken out.
The local lodges of K. Of P. are max
ing arrangements to attend the biennial
session Of the Supreme Lodge and the
Encampment of the Uniform Rank,
which will be held in Kansas City from
August 23rd to 9th.
SAM JENNINGS yesterday took his fam
lily and went to Washington, Pa, to at
tend the Emancipation Day celebration.
When he got there he found the cele-
bration is to occur August1. His friends
have the laugh on him.
A coLoRED woman, who sweeps out
the a r at the Baltimore & Ohio depot,
jumped from the train at midnight,
while 1t was backing, and broke her
arm. She was taken to the Office OF DR..
Morris and the fracture was reduced.
THE engineers were surveying the
tracks OF the street. car company Oh
Chapline below Thirty-third street yes
terday, preparatory to laying the new
tracks. W. Jens, Of Johnson, Pa, aud
Mr.. MCGEE, of Pittsburgh, are here to
bid on the new rails.
A coLoRED man named Raymond yes
terday before Squire Rogers wore out
a warrant against Jerry Crawford, the
colored contractor, accusing him Of
using language-well, such language as
nobody who knows Jerry and his prin-
| ciples will believe he ever used.
MEN who board with William 0'Brien,
on Water street, at whose house Ellen
Purdy was d%isorderly on Wednesday,
called at the INTELLI0ESCER Office yes
terday and asked that it be printed that
the house is q irst-class, respectable
place, and the Purdy woman merely
came there wanting to work for her
board until she could secure employ
ment.
THE CoLoRED REPUBLICANS.