The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-27
LOCAL, BItEvlTIils.
Matters of niinor stomon. IN md about
tho city,

Matters OF Minor Moment In md about
tho City.
ALEX CLARK, OF Martins Ferry, caught
a catfish weighing 224 pounds in the
river.
THE vigilant fire engine company yes.
tcrday moved into its handsome new
building.
Urto yesterday 200 car loads OF cmi.
grants had como west over tho d. & ..
this month.
TIE LalIello pottery nino will play
tho Wheeling pottery "Growlcrs" oil
Saturday at $50 p. M.
Two WELL trained bears and three
mon raked in lots Of sheckels perform.
ing on the streets yesterday.
A NUMBER OF young people OF tho
South Side attended a party given by
George Bippus, at Bcllairc, last night.
"BELow ZERo" closed its engagement
at the Grand last night to a delighted
audience. The house will be dark to.
night.
TIE Elm Grove and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads nrc making switch connections
with Bedillion & Co.'s flour mill, at Elm
Grove.
AL but fifty tickets for tho O.. W. L.
clubs excursion to Stcubcnvillc on tho
steamer Liberty have been sold, and
tho rest will be in n day or two.
An excursion train OF ten sleepers
bound for California passed, through
yesterday on tho b. & O. 1t was one OF
tho Raymond excursion parties.
A POWER OF attorney was yesterday
filed from the Fidelity Building, Loan
and Investment Association, Of Wash
ington, D. c., to Alfred CALDWELL
TIE ground lying along the Baltimore
&Ohio tracks near Caldwelrs run has
been filled up and lorellcd. This work
is q great and telling improvement.
An enjoyable entertainment and sup
por was given at tho North street NJ. L.
church last night by the ladies. the
proceeds tobc used to repair tho church.
OFFICER Henry FRouME resigned from
the police force last night, to take effect
May l. He has taken out q saloon
license for a place on Main street, in the
Fifth ward.
CARL FULroS, the patrol driver, ar
rested Mary Burke last night as n plain
drunk. Joe Dixon, OF the Island, was
u in by Lieutenant I.ukcns for the
same %offense.
TIE stoncmasons have gone to work
at the Twenty-ninth street yards. and
they are completing the work OF dress
ing the stone for the new Main street
stone bridge.
ELIzABEru BUCHANAN yesterday quail
flied rs e%xecutrix o. the will OF Samuel
Buchanan, deceased, and gave bond in
$1,000, without surety, none being re.
quired by the will.
A DIAMOND pin valued at $500 was
stolen yesterday morning early from
May Williams, so sho told the police.
All efforts TO; find the thief or the dia.
monds were unavailing.
MARRIAGE license was Yesterday is
sued to William Bancroft Jarvis, OF Chi.
cago, and Eliza Clarke Irwin, OF Wheel
ing; and to John Diehl and Theresa
Litner, both'o Of: this city.
TIE work oi repairing the East
Wheeling stock yards, burned last sur.
day morning, goes forward rapidly.
The end OF the week will find every.
thing there ready for business.
THE will of Henry NJ. Babcock was
yesterday admitted to probate and or
dered tot Observation-Disclosures
burgh qualified rs executor;givirg bond
in 1000, with jim. Vance as surety.
AT the instance OF a Pittsburgh firm
to whom the late Frank Leslie owed
money, Clerk Hook yesterday revoked
the appointment OF Leslie's brother as
his administrator and appointed Sheriff
Steenrod in Ms.stoadc
YESTERDAY in the police court nine
men and women found in May Viii
liams's house were fined S. and costs.
Mays. own case was postponed till this
morning. The house was pulled" on
account OF n racket in it which annoyed
the ncighbors. 80.
THE certificate OF incorporation OF the
George X. McMechcn & Son company,
formed for the purpose OF manufacture
ing all kinds OF preserves, %jellics, syrup,
catsup, mince meats, etc, was LETT for
record at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
To the capital stock $500. has been sub
scribcd, with the privilege: OF increasing
it to 100000. The'shares are SloO each,
and are held by George X. McMechen,
William B. McMechen, James P. Adams,
F.P. Jcpson and Francis a. jackson,