The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-18
LOCAL BREv1T1Es.
OIattOrs of Minor Moment in and abou
the CitY.

the CITY.
RACES on tho State fair grounds this
afternoon.
The regular meeting Of the board of
education viii be held this evening.
ONE of the furnaces at the Hobbs
glass factory was filed with pots yester-
day, fifteen being put in.
IT is said the Seventeenth street
bridge is dangerously full of holes, and
ought to be repaired at once.
The Council committee on real estate
is called to meet at the City Receivers
Office at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
JACOB BRUNER. a Short Creek farmer,
lost a pocketbook containing SIS in the
Second ward market yesterday morn
ing.
THE Bachelor fishing club is having
a good time and ia catching a lot Of fish,
at its camp at Valley Farm, below Glen
dale.
THERE is complaint that dead dog
has been lying at tho corner of TWEEN
tieth and Market streets for several
days.
OK Thursday, August 25. Charles
Henning and Miss Ella Fisher will be
married at the church Of the Immacu-
late Conception.
The work Of repairing the bad places
in the Sixteenth street brick pavement
goes right along. The repairs amount
almost to relaying the pavement.
The laying of the street car track on
the Main street bridge was completed
yesterday, ready for the connections at
the two ends, but that is formidable
job,
The Clark girl, aged 10, who disap-
peared from her home at Short Creek,
10 still missing, and the police here
have made several fruitless searches for
her. ~
WoRK on the big Baer building on
South and Sixteenth streets progresses
rapidly, and as It goes on the monster
proportions Of the big block become APP
parent
LOCAL union No. 8 of the flint glass
workers met yesterday afternoon and
attended in body the funeral Of
Charles J.. HUM, member who died
this week.
"RAa MARY" has increased her facili-
ties for business. She now has big
wheelbarrow with basket swung on
each handle, in lieu Of the coffee sack
she used to carry.
A HIGHLY successful lawn fete was
held on the grounds OF Mrs. Rebecca
Wheat, on the South Side. 1t was for
the purpose of raising funds to complete
the frescoing at the Third Presbyterian
church.
YESTERDAY forenoon the Island cleo
trio cars were badly demoralized by the
breakage OF the line in Martins Ferry,
but the damage was quickly repaired,
and the service was alright in the al
ternoon.
LAWRENCE CLARK, the garbage con-
tractor, was fined S. and costs in the po-
lice court yesterday morning, for neg
lect OF duty, but the fine was suspended
on condition that he was not arrested
again in thirty days. II he is this fine
holds good.
LEMONS have been advancing in price
steadily, until they have reached 81 90
a box. Not only the fine Sicily lemons
are bringing this price, but even the
thick skinned Florida "everbraring."
In fact, there are very few OF the former
in market.
]. "A. MELLON, late Of the Beaver, Pa,
Star, and one OF the editors sent to jail
for libeling Senator Quay, lie in the city.
He has brought out part of O. ii.
Quimby's business, and will hereafter
BIO the agent here ofthe Pittsburgh Dis
patch and other papers,
Mrs. DIrT1R's house Of i'll fame was
raided by the police early yesterday
morning, and she, FIVE girls and three
men were arrested. The usual $50 and
S. were imposed in police court, with
the exception OF one girl, who claimed
to be employed as cook. all paid.
An elegant twenty foot flag pole has
been placed on the bell tower OF the
hook and ladder house, ready for the
flag to be presented by Squire W. w.
Rogers to the boys. The occasion will
be made a feature by the Patriotic Sons
OF America. The presentation will be
made Saturday afternoon, between five
and six o'clock.
G1EsRY & BRo. have received the con-
tract for the new Methodist church at
Tiltonville and work has been begun.
The new editice will be handsome
frame structure and will cost upwards
of $500. It is conveniently located
and will add great deal to Tiltonville's
appearance. Thebuildingwas designed
by James l. Giesey.
Dox'T forget the races at the State
Fair Grounds TODAY,