The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-21
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Matters Of l1lhOr Moment In and about
the CITY

Matters Of ltihOr Moment In and about
tho City.
Work on the new county jail still
drags its slow length along.
Tomorrow belongs to the "owls, y
and they will have fine time al the
Park.
THE second Of the big derricks at the
Main street bridge was taken down yes
terday.
The distribution of premiums at st,
Mary's parochial school will take place
on Wednesday, June 20.
Coop progress is being made on the
rebuilding OF Kimberly Dayis's burn.
ed feed store on South street.
The last willard testament Of Nina
Grebe was yesterday admitted to pro-
bate and ordered to be recorded.
THE Alumni Of Richie school will
meet tonight at the school house to
complete arrangements for tho annual
banquet.
TIE big retaining wall along the
creek bank east OF Main street has been
SO far completed as to show what a big
thing it will be when completed.
THE Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor OF the Ftrst Presbyteri-
an church willIgive a "tag" social in
the lecture room on Friday evening
next.
Mr.. Il. wArERnousr, of Martins
Ferry, o., called at this Office yesterday
and stated that he was not implicated
in the fight at Maynard's saloon satGr-
day night,
The committee on markets was call
ed to meet last night, but adjourned
till this evening, when bids for paint
ing, withdrawing and repairing the
market houses will be opened and tho
contract awarded.
Wool buyers are very active, and it is
estimated TINT about one.halt the clip
is already purchased. One hundred and
fifty thousand pounds have been
shipped from Washington to the east =
Washington, Pa, Observer.
HEALTH OFFICER SpRAaa yesterday
learned that the rumor Of small pox pa
tients being left off on Browns Island
by passing steamer arose from the
fact that q fishing party got of there
Saturday to go into camp.
A FORCE of eight bricklayers from
Pittsburgh is employed in the erection
Of the new furnaces at the Riverside
tube works, and it is thought the lap
weld furnace will be ready for firing
Saturday, and for operation about the
middle OF next week.
SUNDAY afternoon game OF ball was
played at Bonwood by the Pink Gar
tiers and the shamrocks, both OF this
city, which is said to have been one Of
the most interesting ever seen here
abouts. The Carriers made two runs
and shut their opponents out.
The meeting which was 10 have been
held yesterday to consider the project
for new Pan Handle station at the up
per end of tho wharf was indefinitely
postponed, both the city engineer and
his assistant being out OF town, and Mr..
Hubbard, counsel for the railroad COM
pany, about to leave on "trip.
THE electrical street car boys are
making arrangements to ride in hack
from the street car barn late at night
and to the barn early in the morning.
The walk used to be pretty hard on
them and since the barn has been re.
moved five squares further down has
become after and before days hard
work much mobadifficult feat.
YESTERDAY there were forty cases in
the police court. Thirty-two paid and
eight went to tho hill. The man Kelly.
spoken Of yesterday, was fined SIS and
costs for being found in house OF ill
fame and S. aud costs for abusing tho
officers. 1t was the biggest docket for a
long time. Acting Mayor Jepson pre-
sided and Substitute Clerk Hanke was
at the desk.