The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-22
LooAL BREvITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and about
the City.

Matters of Minor Moment In and about
the City.
SATURDAY evening the Andes took o
small excursion down the river.
The open summer cars were very
popular yesterday, with the thermome-
ter ninety in the shade.
SATURDAY Judge Jordan reduced Ben
Frazier's bail to SlO0, aud he gave bond
and was released from jail.
FREIGHT business on the Terminal
seems to be on the increase. Several
long trains are handled every day.
The German Veterans Society gave o
family picnic Yesterday on Relders
farm, q mile and half up the river.
JAKE WILHELM was arrested about two
o'clock yesterday morning, by Officers
Wilkie and scaAy, for selling liquor on
Sunday.
TIE new Bank Of Wheeling building,
described and illustrated in Fridays
INrRtIIaENoER, was occupied by the
bank Saturday.
MORA MAcHREE" closed a very sue.
cessful engagement at tho Grand Satur-
day night. The house was well filled, in
spite Of tho stormy weather.
A GUARD roof Is being built out from
the west portal Of the Terminal tunnel
at the Top mill to keep stones from
rolling upon the track or cars.
TO-DAY the board Of county commits.
sioners will meet in special session to
canvas the votes cast OF the school cleo
tionin the country districts last Tues
day.
CLERK Hook on Saturday admitted
to record deed made May 8, 1893, by
L. A. Roll and wife to Andrew Lang
meir, for lot No. so, in Ptrk Wow,
Consideration, $500.
A SPECIAL musical programme OF q
very attractive character was rendered
at the Second Presbyterian church last
night by tho choir. The congregation
was unusually large.
REV. On. DICKINSON, president Of Scio,
Ohio, college, preached the baccalaur-
cate sermon to the graduating class oil
the Bridgeport high school last evening,
in the NJ. b. church, kirkwood.
A MARRIAGE license was issued on
Saturday to William X. Johnson, ma.
tive OF Marshall county, aged twenty.
elk, and Mary O. Gibson, native OF
Ohio county, aged twonty.eiGht.
A MIS-. POWELL, OF Fairmont, wife Of
a cigar maker, came hero with five
children Saturday to meet her husband,
but found no had gone TO Fairmont.
She was destitute, and County Commits.
sioner McGregor furnished Tickets for
their return homo.
SOMEWHAT OF controversy has arisen
about tho lighting OF tho now big Baor
building. A contract had boon mado
for natural gas for illuminating pur-
poses, but tho city gaA board objected,
40 the ordinances forbid tho uso OF
natural gas except as fuel.
Henry SCnMuLBAcIt, tho Wheeling
brewer, was hero on Wednesday, aud
IL is enid the object oil his visit was TO
arrange for tho opening among us OF q
wholesale supply house for beer, wines
and liQuora How metropolitan Fair.
mont Is becotningl - Fairmont ReI
Virginidn.
4. TOMMY CocRAYNE, whom everybody
know and liked In his bOttor DAYS, whom
ho lOd tho leading "string band" Of this
part Of the Ohio Valley, Is getting up d
subscription TO buy himself a boat.
house. He IL physically disabled by
partial paralysis, aud deserves the cub.
stantlnl aid and encouragement Of the
public.
TlE annual examination OF toachora
for tho Wheeling schools took place
Saturday In the Clay school, all tho up.
pllCants being present. The oxamin.
alton committee was composed Of Prof.
]. NJ. Birch, DR.. 8. l.. Jepson aud Sup
orlntendOnt W. II. Anderson. Tho quos.