The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-12
LOCAL BREVITlEs,
Matters of Minor Moment in aud about
the City.

the City.
A MEETING OF the council committee
on fire department has been called for
this evening,
THE o. W. L. clubs big pct owl, go
Jumbo" escaped Saturday, and the boys
offer reward for ii.
YESTERDAY the Primus cycling club
wheeled out west Of Bellaire, whare they
spent several hours in pleasant grove.
THERE is talk OF prosecuting persons
who have been seining for fish at the
foot OF Twenty-fourth street. II should
not end in talk.
JAMES A. Henry was on Saturday APP
pointed executor OF the will of A, II.
Snyder, deceasedi bond, $780, James
Mckinley, surety,
The Main street clerks beat Dixey
Eugels Turf Exchange nine in very
good amateur game OF base ball on the
Tunnel green ut IN carly hour yester-
day morning,
ABOUT half days work was put i'll
yesterday on the telephone conduits,
and good progress was made clearing
away the loose dirt just south OF Four
tenth street,
WHILE Constable Dick BoeCkor, OF the
Eighth ward, was cleaning his revolver,
it was accldently discharged, and the
ball pierced the ileshy part OF the leg OF
his young daughter
SATURDAY Eighth ward public school
pupils had fine picnic on Frazier's
hill, and number Of pupils and teach
ers Of Clay school went out TO Wheeling
park and spent the day.
JouN LAsuoRN, OF the Riverside mill,
was overcome by heat while at work
Saturday, and fell in u swoon from
which he was revived with difficulty.
Two or three other workmen there had
slighser attacks.
If there ever was farce it is the gar
bage contract The ordinance requires
the garbage to be collected from every
house once day now, but there are
many places where it is not taken once
week regularly.
THERE is talk OF forming company
to put up largo building to be devoted
exclusively to canning corn. There ia
no better location for this purpose and
no better market than such an enter
prise would find right at home.
THE Reymann Brewing Company will
build at once on the ground adjoining
the brewery, formerly occupied by
coke ovens, a building 100 by 100 feet,
to be used mainly as a storehouse. 1t
will be neat and substantial building,
SATURDAY bull dog belonging to
Mike Mclaughlin, OF South McColloch
street, went mad, and after it had
chased several people and created
panic in the neighborhood, Officer
0'Brien Cornered it in cellar and
shot it.
A VERY attractive programme is an.
nounced for the annual grocers' day at
the park, June 10, next Thursday. The
amusements offered will doubtless
draw even larger crowd than usually
attends. A street parade will precede
the picnic,
THE fortieth anniversary of the
founding OF the Improved Order OF Red
Men was celebrated Yesterday by Logan
lodge in its hall. An interesting special
programme was rendered, and the at
tendance OF members OF tho order was
unusually large.
Nor as large crowd as usual attended
the glassworkers' picnic at the State
Fair grounds Saturday, but it was flnan-
cially successful and very orderly and
enjoyable time was had The races did
not come of. James Holmes won the
prize offered for the best Walter.
In another column appears the an.
nouncement OF the annual commence
ment OF Mt. de- Chantal academy,
which occurs next Wednesday after
noon. Nobody will BIS admitted with
out card OF invitation. A special
train will leave tho Baltimore & Ohio
station at p. m. for the Mount
TIE train on the G.. L. & W. is get
ting considerable business out OF this
section. Eight Chicago passengers and
four Cleveland passengers left Wheel
ing Saturday. 1t is reported that the
company contemplates shortening its
Chicago run two hours. This would
compare favorably with the famous
Exposition Flyer" on the Lake Shore.