The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-10
LOCAL. RRRvETiRs.
Matters of SIinor Mpment in aud abo
the Clty,


A NESTING OF the council committee
on fire department has been called for
this evening,
A DIVIDEND Of five per cent was de-
elsred Saturday by the directors OF the
German Insurance Company
THERE was difference Of ten or
twelve degrees in the weather Friday
and yesterday, Last night was nearly
cool enough Tor light oyercoat.
Tue Nellie BLY, fishing club left yes.
terday morning by the river Tor their
fishing camp, near PoWhatan, where
they will remain for some time,
Tue Brunswick fishing club boys will
go down the river to camp tomorrow
in their elegant boat They expect TO
have several weeks OF unalloyed fun,
A PARTY OF Y, NJ. O. A. boys will
leave next week for Chippewa lake,
where they will camp out for a week or
two, They expect to have an enjoy
able time,
WASHINGTON Council, No, l, o. U, A,
NJ, will hold u meeting this evening at
their hall on the South Side, when the
new officers will DO installed. A great
time is expected.
The funeral OF Charles Leigh, OF
Benwood, occurred yesterday after
noon and was attended by several se-
cret organizations Of which tho de-
ceased was q member.
A SELECT steamboat excursion on the
Liberty will be run Thursday evening
blythe local camp Of the Sons Of Vet
Grams, for tho purpose Of raising funds
to buy guns for the corps.
A PICNIC has been arranged by tho
English Lutheran church Sunday
school for next Thursday. 1t will take
place at Browns Island, and those at
tending will go up on the Courier.
OLIVER MURPHY, a'vag., was run in
by officer Wilkle yesterday afternoon
and James Haley, plain drunk, was
put in by Officer Herbert. This made
four cases for this mornings court,
Mayors bands concert at tho public
building square was delayed Saturday
night by the lack OF electric light and
then spoiled by the rain. A good
crowd heard the two tunes that were
played,
AMONG tho candidates mentioned for
tho position OF chief marshal OF the
labor day celebration Is Mr.. Joseph
Purcell, Of Crescent lodge, A. A. !. S.
w. This Is happy suggestion. The
gentleman's many friends are making
hustllng canvass for him.
THIS afternoon and evening the
Wheeling Turnverein's field day, cole
bration OF tho fortieth anniversary and
sommefhachtsfest, will occur on the
State Fair ground. A procession headed
by the 0pera House band will precede
the picnic, moving at Up. m.
MEisTER's brass band has been select.
ed by the trades and labor assembly
labor day general, committee, to play on
that occasion at the State Fair grounds.
The prospects are that this years OBJ
servance OF labor day will eclipse any
past attempts.
A. A. ZIMMERMAN and ]. S. johnson,
the two most notable Of America's
bicycle riders will be at tho Wellsyille
races on the 20th lust, and some Of the
local wheelmen will go up and sec tho
sport. An effort may be made to get
Zimmerman to come here later in the
season.
LOUIS p&RKRR, a boy fourteen years
Of age, residing on Twenty.eighth street
near ohapline, quietly lett his home
Saturday morning, not telling anyone
whero he was going. Louis was bare.
footed, and wore blue waist, striped
coat, short pants and straw hat. Any
Information would be very gladly re-
ceived.
SATURDAY afternoon at his home on
the South Side, William Godfrey, q
veteran citizen OF Wheeling, died, aged
seventy.seven years. He has been d
resident OF this city for nearly half a
century. Until within q few years he
was IN business, but lately Ito has been
retired. The cause Of tho death was
dropsy. He leaves wife and five chill.
dren.
john w. ENSIGN, OF Huntington, who
was here on tho Fourth and rode in
the road race, left tho next day for his
home awheelback, via Columbus and
tHG ECiuIO NullUSI ulathuCo VI OVV
miles. He rode rs far as Hanging
Rock, Ohio. eighteen miles from Hunt
ington, where on account OF rough
roads he took 10 the rail, The last day
out he made hundred miles OIL his
wheel.
NJ. NJ. SwIcKARD, OF Usage, this county,
who had been furnishing lumber for
ties to the New Cumberland extension
Of the Pan Handle, received q check for
81, 400 for the lumber and had $40 in
cash which he left in tho shanty while
he went out to look after the saw mill.
When he returned check and money
were gone. He has stopped payment
on the check, but will have consider
able trouble thereby and loose sl0--
iSteubcnviAe Star.