The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-17
MARTINS FEnRY.
Haps and Nrishaps IN the Thriving City
Across the River.

HAps and mlshnps In the arriving S'V
Across the River.
The city council at the meeting on
Saturday night passed q resolution to
issue bonds to the amount OF $500 in
eight different bonds Of $40 each at 8
per cent interest, TO pay the remaining
cost and expenses OF the Fifth street
improyement. The city solicitor re-
ported the unanimous decision Of the
circuit court on the case, that this court
sustained every action OF the council,
that IL had been right all along and that
Judge briggs had strangely decided
differently. The report was accepted
as official and steps taken 10 pay the
bill. On this tho vote was unanimous.
A resolution was passed for the contin'
uation Of the Broadway sewer to the
river. The plans for the electric light
plant were not there and nothing was
done. Charles Seabright is to remove
the gravel aud put up Ave foot fence
in front OF the McKim property on
Hanover street at $50, and the cufyert
at the corner OF Hanover aud Sixth
streets is 10 be flushed out by the fire
department
Two thousand dollars was paid TO the
widow Of Joseph Medill by the Inter-
national Progressive Insurance Com
pany. 81, 900 less than the policy. The
physicians had reported the deceased
uninsurabie under the rules OF the asso-
citation, but in the face OF this the policy
holder was allowed to believe that he
had been considered proper risk, and
his regular dues were assessed by the
association and paid. Mrs. Medill pre-
ierred to accept reduction OF $1,000
than have lawsuit.
Yesterday new time card went into
effect on the Wheeling d Lake Erie
railroad. The trains are the same as
formerly excepting change OF time.
Division trains arrive (railroad time) at
9:53 q. IN. and 4:25 D. M, and up trains
leave at 9:12 a. IN. aud 1888 p. In. The
greatest change Ia in the train arriving
ut 1925 from Toledo. The 9:l2 train
runs TO Toledo and the 1868 and 2:3S
from aud to Masstllou.
Mrs. Ruinda Houltslander died on
Saturday night after lingering illness,
aged eighty-one years. She was the
widow OF the late Adam Houltslander,
and resided on Second street, near the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh freight depot.
She was member OF the NJ. L. church
for many years, and her funeral will
take place from that church to-day
(Mondayl ut 2:SO.
Saturday night William Cox and
Robert Speers were arrested charged
with breaking open the door in tho boat
house OF Jane Taylor, Boattown belle.
An oyster supper and entertainment
will DO given by Thoburn post, 6. A. K,
No. ~. on Christmas eve and Christ
mas night.
W. r. Lehew, an extra agent on the
B. & 0. railroad, is still at the residence
OF 7. H. Heslop, on Fifth street.
Commencing Monday, December II.
I will ,lou strictly cash business. r. 7.
Ong. cash druggist, Broadway.
Tho $1,000 insurance on the life OF
Charles Green was paid by the Frater.
nal Mystic Circle on Saturday.
S. D. Gordon, state secretary OF tho
Y. NJ. q. A., will be here from Friday
until Monday.
Yesterday Rev. E. G. Boyd made an
address at the four o'clock meeting Of
the Y. NJ. G. A.
George Spence has been at Newark
and Cambridge on business several
days.
Louis L. scheele expects TO move
into his new building about Febru.
airy !.
The ELna.standard mill Office, which
was Quilted by fire, is being repaired.
Mrs. William Jones and Mrs. Allan
Mckee have the typhoid lever.
The gymnasium classes in the Y. N.
G. A. are practiciug regularly.
Mrs. John NJ. Henderson 10 visiting
her parents at SInithfeld.
Judge briggs Is threatened with
nervous prostration.