The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-01
Matters of Minor Mpnsar III anI About
the CITY.

A PORTION OF the Etna.standard will
run all summer and u part Of It will be
|, of two weeks,
TuE directors OF the South Side bank
have declared a cash dividend OF three
pOr cent, payable July /,
YEsTgRDAY's rain made a pleasant
change tn the atmosphere, but was not
heavy snongh to do much other good.
A GREAT deal OF interest is manifested
in the Carroll clubs outing at Wheeling
park Tomorrow, aud it will no doubt be
q success.
ONLY two cases were on tho docket
for Saturday mornings police court aud
nono showed up for tho usual Saturday
evening court
a REGULAR monthly meeting Of tho
board Of county commissioners will be
held to-day, for the transaction OF
routine business.
TAERI wore l02 cases in tho police
court in June, to say nothing OF the
state cases in which the arrGits were
made by the police.
ENTERPRISE lodge No. %, /. o. G. T.,
will give q Deck.tio social this evening
at X. q. f. hail, on South Market street.
An enjoyable time is anticipated.
Harry WISE, aged II, OF Twenty
second street, fell IRON n wagon Satur-
day afternoon and broke his arm in two
places. Dir. Taylor reduced tho frac-
ture.
OWING to tho threatening weather
the rush to tho parks was not as great
as usual Yesterday, but fair sized assem-.
btages were present at both neverthe-
less.
The cago OF smallpox last reported was
said to be at 1855 Eighteenth street. As
u fact il was at lS4. All the patieuts are
doing vol and no farther danger Is
anticipated.
QUITE a number OF Wheeling people
will 20 down to Sistersville Thursday,
where the Fourth IL to be celebrated in
Il way BETTING tho enterprise Of the
metropolis Of tho oil region.
RICHARD BENNETT. a w%ell.known old
man, formerly employed as undertaken
by Friend & Son, wa struck by Rn on.
ginc in the b, & o. yard just below tho
station Saturday and badly hurt.
SATURDAY William Golden was M.
raigned before Justice Gillespy. on a
peace warrant, for assault IN Henry S.
Kraft, and for carrying 4 revolver. He
was sont to jail for a hearing to-day.
Ar tke residence Of Mrs. Dinsmoro on
Main street a farewell dinner was ten.
dered to tho Belvedero club, Sunday
afternoon, in honor Of Mr.. w. 7. Davis
who leaves for Cleveland next Wednes.
day.
"REDDY" Down was given n hearing
at Moundsville Saturday or tho charge
of completely in the assault on Thomas
GBrion, IT., last fall, and was acquitted.
Squire uriswell was tho examining mag.
istrate.
THERE was a great rush Of people at
the city water office Saturday and Sat
urday night, as 1t was the last day to
pay water rents and save tho discount.
Several thousand dollars were taken in
by the force.
4HE use OF the patent caaceliag ma.
chino in tho postoiice was stopped ut
midnight Saturday night by a telegram
from tho department at Washington.
This is understood 10 have been as q
measure Of economy.
NEAL QUINN has on exhibition at his
place a scallop shell which is u marvel
Tor size and weight. 1t 10 considerably
over two feet in diameter aud thick in
proportion, but his main reason for
pricing II is that 1t was a product Of Ire.
land.
SATURDAY night several boys, nearly
grown, got into q fight in an alloy In tho
Second ward, and were OF 1t in dOOd
earnest whom Officer Gardner caught
two Of them. There arc throo other
cases on tho docket for this mornings
police court.
TIE ovont billed for August 81 at
Wheeling Park promises to DO ono OF
tho moat attractive affairs that haa boon
there. Tho Park bRrkoopuri will ap.
proprialc that day to themselves. On
this occasion Prof. Ed. NnUs will Bpar
with himself four rounds TO u flush
in n looking GIas1. Then Mr.. Charley
Graft will walk n wirc TO tho ton OF tho
Casino, and shoot Of seventeen thou8.
and dollars worth Of irocrnckOu-in
your mind.