The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-27
Matters Of Minor Moment In and AbOut
the City.

Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the city.
The board of county commissioners
will hold Its regular meeting this after
noon.
The sub committee on the new city
charter has been called to meet tonight
at half past z.
It was a case of "whItewash" In Clerk
Hooks office yesterday. Not q single
deed was recorded or even marriage
license issued.
The Belmont mill, which has been
working about half time during the past
two or three weeks, will probably go on
In full next Monday
The Pittsburgh and Cincinnati eX-
press ran over small dog near Thirty
eighth street yesterday afternoon and
cut the canine in two as nicely as II q
journeyman butcher had done the Job.
The poor house and farm committee
of the board OF county commissioners,
met at the county lntirmary yesterday
and audited bills and transacted other
minor matter brought up for their con-
slderatlon.
The Linsly class Of 80 will hold their
banquet on Thursday evening, the 18th,
ut the Windsor hotel. 1t Is rumored
that the most elaborate preparations
are being made, and that 1t Will Burpass
any of the preceding ones.
Some farmers say the indications are
that hay will not be more plentiful this
year than last. Many think that the
timothy lost It's root during the extreme
dry weather last year. or these reasons
not few farmers will sew millet.
The advertising car for 'The Battles
OF our Nation" the big spectacular
which comes to Mozart Park, Monday
and Tuesday. June and Q, arrived In
the city last night aud to-day the boards
will be covered with attractive paper.
The case OF Charles Morningstar and
the Favorits Preserve Company OF
GAINESVILLE, which was to have been ar
gued yesterday In Squire Riddles court,
in Benwood, was postponed until June
4. on account OF the absence Of import
ant witnesses
The excursion % the Kings Sons 81
the Zane Street NJ. L.. church, on the
steamer Liberty ;his evening, promises
10 be a largely attended End most en-
joyable affair. The boat will leave the
wharf at $ o'clock and VIII stop Mt Mar
tins Ferry and Wellsburg Refresh-
ments Will be served on the boat.
A very pretty wedding occurred at
the home OF the bride in Oakland, Pitts
burgh, the contracting parties being
Miss Myrtle d. Dorsey and Mr.. Edwin
3. Carroll, OF Pittsburgh. Miss Bessie
Graham, OF Wheeling, and DR.. W. j..
McCrelght, of Allegheny, were the at
PENDANTS The bride has the best Wishes
OF her many Wheeling friends.
There Is a lot of kicking among the
Democrats about town over the APP
/ pOlntment OF n young man VINO lives IN
bridgeport to a position OF letter car
rler by Postmaster O'Kane. and many,
questions are being asked ;lIe "colonel
about II. IL appears thnt the young
man In question passed the required
civil service examination with pretty
coed percentage TO mis- credit AMI when
the first vacancy occurred he was APP
pointed.
Yesterday morning while crossing the
| Terminal crossing ON Walnut street IN
Martins Ferry, the wagon Of Meyer q
Radcliffe, OF Wheeling, was struck by
the i0,i2 train on the Wheeling Il Lake
| Erie. The axle was broken at the spin
| die and other damage was done.
| Charles Armstrong, the driver, did not
| hear or see the train until ne was cross
ing. The result would doubtless nave
been different had the accident Occurreu
second or two later.
Yesterday morning Prof. Henry Ar
benz, who is erecting 4 new residence
ON Fifteenth street above Eun, was
given notice by Mayor Caldwell and
Chief of the Fire Department Henley
that he must not attempt to build
three story structur. nn the old wall
which has been lett standing. The
wall had been examined by the aulhnri-
ties and found to be unsnte. hence The
notice. Mr.. ArbenH will OF course abide
hy the decision OF the mayor and Chief
/ Hcnley and erect a new wall.
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