The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30
LOCAL sREvITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and AbOu
the city.


the city.
The Silver Leaf Club win give an cx-
curslon to Sistersville tomorrow On
the steamer Liberty,
The concert given at the NJ. u. church,
Bridgeport. last evening. was u Spleh-
did success In every respect
There are prospects OF some opera
lions for oil on the Ohio side much
nearer Wheeling than the ColcrnIn
iield.
Rev j. b. Smith, of Moundsvllle, will
preach at 1910 n. m. and p. m, in the
pulpit at the First Christian church.
sunday
The Aetna Standard iron and steel
works Is running light and viii shut
down for the summer stop and repairs
on the first OF July.
The Middle. or Morgan & Berger
ferryboat, Jessie Berger. Is now rum
ming regularly from a. III. until . p.
M and skin runs the balance of the
time.
Freight business Is suspended to-day
on the river division OF the Cleveland
& Pittsburgh railroad on account Of 1t
being Decoration Day. All freight de-
pots are closed.
The Kings Daughters Of the First
Presbyterian church closed their mid
day lunch yesterday and report that
the two days were quite successful
The business men patronized the ladies'
largely.
Street car passengers between this
city and Bridgeport complain because
no summer cars are used an this line,
They think 1t strange that open cars
4 . lao "a In
Ferry line, where travel IS much light
er
The mems meeting Mt the NounE's
Mems Christian Association building
tomorrow afternoon ut O'Clock VIII
be in charge " Rev. Or. Bond, an able
minister or the Baptist church. who Is
visiting In the city,
The BARRIERS north and south Of the
creek have concluded to close their
shops at 6 o'clock sharp this evening.
Those who are in the habit Of consult
ing barber few minutes before clos
inE hours. should do 50 e few hours
earlier or go without a shave
An inebriated Individual got himself
into trouble on Water street near
Twelfth, yesterday afternoon by I'M
fastening the sHap which held horse
10 an awning post In front Of the Wind
sOr. The owner came out and chastised
the fellow by giving him a punch In the
eye.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs w p. Hcls-
kell Of Echo Point, entertained the
ladies Of AlteRhetm, sixteen Ia number,
at o'clock tea, II was an English
garden tea, and was greatly enjoyed
By Mrs. Heiskcl's guests, The table
linen and cut glass ware made bril-
liant show.
Saturday. June 6. there win be 4
leap year picnic and dance at Hedges
barn. near Windsor station. beginning
at l. O'Clock. The committee in charge
is composed OF Misses Mary Straub.
Maggie Mcclure. Rachel CraS1p, Micha
Wilson. The Opera House orchestra
will play. and light refreshments will he
served on the grounds, Many from
town will go up.
The damage suit between the Wheel
ing Steel and Iron Works and the
Wheeling Terminal Railroad Company.
which has been in progress before an
arbitration committee appointed by the
court. IN the Office OF Squire Riddle, is
still on Damage Is claimed b. the
Wheeling Steel and Iron Works TO the
amount OF S25O.0OO.
Blind John Simmons has had a streak
OF bad luck. His familiar figure being
guided along the most crowded streets
in town By little dog has been seen
by nearly everybody. He had two
dogs trained for this work. Both have
died recently. and he is now working
with raw" dog that he expects soon
will be able to guide him around.
The committee OF the West VIrglnln
Educational Association In charge OF
the excursion to Bunalo. where the
national association will meet July 6,
has Issued folder giving detailed in
formation Of the trip. Local educators
can obtain thesc folders from Superin-
teudent w H. Anderson The lntelli-
gencer will print the details OF arrange
ments Monday morning.
About noon yesterday a fire started
between Thirtlcth and Thirty-iirst
streets. and had 1t not been promptly
attended to. It might have resulted
very disastrously. 1t started In the sta
bic II the Bender property. and rs the
stable contained large quantity OF
hay, the tlremen arrived just in tim"
The fire was caused by a spark from
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