The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-06
LOCAL DREv1T1Hs.
Matters or Minor Moment In and About
the City.

NAee1 - 'AaAot 'Auhhcht IN anu hDout
the City.
The Grand this Ovening--"A Cracker
There was no police court Saturday
morning and none in the evening.
Clarence Wilson was admitted TO
practice law in the circuit court on SAT-
urdRy.
Pork has been advanced In price one
butchers.
The week OF prayer will be observed
In several OF the Wheeling churches
this week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
BOARD OF county commissioners will be
held to-day.
The criminal court will meet to-day,
anu the grand jury will Investigate
pending criminal cases.
The Wheeling electric cars will run
as far UP in Mnrtin'sN Ferry as Buckeye
street after this morning.
The Morgan property. on Nineteenth
street. was sold Saturday by Auctloneer
Halter TO Thomas Britt Cor sos,
a 8 per cent dividend has been de-
clnred by the German bank out OF the
proceeds Of the last six months.
To-day is'the festival OF the Epipha-
ny, and appropriate services will be
held in the Catholic churches. Intro
ductory services were held yesterday.
1t was tho intention of Capt. L. w.
1nglebright TO start the ferry boat "Cll-
max" between Martins Ferry and
North Wheeling to-day, but the Ice will
probably prevent this.
Beginning to-day the Cleveland, Lo-
rain 6 Wheeling railroad will run Its
passenger trims through to Bridge
port. Traffic has been practically sus-
pended south OF Uhrichsville.
The FISH being caught by Martins
Ferry men with selnes consist OF perch.
suckers and carp, with an occasional
Jack Only one bass Is known 10 have
been caught In this way this winter.
Ofilcer Knabc, Of the city police force,
does not propose TO retire from the serv-
Ice when his time comes without nam
ing his successor. He has not named
him yet, but n ton-pound successor ar
rived at his house Saturday morning.
Saturday Thomas D. Sweeney was
appointed guardian for John L. Swee-
ney and other minor orphans OF John F.
Sweeney. deceased, and gave bond In
$4,000, with Lulu B. Sweeney as surety.
The passenger business on the Wheel.
ing & Lake Erie has not been affected
by the guarantees Us It has on the 9TH
err roads, In fact 1t was benehtted In
some ways, because II carried passen-
gers right into Wheeling from different
points.
on account OF the bursting Of steam
pipe on mills Nos. 6. z, s and Q at the
Aetna Standard yesterday and a slight
accident on Saturday night, they can
hardly resume as early as previously
announced. The fly wheel has been re-
paired.
The audience that listened to the OPP
err House orchestra rehearsal last ev-
enlng at Arion hall was entertained By
some of the best orchestral melody that
was ever heard. The cornet echo num-
Der. where Mr.. Julius Hose distin-
gulshed himself as a master OF that In
strument, was loudly applauded, as was
also the incidental flute solo OF ME-
Lang in the Baccherini.
Quite n number of Martins Ferry
people crossed the Union bridge Just
after the quarantine was raised last
night. Others wanted to cross before
the hour set for lifting II. A number
OF Wheeling people spent the day IN
Martins Ferry and returned shortly
after the gates were opened Wheel
ing boys who went over 10 see their
girls remained longer In order to make
up for lost time"