The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-03
HERE AND THERE.

One OF the attaches OF n prominent
hotel In this city related n funny story
hDout drummer that honors Wheeling
with his vlslta now and then, and who
always rctnllateS On the hospitality cN-
tended by his particular friends. The
Incident happened some weeks ago. The
knight OF the road--th" commercial
road. OF course, had finished days good
business, hastily paid hls bill and made
Ills train by the fraction OF a second. The
next day the clerk OF the hotel received
telegram from him, AZ follows: "llnve
wrong tatchcl. Expressed IL TO you.
Hold mine until ser you" The hotel
officials held u caucus and unanimously
resolved not to support him. They re-
FUSED even to admit that the drummer
waB In his right mind But the next
day. lo' ana behold came u satchel by
express prepaid "Why, that Is hiA
Fatohcl." exclaimed the night clerk. who
was familiar even with his clicked
socks. The day following the receipt OF
the telegram the ''transmigra,sd soul
appeared at the office and demanded his
rlyhtrnl property. See here exclalm-
cd the clerk, Come around here and see
II you are not mistaken" The clerk OPP
cnad the travelling case and IL disclosed
enough to convince the dreamer OF
dreams that Il was his. II turned out
that the drummer had forgotten secret
catch on the side, and when he tried to
open II, miles away from Wheeling and
his friends. his memory OF pleasures
pnet dominated his recollection OF the
secret opening OF his satchel. All he said
when convinced OF his mistake was,
well. I'll be darncd! That's mine sure
enough. What will you gentlemen have
on me before ! sign the plcdGe?" And
i was there that the curtain was rung
down on the comedy.
II has been some time ago. but the tale
Is us good as IL It happened yesterday.
Tor the reason that IL has never been
told. big storm struck this city and
disarrangcd all telephone connection
between that portion OF the city south OF
the creek ami the central station. But
by some peculiar freak all calls from
the south Side were runE Into the tel6-
phone or n prominent business house.
The proprietor soon caught on after he
had answered innumerable calls, which
sorcly tried his patience. md resolved
TO have some sport out OF IL at the eX-
pense Of Manager Wolf. who was boS-
ON friend OF his After a shoot hull Of
the tlntlnabulatlOns OF the "aiarmer"
the bell called him to tho phone"
What do you want?" asked tho mer-
chant;
Give me one hundred and 'steen."
Cant do It"
"Why not?"
You haven't paid YOUR last bin"
Who Is that?" came the inquiry from
the subscriber In n very angry tone.
why, this H. WOln-Manager Wolf.
| know what am talking about"
We'll, have paid. and you know It"
You are d. Lac, and you know 1t:
shut up" answered the merchant. who
was lmpersonating Manager Wolf.
We'll TO cut long story short. II was
long time before Manager Wolf found
out why his South Side patrons wers
making life burden 10 him. and when
he ut last discovered the 'Ieak''-well.
as KipllnS would say. that Is another
story.
Colonel Exlcy's admirers IN the
""arm corner" crowd at the Stamm
held joll!iicatson meeting last night,
and all because the colonel gives 1t
our that he has received assurances
from the powers that are 10 be after
the fourth OF next March that he will
b'N'iH- liiidl NOIlll1llbSINlltI. IdpldlV
Bob Irwin IS 70 be CHIEF deputy In
the commissioners office. With power
10 act In the coloners absence: Bob"
Hill Is 10 be chief undertaken, and will
see that dead Indians receive decent
burial; Homer Reynolds Is slated for
chief clerk and confidential adviser:
Major BOdley will be sent TO the APP
paChc reservation out IN Arizona, and
II Is believed hts striking resemblanc.
to the late General Crook will bring
about cessation OF outbreaks: the
sound money Democracy will be recoC-
niZcd In the person OF Captain Eugene
List. who will have command OF all
the floating property OF the depart
ment and hereafter he should be given
his title. admiral" The other warm
corner" fellows will also get official
plums IN the gift OF the commissioner.
Commissioner Exley will issue bulletins
from time 10 time. which Will be pub
lished exclusively In the InteIlgencer.
in III" office Of the Wheeling Nat
ural Gas Company there IS n gas Jet.
fitted with the famous Wells
bach burDer.that is probably the cheap
est light burning In Wheeling to-day.
The gas used at the company'S office
Is natural gas from It's own mains. The
company sells gas 10 It's customers at
six cents per thousand. This gas Jet
uses one foot OF gas per hour Burning
five hours Il day. there would be con-
sumed in q year Just l,Se5 feet. Say
the company's gas costs II five cents Il
thousand; the cost OF burning that gas
ltShS an entire year foOts up-Just a
little over nine cents. Think OF that
ye househo!dcrs! That's pretty nearly
the cheapest light In the world Of
course other people. who are compelled
to use the cIty's Illuminating gas cam
not use the natura! article for illumi-