The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-04

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In aud About
the City.

Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
The council committee on police will
meet tonight.
The subcommittee on the city charter
Will meet tonight.
The docket In the circuit court will be
called next Monday.
A force OF men are paving Market
street below Twentieth. between the
street a trucks.
No business was transacted in Clerk
Hooks office yesterday except the re-
cordlng OF three deeds Of trust.
Ofhaer Knabe ran In two suspicious
looking vags he found wandering around
the Third ward this morning about /
o'clock.
The picnic given by the st. James
German Lutheran church at Mozart
park yesterday n well attended, de-.
spite the rain.Is
The fires were started In the furnaces
Of the Riverside plant at Benwood yes
terday, preparatory. to the start which
will be made Monday.
A large quantity OF lumber has been
piled at the west end Of the suspension
bridge to be used In the repairs to be
made to that structure.
The furnishings for Stone & Thomas,
new building arrived yesterday and are
being placed in position. An army Of
workmcn Is engaged in the interior of
the building, trying TO have It .complet-
ed by tomorrow night.
The funeral Of Edgar N. Hay, the
youth who was drowned In the Ohio riv-
er near Powhatan, as chronicled in the
1ntelllgencer yesterday morning, will
take place this afternoon from the resi-
denceynf his grandmother, Mrs. Jane
Morgan, Seventeenth and Jacob streets.
The roads and bridges committee OF
the board of county commissioners met
yesterday afternoon and opened bids for
work on the pixies of the county. Re-
Communications were made to the board
which will be considered at the regular
monthly meetinS,next Monday morning.
The annual picnic Of the Wheeling Mu-
slclans' Union, at Wheeling park yester-
day afternoon, was an unqualified sue.
cess. Notwithstanding the rain, which
slightly iinterfered. Before going to the
park the united band of eighty pieces
paraded to the motor station. A fine
programme OF music and amusements
was rendered at the park. The nttend-
ance was over 1000. 9Te
The streets were just In nice condition
to receive the rain yesterday-the mud
was of such n high grade, and there was
80 much OF It, that any imperfectlons In
the street paving were not noticeable.
Several visitors In town were led to
speak OF Wheellng'S well-kept streets.
One visitor said 1t reminded him of Sis,
tersvllle last winter, when the streets
were navlgated with bonts..
Early yesterday morning the work car
of the Wheeling Railway Company Gre
ated considerable damage 4utathe Island
end of the steel bridge. Going down
the grade the notorman lost the control
of the car, which attained a fearful rate
of speed and left the tracks at the COR
ner Of Penn and Ohio streets. 1t went
across the street, over the sidewalk,
and through the fence TO the lawn ofAIr.
Coen's residence, The operator jumped
and escaped Injury. There were NIB pas
sengers.
Apitiful case OF restitution Is In evil
dence In the Eighth ward. The families
Of three men, B.. d. Long, O.. Evans and
John Gatrel were evicted from their
homes because not being able to secure
work, they could not-pay their: rent. All
OF the men are able and willing to work,
but have been refused work time after
time, They. are encamned on the hillside
on the lower South Side with little or no
shelter from the elements. This Is a case
for the humane society or, the county
commissioners.
The Junior Epworth League $ofSSthe
Tridelphia NJ. u. church held Its picnic
at Wheeling park Thursday under the
direction of the superintendent, Miss
Esele Ferrel. The day was all that
could be desired to make the outlngla
success. After dinner the "merry-go-
round was engaged and the children
hau all the enjoyment In TINT line they
cared for. Particular mention and
thanks are due Nj, Welsgerber, for the
personal attention and kindness shown
the League, and It Is faint praise to say
that oil took home with them pleasant
memories OF the day. AT tho park en-
trance, as they left for home, n vote Of
thanks was returned to Miss Terrell for
the outing.