The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-09
LOCAL BREv1TIEs
Matters OF Minor Moment tn aud About
the city.

tho Olty.
Continued warm weather to-day,
Circuit court is in session, with Judge
PAUL on the bench.
woman's Day on the street cars was
an unqualified success.
Ninety-eight was the ton-notch In the
temperature record yesterday.
Council committees on police and or
dnances meet this evening at 1880
o'clock.
It Is likely a settlement will be eff
fected to-day In the attachment suits
against Meredlth's circus. and the show
will take the road again shortly.
reinstatement that Herman Buerkorte
was arrested for horse stealing was an
exagqeration. He Is charged with tres
passing and his trial comes OF this
evening.
Miss Mary Rose was very painfully
scalded about her arms Wednesday
morning at her home, South Jacob
street. by the upsettlng Of wash boiler
full OF hot water.
The council committee on the refund
ing OF the city debt Will probably be
the hot weather this matter has been
enjoying n vacation
A pedestrian, supposed to have taken
a fit, fell down at sixteenth street, neas
Market, last night. He was taken into
Klarls drug store, where restorauves
had the desired effect.
The first Pennsylvania excursion to
sci
Thursday, Already one sleeper has
been reserved by excursionists' Thd
sleepers go through to Atlantic City
from Wheeling.
The Elm Grove authorities so far
haven't been able to locate the colored
man who created such sensation at
the colored picnic held out there Nom
day. lie badly sllshed his wife and
mother-ln -law with a razor.
Squire Fitzpatrick yesterday fined
James Smith IS and costs for assault
and battery, 81 and costs for profanity
and made him give peace bond. James
isthe ELM rovite who assaulted Lester
Smith, conductor on the Elm Grove mo-
tor line.
A dog belonging to william Dixon.
the South Side blacksmith, was shot
yesterday by officer Dudley at the re-
quest of its owner, whom II had bitten.
Or. Refer. who examined the dog, said
thatit was not mad. but appeared to be
developing rabies.
This morning occurs the funeral OF Mrs.
Mary MOnahan, rollct Of the late John
Monahan. The deceased was over eigh+
~ years of age, and had lived on tho
South Side for half century. The
funeral takes place from the residence
OF her daughter, Mrs. Henry Allen, IN
the Eighth ward.
The Opera HouBe is to have some new
and handsome scenery put In before the
opening OF the theatrical season OF 1887
0S, and the old scenery will be rctouch-
ed. a fresh coat OF paint will be given
the woodwork. Manager Rclster has
already booked n number Of first class
attractions which he Is not yet pre-
pared to name.
Last night fourteen Lnsly alumni,
members OF the class Of O3, exchanged
school "Reminiscences In their banquet
at Colonel Brubakor's cafe, II proved
n delightful function, and the elegant
spread served was done full justice 20.
| The programme consisted OF song and
story. and ended with the class yell.
which was given with a Will
A special meeting Of the county board
OF commissioners has been Called for
| this morning. when the Wheeling a.
Elm Grove ordinance VIII be taken M.
The action Of the Pleasant Valley pco-
/ pie In deciding to widen The pike In
their respective municipality, has slm-
| plliled the situation along that portion
OF The route OF the National road
a hot nght occurred at McMcchon
Wednesday between w. 4. Cordcll and
two brothers John ana William Lem.
ans. The latter attacked the former,
nnd beat him ~ badly, During tho
scrap Cofdcii pulled hts revolver SuuirC
lNdulc, " liCnwood,ilnod william l,cm-
ans ~ ana costs, aud John Lonana ilC
and costs. Both were bound over "
keep the peace
Yesterday afternoon, n Pittsburgh
glass worker named schmidt, waR rid.
Ing on n Baltimore n ohio freight train
While passing through the Peninsula
tunnel Schmidt was struck ana fcllod,
hut fortunately did not tumble of tho
top " the box car The train was sion.
! ped and backed 10 the corner uf Wood
and seventeenth Streets whore the ctty
ambulance was called aud The Injured