The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08
NoUNDsVILLE
4 NIisosIIGnsoHs SIeIHBEO Of Minor Mat
trrS from MGrEhAlI's Metropolis.

4 AIisosIIGneoaE 9IeIHnEO Of Minor Mat
tiers from sIurShAlI's Metropolis.
The following order has been received
by Postmaster Simpson: Commencing
the 10Th inst, you Will receive a pouch
OF mall daily except Sunday. from the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad postofice.by
train No. A. Please return the pouch
on train No. 4G. label New York and
Grafton train No. &c. via Grafton and
including therein mail for all points
east Of Grafton, W. Va" This addition
10 our mall service Is very gratifying 70
the citizens OF AIoundsville. At present
no mail from tho east gets TO thiS Office
between 1854 4. III. and $50 p. IN.
The postofflce and store AZ Knoxville,
this county, kept by W. $. keyscr. was
broken into and robbed Thursday
night. The crime was committed be-
tween II o'clock p. IN. and o'clock n.
m. Entrance was effected by boring
around the catch on the shutter ana
breaking the window glass. Among the
ARTICLES stolen were SO worth OF ten
cent postage stamps, IS in money, shoes
tobacco. clothing and some patent medi-
cines. There was a travelling show at
PeeIer's station, about three miles GiS-
tnnt. the same night The two events
oan probably DO connected.
Tho following officers were appointed
by the city council. ThuE1day night:
PoIIcs-A. +. Evans aud ". A kiddsr.
street comniRsiouer-P. n. Conner.
Health odlcer-Dr. s. II. steele. As
Eeasor-C. W. Conner. 4 committee
was appointed 20 draw an ordinance,
fixing the duties OF solicitor, when Il
solicitor will DO appointed. The room
under thc Marshall county bank was
rented for mayors ONCE and council
chamber for so per year, Including tuel.
The salary OF the officers was len the
same as last year.
There was large crowd in attend
ance at the Parish Institute last night
Mr.. II. c. showalter's lecture on the
subject: '~Fhe American girl: what shall
we DO with herr" was good and was rs
tened 20 very attenhvely BY the audi
ence. The programme throughout was
a great success.
George +. Bryson and Joseph Voitly,
who represented the 4. o. U. W. Of this
CITY. at the Grand Lodge at Parkers-
burg. returned yesterday. Mr.. BTysoA
was chosen Grand Foreman OF the
grand lodge.
Invitations are out for the symphony
Circle Orchestra second annual excur-
sion 10 the high school commencement
al Powhatan. May IS The boat Leroy
has been chartered for the occasion.
Miss Lulu Jones IS back from Park
ersburg. where she has completed q
course in stenography and typewrttlng'
Miss Della ClyIier, who has been vls-
Hing friends in the Third ward, has re-
turned TO her home IN Wheeling.
The will OF Patrlcl; Blade, OF Ben
wood, was admitted TO record in the
county clerks office yesterday.
D. Z Melghen. OF the South Penn OIL
Company. Is here. looking after the IN
tcresiS OF his company
Joseph ST. Clair. Squire Pelly and
Michael Dolan. OF BeBWood, were IN
the city yesterday.
O. Cook. editor OF the Cameron Ban
ner. was business caller TO the city
yesterday,
Lee White. OF Martins Ferry, was cir
culating among friends here yesterday.
There Is a fishing sob already on
hnnds at the nursery oil well.
10. Brooks was In Wheeling on busl-
ness yesterday.