The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-28
LOCAL BREvITIES
mattsrsor Minor Moment In and About
the CITY.

MattsrsoG Minor Moment In and About
the oity.
This is Labor Day,
Labor Day races this afternoon. begin
ming at o'clock.
Base ball this afternoon, two games
for one admission, the first starting at 2
o'clock.
John Wilson's South Side sprinkler
| broke down yesterday morning and Will
not resume operations until Tuesday.
The only case on the blotter at police
headquarters up to midnight, was Ella
elites, arrested for drunkenness, by OH
| Ger Gardner.
The most af the misunderstanding estah-
lIshments OF the South Side. will be off
to-day, in order to give the employees a
chance to participate in the Labor par
ade.
Rev. b. B. Evans pastor OF Zane street
NJ T.. church, having returned after an
absence OF several days, will occupy his
pulpit on Sunday. His subject Sunday
evening is "a Great Secret"
Services at the North Street
Church Sunday. Rev, c. B. Graham will
preach at 1880 a. M, subject, Giving
| Better Than Receiving" Rev. C. II. Ma
| lony Will preach at 1880 .. m, and sing
at both services.
Captain James Humes. OF Company A,
| Fifteenth West Virginia Infantry, died
yesterday morning at the City hospital,
| He viii be buried from that Institution
at 2:3O this afternoon. The interment
will be private.
The mems meeting at the Young Mems
| christian Association building will be
held at o'clock this evening and Mt 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. These
meetings are always interesting and all
young men are always welcome.
a special telegram received last night
from a member of the Wheeling party en-
route to San Francisco. dated Mt Council
Bluffs. Iowa, opposite Omaha, stated
that the train arrived there at 4:10 in the
afternoon and that all of the members OF
the party were well and happy.
Hugh Merritt and wife, who reside
back OF Bellaire, went to town yesterday
on shopping expedition. on their re-
turn last night they found their house
had been entered. Among the property
stolen were a gold watch and a silver
watch, Two strange men seen lettering
| about the place are the supposed rob-
bers. who have not been caught.
There will be regular services in ST.
Matthew's p. Il. church on Chapllne
street, Sunday. August Goth. at 1880 a.
m. and 1880 p. M. The Rev. N. S.
Thomas, OF Leavenworth. Kansas, will
ofIiclate and preach Mt both services. He
Is a son of the late Bishop Thomas, of the
Episcopal church, and Is OF such ability
that the vestry deem themselves fortu-
nate in Obtaining his consent to preach
the two sermons here.
Mrs. II. L. Monroe, of Philadelphia,
who so successfully produced the Martin
Luther and John Knox reformaHions
here some time ago expects TO be In the
city early In September and give her
greatest Of all entertainments. entitled
John Wesley and His Times" Those
who witnessed the other two entertain
ments know Mrs. Monroe's ability along
this line, and will be pleased to know of
her coming again. The entertainment
will he given by the best local talent, I'M
der Mrs. Monroe and her experienced
trainers and promises to be very fine,
and viii be given in the Opera House, on
the 10th, 18th and 18th Of September.