The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs
Mrttsrs OF Minor Moment In and AbOu
the City.

tho CITY.
The council committee on fire depart
ment meets this evening at 1850 o'clock.
The city gas office will be closed Mon
day. July s. There will be no discount
on that day
Maggie Conroy's house of I'll repute
was pulled last night. the madame and
four girls constituting the haul.
Yesterday at Pleasant Valley. q
horse belonging TO Otto Dleringer, fell
shot.
Charles MassouX. sent 10 the Spencer
insane asylum. from Ohio county, In
1895, died at the institution on Wednes-
day, and IL 10 be buried at Spencer.
Rev Joseph 5peers, of the Second
Presbyterian church, will preach this
evening, at the Third Presbyterian
church, preparatory 70 communion SER
vice.
Misses Kate and Ella DAILY, OF the
Eighth ward, yesterday afternoon gave
delightful picnic at Mozart park, In
honor OF their lady visitors from Johns
town. Pa.
This evening, Major j. T. Masee com
pany of the Uniform Rank, X. OF p,
will initiate FIVE candidates, thus bring
ing the membership up to fifty and
making It the largest company In the
city.
The joint picnic TO be given by the
Young Ladies' musical and literary so
clety and Catholic Benevolent Legion,
of the Church OF the Immaculate Con-
ceptlon, will be given at Mozart Park,
August Q,
Premature celebration of the Fourth
led to the arrest last night. OF j. f. Ten
der. j. N. Davis, John Pierce and w. II.
Buhl. These young men were making
life unbearable with the cannon crack
ers, which they fired off on Main street,
south Of the stone bridge.
District Deputy j. o. Gray, OF Morn
ing Star lodge No 2,Knlghts OF Pythias,
installed the following officers: Frank
johnson, c, c.; William Linden, V. g.;
Gabriel Jackson, master OF work; Joe
Primus, X. OF II. and s.; j. o. Gray VI.
of F.; Thomas Johnson, NJ. and e.;
James Monroe. prelate; Ben JackSon,O.
G.: S. Mcpherson, !. G..
The gospel wagon service viii be
conducted Sunday evening, near the
Terminal depot. instead OF In the after
noon, as formerly. Owing 10 Sunday
being the Fourth. many people will be
out Of town in the afternoon, and the
services win begin at $3.50 o'clock, after
the close OF church services. Rev. Mr..
Bartlebaugh will conduct the meeting.
The monthly report OF Police Captain
Bennett, shows; Number of arrests,
40; males, white, GO: colored, none; fe-
males, white, 10; colored, one: number
males sent to city prison, 49,; females
sent to county jail. 2; number OF fines
paid 10; suspended, II; cases with
drawn, 2; appealed, 1; dismissed, .:
amount OF fines and costs assessed.
sos 05i amount OF fines and costs col
lected. siOi 60.
No courts were In session yesterday.
The July term OF the criminal court,
Judge Hueus on the bench. Will open
next Tuesday morning The term was
scheduled TO open on Monday. but as
that IL to be officially observed as the
Fourth, the change Is made. There win
be no grand jury az this term as there
are only two or three criminal cases TO
be brought up and these Will be held
over until the next term.
II Is pleasant 10 read that In one
place IN the United States, the West
Virginia city OF Wheeling. Memorial
day was observed decorouSly and In
the spirit OF the earlier years OF It's OBJ
seryancc, twas not glvepup tosports In
which the professional" element pre-
dominated to the exclusion OF the sem
blancc OF recreation A newspaper
SAYS that the observance Of the day
was quiet ana solemn. and was In
keeping with the old soldiers ideas Of
the spirit Of the occasion, "-Youth's
Companion.
II appears that the attachments made
upon Captain william Duffy. OF the
Rob Roy who was towing Mcredlth's
circus, were made at the Instance OF
the other two proprletors. one Of which
Is AZ Meredith DuTy IL = part owner
OF the show, and tried to get 10 Marlet-
Ia, but Meredith and Hilz wanted the
show tied up on the West Virginia side
Of the river, This they did. outwlttlng
Duny. AZ soon as things are straight-
cned out, the show will 80 on the road,
but experience with the river has con-
vlnccd Messrs. Meredith and Biz that
the Interior rs better.
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