The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-18
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All sorts OF Local News aud Gossip From
tho Glass city. s,'
William Smith, shipping clerk for the
Bellaire Bottle Company, had his bicycle
stolen Saturday night.He had been rid
Ing his wheel during the evening, and
about D o'clock stopped at the shoe shop,
OF Charles r. Wolf, leaving his wheel
against the window frame outside. A
fewiminutes later he started home, anu
the wheel was gone At frst he thought
come ono had taken It for fun. but this
idea was soon dispeiled, and the mat
ter was reported to the police. There Is
not the slightest clue 30 far. but Mar
shall Johnston is investigating Che mat
ter now. s 81 X,
The colorcd man, Charles y L!tlejohn,
who assaulted Special Officer d. c.,
Shepherd, ut the steel works, was bound
over to courti in n bond of $500, and will
be taken to ST. Clairsville tomorrow.
The other colored man frS,m the same
place who had caused somt confusion
among the: other .woriSmen by carrying
a razor, is to be tried this evening. He
says he Ind no such weapon.
rs licy uit flliNiHb pullle bitit cpOi
with the Hacket band here over the fact
that while the band was in camp with
the Cleveland city guards last summer
the members all signed the muster roll
in order to secure the privileges OF the
camp. Now they are haunted with the
idea that they are subject to the first
call for troops IF
The city board Of education will meet
this evening. when Messrs. R. NJ. Gille-
land and Robert Bruwne will retire, and
Afessrs. ]. A. briggs and William
Dougherty will take their seats, The
new board will organize by selecting Its
proper officers, and will then adjourn un-
I'll the new. committees are appointed.
Rev. R. G. Campbell, United Pres
byterlan minister from New Athens.
who Is now one Of the professors Of
Franklin College, preached two able SER
mons In the U. P. church here yesterday.
The boys of Franklin College have or
ganized military company. and are
training. subject to the call OF Uncle
Sam. They wrote Captain Danford last
week asking to be provided with arms.
2 Thomas Holt, Thomas Murphy, Will
lam J.. Campbell, w. D. Mansell and c.
v. Leach, the city assessors, Will so to
St. ,Clairsyille tomorrow for blanks
and Instructions from the auditor.
Mrs. A. Porterfleld was buried yester-
day afternoon under the auspices Of the
W. r. C. and D. Of L. The funeral was
largely attended. Interment was in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Henry G. Williams, euperintend-
ent OF the city schools, addressed the
graduating class of the Summerfeld
school. Saturday evening. 4
Mayor Freeze has disposed Of five
cases in the past week, and four out OF
the five managed to lIquidate the fines
imposed.
The. ladies OF the First NJ. E. church
held. q very enjoyable social in the
Wassman block Saturday evening.
Miss Flora Bickell, OF the Fifth ward,
vii leave to-day for Pittsburgh. 10
spend a few days with friends.
The manufactures complain Of an APP
probable falling off in trade during the
past ten days or two weeks.
Charles Crawley has returned home
from Connellsville, Pa, where he spent
few days with friends.
George Thompson has returned to
GAINESVILLE. after spending few days
with relatives here.
Mrs. R. johnson left Saturday for
sistersville to visit her daughter, Mrs.
G. Z. Work.
Miss Edna Reeveo, OF sandusky, is
the guest OF friends and relatives In the
First ward.
s. w. n, Thompson vii offer his property
on Guernsey street for sale on the Goth
OF April.
A number Of valuable CANNES were
poisoned Friday night In the Fourth
ward,