The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-16
BRIEF MENTIoNINGs.
Events in and About the City Given it
Nutshell.

Events In and About the City Given In
Nutshell.
Grand to-night-"How Hopper Was
Side Tracked"
OIL has been struck at Greenough, on
the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad.
fourteen miles south Of Scio, in wild cat
territory, by Kane Brothers. This NAV
be an important strike.
The new Pabst building. at Benwood,
will be opened tomorrow evening. In
VIII Curran. The place will be known
as the BLUE Ribbon saloon and hall.
Bids were opened Saturday for the
construction Of a fine story brick BUSH
ness house al the corner Of Main street
and the Windsor alley, for John H.
Hall. John Giesey was the lowest bid
der.
There will be n meeting at Mount
de Chantal on Tuesday evening Of the
local chapter alumnae association Of the
institution. All members Will leave the
city on the o'clock car on the Wheel
Ing & Elm Grove.
The reelected city gas board met
Saturday night and organized as fol-
lows for the ensuing term Of two years:
President, 2. Buchanan; secretary, God
frey Schul; assistant secretary William
Schenk; collector, Louis Seabright; SUI
perintendent, Frank Thompson.
1t has been suggested. and the sug-
gestion is good one, that the Pythian
street arches be allowed to remain for
next year, when there will be -innum-
cradle political meetings during the
presidential campaign. 1t has been
suggested, too, to turn on the lights
every Saturday evening.
A meeting is called for this evening
of the council committee on rules TO
discuss proposed changes in the pres
ent rules governing the conduct OF
council. The committee was q special
appointment OF council, on Mr.. Cald-
wells motion, several weeks ago, but
this will be Its first meeting.
The Pipes viii contest in the circuit
court, Judge HerVey, closed Saturday
at noon, when the jury brought IN a
verdict, after having been out since
Friday at 2:30 p. m. The verdict was
against the will, which is thus set aside.
The respondents moved for q new trial,
and the motion Will be argued later.
The Knights Of PythIas sword con-
test, conducted by Stone q Thomas TO
determine the most popular uniform
rank company captain in Wheeling,
was concluded Saturday night, and was
won by Captain Frank Lisby, OF Ber--
nard Stanley company, who received
II, O6s votes. Captain r. d. Shater, OF
Couer de Leon company, was second
with 1882 votes, and Captain George
w. WeIsgerber, OF James T. MCGEE
company, third with $3.50 votes.
Constable Henry Thomas was sur
prised about o'clock this morning,
while standing at Fourteenth and Mar
ket streets, to be accosted by stranger
who said: II know you're detective
and have been following me, so give
myself up" The fellow gave his name
as William Dawson, and said he was
wanted In Washington county, Po., for
ROBBERY, but he wouldn't go into de-
tails. He was placed in the county jail
by Constable Thomas and developments
will materiallEe In the hearing to-day
before Squire Fitzpatrick.
The wheeling oil & Gas Company,
which has secured leases on 1000 acres
of territory in Marshall and Ohio
counties, between Big and Little
Wheeling creeks, hopes to develop a
good field right at Wheellng's back door.
At the extreme limits OF the territory
under lease, oil or gas has been found,
A trace OF the former near Triadelphla
and gas at Twilight. The gentlemen
Interested are MeSsrs. a. A. Fran
zheim, A. F. Gasmlre. Louis. Huseman,
Killian Bader, w. H. Curtis, Robert
Waite and Morgan Mccullough