The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-02
BRIEF MENT1oN1Nas.
Events in and About the City Given
in a Nutshell.

"a III AZ q Nutnuell. tH.l 2'a-a
The Pan Handle will run a popular
price Niagara Falls excursion August ..
Here's q straw On the South Side
yesterday prominent business man
laid n wager OF 900 to $500 with an
ether South Slider that Mckinley would
be the next President.
Miss Ophelia Cowles, OF Benwood,
yesterday. entered suit against the city
Of Benwed for 5000, for injuries re-
ceived In falling from "a board walk
above the Riverside mill, W,
At.City Collector Halls Office, Assist
ant Collector Robertson is getting out
the delinquent list. preliminary to TAX
Ing the usual steps to enforce the COL
lection of taxes overdue.
Harry Garrison, an Island boy, fell
over some willow branches on the river
bank. near the steel bridge. and sus-
tained severe injuries. a wound in the
abdomen being quite serious.
Next Tuesday, at West Liberty, the
annual examination OF Ohio county
teachers will occur. Superintendent
Biggs will have charge. and will submit
questions for the pedagogues to answer.
The Willing Workers Of the Ladies Of
the Golden Eagle will give q pie social
August 1G. ut their hall on ThIrty-third
street. The proceeds Will 30 toward
the Institution OF 4 Grand Temple In
Wheeling.
VI Evangelist Randall conducted SER
vices yesterday at Benwood inaugural
Ing temperance crusade. In the eve
ming he read the Scripture on Water
street, in Wheeling, and received excel
lent attention.
At the recruiting station yesterday
the following enlisted for marine SER
vice: Corporal w. o. Boyer, re-enllstcd
for five years; J.iDInger, of Jefferson,
Ohio. and Thomas Swift, Of Youngs-
town, new recruits.
The lawyers and county building
clerks have arranged another base ball
game. the clerks not being satisfied
with The crushing defeat administered
them on the Glorious Fourth by the
disciples OF Blackstone.
Two thousand persons are expected to
come here Sunday on the Cleveland.
Lorain & Wheeling from Cleveland and
intermediate points. There will be
three sections. two coming from Cleve-
land and one from Lorain.
a Yesterday morning. in Baltimore 6
Ohio freight car In the Hempfeld yards.
q girls straw hat, stockings. apron and
parasol were found. The police were
informed, but could learn nothing as to
how the articles found such peculiar
depository.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Emma NAL
Ion, OF Nineteenth street., complained to
Humane officer Echols that her hus-
band failed to support her and her chill
dren. Cancer has completely destroyed
one of her eyes, and Mr.. Echols ar
ranged for medical assistance for her,
and also gave her an order from the
county for supplies.
The national government has closed n
deal by which 1t aculres'the ground on
the West Virginia side of the river at
the site of the Wheeling locks and dam,
located between Benwood and McAiech-
en-. The ground Is purchased from j..
A., Miller, B. B. McAIechcn and f.
Schacfer, and the price In the aggregate
Is about $4,000. The contract Will be
let soon, aea the work OF construction
is expected to begin before December.
The I. o. o. F. committee. In charge
of the Odd Fellows moonlight eXcur-
sion. scheduled for the evening OF Au-
gust 10, met last night. and perfected
arrangements for the trip, which will
be TO Darlington and return on the Lee
roy. The boat VIII leave Martins
Ferry Mt Z. p. m. and Wheeling ut s p.
m. and is expected to reach Wheeling
on the return about . I'm. Meister' S
band will provide the music, and the
ladies will serve refreshments.