The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
BR1EF MENT1oNINes.
Events in and About the City Given
IN n Nutshell.

Events in and About the City Given
In a Nutshell.
Colder weather to-day.
Lent was ushered in yesterday.
Matinee at the Grand this afternoon
To-day is payday for the fire depart
ment.
PythIan Knlghthood was in flower
last night.
Or. Howard tells why Episcopal
iuns Keen Lent"
Grand to-nlght-Peruchi- Beldinl COM
pany in repertoire.
The council committee on ordinances
meets this evening.
Hoyt's IA Milk White Flag" IS the
next Opera House attraction.
Cards Will be a special attraction at
the Loan Exhibition this evening.
The regular March term Of the Grim
inal court, Judge Hugus on the bench
will open Monday.
The election officers and Dewey
Day. special police will be paid by City
Clerk O'Brien to-day,
A special term Of Judge Melvln's
court will be held Saturday, not on FRI
/ uhIt dH nlGhAG0 NAAOAANShsaJs
Sentiment appears to favor an early
date for the Republican primary cleo
ton. The last week In April has the
call.
The council committee on finance Is
called to meet Thursday evening, A
start viii; be made on the annual appro-
prlution ordinance.
Frank Crawford was fined S25 end
costs and sentenced to thirty days In
jail, for jumping a board bill, yester-
day. by Squire Fitzpatrick.
Railroad construction in West Viz
| ginla this year may break oil records.
A list of roads projected ID given In an
other column this morning.
The new frame structure Of Louis
Blshoff's, on FOrty-thlrd street, Is rap
idly nearing completion. II VIII add
greatly to the architectural beauty Of
that part Of the city.
Persons intending to go to Parkers-
burg March for the Republican league
meeting, arc asked to leave their names
| with County Chairman Hornish In Or
der to secure rate Of 81 IS for the
round trip.
Frank Schlosser, an expresBman, was
arrested by Special Officer w. NJ,
| Johnson, and brought before Squire
Rogers yesterday, charged with hav-
ing assaulted q boy, named John Nc
Creary. ut the Pewlkey station, and he
was discharged with n reprlInand.
The many friends Of Mrs. Minnie
Bell, formerly OF this city. were grlev-
ed TO learn OF her death, which occur
red ut $50 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, ut her home In MoundsvlQe. Flu
neral services will be conducted by
Rev. Spur to-day at $3.50 p. m. Inter-
ment at Mt. Rose cemetery, private.
Last night the police were informed
that two girls, inmates Of the Children's
Home, had left the institution. A
search was instituted, and one was
I found IN the roar OF 20 Eighteenth
street, and returned to the home. She
\ said she was tired and concluded to run
| away. The other child. about twelve
years OF age, hud not been found last
night.
| a termination came yesterday to the
| Custer Entlingor cases. The charges Of
cruelty to Mrs. Sophia EntllnEer, pre-
| ferred against Henry and Della Gus
/ ter, were heard by Squire Fitzpatrick,
and Mrs. Custer was fined S. and costs,
tho case against her husband being
| dismissed. The lunncy charge against
| MRS. EntlInger came before Squire
Rogers. who dismissed II after hearing
the evidence of the examining phyal-
J clnnH. II was brought out that an In
| jury to Mrs. Entllnger came from fall
| on a door step. Instead Of from blow
inflicted by Custer or his wife.