The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-10
BR1EF MENT1oN1NGs.
Events in and About the City Given
in a Nutshell.

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Council meets tonight. Il
Council committee on health is called
to meet Friday evening.
Politics has sort Of given base ball o
hind seat In the average, mind. II,
To-day is your last chance to save the
10 per cent discount on gas bills
Officer Lawson yesterday arrested
Andy Huey and L. F. Reed for drunk
enness.
A great many OF the delegates to the
potters' convention came, in on the late
trains last night.
Wheellng's representation at the
state capital will be large enough to be
heard from In the fight for places.
The paving between the car tracks at
Market and Fourteenth Is something
worthy the attention of the hourd Of
public works.
Council will meet tonight II quor-
I'm can be secured. as great many of
the members are attending the conven-
ton at Charleston.
The council committee on health has
been called to meet Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. to consider matters per-
tanning to the crematory.
Prof Jacob Reineke Will give dane
ing session at Mozart park this even
ing. Prof. Killmyer will furnish some
new selections OF dance music.
Riverside Park is . popular resting
place and breathing spot on warm
nights. Pity it is not larger. or that
there are not more such places about
town.
The funeral of Miss Emma S. Laugh
lin, whose sad death occurred Sunday.
will take place from the residence Of
her mother this afternoon. Interment
at Mt. Wood cemetery.
The committee on petitions and re-
mopstrance3 was called TO meet last
night, but quorum failed to show up.
It will probably meet this evening prior
to the meeting OF council.
The new Mountain Valley Railroad
at Main and Sixteenth Streets has be-
come the Mecca for hundreds OF young
people every evening. The brilliant
decorations and the loud and elegantly
toned organ attracts general attention.
One of the West Virginia delegates
who returned from the Kansas City
convention yesterday, said: Just be-
cause the convention was held in the
wild and woody west. you can't COM
pare Billy, Bryan with Buffalo Bill"
No. Buffalo Bill has show. Has
Bryan?
Last night shortly after o'clock a
man In an Intoxicated condition drove
@ buggy up Market street alta furious
pace, turned at Eleventh street and
proceeded south at the same reckless
speed. Al the postot,ice the horse slip
ped ,and,f fell and the man was corraled
by the police.
The potters did not have o particu-
larry bright day for the opening OF their
convention. but from all appearances
they enjoyed themselves about town
and ut their picnic at Wheeling park
1t Is TO be hoped the weather will Join
with all Wheellpgitesl In making their
visit memorable one.
A large crowd Will attend the Joint
picnic given blythe Sunday schools OF
the Zane and Chapline street NJ. L.
churches to-day. They will leave on
the Leroy. with an excursion barge at
tached.. at 7:45 o'clock this morning.
They Will go to Cresap's Grove and
spend the entire day there.
Council committee on police which
was called to meet last night. did not
have quorum. The bills prepared for
submission amounted to s340 o., of
which the police bills were seio IS and
city prison bills S101 40. The chiefs re-
port shows 1874 arrests made In June.
Fines assessed amounted to Si,73i 10.
Fines collected, sl.231 60.
The scmi-annual statement OF the
Mutual Savings bank. published in an
other column Of this Issue. makes n
very gratifying showing. The exhibit
Indicates that the bank. like all other
establishments, Is enjoying some or the
fruits Of the prosperous times. as the
bustGess shows an increase over the
transactions OF the last six months OF
last year Of S5I,397 SC.
Work on the new addition to Stone &
Thomas stores Is progressing nicely.
Heavy structural iron columns and
supports have been built inside the
north wall OF the present building and
everything will be ready to tear out the
entire wall on next Monday. From
now on the work will be pushed for
ward, In order to have the new building
ready by September /. II possible.