The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-18
BRIEF mENr1oNINds.
Events in and About the City Given
In a Nutshell.

Matinee at the Grand this afternoon.
Grand to-night-"My Innocent Boy.
Circuit court win be in session to-day.
The stone masons have begun work
on the erection OF the new episcopal res
idence fvr Bishop Donahue, at the cor
ner OF Thirteenth and Byron streets
The city gas board has advanced the
price OF its coke from two and one-halI
TO three cents per bushel, on account Of
the increased price OF the coal 1t uses
for gas making.
Emma J. Behanna yesterday swore
out warrant before Squire Rogers,
charging Van Behanna with stealing
from her gold ring, with diamond
setting. The case will be heard this
morning.
A dance was given at the Pythian
Castle last night for the benefit OF the
fund to entertain visiting delegates TO
the state grand castle OF the Knights OF
the Golden Eagle, when meets here in
September.
An Island next door quarrel was aired
In Squire Rogers court yesterday. o.
v. Burke was put under bond 10 keep
the peace, and the case against Stella
Davis was dismissed. The complainant
in both cases was Jennie Griffith.
Yesterday, in Part /, OF thu circuit
court, Judge Hervey In the case OF j.
NJ. Darrah VS. the Wheeling lca & Stor-
age Company, there WAS trial by jury,
resulting in a verdict for the plaintiit
for the sum Of $469 so, on breach OF con-
tract, There was motion for a new
trial.
Superintendent Burkett, OF the Ohio
county home. and four commissioners
and their clerk, T. c. Moffatt, were In
town Tuesday morning, and they went
down TO the county home at Arden TO
investigate how the county home is run
in washington ty.-Washinglon
Reporter.
Colonel William EllIngham brought
back from Florida the skin OF an I'm
mense RATHER. legth six feet five inches
and ten inches vide. The snake vas
over seven feet long. 1t was OF the
diamond RATHER species, and there are
yet nine rattlas attached. The skin Is
on exhibition Mt NELL & Elllngham'S.
When VIII Gutman, the mems fur
nisher opened his Market street store
yesterday morning he discovered that
during the night an unwecomc visitor
had depleted the cash drawer in roller
top desk of S1.03. The burglar entered
the store by rear window, and EVIL
IDENTIFY wanted cash only, as nothing else
was disturbed.
Suburban residents. particularly those
at Echo Point, are indignant over the
attempts made to poison their dogs.
Within the past week dogs belonging
| to Messrs. James Henderson, j. F. Shlrk,
| Jesse McCausland and Others have been
| poisoned, those belonging TO the former
two dying from the effects. Mr.. Shirli's
/ worry valuable bird dow Tho
poisoner is said to be known.
Tomorrow night will be gala ocea-
sion in the history of Black Prince
lodge. No. 10. Knights of Pythlas Not
! only will the unusually large number Of
eighteen candidates be put through the
third degree. but In addition there will
! be a hundred or more Pythlan visitors
| from several Ohio-slde towns, including
| East Liverpool. Steubenvilla. Martins
Ferry, Ballaire and ST. ClalrsVille. The
| fame of Black Princes great working
! team has gone forth ana It Is most un-
usual not to have a score or more OF
visiting knights on hand for limitations.
Passenger Agent Tomlinson. Of the
Pan Handle. Is booking many wheeling
people for the trip to Paris this season.
Recently he has booked several from
New Castle, Morgantown. Wellsville,
Quaker City and other tri-statc stowns
in addition to the local people going
notwithstanding the rush. he states
there Is still room for more tourists, es
pecially those taking the Cook tours
| which he represents here. An especial
Is cheap and attractive trip is the Cook
$3.50 excursion. twenty-five days from
New York; giving second cabin passag,
over the pond and several days stay Al
Paris.