The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-01
NeIrhborhOo,i News.

The Belmont Chronicle laments that
''the beautiful Indian summer weather
of the last three weeks has been chased
away by dreRry rains and chilly
wind" 1t congratulates those howev-
er, "whose gamers are full" as winter
approaches, and calls on them not to
forget those "to whom pinching power
erty Inns denied the comforts and bless
ings they enjoy"
AIessrs. Busby, Little & Co., or
Wheeling, have been putting in new
iron doors in the upstair rooms of the
st. Clairsville Jail, and also heavy iron
work around the stairway. Thedoo
are nll secured by massive spring locks
of an improved pattern. Tho same
Arm are also putting fire-proof iron
shutters on the public Offices. These
improvements will make the building
perfectly ire-proof.
We are glad to hear OF the flourishing
condition Of the Chronicle newspaper.
Col. Poorman, the editor, says, truly
enough we doubt not, that II he had n
couple of thousand "permanent sub
scribers, the copperheads might hang
up their fiddle" in that county. for all
time to come.
The new buildings in the "burnt dis
trict, !" at st. Clairsville are rapidly APP
preaching compilation. The most of
them arc very fine structures. The
erection OF that block b made vast
change in the st. Clairsvflle of a year
ago.
The fall term of the Belmont Court
of Common Pleas commences next
Tuesday. Tho docket Is unusually
heavy, and many important and inter
teresting cases are to tried.
The Belmont County Sabbath School
Convention assembled and held a sos-
sion at GAINESVILLE on the 28rd and 9th
of October. About fifty delegates were
present, mostly from Pease, Pultney,
Warren and Goshen townships.
Tho Episcopal Church in WheelInE.--
a Glance nj fits Organization and
HIStOry.-The Ceremonies To-Day.
According 10 announcement in our
advertising columns, the corner stone OF
the Episcopal Church is to be laid at 3
O'Clock this afternoon with appropriate
ceremonies. II seems to us a proper oc-
casion to allude to the origin and pro-
gress Of that denomination Of Christians
in our midst. Many OF our readers
doubtless remember Its first existence
Gin the days OF small things,n when 1t
occupied an unpretending little church
up in Market Square. Noah Zane, who
presented building lots to a number of
the churches in Wheeling, donated the
site first built upon by the Episcopa-
lians in the vicinity named. Previous
to that, however, the Rev. Joseph bod.
bridge of Wellsburg, brother to the
noted Phillip DoddFfdge, ofiiciated
hereabouts as an Episcopal minister.
He occasionally visited the few Episco-
pal families then In Wheeling, but
there was no formal organization until
the 18th of May, 1919. The Organizes
ton at that time Is ascribed to afVisit Of
bishop Chase, at whose instance ittook
place. It bore the title OF est. Matthews
Church, Wheeling.n The following
persons composed the society: John
Armstrong, Jr., w. L, Good, w. Gray,
u. 81. Armstrong, Joshua Morton, y,
Good, w. Perrine, Richard Simms, p.
Ray, j. @. Williams, Josiah Chapline,
J. Wilson, Jr., w. Chapline, Jr., Mai.
y. Bier, y, ScoYill, Il. NJ. Cowles. @. D,
Knox y. NJ. smith, b. Q. Thompson,
Moses Shepherd, Moses w. GhApline,
II. Thornburg, John Eo6, and Samuel
Chamberlain. .l 4
Rev. John Armstrong, of Maryland,
was chosen as the first minister OF the
church. On the 9th of May, 1921, the
corner stone of st. Matthews Church, ON
Market square, was laid with Masonic
ceremonies MIR. Armstrong deliYeringa
sermon and Mr. Doddridge an Grafton
ON the occasion. In the tall OF that wear
the church was ready for service, Mir.
Armstrong; labors continued for seven
years, at the end Of which time he died
and was buried In the church. re a
spoken OF as tan honest, Jealous. labo-
rious and faithful minfsteF.'' Al the
building Of the new church at the head
OF Monroe street, his remains were re-
moved to It, and now rest beneath It's
chancel. his son, the Rev. VIM Arm
strong, was elected 70 I'LL the vacancy,
but declined, and recommended the
Rev. John Thomas Wheat, who was
chosen. In 1852 Mr.. Wheat resigned,
and the Raw VIM. Armstrong being
/ again elected, became the Minister OF
ST. matthew's church. The congreSa-
tion so increased under his care thai IL
became necessary to build q larger
mouse Accordingly thspresent edifce
on Monroe street was built II WAS COM
secrated on the 26th of October, 1851. IN
L the year 1883, the Rev Mr.. PaTl-iDs 80
l appointed assistant "a Mr., AFinsfronSy-
and In the year following. tie re,
/ having resigned, succeeded him ~ the
/ pastor OF the church. Mr.. AFTnsfron1
removed TO small parish In, AEarvIbIld
in which the first thirteen years OF hid