The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-30
QhtMtelliaetrrer.
The CENTENNIAL YEAR.
Memoranda Of Important Events
occurring In wheeling Dur
ing tile Year 1876.


The Centennial year lies at this writing
ina very weakly state, with only few
,bor, hours between him and eternity.
Va shall quote no sentimental verses
on his death, Tennysonian or otherwise,
"a he has been more Of matter-of.fact
.ort Of fellow than any Of his predeces-
AR, that we can remember. tie has
yiven us rather miscellaneous bundle
II informalion-a great many accounts
,hu, parties might desire to have altered,
and prool.sheeu innumerable that the
authors would give something for 4
chance Of revising. 1t is our purpose to
prin, memoranda OF the most import
ant events that have occurred in this
vicinity during the year 1875.
JANUARY.
|. Remarkably mild weather, the uier-
earv rising as high as Go above zero;
Fufbish's Fifth Az. Com. and 1.-TWO Or.
phsns' at the Opera House; desperate
attempt OF Mayhem brothera to break
Jail frustrated.
.. Mary Nicholson, aged IS, run over
md killed BY street car in the 9Th Ward;
Robert Lauchlin drowned in the creek,
East Wheeling; interesting Thanksgiving
Service by Eng. I.uth. Sabbath school.
4. Lewis Baker "retires" from the Reg
Rsr slight fire at County InIirmnry.
i. Death Of Mrs. Capt. W. G. Waller;
ritiens concert in the Opera House; big
railroad meeting in Bridgeport, in the
interest Of the Cleveland, Tnscarawas
Valley Il Wheeling Railroad.
!. pnblIc exhibition Of Bridgeport
High School, in their School Hall; Thco.
lore Porter killed in Bridgeport coal
bank; celebration Of 3D. anniversary 0i
Wayerly Society at WieseI Hall, .
Q. Death Of Mrs. NJ. NJ. ChNlfant, mother
ii Rev. G. W. Challant.
10, State Centennial Commissioners
meet and appoint Executive Commit.
tees.
IS. Meeting Of Board Of Directors Of
Hospital for Insane.
ii. Excursion Of Steuhenvillc Philhar-
monte Society TO Wheeling.
l5 Death Of Ed. ". Martin, u we'll
known millman.death Of EbeneAer Mar
lin, the founder OF Martins Ferry; death
Of Ebert II. Brady, in Florida.
~. Death OF James \. Lewis, we'll
known printer; organization Of Irving
Literary Society in lSt ward,
81. Animal meeting Of Ohio Co, Bible
Society.
-. Death Of Henry Schmulbach, sen,
IN 9Th ward.
%. Deaths'of Mrs. Hetty Echols and
Mrs. Eliza Kennedy.
q. Organization OF Business Mems
Onion.
%. Death OF VIM. Taylor, in 9th Ward.
u. Strike Of tenders" inauguratei at
the mills.
u. Death Of James N. Baird; organi-
IltiOn Of Edwin Forrest Dramatic So.
Ciety.
q. Prot. F. ". Wood, ex-Catholic
priest, lectures on the Is!and entertain'
ment ut St. Joseph'a Academy.
~. Child Of MichSe l Z9eckler burned
to death in East Wheeling.
81. Trial Of Auditor Bennett begun in
court OF impeachment; judgment Of Sen.
ate in Burdett impeachment received at
Office Of Secretary Of State; S. Brady up.
pointed State Treasurer, to succeed John
5. BuTdctt, impeacled.
FEBRUARY.
l, Members OF County Court Of
Brooke county inspect the Peninsular
bridges; iron bridge at BuChanan's Mills,
ttrit iron bridge in Ohio county, cOmplet.
ed.
.. Banquet to Postofice employees, at
Assembly Hall.
4. The striking tenders return to their
"orE at the reduced rates; organization
plar.
o. DSatG ot Dr.. I. o. Edwards, SEN,
IN whose arms John Quincy Adams died.
:. Death Of David Armstrong, Esq, a
prominent citizen ct Fulton,
y. lgnarius EIrmau drops dead while
a'AImg near Ful;oni butchers, ball Mt Tur-
10. Death Of Mrs. I4aac oxtoby; scar
Home. : :
Fourth Ward.
H. Death OF Mrt. Julia Gilchrist.
n. Death Of James Brown.
10. Leap year masquerade at residence
=" MAJOR Al0nzo Loring; reorganization
hStandard Base Ball Club.
H. Meeting Of teachers OF public
schools to take action in relation 10 Cen
%naIaL Exposition; Louis Felsinger
stabbed at Top Mill.
H. ArabelIn Goddard at Opera House
organization OF the alumni OF the Beta
Theta ri fraternity.
~: DEATH Of John l.. Smith, druggist
missionary anniversary ut Fourth Street
W. T. Clutch; first public performance
vt Monledorc Literary Society.
81 Meeting Of Ladies' Temperance
LeaSae loF tue purpose Of inaugurating
tN@perance movement; visit OF Wheel
'gg singing Societies to Liederkran1 So
G nIy, at BellairC; Barry Sullivan At The
VPSFa House in "Richard ILL.,"
:. Centennial tea party at Chaplin,
street NJ. +. Church; lecture by Judg,
S,SnmeF in the Fourth Pres. Church
sylvan ~ in Hamlet" at Opera House.
W 81 Leap year party AT residence o
Mrs.. Henry Brues.
~ Discovery Of un attempt to breal
l4il by Jailor Kennedy
70 Death Of VIM. Ewing, an old ant
' n,"S nown printer and prominent rili
Y. Death of Cnpl-J.,s. S. Irwin.
~, :, Sa!e--ot old Third Ward sChoo
,,nLI'nGi. the school buildings photo
"aRhSG Tor exhibition at the Centennial
w ~ fiF's Mardi Gras ever observed il
w T;,IseeAnG-3 general holiday in the city
s"I procession Of Mystic Krewe, VpCcck
4. Tn,nluet; etc. Bryauts MinstrCis a
MARCH,
~ Dr., Helley lectures in Fourth Stree
W; Z; Church on "Thc Centennial"
~; Death Of John c. TalImHm C,sh;s,
VINE Bridgeport National Bank A''
lies r. State ate Convention Of colored Repub
a' held in this city, for tho pur pOS