The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-30

erAl teams on our streets al the time,
took fright and started of at 4 lively gait
to seek shelter, much to the discomfort
OF the drivers.
Travelling physicians visited our city
for few days, last week, and Issued their
circulars 10 our people to inform them Of
the many ailments they guarantee cur.
ing.
The examination for u candidate TO
the United States Military Academy, at
West Point, takes place ut our city next
Saturday. A young man Of Martina
Ferry, we are told, is sanguineous Of sue.
cess.
The Bret Harte Literary Society met
last Friday evening nj the residence. Of
VIII 5. FariS, Esq, This society was or.
ganized . year ago, and has since met
regular every week. This select body Is
competed Of fifteen members, ladies and
gents, who take pride and deep interest
to promote and cultivate the object and
principles upon which the association
was organized. The officers are az fol.
lows: Precedent, Capt. V. T. Morgan;
Vice President, John W. Carson; Score.
tary, Miss Lucy Marshall; Critic, Will S.
Faris. Meets every Friday evening.
Mass and ward temperance meetings
will be continued in our city this and
next week. Over three thousand "Mur.
ply cards" were Issued here since the
opening Of this movement.
The Clipper and Ohio base ball clubs
are pracliciDg daily, preparatory to
challenging some OF Wheeling's experts.
The Bellaire Independent, weekly pa.
per, has existed seven years. principally
under the editorship Of John b. I.ongley,
Esq.
John J. Powell, ESP, and Mr.. Andrew
RcGder are agents Tor some Of the lead.
ing and most reliable fire insurance
agencies OF the United States.
The fare from Bellaire to st. Glars.
vile, via narrow.guugs, will be fifty
cents.
The Bellnire correspondent Of the Bel.
mont Chronicle asserts that we grossly OK.
aggerate our items in the Wheeling In
TELLIGENCER. We respectfully say that
any and all such assertions are treated by
us with silent contempt. We are not yet
prepared to use the columns Of any circu.
lating issue Tor personal abuse. Byhe
way Mr.. ]. L., have you q Murphy?
The Bellaire Singing Society intends
giving n dramatieal and musical enter.
tainmcnt on Whit Sunday, May II, at
HilCh's Hall.
Rev. a. j. Ryan, Of Mobile, Alabama,
a celebrated Southern poet, will deliver a
lecture at this place in few weeks.
The editors Of the Bellaire Free Pres
have suspended the further issue Of their
paper, Saturday last-items OF news are
scarce in our vicinity and the Bellaire.
ianS are still very reluctant to assist and
support home enterprises. Messrs. Strahl
and Barnes are gentlemen OF high charac.
ter and ability. Further remarks are
unnecessary.
Council meeting tomorrow night.
Meeting Of Bellaire Light Guards this
evening at their Armory.
Our common pleas court conVenes next
Monday at st. Clairsville. Over 300
cases are on file in the Clerks office.
Mr.. Fred. lleckcr, u cigar manuiac.
turer, Is shipping stogiea and tips, in large
quantities, TO the western States at $l3
per thousand.
Mr.. John llellerman and Kate Roeder
were married last Thursday by Rev.
lIodgeson.
Our Catholic Church isundergoing ex.
tensive repairs.
Concert at The Christian Church, for its
benefit, Thursday next.
The garden land Of Peter Shramm, one
mile and half north Of our city, il re.
ceiving proper attention by Mr.. Joseph
Brown OF this city, an experienced gar
dener, who was hired by the widow OF
Shramm this spring.
A few Of Wetzel county's (W. Va.)
hard cases visited our place last Satur-
day. They offered coon skins rs pay
ment for any purchases, but this style OF
redemption being ignored by our mer.
chants, the West Nirginians started of
on the Phaeton.
Our churches are well attended and
peace reigns throughout our city.
The Belmont Glass Works have intro.
duced the Ian glass cooler, which enables
the men to turn out more glass at each
turn.
Renovation OF houses IL generally con.
Quoted by our housewives such OF whom
as do not consider it humiliating to appear
in dusty suit.
Painters are the only busy mechanics
i'll onr place.
Mr.. q. NJ and the beautiful widow
are soon to join hands to pronounce a
will J.E. DIE