The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-07

route to eat their meals hereafter in the
cars and not enjoy II with their families
or at u comfortable boarding house, as
heretofore. The employees are incensed
Of the idea Of jerking down meal In
eight minutes, which is all the time al.
lowed them for rest at the end Of the
road.
A fight took place last evening between
parties named knight and -, in which
the fire poker was used freely and with
loree. One Of the sensible parties sur.
rendered himself to the tender mercies
Of the Mayor; So and costs.
The lounging and loaliDg about all our
places Of worship on Sundays, especially
In the evening, by q gang Of worthless
and dilapidated ruflians has become
such n nuisance as to call the attention
OF the proper authorities to place a pre-,
tentative for its disContinuance. Ladies
are insulted and suffered to listen to all
sorts Of vulgar and indecent language by
these public blackguards in going and
returning 10 their place Of worship,
Five dollars and costs against q hall hun.
dred Of them might stop II.
Fireman's parade on the 30th Of this
month.
Decoration Day will be observed in
city, principally by the female fraternity.
The examination, last Saturday, ior
the vacant cadetship, from this district
to the US. Military Academy at West
Point, resulted in favor Of Master Robert
Kerr, Of Martins Ferry, Belmont co.
Ohio. There were eighteen contestants
for the prize, all promising and talented
young gents. 1t must be admitted by all
that the Board OF Examiners left nothing
undone to test the full merits Of each up,
plicant with scrutiny and impartialily
well deserving Of praise. Master Fred.
L. Roseman, OF Cambridge, is we'll
worthyofmention as having passed cred
liable test at the examination, and, il was
thought by many that he would carry Of
the prize.
Three Belmont county prisoners, King
Davis and Welshauce, confined in The
Ohio penitenliary, were pardoned by
Governor Young last Friday, and re
turned TO this city the same day, wiser
and, we hope, better boys.
Mrs i. +. Morgan, who died very sud
denly last Friday morning, was escorted
to her peaceful resting place yesterday
afternoon. She was the mother Of V, T
Morgan, Captain Of the BelIaire LighI
Guards.
Mr.. l, +. Young, lawyer, has left oul
community TO reside again with his pa
rents at St. Clairsville, o.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Bellaire Street Railway Company
takes place the l4th inst, when directorl
and Superintendent will be elected fol
the ensuing year.
Mr.. @, Bippus, the representative from
the Kern Lodge, Of this city, is to ueeI
the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows, at Ports
mouth, o., tomorrow, May S, 1877.
The renowned Hutchinson family will
give one Of their grand concerto on May
10th next, at the Presbyterian Church
for the benefit Of the young mems reading
room Of this city.
An entertainment and festival at the
City Hall next Friday by the A. NJ. T.
Church for the benefit OF its pastor. A
contest for silver butter dish by Mrs. S.
j. Preston and Miss L. A. Simmons, vocal
music and Rotations are the programme.
Communication tickets are issued by our
street railway company at 81, which en-.
titles the holder TO fifty rides on the line
The conductors were supplied n few days
ago with punch, similar to the.those ii. ed
by cobblers, to mutilate the tickets.
Rev. John Hatlery, OF this city, was
elected delegate to the General Assem-.
bly, Of the Presbytery which meets in
Chicago the 22d Of this month.
The festival on Gravel Hill for the ben.
eft Of the young mems reading room yaE
success.
Capt. Rowles is erecting u new and ca.
pacious blacksmith shop on Guernsey
street. Rowles commands the confidence
OF all business as n frst'clasJ gentleman
and mechanic.
The Bellaire Light Guards held a spe-
cial meeting on Saturday last to accept
bids for the uniforming Of the company.
The contract was awarded to Lilly & Co.,
military tailors, Of Columbus, O.
Prof. E. Leon, in his rope walking per.
Torrance and evening entertainment, ex.
hibited marked superiority above any
other OF his competitors in the art. The
rain last Saturday proved uniavorable
though to the Professor.
Prof. P. Duff was reappointed as Public
School Superintendent by the Board of
Education last week for the ensuing year.
A number oil cats Of various species
held rehearsal last Thursday night in
in the rear Of the gas Office, which gave
the impression to some folks that it was a
brass band playing.
A temperance meeting was held at the
Presbyterian Church last Saturday even.
ing. Mr.. 4. W. Locke, prominent
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