The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-06
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MouNpsvILLE, July . 100
corapoadsnos Of the Intel1iEancsr.
Edisonb photograph has been on eK.
hibition in one Of the rooms under the
Mound City Hotel, for two days and
night past, and it has kept up a continual
laughing, talking. singing DC. whats
this comm to I'd really like to know
when even aheet iron boxes talk.
AgreatmAny from our place will spend
their FOurtk at Cresap's Grove. The pro.
gramme advertised for that place being
90 attractive that they cannot stay away.
An alarm Of FIRE was sounded yesterday
little past noon and old and young ran
in almost every direction until the where.
abouts of the FIRE was aSeertAined, which
was the dwelling house OF Mr.. BAkeWell.
II was soon extipguished and but little
damage was done. Our city will pur.
chase = FIRE engine, or form several lad
der companies, and bucket brigadss some
time in The future, but its the general I'M.
derstanding that It will not be done until
we have big ere, and are fully conyinc-
ed that such precautions are necessary.
Walter Evans Of the upper end has
under roof very fine storeroom with
good hall above. This looks like enter.
prise despite the hard times. That part
Of the town has been improving more
rapidly than any other Of late, and will
no doubt continue to do 80.
The camp meeting committee at ih
annual meeting yesterday transacted the
usual business that comes before It ct
this time, and everything will be in prime
order for good start August 18th, the
time set for the meeting. II Il understood
that number Of families from the city
Of Wheeling and perhaps other places
will take possession Of their pleasant and
coy cottages soon after the Fourth. A
great many new buildings will be
erected between this and the opening
Of the meeting, and some Of them will
he, perhaps, finer than any OF those al.
ready erected. -,
The picnic Of the Camden Guards will
be held tomorrow In CurtIs' Grove in
stead OF in the grove adjoining the camp
ground a. at first intended. It was
thought that dance near such hallowed
ground would not be appropriate, espe.
cially when the ground was occupied at
the same time by apienic Of the children
OF the different Sunday schools OF the
place. =,
The funeral Of young John Frissell
was largely ATTENDED By the people Of
Moundsville. he was beloved BY all who
knew him and his early death is mourned
by all. His recent, place will be hard TO
hll in our community. A slight rain last
night caused vegetation to look this morn
ing as though il had new lease OF life,
but the intense hest this afternoon The
thermometer standing at 95' in the shaded
IL causing everything in that line TO droop
again and the effects Of the rain seem en-
tirely counteracted. Harvesting in our
neighborhoOd j. we'll under way some hay.
ing already their wheat in shock.
Our gardeners are much worried over
the depredstions Of the new potato bug
or insect which in numerous gardens is
rapidly destroying the vines.
The potato crop with Us will be very
small" Small potatoes andfeW in 3 hill
Business will generally be suspended with
Us tomorrow, and all will seek the coolgrove
and least from the we'll filled basket, both
a. noon and in the evening, and then go
home, the old folks more weary than they
have been for many day, and the chill.
dren sick from eating too many sweet
meats. All will wish that the glorious
Fourth may never come sgain. X.