The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-28

The first exercises of the colored camp
meeting in the grove were held on Friday
evening. The rains have delayed the
preparations some what, but by Saturday
evening the tents will all be up, and the
meetings will then be held regular every
morning, afternoon ndevening. Several
prominent ministers will he present dur
ing the meetings. Medill and Exleys have
put up the preachers stand, seats and
boarding houses and they are commodious
and well arranged.
The glass works have shut down until
the seventh inst, except the mould shops
and finishing department. The pumps
we're out Of order, throwing them out OF
work two days this week.
Our people we're surprised and sadden-
ed on Thursday morning to learn that
George Schreiner, the genial and popular
proprietor OF the Sherman House had died
very suddenly the night before. He had
been unwell for some time with an afec.
tion OF the lungs, but within day or two
oi his death was able TO attend to his bust.
ness. Mr.. Schreiner has been resident
Of this place several years, and was en-.
gagged in the hotel and livery business, and
by his upright dealing and general man.
ner had won hosts OF friends. He was an
enterprising citizen and an honest man.
The funeral services took place on Friday
afternoon, and were conducted by Rev Dr..
Schodde, Of the German Lutheran Church,
and were particularly impressive. The re.
mains were inferred In Greenwood Gene.
terry, and were followed to their final rest.
ing place by large concourse OF relatives
and friends.
Robert Galbraith is making extensive
repairs TO his dwelling and store room on
the corner OF Second and Carlisle streets
Mr.. William Heslop has been awarded
the contract Of keeping the public pumpt
in order for the ensuing year.
Hoyle Bros. shipped two threshing ma.
chimes by rail to Illinois on Wednesday
Ebeneezer Edwards, an employe at tht
Etna Mill, became very much heated a
his work on Monday afternoon, and dranI
copiouSly Of cold water, producing CON
gestion OF the stomach, from which h,
died on Wednesday evening. He was
stranger here, having moved here from
lronton, Ohio, very recently. He wa
buried on Friday afternoon in Walnu
Grove Cemetery, by the Odd Fellows, o
which order he was member. Quite ,
number Of the order turned out and per
formed the last rites over the remains,
Mayor Kerr and several citizens wen
to St. Claisville yesterday, to attend tria
against the village, instituted BY a coloreC
man Whose horse broke through a bridp
about q year ago, injuring him very badly
The only witness TO the occurrence vii
testify that the man was running his hors
at full speed when the accident occurred.
Miss Fannie Hackett, OF indianapolis
Ind, was IN town on Friday soliciting sui
scribers to the Mystic Je,rel, OF Cincinnati
} Ohio, q paper in the interest OF odd Fe
lows. She Is an intelligent, good lookin
young lady, and was successful In pettin
quite number ofsubscribers,
DR.. B. o. Williams and j. P, Jortlon n,
! week. We 90 VI
0. h. shreye and vile left on Tuesdo
for Hudson, Ohio, 10 attend commenc
ment at Western Reserve College, at twbic
their son will graduate. They 90 frol
!. thereto Niagara Falls.
]. H. Drennen, OF the Halley Ne,rs. n
turned from the Ohio Editorial Conyel