The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-15
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.
HELLAIRE.

The wet and threatening weather Of
these few days has interiered with a mum.
Der Of enterprises, and some who have the
st, olaisville fair on their list Of pleasures
are beginning to fear change in the luck
that has given It fair weather for several
years.
The colored orator, Prof. j. L. Rivers,
made q stirring speech in City Hall, Fri.
day night. /.
The Methodist sunday.school excursion
and picnic, Saturday, was great success
and will be long remembered by all those
who took part In II. Three cars packed
iull oi people left here for the grove
where the picnic was held, at Martins
Ferry, about ten o'clock, and two more
cars full went up after dinner, In all about
seven hundred persons. All returned on
the six o'clock train.
Ihe new passenger car Is now In regur.
lar use on the narrow gauge. It Is very
neatly finished inside, though not ex-
penSively. Some have objected to the
blue oil cloth upholstering OF the seats:
but with the light yellow OF the wood
work the color ol the seats makes a pretty
effect, while the material Is certainly bel.
ter for the uses to which 1t will be put than
plush would be. The windows have a
novelty, besides the glass and shade there
Is an inside screen oil solid panels.
The B. 4 s. w. brought In an excursion
to go up to Garfeld's meeting Saturday
evening, and took 1t back again after the
meeting.
Gen. Garfield came from Quaker City,
on the 6:40 train Saturday evening, and
was met at the B. 4 o. depot by Doctor
Todd, OF Bridgeport, and some others and
driven to Etnaville at once.
After the excursion train from here 10
Etnayille had been given up, Superinten-
dent Thomas, Of the O. & P. road, came
down and arranged for train. Bills were
at once struck and the arrangements for
wagons at once dropped. By train tune
crowd was at the depot, and train Of six
cars left for the meeting. Between one
hundred and fifty and one hundred and
sseventy.fv tickets were sold at the depot
here.
Miss Jessie Mcclellan, the daughter Of
the editor Of Barnesville EnLerpriSe, and
Miss Allie Scott, daughter OF Rev. Thorn.
as Scott Of Barcilly, India, are visiting
at g. W. Hoge's on Gravel Hill.
Mr., A. Sheets returned home from a
visit down the river, Saturday evening.
Mr.. CASTOR preached in his pulpit at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday for the first
time since his illness, five or six weeks
ago. The hour Of evening services at this
church was changed Sunday to 7P.M.
Hon. Alphonso Taft will speak for the
Republican cause here Wednesday even
ing, and Hon. W. W. Curry, who is
to be one Of the speakers out the Narrow
Gauge, at Grandview, on Saturday after
noon, will speak here Friday evening.
Sunday was the anniversary missionary
day at the Methodist Sunday School.
Fitty-four dollars and flfty.four cents was
tho amount OF the collection, making
about $ll5 during the year. Mrs. Cratty's
class now has the banner. Mr.. SCofield
was present and treated the school to some
music on the organ.
Mr.. Louis Marshall Is quite sick, max
ing three nailors of work. Twelve ma.
chimes are represented by them.
The Home Benevolent Society meets
Wednesday afternoon at hali-past two
o'clock in the Presbyterian Church.