The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-15


Hall was literally jammcl ON Tuesday and
wednesday evcnings,to hear Mrs Wood.
biugc lecture nl temperance. She is u
pleasant but forcible speaker, and all who
heard her were much pleased. Quite q
nutnber some OF them hard drinkers, were
under her persuasive eloquence indrc-
ed to sign the pledge.
The Legislature enacted law last win.
ter requiring each county In tho State TO
BIZ surveyed and u correct map made OF Il,
showing every lot, piece Of land and road
IN i, and the owners name. Capt. Lash,
OF this place, was awarded the contract for
eight OF the sixteen townships in this
county, viz: Colcrain, Kirkwood, Union,
Goshen, pultney, Somerset, Wayne and
York, and will commence work ut once,
Capt Lash Is n frstcass civil engineer,
and his contract will be correctly done.
DR.. j.. ID. HobensaCk has Just set up one
OF the finest soda fountains in his drug
store, on Hanover street, that Is to be
found In this section Of the country.
The Andes ran up TO our wharf on
Tuesday evening, and took on four hun.
dred packages OF glassware from the Buck
eye Works fot Cincinnati and New Or
leans.
The building fever has struck our town
pretty bad just now, and the carpenters
are busy. e. Long is putting up d small
store room next to his dwelling, and tlle
first OF April will commence the erection
OF Q large brick store room, oil the corner
Of Washington mud Second streets. eighty
feet in length. Charles Zimmerman il
| haVinV a bnilItp,, mt ~, ~, IT, 49,
near the ferry landing, designed for a
dwelling house aud furniture ware.room
George TruxGll is putting up residence
on Walnut street X. \. rhcaker and
Geo. Robinson will, in short time, give
out contracts for substantial residences,
with quitea number Of others talked Of.
+. j. Hoyle left on the Andes Tuesday
evening OH a trip through the South and
West, In the interest Of the threshing mn.
chine works Of L. J. IlOyle & Bro.
VIM. Morton, who has been an invalid
for several years, was buried OH Tuesday
His remains were taken to Bclaire for in,
terment.
Mrs. Jane Newland, widow OF John X
Newland, an old and well known resident
Of this place and Bridgeport, died on Tues
day morning and was buried on FRIDAY
morning at the cemetery above Bridge.
port. She was kind.hcarted Christian
woman, II friend TO the poor and lOwly
and by her acts Of kindness had endeareL
herself To all who knew her Her remain.
were followed to their last resting place
by large concoursc OF friends.
Joe Melill is in Michigan buying lum
Der for Medill& EXleys.
Jesse Selby and family, who have been
spending the winter ut Easton, West Va.
returned home this week.
The temperance league are holding 4
festival in Commercial Hall, which com
menCed OH Thursday evening and will BIZ
kept up until Saturday night. 4 nice din
ner is served each day, Mt a very low rate,
The festival is being well attended.
The revival in the cOlored Church
is still in progress, and the Church
is crowded nightly-in fact, is crowded al
most to the exclusion Of those for whom
the meetings are intended. \ great many
attend for no good purpose, and did theI
consult the wishes OF the members, would
stay away,
Two OF our young men, George Porter
and Mont. ROmick, started last week fol
the New misunderstanding, Colorado
The forge department of.the l.aughiir
Nail Works has been idle since Wednesday
caused by the river rising over their iron
which they had on their wharf. II will be
on again on Monday.
The workmen in the grinding room and
machine shops Mt the Glass House wert
thrown out OF work on Friday by The
boiler giving out. The injury will be re
Miss Mary I.orins, Of Darlington, Ohio
Charlie Sicblieht, driver for Spence
Baggs 4 Co., got on his muscle Wednesday
and assaulted Wisconsin, William Siebrjcht
the Fifth street saloonist. William haC
him arrested and the Mayor imposed {
fine OF two dollars and costs. Charlie re
taliated, and had William fined five dol
lars for selling liquor illegally.