The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-25
NEIaHBoRHooD NEWS.


BellalrO Lodge, No. 9G7, Free and Ac
copied MasOnS elected the following oili
ceS Monday evening to serve for The
ensuing year: W.M., G. II. strahl; S.w,
FL. Smith; ]. W., Edward Jones; S. D.
James Fitton; ]. D., Il. Il. Crouie; Tyler
Joel Strahl.
The Mite Society Of the Presbyterian
Church has put part Of the money col
lected by II into set ui chairs to replace
the sofa on the pulpit. The chairs are
elegant ones Of carved walnut and make
splendid Christmas gift to the church.
Miss May ThUbnrn stopped IN town
Wednesday, on her way home to Mt.
Pleasant, from Delaware, To spend Christ.
mas.
The scholars Of tho Methodist Sunday
School VIII have "a tr,al VI candy, peanuts,
etcl At tho church, Christmas morning.
those who have business vt the Post.
office on Christmas will have to 90 between
The hours oI \ Anh 10 IN the t5yenoOn
IhG Wheeling grOCuTs aud fancy pro.
VISION dealers all brought down immense
loads Ot goods "Wednesday for the help Of
those who would get up good dinners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kmmcr lIainrs. Of Noble
street, celebrated their tin wedding Tues.
DAY evening. Allpresent apparently en-.
joyed themselves.
a., There was 4 regular turkey panic here
wednesday,. Thanksgiving nay thegroccrs
who hal engaged their turkrys in advance
mad 70 pay more than those who bought
70 the open market. The grorers this
timC, very generally, concluded not to en-.
gage any in advance; the IRrmers con.
rIuded from their experience not To bring
IN any but what were engaged, and tho
consequence WIS scarcity. When the
narrow gauge train failed to get in by
dinner time the merchants besIeged the
b. \ q. train like wolves.
We are sorry II the mistake in ihe nm.
nonncem0nt OF tho Episcopal Christmas
celeb bntiOn In these locals has caused nnv |
one 10 be disappointed. Ii .Aonll hnyv
", reen announced ioT Wednesday and not
Thursday evening; Tho mistake occurred
through the word Tomorrow written .
on the slip handed us. To-day" and ITO.
morrow are dangerous to real with in
their meanings, depending Al they do on
Ihh tlnle OF reaulng them.
The employees Of The lieIlAre nail wotks
mad their wages paid 10 them Wednesday.
! instead OF Friday AZ usual. This Owes
them an opportunity to have A boominv
Christmas. From the indications HlreaJS
seen some will have time That they viii
not think much Of after it is over,
Ihe Catholic fair begins Christmas lay
and continues during this week, nj least.
IN NJ. Gratis window are two qoll chains
the choice Of which is 10 be- given 10 the
lady having the highest number of voteS
me contestants are Miss Anna SQuiggens
ahu Y MISS hlIa CLARK, The proceeds 20 to
me new Catholic school house.
Thomas Butcher, Of St. Clairwille neigh.
borhoOd, was in town Wednesday.
There is great contrast between those
parts oil our streets which hare been leit
Us they used TO he and those paris ,hai
have been covered with cindrrs or slar.
The bad weather, 10 disasrecabIe for
shoppers, no doubt somewhat ipsscncj
the holiday purchasing; hut probably our
own merchants held their swn and snII
n much alter MI as il il had been good
nay. For many who intended 10 take a
lrin TO Wheeling and leave their sheleIs
with the stranger, were forced 10 STAY nj
nome and buy, il not what they wanted,
what they could get.
-, There was no bid for the Implement
Works Wednesday. Several parties we're
present from Martins Ferry, and prubab.
" parts OF the machinery will be sold
separately. There is u proposition to
lease II also. II seems 10 be an elephant,
loo big for any one To manage.
The narrow gauge train was DELAYED Nv
IhG rain probably, Wednesday. There
IsanE So no .eicsraph line along mo road,
day evening there was :, slirbt ain near
ozark towards the V..iilOr end Si the road.
Inc director: of The street car company
nag pleasant meeting Tuesday evening.
anu something out Of The common line Of
business .al', took place. A fine watch was rrc.
able President Of the company.
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