The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-25

the Camp Meeting AsSoeIaIIon-Thank
giving PFOEramme-The Lecture Ne,
son.
MoUNDSvILLE, November q.
Editors InlellIESneeE
lthas ever been the custom In our plaC
to be distrusttul Of strangers, which PEI
haps To- all right, but now more than eve
will We be careful how we entertain strant
ers, Of least some Of us will after the expt
rience Of the last few weeks. The ne,
store Is thing Of the past. It Is sont
They are gone to come no more. We Al
knew 1t would be just so from the yer,
fnt though we kept /. to ourselves. Hoy
wise we all are after an event has takel
place.
DR.. ". X. Curtis, deputy Sheriff o
Brooke county, brought prisoner TO oul
town on Saturday evening, and he wa
lodged In our new Jail. He Is SUPPOSED
to be one Of the Bethany fire bugs.
The case OF Camp Meeting Association
vs, Little 4 Joy, was decided on Saturday
last In our County Court, by finding the
defendants guilty, and assessing a fne o.
ono cent. This decides the question Of the
jurisdiction Of the association during the
continuance OF the camp meeting, as tar
as the decision OF this court goes. un.
deBtaud that the case will be carried up
to the Circuit Court. The prosecution
was ably conducted by Prosecuting At.
torney Hooton and ]. A. Ewing, ESQ,
while the defence was Just as ably mansr.
ed by 8lessrs. Mcclure and Kemple.
Quite bright beacon light appears each
night In the rifle Just above town, from
the burning Of one Of the barges OF coal
that Is partly sunk therein. It is grand
sight, but rather q costly one to some.
body.
Rev. DR.. Fullerton, Of the N. +. Church,
preached in the Presbyterian Church yes.
tenlay morning and evening to large con.
gregations. At night the house was
densely packed, while many were forced
to leave from failing to find even standing
room. The subject OF his discourse in the
morning, was from the words, "And the
Disciples were first called Christians at
Antioch" The theme was the Christian
character, or what the Christian should
be, The discussion at night was an ad-
dress TO the young ladies, founded on
"The heroiEm OF a Persian Queen" Both
discourses were delivered with great power
and were listened 10 with the most breath
less attention By all present.
Union Thanksgiving services will he
held in the Presbyterian Church on
Thursday at l04 O'Clock a. NJ, and an ap-
propriate sermon will be preached BY
Rev. Fullerton. We bespeak for him a
full house.
On Thanksgiving evening the ladies' of
the NJ, f. congregation give a fair and
festival, at the hall OF the Mound CITY
Hotel. 1t is not necessary to say that
grand time will be had, for all know that
when the ladies will thing, 1t is done.
A splendid Thanksgiving supper will be
served for the small sum OF twenty-five
cents. All the proceeds are for the benefit
OF the new church enterprise.
We are to be furnished great intellect.
ual treat in the way of lectures during the
winter months. Two courses, OF six lee.
lures each, are expected. One for the
benefit Of the Presbyterian Church, and
one for the benefit OF the NJ. E. Church.
rom present appearances these lectures
will he well attended, and our commu.
nifty will be amply repaid in the way OF
food. The first lecture will be
delivered in the Presbyterian Church by
Rev. DIR. Cunningham, Of Wheeling, on
evening, December I'd. This will
be followed by Dr.. Masdeu, OF the Fourth
Street Church, on Thursday evening, De.
cember 18th, at the Court House. The lee.
lures will succeed each other at intervals
Of perhaps two weeks.
We have not caught the railroad fever
to any great extent as yet, though all
speak highly in favor Of II. 1t may be
that the advantage to our place
will not be great enough TO 60 wild over,
but it will surely be enough Tor US to join
with all the other places along the line to
give it q start. Whether our worthy
Mayor will follow the example OF the
Mayor Of Parkersburg and call meeting
| am not advised, but surely some steps
should be taken and we trust will soon be,
Our County Court still continues It's
session, and although this is the third
week, it is still booming with good deal
Of business. Y