The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-28
NEWS FROM NEAR TOWNS
GATHERED BY ISTELLIGENCER RE
PORTRRS.
A ChronicIe OF the Happeuings and
Events. Social, Political and
otherwise In the VIeiuage
of wheeIing
RELLAIRE.

The new Martins Ferry ferry-boat, eli.
max, in charge OF Captain "Jug" Ingle.
bright, was at our landing awhile Monday
night with gay crowd Of colored folks.
Ham Clark was firing and the boat male
good time. One OF the high and mighty
committeeman got left when the boat re-
turned and had to hire a buggy, with
which he tried to overtake it at Wheeling.
The Veteran Soldiers and Sailors OF the
late war at their meeting Monday evening,
at City Hall, appointed two committees.
One is to get the names OF those who will
go to the reunion, at Columbus, and the
other is to obtain transportation rates as
low as possible. Another meeting will be
held Saturday night.
Company D intends to practice target
shooting next Saturday at four o'clock.
The positions OF the nailers' nine in the
base ball game, Saturday, will be as fol.
lows: Gus. Hardenstein. catcher; Dave
Stewart, pitcher; Thomas Wilson, short.
stop; Il. L. Beck, first base; Aaron Mills,
second base; Milt Stewart, third base;
John Wier, left field; Sam Simmons, CEN
ter field; George Squiggins, right field.
As most of these men know base ball only
from watching others play, and those who
have played are out Of practice for years,
there will be an amusing time.
Rev. Toland Is absent at New Bedford.
Mrs. Alex McGregor will 90 to Utica,
Ohio, Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Mcfarland.
Circus Wednesday.
a good number OF Belaire people are
already to go on the Cleveland excursion
Wednesday morning, and a number OF ex-
cursionists are expected in on the Bellaire
aud Southwestern to 60 along.
Some Of the Disciples Sunday School
children we're already to go to the picnic
Tuesday; but watched the clouds in vain
for break.
One OF the curtains In the armory
caught are from gas Jet Monday evening,
but was pulled down without any damage
being done except to the curtain.
The Democratic primaries, to select del
egates to the county convention on the
5th OF August, will be held Saturday even
ing.
Candidates for Sheriff, only three in
this township, are around talking up the
matter Of delegates.
The {ndeptrdcnI says John Weir has
been selected by the nail works Republic
cans to take down the flag on the Union
Window Glass House, which the con-
tractor OF that building claims is Demo.
cratic flag. However, the flag is still
there.
Barnesville wants the Cd regiment to
encamp there this year. She offers to
furnish camp-ground, straw and wood.
She does not say anything about chickens
and green corn; but the boys generally
understand that TO be included.
The Independent some time ago demolish-
ed US for stating that the school board had
forgotten to appOinta janitOr for the color
ed school house. 1t stated that Mr.. Ham
ilton had been employed with the UNDER
standing that he was to act as ianitor. We
said nothing more about it, although we
knew Mr.. Hamilton did not so understand
1t. 1t was not fair to do as was done last
year, make Mr.. Hamilton perform extra
duty for the same pay as the other teach
ers, and the school board OH Monday
evening agreed TO give Mr.. Hamilton ad
ditional pay by employing him as ianitor
az well as teacher.
The Disciples picnic will come off We'd
nesday morning, unless it rains, in which
case il will be put Oft till next week.
Wagons will be at the church for the
baskets at half-Past eight o'clock.