The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-03
NEWS FROM NEAR TOWNS
GATHERED BY lNTELLIGENCER RE.
PORTERs.
A Chronicle of the Happenings and
Events, Social, Political and
Otherwise In the Wei.
mage OF wheeling.


Il Inc Chfonlcte mas TINS 10 say oil MIR
shannaielt, the Republican candidate iol
member Of the State Board OF Equalization
He stood at the polls in Bellaire ten yeari
ago when it was dangerous to challenge
the enterprising Irishman, and did hii
full share towards protecting the ballot
box from the dangerous elements that
thronged about the polls in that embryo
city. He is man who shrinks from no
obligation that society imposes upon him,
and who always does his duty.
The Bellaire dispatch in Fridays INTEL
LleENcER should have said the township
central committeeman, (who IS Col. Poor,
mani, was added to the Executive Com.
mittee OF the Garfield club.
James Litton on Thursday began to lay
q sewer pipe from the pipe recently put
down on Thirty-seventh street to Milt
Stewards house; but had to give it up.
The water mains TO and from the reser-
voir were found to be in the way 30 that
the requisite fall could not be obtained.
Some regular system ofsewerage will soon
have to be provided for.
The rain fell in perfect torrents, Thurs
day night, little south and west OF here.
The roads are almost impossible in some
places on account Of the washing OF the
improvised streams. Fields, too, are
badly washed, It is about time Old Prob
abilities drew the string now and quit
this thing.
Sixteen car loads OF emigrants were in
the B. & o. yards here Friday. They
were mostly natives OF Sweden and Bohe-
mia. A child that died on the Train was
buried here. The emigraDts were out
over the nearer parts OF town buying little
articles they needed and returning all Gu
rious looks with interest. Quite crowd
OF people were along the banks above the
train looking at the strangers.
Apples were being hauled around in
great numbers Friday, and prices conse:
quently took quite tumble.
Rev. Jesse Hargrave was in town FRI
day.
Roasting.ears are in the market, retail.
ing at twenty-five cents dozen. Toma-
toes are beginning 10 ripen, and little
sun will bring them in in greater mum.
bers.
The old furnaces at the Fourth Ward
school-house are being removed.
Water rents are being paid in now at
the office.
A great number OF darkies joined the
Garfield Club Thursday evening.
The Alumni OF the Bellaire High School
went to Barnesville Friday evening to
attend the Tom Moore exhibition Of the
Barnesville Alumni.
The Methodist Sunday School, and all
who want to 60 along, go to Hodgen's
orchard, twelve miles up the @. & p. K. R.,
Saturday morning at nine o'clock. The
round trip will cost only forty cents.
The Light Guards will try to furnish fun
and refreshments at Rose Hill all day
Monday.
The Catholics go out to Bethel after a
parade here. There are five otherpicnics
at different points along this half OF the
Bellaire and Southwestern.
In the evening the r & r, +. @. have
their ball at Turner Hall.
Rev. James Thoburn, will preach Sum-
day both morning and evening, at the
Methodist Church, and Rev. Mateer, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church.
nlibo puthu GtctpWahkuit Va Nv Shaho
vile, was in town q short time, too short
to see all her friends, Friday,
The narrow guage will run four trains
out and four back Saturday, TO accommo-
date the picnicers at Bethel. II 1t rains,
the tickets will be good for Monday.
Firing OF heavy ordnance Is battle is
said to bring on storms. II 1t rains on
Saturday let all picnicers blame 1t on Co.
DIS sham battle.
The telegraph lines Of the American
Union company mot being allowed TO go up
Belmont street, have solved the difficulty
by coming in over the house tops to the
roof of Mellott's furniture store, and
thence across the street to s. Q. Hamil-
toms drug store, where the office will be.
Some citizens OF the First ward on FRI
day were put in great spirits by the ap.
pearance OF oil when an opening was
made in the ground for some purpose, but
q little more digging and the oil all disap-
peared and no more showed itself.
Some OF our people will go to Pittsburgh
and Put-in.Bay on the excursions adyer-
tised. r. O. F.