The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-31
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.
Correspondence Of tho "IntelIIgsncer "
From Bellairs, Martins Ferry
Bridgeport, WelIsburg, Short
Creek and Moundsville.
MARTINS FERRY.

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Death OF samuel Specialization to-day
ON the wheeling and Lake Eric Rail-
road Subscription-LocalN News and Cos
sip.
Rev. G. Fl. Gunter, formerly pastor Of
the Baptist Church here, is visiting his
many friends at this place.
Miss Elsie Mitchell, Of Portland, was in
town on short visit this week.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
in the NJ. Z. Church on Sabbath. Services
will commence on Saturday evening. Rev.
Kennedy will be assisted by Rev. ]. D..
Vail, OF Bridgeport.
Robert Harris, who has been selling, for
the last fifteen years through your city,
the famous "rat pizen, died here last
night. He will be buried Saturday alter
noon.
Mr.. Samuel speer, who has been sick for
the last ioHr or five months, died last Sab
bath morning and was buried on Tuesday
at Steubenviile, Ohio. Mr.. Speer had for
many years been employed among the
iron mills in this neighborhood as a
furnace builder. Many OF the mill men
about your city will remember him as be-
ing whole souled gentleman, and one
who liyened many an hour with his bright
and genial stories, and no man ever bad
q larger fund to draw FROM. In case OF
charity for fellow workman no one was
quicker to respond than he. He was an
Odd Fellow and that order took charge of
the remains, and forty members from here
were in attendance at the funeral. The
Laughlin Mill shut down and about one
hundred workmen attended the funeral.
Two cars were ordered to take all who
wished to go. Since that time the work.
men at the mill held meeting and with
their usual liberality took up collection
for the widow which amounted 10 over
hundred and twenty dollars, which
amount committee handed over at once.
A man without IN enemy. May he rest
in peace.
A vote will be taken to-day in our cor
poration for the issuing Of bonds to tho
amount Of $4,000 for the W. & L. +. R. r.
Meetings have been held every night this
week and speeches made for and against
the matter, and in some quarters great
deal OF bad feeling has been engendered,
which we hope will soon blow over. As
it requires a two.thirds vote to carry, it will
require hard work by the friends Of the
measure. U
Through the influence OF Hon. J. T. Up
degraff, Of this Congressional district, Miss
Matte Clark has received an appointment
in the Treasury Department at Washing
ton.
Prof. Schofeld has secured about forty
singers who will take part in the cantata
OF Esther, which will be given our public
about the 24th Of February.
There is just any amount OF cussing
going on now on account OF the council
passing an ordinance putting a pretty
heavy license on all huckster wagons. AS a
matter OF course the huckster doesn't care,
for he adds enough to theprice OF his wares
to pay the tax, and the result is that the
dear people pay for it in the end.
The Jubilee singers have been with US,
and it was good musical treat. Their
rendition of many old songs is certainly
good, and only needs to be heard to be en-
joyed. Their programme is lengthy and
varied; now some low plaintive melody
that carries one back to their dark, dark
days; then the spirited, wild rollicking
song that Is African all over. Their sing
ing was much enjoyed by our people.
Mr.. E. j. Hoyle has just returned from
o business trip OF three weeks in the
South and West.
Mr.. L. Spence is away on a business
trip.
Mr. ]. Sutherland, Of York, Ohio, was
in town on Wednesday and made good
speech in favor OF the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad.
Mr.. Wm. Dorsey, Of Sharon, Pa, is in
town and expects TO go to work at IEtna-
vile.