The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-22
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Arrangements for the Observation q
Local News Notes.
Rev. A. ]. Alexander, OF Scotch Ridge
is the delegate from this part OF the coun
ty to the General Assembly Of the Presby
terian Church, which is now in session a
Madison, Wisconsin.
The remains Of Mr.. William Smiley
who went west a couple of months ago OF
account Of his health, were brought hom,
last Monday and inferred in the Grow,
Cemetery.
Mr.. Howard A. Justis, OF Philadelphia
was In town yesterday.
NJ L. Spence, who has been travelling II
the West on business for six weeks has re
turned. He reports the crops as beint
generally good.
The following named persons were del
egates to the temperance convention
which met in Bellaire: Mrs. E. @. Wood
Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Halliday, Mrs. Kent
Mason Clayton, Mrs. E. Capehart, Mrs.
Joel Wood, Rev. S. Y. Kennedy, VIM.
Lewis, Adam Warnig.
MIR. D. L. Dilworth, Telegraph operator
here, has been granted a leave OF absence
for two weeks, which time he will spend
in the country. His place Is filled by Mr..
Hurley, OF Rivenna.
There are at least six persons here who
have made-application 70 take the census
in this township.
NJ. ]. Fitzpatrick, Booneton, N. j., q
mailer at the Laughlin mill, started home
to-day. He thinks the chances are slim
for much work In his line for two or three
months.
The festival Of the Knights OF Labor
has been postponed until the 2Sth and
Goth OF May.
Mr.. John F. Miller Is in the East in the
interest OF the Excelsior Glass Works.
There will be communion services in
the United Presbyterian Church on Sab
bath day. nev. Weir will be assisted by
Rev. Boyd, OF Pennsylvania.
The programme for the benefit oil the
Mission Sabbath School Is out, and from
appearances 1t certainly should be O sue.
cess. As those who have charge OF 1t
have gone TO great deal Of trouble to
make II as entertaining as 1t well can be. !.
The veterans met again last night, and
completed arrangements for decorating the
graves OF the fallen comrades. The
speaker for the occasion will be Rev. S. Y.
Kennedy, Of this place, and Judge B. ii.
Cochran, OF your city, one, or probably
both OF the brass bands here, will kindly
assist in the matter; each year adds other
graves to be decorated. fifteen years ago,
when we first began TO decorate the soldiers
graves here, we had but twelve or fifteen
OF them, this year there will be flty.three
TO strew flowers upon, and in order that
no grave shall be missed, q committee has
been instructed to place flag at the head
OF each soldiers grave.
It was decided that comrades and citi-
Zens meet at the Town Hall at halt.past
eight on Saturday morning and form
procession aud march TO the cemetery
promptly at 8 9o'clock. A large number OF
ladies and gentlemen, who have served in
former years very acceptably, have been
appointed as q flower committee, and no
doubt is felt but that they will secure
enough flowers to decorate all the graves.
After several attempts, the Board Of
Health will try to have another meetingon
Monday evening.
Captain K. s. Moore, the Assessor OF the
Martins Ferry precinct, has about COM
pleted his work for this year. In the sta.
tistical part Of his report, l see that We
have here 495 horses, S2S head OF cattle,
S3 mules, 2,09S sheep and $50 hogs. The
number OF deaths during the year was so,
including young and old. The number Of
children born during the year was l02.
The number Of bushels OF coal mined the
last wear Waa 9 7400OO
The Marshal has been instructed by the
Council TO attach iron drinking cups TO
all the public pumps in town. There are
quite number OF them. and 1t will be
quite an accommodation to our people.
Mccall & Son are now burning their
first kiln OF brick for this season. A large
number Of them are already engaged.
The Congressional Convention OF this
district Is u be- held in Bsllaire on We'd
uesday, the 29i Of June. This county Is
entitled u hity.three delegates.