The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-23

Chicken Thieyes-Naiiers' Base Ball
Excursions-Miiiiary EncanpmenL

Chicken rhieyes-Naiiers' Base Ball
Excursions-Mtiitary EncampmenL
Chicken thieves were abroad in the
Fourth ward Friday night, but the chick.
ems made too much noise for them to be
very successful.
Leonidas Clark, the janitor OF the
Fourth ward school house, will hand in
his resignation TO the school board Mon.
day night, provided there be quorum OF
that much scattered body. This is more
important position than formerly, as the
janitor will have to run the stesm.heating
apparatus. Leonidas is smitten with a
desire to wander; is tired OF Bellaire and a
quiet lite.
James Wise was married last week to
Miss Matte johnson, OF High Ridge.
Mrs. James Reese and family leave for
a visit to Steubenville, Monday morning
The Bellaire and LaBele nailers will
play their return game OF base ball In
Wheeling next Saturday. So many OF the
nailers have been absent In the last few
weeks that the game had TO be postponed
heretofore. Manager Hardenstein says
there will be few changes in the Bellaire
nine-there was too much ireight before.
Fifty tickets we're sold for Burr's Mills
Saturday evening. Those whose families
have been there went out to join them.
Mr.. Kemple has got his foundation
Strengthened up since the fire and has the
joists about laid for q new building.
The Belaire excursionists have returned
from Chicago and are down on the wicked
city for the way 1t took advantage OF their
necessities. One Of them had to pay
seventy-fve cents for shave.
The two large boilers for the heating
apparatus OF the school house were put
into the building Saturday.
The construction OF the Democratic
stand was commenced Saturday. All day
was spent In building up TO the floor, com.
mendable care being taken To make it sale
from all danger OF giving way. The floor
is higher than the previous stands have
had-a good improvement.
J.B. Smiths family left Saturday morn
ing for Columbiana county, their other
home.
A little daughter OF VIM. Keyser, OF
South Bellaire, was buried Saturday fore.
noon at Old Wegee cemetery.
Elder ]. W. Barber, OF Cambridge,
preached Sunday at the A. NJ. E. Church,
It being quarterly meeting.
Rev. Armstrong, Of New Athens,
preached in the Presbyterian Church
Sunday. He is son Of the Rev. Arm.
strong who is well known here.
There was hail storm during this last
week in York township that scattered
around stones as large as walnuts.
Company D will leave for camp Gibson
at Barnesville on the 10 O'Clock train Mon.
day morning The boys will meet at the
Armory at Z o'clock, go to the Square and
have Tappen take picture Of them. To
show both ranks in tho picture the posi-.
tion OF guard against cavalry" will be
taken, the front rank kneeling. Company
A, OF Steubenville, will come down on the
accommodation and don their new can.
teens that have been prepared for them
here, There will be eight companies Of
the regiment in camp this year. II friends
OF the hoysin sending letters TO them will
address them "Co. D,'2i Reg. o. n. g.,
Camp Gibson, Barnesville, Ohio, the let
ters will bs delivered at the camp by the
Chaplain.
The other evening drunken man was
seen 10 come out oi a saloon and meeting
his daughter at the door took his baby
from her arnls to carry 1t himself. He reel.
ed about, and hually fell. A companion
was sober enough 10 snatch the baby. hu,
too late TO save 1t altogether; the lathel
fell across It's legs. II was some time be-
fore the man could get up again, when the
daughter ran home with the baby, which
was crying with fright and pain.