The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-01
WILlsprRe, Nay 81

wELlssuRs, May 81.
SPECIAL currspOodssos Of The IatsIl Essesr
The Democracy Of Brooke county
assembled in the Court House OF
Saturday for the purpose OF ap
pointing delegates to the State and Con
gressionGl Conventions. @. J. Browning
was made Chairman and L. n. Il. Bill
iDgs, Secretary. A committee was ap
pointed to select delegates to represent
the county in the aforesaid convention
The committee retired, and In 9 short
Ftime brought in a list Of names consisting
Of about one hundred citizens, represents
ing every district in the county. A reso'
luton was passed declaring that none
other than accredited delegates or their
proxies should be entitled to seat in the
convention.
Eugene Tar, Esq, offered q resolution
that the Democracy OF Brooke declare
SamuelJ. Tilden their standard.bearer for
the campaign OF 1850. After some heavy
speeches, pro and con, the resolution was
tabled.
Judge Kennedy, OF Wheeling, R. W.
Hammond, OF this place, and Uncle
Oliver A. Lewis, Of Bethany district, en-:
tertAined the meeting in brief
speeches. The latter is solid for
Tilden and endeayored to convince his
brethren that they ought 70 solidiiy, too.
The Democratic Executive Committee re-
solved that the primary meetings be held
on the Seventh day OF August, and that
the County Convention be neld on the
Twenty.tirst day OF August
Your correspondent on Saturday, found
his way out to the delightful sugar grove
on Pierce's Run, near the Stone school
house, where convened large number OF
the citizens OF the County, for the pur.
pose Of having days recreation, free
from the cares and tolls incident TO busy
life. The grove was in prime condition.
The majestic sugar-Iees towering high
over head, formed canopy beautiful 70
behold. Friends paired of, or dubbed
together by threes', iours' and skies with
their well-ladened baskets and spread the
snowy linen on the green Alter the
many good things that the art Of woman
can conceive Of IN the line Of eatAbles,
had been properly arranged, and the inyi.
tation given TO come, help yourself"
then came something else-the rain, vel.
come rain, thrice welcome, II the merry
picnicers did have TO jump around lively
and gather up the sweetmeats. Yes vel.
come rain, II fair maidens and hashtll
young gentlemen were uncomiortably
crowded together in buggies, and Carl.
ages, and were compelled to finish their
holiday dinners with limited amount Of
elbow room. There was no growing, on
account OF the weather, all seemed 70 en-
Joy the occasion very much.
We could not see that the rain had
marred the pleasure OF the company in
the least. Col G. Il. Beall and Uncle Joe
Gist, with number OF others, were gath
cred in the boiling house, where the sugar
water is boiled, making things lively.
John G. Palmer, Sam. Waugh and Wyie
MullhollAnd, kept things moving in their
department. The Messrs- McElrUy, Beany
and Houte furnished some enlivening
music for the occasion. all in all, q good
time was had. About 4 P. n. the party
dispersed for their respective homes.
On Friday evening last, the graduating
class OF the High School entertained
large and respectable audience in school
hall, with the following programme:
or-tion-"obes to every Man and Nation come, The
Moment 70 Decide Will Z jacob.
Miss Mana KImbsrlGAd.
osisg 10 iIlbes rendered BY Mis-. satey.
Eay-"rhs Commonplace OF Air.eis"....----
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Psychologists IF The Verb 40 LIZ:
Mis- Josie Kerr.
O,,,t,n-iITIaEInVs' Mr. Julius vollhardL
to1isrrpg DipIoa q By j. C. JacoS rTssldsuI d the
Board II LduestiOu;
Address 70 the GtSduHies..........-.ReT.A stoue
The graduates all performed their parts
very well, and received many tokens Of
esteem during the performance.
nr. Roger Williams, OF Allegheny City,
Pa, is visiting here.
F. Julius lie Moyne, Of Washington,
Pa, came down on Saturday TO visit
Rev. Carter is holding a protracted
meeting at the Tent school house in the
northern part OF the county.
A four year old daughter OF Mr.. John
Halletis died Sunday Of measles.
An infant child OF Mr.. James Patterson
died Of fever on Saturday evening.
The Temperance meeting on last Tues
day effected q permanent organization.
One OF our policemen was overpowered
BY drunken crowd on Saturday night
and pretty roughly handled. A number
OF the crowd were arrested on Sunday
morning and locked up. While the ar:
rests we're being made 3 man interfered
and was ordered arrested by the Mayor.
BE made resistance. heoficer making the
arrest was struck in the back with =
boulder thrown by boy. Our inioEma-
ZION is that lively time ensued: