The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-20
OVER THE RIVER.
LETTERS FROM POUR BELMONT COUN.
TY TOWNS.
Readable Gossip From the County Seat
Daily Dish Of DAInIiea From BsIIAIrs
-MAtt0ra At Martins PeFFy-Card
In Regard 10 the school APprO.
pFiRtiOn NJ Bridgeport.
RELLAIRR.

New school BOAFd-NaFFOW Escape
From RiFs-OthsF Items Of Interest.
Mr., A, Sheets was at st. olairsVillS Tuesday
attending District Court,
The martins arrived in BelIairs Tuesday
after winter spent In the South. Like the
rest ofuS they hud scarcity of houses, the
sparrows having taken possession Of many Of
the vacant boxes.
Many new fences are being built, all over
town, and things Strengthened up for summer.
There will be another spelling match at the
chapel on Gravel Hill Thursday night. II Is
under the auspices Of the Chapel Aid Society.
| Admission ten cents. Everyone Is invited
and they have lots OF fun,
The funeral Of little Wheeler Hicks took
place from the African Methodist Church,
Rose Hill, Tuesday.
The booths at the Loan Exhibition for mer.
chants are nearly all taken, Those who desire
space and have not yet engaged 1t, should ut
once Inspect the plan OF booths at the office,
Union street, The opportunity for the dis.
play Of taste and ingenuity In decorating will
Oe great, 6teubenYille was confined to
separate Iooms-here all Is In one, separated
only by the rows Of pillars,
The old School Board met NJ the Fourth
ward school house Monday evening. After
some complimentary resolutions were passed
% 70 the retiring president and secretary,
MeSsrS. J. u. Darrah and Il, N. McGrAw, ii
adjourned. The new board then organized
by the election OF Mr., Il W. Nelson as Presi.
dent No standing committees were appoint
cd, anu no secretary was elected, There waS
some talk Of appointing one not Q member Of
the Board, but this will not probably be done.
No business wa! transacted by the new Board.
Tho TURDaRa had la. ,I,,' nli
guests present at their hall Monday evening,
The exercises consisted OF athletic perform-
ances by class OF the members, the presenta-
ton Of German play, and the whole was
wound up by dance
A pair OF p1ntAl0ons were stolen Monday
night from BlUn'g, but the thief was
found with the pAntAlOonS. After taking
them OFT he was locked up and put 10 WORK In
the morning on the stone pile In the work,
house.
There came near being a fire at the nail
works Monday evening, Some waste Satur.
ated with oil caught fire. II was seen In tinle
10 be extinguished with few buckets Of water.
There Is picture In Sellat's window OF
Heatherington's coal works and the hills back
Of them, from the West Virginia side Of the
river.
Druids Hall will be undergoing some re-
pairs Tor the next two weeks, and there will
therefore be no meetings there after Tuesday
night.
Some additions and alterations are In pro.
gress on the Baron property on Thtrty.seCond
street.
Mrs, Charles RoSssr Is confined to her bed
with sickness.
Dr.. Rtrkwood, OF Wooster University, who
preached at the Presbyterian Church some
time ago, was In town Tuesday.
The street cars will arrange to bring home
at night those who 30 to Wheeling Wednes-
day to the Missionary Convention.
RCE