The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-28
MOUNDSVILLE
MoUNDsyILLR. Jann

"ASVNDsNlLLEi Jhuuafy n,
Our town has fairly outdone itself dur.
ing the past few days in the way Of dull.
ness and failure to furnish news items OF
any kind.
Mayor Purdy has had passage way cut
through the huge mass of ice left on our
wharf by the late breakup.
Coon Wickham and Sam Voltz went up
to your city yesterday for the purpose OF
assisting in the process OF manufacturing
municipal authorities,
The number Of male convicts at the
prison Is now reduced to 2S7, and all
(cOntractOrsO eyes are now auxiously
turned to that never failing source of sup
ply, Wood county, From the number Of
felony cases on the docket Of the Oircnit
Court at present it is confidently expected
that an increase Of at least % in the prison
population will result from the coming
term OF that court,
hon. Andrew Edmiston, Of the Peni.
tentlary Committee, was in town satul-
gay ana part OF Sunday last, and took q
look through the prison,
For Saturday night next we are prom
lSed the Harris X Detorest Star Oombi-
nation" Of the Opera House. There an
pears to be pretty general impression
prevalent that this Is the same "rose"
under different name, that gave an enter.
tainment y here a few weeks ago.
Mrs, Mcdonald, of Powhatan, o., came
up on the Telegram on her first trip since
the opening OF navigation, and spent the
day In town Wednesday last
Our Board OF County Commissioners.
at their recent meeting, authorized the
employment OF nightwatchman at the
jail In case any persons should happen
10 be committed to that institution who il
was thought would object to remaining,
The object was, presume, to observe tho
direction the prisoner would take when
leaving, or possibly to enter a protest q
against such proceeding.
b miss Maud Potts returned from the Bur.
genthal' Dorsey wedding Wednesday,
Mr.. John Nolan ia improving the La.
trobe House and adjoining building by
complete Set Of window shutters,
Atwo'year convict, named Moore from
Wyoming county, was discharged from the
prison yesterday by reason Of expiration
Of sentence,
The ladies and gentlemen, ono and all.
VINO took part In the entertainment at the
Opera House, last Saturday evening, for
the benefit of the Presbyterian church,
did themselves proud" aud gave univer-
sal satisfaction to the medum.sizel audi
ence, present. To partlCularize would be
unfair, as they all rendered their parts
exceedingly well, showing the care and
study they had devoted to 1t, and deter.
mipation TO render the performance sue.
cesstul one. The Moundsville silver cor
net, and Messrs. Shimps and Bryson's
string bands were present, and the excel.
lent music furnished by them added ma.
terially 70 the pleasure Of the evening.
Several OF our middle aged CitiSens bs.
came very much enthused over the break.
up last Saturday, and furnished consider.
able amusement on Water street. One
somewhat portly individual among them
gave Indications several times OF his in
tention Of damming up the waters Of the
Ohio by rolling his corpulent body into
the stream, but hedidn't.
Mrs, Youmans closed the winters
course of lectures at the M. Z. Church last
evening To small but delighted audience.
That the efforts and success OF lhe pastor
Of this church In securing lecturers for tho
winters course have not met with re-.
sponee and encouragement from tho
members and friends OF the church, has
been painfully evident,
The Rev.. Linkletter preached ut tho
Dlsclples Ohuroh Tuesday evening last.
and iorclble speaker.
Miss Edna Logan left for Powhatan, o.,
yesterday, to visit her friend, Miss Vene
Dorsey.
Better late than never" As the pub.
fishers ofthe Nel0 STATE Castle failed to get
their paper out last week, IsupposO they
thought II the next best thing to got It
out as early this week as possible.