The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21
4 COLLEGE CONTEST

" COLLEGE CONTEST IA
OUT At VENERABLE FRANKLIN.
And Divers Entertainments Elstrhtre-Additlsn
10 the Population Of the Rtuit<ntlar!, and
! Other Mounds1ills Sotss-St. Glars
| e Wills Seraps-0thsr S.us Items.
| A large petition hos been forwarded 10
Congressman Kenna, praying for lho estab.
lishment OF q p0stotllce ut the mouth OF Lit.
Tic Sandy, with W. l., Rector as postmaster.
There Is bold, bad horse and cattle thief
considerable excitement lie has been chas.
ed twice, but alwaysgot of by leaving Ills
booty aud taking 10 the woods 5, n
The stove foundry OF the late ]. O, Miller,
terday. H. g. Filson bid $500. This In
ABOUT one'thlrd OF the assessed valuation OF
the property. There are several parties who
think OF making the purchase, or at least
say so. =
Last spring Fred Frye was engaged to take
lhe sctoo! census Of Steubenville. After
doing 80, .he reported 7tO75 ~ the number OF
school children, The Gazette called editor.
ally for u new CENSUS, which WAS completed
Tuesday, showing the number OF school
children to DO 4,20l. ~
Before the Rev. MI. Cowden LETT Washing.
ton, Pa, he purchased from grocers about
0nH thnnANnI tinHQ NJ Vxaut, lint 80. III ot
was packed ind carried 10 Denver. It cost
from % 10 IS cents and there II VIII be wortl,
w cents per pound, where good butter Is
scarce commodity
MouNDsyiLLg u
The closing Of navigation has advanced
tho prizes Of coal to ten cents u bushcl here.
David Alexander, and Scene C,esup came
up to town yesterday by the overland route.
Messss. Weaver & Bsr.lell made q heavy
shipment OF whips to San Francisco, CAL, il
few days ago.
Reverend Mr.. Wilson, Of Ohio, has been
here Tor several days pas, conducting seryices
In the Disciples church.
Anumbero Of additional cases OF scarlet fe.
yer are reported, among the children OF the
Second and Third wards.
Mrs. Alfred Gaines, an old, well known
and highly respected Indy Of Bowmun's
Ridge, this county, died yesterday.
1t Is said that Senator Malone, of Virginia,
has secured lucrative Government position
Tor e1.superln.endent bridges, at Washing.
ton City.
frank McMuller, IN employee at schwalb's
grain cradle factory, had one Of his hands
hadl " lacerased by contact with a buzz saw
yesterday.
John Lowe, late OF the lower end OF the
county, and Mayor Purdy will Try their hand
as caterers, III preparing the Masonic Ban.
quet al the hail. on New Years evening.
The corps Of engineers engaged on this
division Of the Ohio River Railway, conclud.
ed their labors Saturday last and returned
here yesterday. They are quarterod at the
Mound City.
Two young legal friends, J. Alex Ewing
and Charles Oldham, have concluded TO give
the reading world IN Illustration of their
ideas OF the proper way to conduct Demo.
cratic newspaper.
The inmates OF the prison presehteda "irce
will ouering' Of something over 81 10 Miss
THATCHER, who has for long time past so faith.
fully attended services ut the chapel, and
furnished the instrumental music.
Moundsville's merchants and conieclion.
ers have made much more extensive prepare.
lions for the holidays than usual, and the
display Of toys and fancy articles looks to
most people entirely out OF proportion with
the pocket books OF the average citizen.
Thomas A. Wilson was received ut the
prison yesterday from Wood county, to serve
q two years sentence for too free dealing in
h0fSAtIpQh Vifhnnf n n
the rights OF property. Its cold day when
Wood county cannot furnish one candidate
at least, for free board at the State institu.
ton here, Sal
Marshall Union Lodge, No. 8. A. +. & A.
officers for the coming Masonic year: W. NJ,
.. l.. Logan; S. W., L. G. Krock u. w. j.
W. Lowe; Treasurer, o. L. Holiday; Secre-
tary, J. L. Hogan; Tyler, Joseph Wallace;
Chaplain, Peter Richter Stewarls, W, II. II.
Showacre and J. Is. McFeck.
1t is said that the enterprising village Of
Loudensville has recently udded two new 81.
looms to her industries. Locomotive eugI.
neers are cautioned to run on "sow-bell,r
while passing through that village, as already
more persons have been run over and killed
on hemile Of road III that immediate vicinity
than probably on any other mile OF track on
the B. q O. road.
Manager Caruthers, of the kloman mill
made big forward stride in the already high
estimation In which he IL held by the EN-.
ployes of the mill by starting up the pud.
ding furnaces, which have been idle for the
past three weeks yesterday morning. The
move, no doubt, will prove losing one 10
the concern, owing 10 the high price paid for
coal, but the kind-heurtedm manager knew the
men or great part of then. ut least; were
snort OF christmas money, and makes the
financial sacrifice in order 10 enable the pud.
Oilers anu Other workmen TO make home hap
py OIL that occasion. The men will be paid
next Saturday.
So BELLL.IRE.
The rain yesterday made many OF our stone
pavements 80 Icy that numbers OF falls were
the result,
The J. L. ]. c. U. Club has pin In Kraits
window for the wearcr Of the most comic suit
at their ball.
The First Presbyterian Sunday School has
received supply Of singing books, ,astefully
bound In modern style
Mr.. Scott Boram of the Third ward and
Miss Sadie Kennedy OF the Second ward are
to be married next week,
j. BBarnhill is receiving cur loads Of boiler
piate and other materials, to he lnanufaclur.
Cd into boilers for the new factory ut Bril-.
liant.
1t is probable that some time will be spent
here by shedelegales to the kepub lican Con.
gresslonal convention, and Bellaire should
provides comfortable hall s,,i,able one is |
out OF the question.
The photographs OF the Funny seryants'
In Sellsrs' windows are sure 10 attract large
crowds TO see them in the afterpiece Of "Da. |