The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-14
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Ellakim Lambert has been commissioned
Postmaster at C!cleyille, West Virginia. VI
Huffman, the. prayer.cure- man, will ad.
dress the people OF Swaynesburg tomorrow
night In the Court, House, and tell them
about the power Of prayer. =, ~ -l5
Rev. J. ". keeble, OF Georgetown, s. c.,
has accepted a call to an Episcopal parish Id
West Virginia. The Georgetown Ehquifer
says Mr.. keeble will carry with him the good
wishes and esteem Of that community. 4
The Raleigh iadt< says there are two sacks
OF mall mailer that have been LIP the depot
at Price Station for more than one year.
Long lost mail matter may be In them, and
IL Is about time they were being opened.
a woman named Green, living about three
miles from GAINESVILLE, was burned 10 death
Tuesday. 1t appears that she was standing
near the. fire nursing child when her dress
caught FIRE, and before 1t could be extIn.
gnished she was fatally burned. l.02@5I
The construction gang who have been put.
ting up the poles and wires through steuben.
vile, left yesterday with car load OF mater.
al that was left from their work. Mr.. Charles
treeher was the superintendent OF construc.
ton, and he with bis gang goes either to Mar.
tins Ferry or Bridgeport next. IM
The Lincoln Clipper has particulars OF a
shameful outrage committed against Officer
Miller. who was OIL the ieft.hand fork OF Mud
River TO serve process In land suit. A com.
pany OF masked men entered the house
where he was stopping and beat Mr.. Miller
most brutality, and It Is feared fatally. The
Clipper Justly denounces the outrage. -4. h
4s. .'aa MARTINS FERRY. ", ...,
The social club met At W. II. Ratlitrs last
night. @ .ZIG Wi.
Mr.. John Pennington Is somewhat better
the last few days. lf .lg 4lIg
MI. Geo Hinerman, a cousin OF DR.. Hiner.
mans, Is very low with fever.
Our merchants are making extensive pre-.
parations for the holiday trade. N
Mr. Emmett Netl, Of st. Clairsyille, Is In
town, buying housekeeping goods,
Two toney weddings will take place during
tue holidays, that will surprise people. n
Mrs. Geo. Drown and daughter Lulu, Of
st. Clairsville, ate visiting Mrs. Mayor hitch.
ell. ~ q a,5g 4FaiIS' g,0l,Ir ''IF -. j
The G. a. X. boys met last evening. II IA
expected that they, will give an entertain
ment about the holidays. , Pms,
Mr.. Joseph Majors, OF Scotch Ridge. has
built a very fine house on Pike street, He
expects to occupy 1t next spring. 4
Mr.. 1T. lTanes yesterday sold lot on
Washington street, belonging TO +. Vollhardt,
to Mr.. Joseph Williams, who will proceed at
once to build a three story brick house. q .
The uniformed rank division OF theKnipbts
OF Pythiss is taking shape. They effected
preliminary organization Tuesday evening,
so fur they have obtained about thirty mem.
bers. 49, ~ M
The Martins, Ferry Red Men will
sound the war wLoop at Brilliant
next Saturday evening, whittier r thew
20 as body.guard for I. j,
Irwin, ex.Grand Sachem, who will raise
new tribe at that place on that evening.
Mrs. Harrison Belts has for nearly wear
been troubled with cough, and one evening
last week ooughed UP pearl shirt button,
which she has no recollection Of ever having
swallowed. Her cough has disappeared since
then. II Is thought she must have swallowed
the button in her childhood. G9afgE
Some OF the Republicans here have been
talking quietly Of presenting the name Of
John y. Cochran, Esq, for the Congressional
nomination. Mr.. Cochran Is native OF Bel.
mont county, served in the Fifteenth Ohio
Volunteers. and Is IN every way a suitable
man for the place. lie lives on small farm
q short distance back OF town, and has until
lately practiced at the Wheeling bar, having
an office IN that city. He is brother Of
Judge R. H. Cochran, who last week removed
from Wheeling TO Toledo. Mr.. Cochran's
friends here land everybody in the town Is
bis friend would like to see him nominated
Il NxW CUMBERLAND, f,sg
The disciples Sunday school here will have
az old-fashionea Christmas treat this year.
The committees are now at work milking up
the programme, r 90 ~ -
Tuesday night the meat shop OF Hobbs &
McCrea took fire from defective fue and
came near making big coaaagration, but 1t
was discovered In time to save 1t. { 80,
The Sunday School workers are now busily
engaged in preparing the programme for The
annual session OF the Hancock County Sun.
day School Association, which meets In the
holiday season at Fairview For fifteen
years these meetings have been held. Last
year several Wheeling people were here.
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