The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-25
NEIsHnORHoOD NEWS.
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], Il. Purnell Is back from stay Of some
days ut PaFkeFsburg.
Gravel Hill Is to have the footing Of the
learners Of colored brass band.
Ms. o. J. swaney, OF St. Clairsyille. Is Wis
Ting her daughter, MFs. RittenhouSR.
i. L. Permar, c. GP. ticket agent, and
wife, are of to steubenville TIL Monday.
There will DO communion services at the
Fist Presbyterian church on Sunday morn.
Ing.
]. d. Darnhill has secured the contract for
the boilers at the Standard Works at Etna-
Vile.
Mr.. Oliver Kinsey, manager Of tho barnard
Blaney.
Rev, J. II. Rogers, OF GAINESVILLE, will
assist Rev, Chapman in celebrating Conmun-
ion on Sunday.
Thomas Jefferson, nephew Of Col. David
Rankin, who died ut his home In Colum-
bus, will be brought here for burial.
Rev. James Thoburn, Of Warren, pennsyl.
yania, was In town Friday, visiting relatives.
lie goes to Cambridge for few days.
The people OF Bellaire are in the hands Of
the butchers-not 10 be knocked In the head
however, but In tender spot, TIE pocket.
They are squirming some already.
Rev. Brown Of the Gravel Hill church
preached In the First Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening, and tile faces OF quite a
number OF his congregation were seen in the
congregation.
The Cemetery Association has purchased
tue ground soutl, and west OF the present en-
closure, on whichit has had its eyes for some
time. The ground is more nearly level than
the old part OF the cemetery,
The \. T. Circle met at the home OF Mr..
W! A. Gorby on Thursday evening, tie
members being shrouded in Kukluxian gar
ments-"a pillow slip party" Afterwards
the ladies oil the Circle surprised the gentle,
men with complete supper.
MARTINS FERRY
Miss Matte Walters Is dangerously Ill,
Doctors Williams and West are in attendance
upon her.
Mrs. DR.. West is in very poor health, and
her friends are alarmed, lest she should
never be better.
Council met Thursday night, and the
Mayor appointed election Judges. No other
business OF importance was transacted.
Isaac Cots, the wary politician, is said to
DC getting UP convention for the purpose
oil enhancing his chances as Councilman.
Quite u select party of young folks as
scrubbed at the residence of Col. G. w.
Mitchell on Thursday night, and spent Il
; most delightful evening.
James A. Gray, who has been i'll for some
time, was considered rather better yesterday,
and It is the wish of his many friends that he
Will be out on the streets soon again.
The Social Club met Thursday night at f.
d. CattellS, and had delightful evening. 1t
was Dickens party, and was very enjoyable.
This makes the second party OF this kind
: this club has had, and they are growing in
, popularity.
Andrew Taylor and John Beck, IT., were
sent to the county jail yesterday, escorted by
Marshal Linn and Robert Hanson, These
gentlemen had been filChing from one Won
Bolasky his filthy lucre"To the amount Of
S25 and new watch.
James Grier, an old Martins Ferry boy,
now OF McCOmh, ILL.,, is home on q visit. He
will be remembered as the boy who a few
, years ago made such heroic efforts and sue.
ceeded in saving the life OF Thomas Jordan,
a who was about TO be drowned in the Ohio
river.
/ Our good friend Thomas Mears "played us
! tue slip" and hied himself away to Pittsburgh
i and was married in the st Paul Cathedral Of
that city, on the 10th OF last month, to one
! OF our best looking young ladies'. Well, old
. boy, We wish you all the happiness posi-.
pie, and hope that you may he rs successful
/ in escaping the cares and troubles OF life as
! you have been in eluding the news CATERERS.
The committee appointed to act in con.
junction with the trustees Of the Presbyter.
5 ian Church, for the purpose of taking action
looking toward building parsonage, met at
the church Wednesday evening. After some
deliberatiOn the following committee was ap.
pointed to net with the trustees aud call upon
The congregation and ask them to subscribe
! Tor the building OF parsonage, to be put
9 upon the vacant lot belonging TO the church,
sTEBBESYnrE
The remains OF Daniel Kilgorp, who died
in New York, arrived Thursday, in special
car, and were inferred yesterday afternoon in
Union Cemetery. A large number OF proml.
nent railroad men were present. MI. Kill
gore was the New York ticket agent for the
pennsylvania Company, and his father was
at one time President OF the SteubenviIle &
Indiana Railroad, now known as the Pan
Handle.
]. +. Johnston, OF this city, has purchased
l9j, 0OQ,pounds Of wool near Bolivar, Tusca-
rawaS county, this State, for which he paid
forty cents. The wool Is being forwarded to
the Wool Growers Exchange at Philadel.
phia. Seventy thousand pounds, purchased
Largely In Hancock county, W. Va, for 42H
cents, is also being shipped 10 the same place
These shipments will close out last years
clip in this section. The outlook for the
coming year is quite favorable, and prices
Will be stronger than last year.
Michael Monahan, the man who murdered
John MGAboy at Goulds tunnel on the night
Of March iith has tot as yet been arrested.
Gross Creek township, this county, has Of.
Tered SlAC reward and the county $50 for his
apprehension. The arrest OF AIonahan and
} his conviction is a matter of too great i'm.
pOrtance 10 the citizens OF this county, 10 be
lightly spoken Of, or triiied with by those in
authority, and II MOnahan is notSoon arrest
cd the verdict OF the people will be heard
against those upon whose shoulders the re-
Sponshility rests. There has been so much
lnxity and leniencY manifested in this coun.
", that the annals OF crime show the bloody
hand OF murder recording his nth victim
within less than Que year.
One Of the most dAringattemptsa ut robbery
that has occurred in this city for some years
was committed on Thursday night. Mrs,
Lacy highly respected widow lady, WHO
resides on North Fourth street, and who is
known TO be very wealthy, retired at her
usual hour last night, and about o'clock
this morning she awokc and found some one
in her bed chamber. She being somewhat
frightened gave shrill scream, when two
masked men stepped up 10 her bed, and
pointing revolver at her head threatened
TO shoot her II she made any noise, but the
frightened lady refused TO obey orders and
continued to call for help, when the robbers
became frightened and left the house, taking
with them few articles OF clothing.