The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-09
NRIGHBoRHOoD NEWS.


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The Xz Circle i..Eends to have Dickens
party next week.
Rev. Gibson, Of the Episcopal Church, Il
still absent from the city.
Mn. William Sharp, who has been con.
fined 70 the house with diphthefia, Is now
recovering.
The funeral Of Mrs. Kirk took place from
ST. Johns Catholic Church Sunday. Inter.
entat Wheeling.
Mr.. William Morley died Sunday morning
at bis residence, Noble and Thifty-elght6
streets, after long sickness.
There has been oFganizeda mite society OF
the First Presbyterian Church, which will
meet on alternate Thursdays.
A framed motto" in the office Of the Sec
fetary OF the Water Works reads WELCOME"
70 those calling these days to pay their water
rent A word TO the wise.
A number Of new nail machines have been
put In o. the lIellaire Nall Works, and those
who Will run them have been promoted from
feeders, namely: Albert Marshall, VIII Reed,
Harry Wetherald, and Winfield Scott, who
already had one machine.
A resolution passed by the Council In
special session, recommends earnestly that
all who have not already been vacCinaied at.
tend 70 the matter at once. II any cannot
Afford TO pay for vaccination they will have
the operation performed gratuitOusly.
The City Surveyor was engaged Saturday
IN fixing the grade Of Thirty-second street,
from Union street TO the Baltimore & Ohio
freight depot and probably we are at length
to have some other way Of reaching that
point than around an alley way, where two
drays cannot pass one another.
The case OF variOloid In the First ward, lust
below the creek, has been shut up and pre-.
cautions taken, by order OF the Council, which
held special meeting on the subject, to pre.
vent the spread OF the disease. A red flag
marks the house. However, Dr.. Mcclure,
who has charge OF the case, pronounces 1t a
patient,
The few dark nights we have had already
since Council ordered the street lights dlscoh.
tinued, have given US pretty good foretaste
Of what we may expect II the streets, and
after the moonlight goes The members OF
the Council In their private affairs would
hardly be guilty OF such a course as to order
the gus to be shut of at their houses before
they had provided other means OF lighting
them.
Those "dead-bcatsr Of which the grocers II
seems, have more to complain than other
merchants, are to be headed off in Bellaire
by an association which undertakes TO keen
all groceEs informed Of the standing OF such
persons. The association will also provide
Tor other interests Of the trade in Bellaire,
The officers are: PRESIDENT, Frank Hind
man; ViCe.PresidGnt, o. G. Adair; Secretary.
Richard COrbett; Treasurer George 3. Jen-
nings, and Trustees, Fred. Eberle, |. l.. Faw-
cett, Joseph Clements.
st. GAINESVILLE.
Rev. Hugh Parks, residing about mile
west of this place, died OIL Saturday Mt his
residence. In 1852 Mr.. Parks was installed
pastor of the United Presbyterian Church al
this place, which position he filled for about
seven years. He was man of great literary
attachments. lIegruduated when but seven.
teen at Jefferson College, and afterward at
the A. Il I. Theological College at Allegheny.
For some years lie had lived very secluded
life. He leaves two children, Mrs, Sensenny
and John Parks.
The Court OF Common Pleas has been on.
gagged since Tuesday with the case Of Blake.
more vs.. Iddings. II was given to the iury
on Saturday afternoon, and u verdict for
plaintiff for fall amount claimed brought In
in very short time. This case has interest.
cd nearly everybody. The money sued FOR the
was borrowed by James Iddings, who signed
his brothers names to the note. When pre-.
sented they denied any knowledge of 1t, and
James was tried for forgery, but pronounced
not guilty: There are other notes OF the
same description.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Martin, of Bellaire,
arrived here in company with DR.. McGraw
and her daughter Flora, OF whose cscapade
your Saturdays paper gave AMI account. DR..
McGraw was given in charge OF an officer un-
III he should become the husband OF Miss
Flora. 1t was found that, the girl not peing
Of age, the consent OF the father was needed
to obtain license. lie was telegFaped for,
but did not arrive here until about | O'Clock
on Sunday, after which, the proper arrange.
ments having been made, the two were duly
married by u Justice Of the Peace.