The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-11
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OF the news and Gossip Of the state and
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READABLE REsuME
OF the News and Gossip Of the state and
Vicinity.
The Pittsburgh and Chicago Gas Coal Co..
has purchased OIL Lawrence, OF ALE.
gheny county, for $40 900. one hundred and
iorty.Six acres otland in Washington county;
also Of the same gentleman = large tract OF
coal land In snowden, Allegheny county.
N BELLAtRE.
Hon. L. DAnford, OF 81. ClRifsyille, was in
town yesterday.
The late contents OF Union street are being
dumped on the Square. ua.'
Miss Maggie Leasure.ef Wheeling was visit.
Ing friends here yesterday. y,
Still another house will be built on Noble
street, Gravel Hill, by ChaS. Mccain.
Lewis Ransom, Of Newark, O., the twin
brother OF George Ransom, Is here on visit.
Longs milk wagon was broken down on
the b. & o. tracks, coming into town yester-
day.
Mr.. William Gorby, Secretary OF the Cob
let Works, Is In New York on business this
week. .... s.a.. d.
The family OF John Bigelow will shortly
move TO their summer home south oil 81
Clairsyille.
Rev. A. q. Lane, OF Morristown. Is visiting,
with his family, at nis father.in'law's, Mr..
Robert Nelson's.
J. n. Bridgeman Is of out the Pan Handle
road, selling lime-dust fertilizer, ground In
Monroe county.
Alot Of flowers from the Moundsville green
house OF o car Wright were received yester.
day ut Faris's grocery.
Mr. Stottlemeir, the Marshal Of Cambridge,
Ohio, was In town yesterday, and was shown
about by Marshal Drugan. i..IH.
Rev. Bishop Shorter, OF Wilberiorce Uni.
versity, will preach here some night next
week at the A. ME-. Church. -U,.,
Epangler Post, G. A. r., will have benefit
both Thursday and Friday evenings at Zilch's
Hall, by the troupes that have been playing
In that hall.
A sewer IS being laid on Thirty.sixth
street, from the present one at Belmont
street back To the property between Guern'
sey street and Noble. l u. anu
Henry Ebick hansen, the saloonkeeper al
day, charged with selling liquor on last Sun,
day. He waived trial, pleading guilty, and
was fined SIS and costs. "'-'''''N +
The martins made their first appearances
here yesterday. The spanows haYe been
multiplying 70 wonderfully fast that many
Of the martins summer homes have been
taken up by "squatters." -sg
a social bali was given at Central Hall d
q close to the Monumental Fair, oil the ladies
who had taken part In the Fair and wished
10 attend the ball, inviting the gentlemen.
The ball expenses, however, were not paid
| frnm the treasury of the Fair. |1'-
The new brass bands members are In earn
est and have good organization begun. An
entertainment by Just what troupe and OIL
what kind has not yet been settled, will BE-
given for the bands benetit at Zlch's Hall
the 2Gth, 9th and 2sth OF this month.
There were number OF delegates from
Wellsburg, Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Bridge
port and Benwood here yesterday attending
The quarterly district meeting ofthe knights
Of Labor. The meeting was simply bust
ness affair, and was held with closed doors,
the delegates declining TO make statement
OF the proceedings. The delegates. about
forty in number, took dinner at the Carter
House. The meeting was held in the Nc
Gregor block. .s ..,.
st. cLAIRsvILLE.
DR.. s. L. Jepson, Of Wheelingw, as here yes
terday.
DR.. G. A. Close, OF Bellaire, was in town
yesterday. t II
Judge Kelly is attending District Court al
steubenville.
Superintendent Birch. OF Wheeling, spent
yesterday at st. Clairsyille, Visiting the pub
lie schools. sgd.
Jesse Bewley, Esq, respected citizen OIL
st. Clairsville, died at bis residence on Sab.
bath NOR min &, at the age OF seventy. The
obstquies were held yesterday afternoon.
The mis- IN annual meeting OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the st. Clair.
vile Presbytery, will be held at the Presbyter'
ian Church to-day Ut 1880 Pm, continuing In
session until tomorrow evening Rev. Mr..
rhackwell missionary TO India, will address
the meeting tomorrow. U e., ~
At the election for member OF the Board oil
Education on Monday afternoon there was
considerable excitement, and full vote was
polled. John W. Shannon Demscrat, re-
ceiyed one hundred and forty.four voteti
Thomas Il. Clark, Republican, iifty.three;
shannon's majority, ninetyone. L,
The town Council met at Mayor Rlley's
office on Monday evening, and the newly.
elected MEMBERS were swern In. All were
present except Jane, White. The CouI ell
now consists OF five Democrats and one Re
publican: Democrats, ]. W. shannon, Louis
Murdaugh, James Ryan, tn. Merritt, A. p.
Blair; Republican, James White. {