The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-21
VARIOUS MATTERS
N THE STATE ANo NFlaAeoaHooo.
el..ulss, Of Local New. from Several Town. ur
DOwa lsd Across she River, with Iat.r..t
tss ,urrtnt Items from rest ylrslnIa
POlats-asu,ral and Personal Gossip.


The people OF Moundsyille amuse them.
selves on pleasant evenings by going down a
short distance below town 10 the camp occu-
pied by the colored laborers on the River
railroad and listening to the plantation songs.
MissMay Burns, OF Richmond, near steu.
benvi'le. aged twelve years, fell into well.
She kept her mouth closed until she rose 70
the surfaces OF the water, when she clasped
the pump stock. A hoe was let down, which
she gtPAped aud was drawn up. -...
A few day. ago Albert and Perry Worth.
ingion, two Preston county lads, while search.
Ing for their cows iound the body OF Samuel
Scl,seifer. IN old pauper who had been miss.
Ing for several days. It was lying near a
small stream ioso TO the road, aud was very
badly decomposed. The old man was about
50 years old.
Since Col. Wood assumes the management
OF the Howard House, Baltimore, in connec.
ton with the Eutaw House, It has been de.
cided be would not take the management Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company's
summer hotels at Oakland and Deer Park.
The genial Colonel will be missed by old fire.
quenters at these popular resorts.
An unknown insane woman on 0leye-
Alliance, imagined the conductor had stolen
her ticket, and she seized her sick child, and
evading the watchfulpess OF the passengers
left the train and disappeared, since which
time nothing has been heard OF her. She
had ticket for Detroit-jSeubenpitie Gazette.
Last Thursday Robert Allison, OF WASH
ington county, scalped fourteen young foxes
found in one nest A bill is pending before
the Pennsylvania legislature 10 pay one dol
lar Tor, each fox scalp. The same day q mau
by the name OF Curry, OF the same county,
had a fox attack him as he went to shoot II,
but he killed It. NaturAlists say that hydro
phobia originates with.the fox and wolf g
,ff 's.-'.e BELLAIRE. 1-
John Huffmanis building new dwelling
house in the First ward.
The Evening Star" Club had another OF
It's dances at City Hall last night.
Lee Baum, Of H 81. Blum's, left yesterday
for Philadelphia, his future home.
Misses Ida and Emma warnock, OF War.
nock's Station, are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. Wilmer snively, OF the Elson Glass
Works, arrived home from Chicago yester.
day. ' u
The Young Mems Christian Association
held this weeks meeting last night at one OF
the rooms In Central Hall.
The crown OF one OF the Belmont glass
house furnaces fell In and has thrown the
works out. The fires will be lighted in the
other furnace. .-.5. .-ls4
Mr.. Henry Over has purchased fine horse
from Mr.. Asmue. Of Wheeling. Mr.. Henry
Carr hiss purchased one from agentleman liy.
ing north Of this city. EM a.
The School Boards regular meetings have
been changed from Monday evenings to
Thursday evenings, to better suit the other
engagements Of the members.
James Barrett, f., OF Gravel Hill, whose
death has been expected for some days, died
yesterday early In the morning. The funeral
will take place Sunday at 10 o'clock. ~.
Tomorrow the First Methodist church on
Guernsey street will have communion ser
vices, It being quarterly meeting. Presiding
Elder Gray will conduct the services.
Bsllaire bids fair TO have a good number OF
family horses and buggies this summer, and
there are already more horses owned here
than the, average in neighboring towns.
There has been preaching the last three
evenings at the First Presbyterian Church,
by the pastor, Rev. J. K. McRallig, and TO-.
morrow forenoon there will be communion
services.
The festival and social at the Methodist
church the first evening was not attended by
q large crowd, on account Of the rain. The
receipts were about twenty.four dollars for
that night. Last nights attendance had no
bad weather TO decrease 1t. l'..,
The United Presby terians, concert, for the
benefit Of the Sunday school, to be held Tues.
day evening, Is having much care bestowed
on the arrangement Of the programme and
the selection OF music. The best singers from
all over town will take part.
VIM. Denniss wife has left him and his
children and gone down the river TO her old
home. He Is working steadily, but Is thus
left without q home. 0ne OF his children
has been taken into good home and the
others will be probably sent 10 the Childrens
Home. ~ s.HD r.g.. 4.tI-.t.
The Medical Society OF North Eastern Ohio
was recognized here yesterday, physicians
being In attendance from number OF towns
In the neighborhood. DR.. A. II. Hewetson,
OF St. Clairsyille, was made President, Or.
Geo. Close, Of Bellaire, secretary, and Dr. @.
Z. Kufz, OF Bellsire, Treasurer. II Is pro-
posed to have the first meeting sometime in
May, in this city, aud efforts will be made TO
Kurz, Mccullough and Hewetson are dele
gates TO the State Society.
There are quite number OF things TO claim
the attention OF our people in the next week.
The ST. Cecilia bands entertainment will be
held Thursday, Friday and Saturday even.
ings. The Knights OF Pythias, too, occupy
City Hall with festival Friday evening
The United Presbyterian school has concert
Tuesday evening at the church. Frank Da-
wilson, the elocutionist, will be at the N. Z.
church Thursday evening. And then the
Fourth ward has q special election for Coun.
Gilman. The Presbytery Of ST. Clairsville
meets in the Second Presbyterian church on
Gravel Hill. The Crescent Star Club will
have ball Thursday.
MATHIS FERRY.
Mrs. Moses MCCAIN Is visiting friends in
Sis,ersville, W. Va. r.lN
The improvements and repairs at the Buck
eye Glass Works are progressing finely.
The Little Anna resumed her old trade be-
tween here and Wheeling on Thursday even
ing -....,. .I..
Mr. VIM. B. Montgomery will handle the
News.L Letter In Martins Ferry and vicinity to-
morrow, April %.
Charles Fiskley, the man that was shot by
Officer Neeland. Is getting along slowly, and
It 10 though will recover.
Mr.. Henry warwood Is adding new room
to his residence on First street. Thomas
Green is doing the work.
A couple OF gentlemen have pitched tent
in front OF Sheeky's restaurant, near the rail.
road, and opened'a shooting gallery.
The work OF "makingready" at the pro-
posed gas we'll Is progressing nicely, aud II
will not be long until boring will commence.
The derrick has been completed, and Is
seyenty.four feet high.
The aymaksrsn was presented for the fiat
time in Commercial Hall last night to good
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