The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-19
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Tried 10 Take tho Town. oW
The Hood while It Is RISING into history Ia
passing out OF The minds OF the people, and
they are giving their attention to straishten.
Ing up their aiiliIs. Many business men
upon whom devolyed mot OF the work OF
visiting the distressed, neglected their own
Interests, and now that the rush Is over, they
are attempting to get order out OF the chaos
that relens In their own establishments.
The work Of relief ia practically ended in
Bridgeport, DO fur as present needs are con.
ctrned. This morning Mr.. AL BaSgs, agent
OF the @. L. Il ". yosd, cent out notice 10 all
stations on that railroad TO withhold good.
and provisions for tho present, a. they had Is
IN nerabandance on baud q. Bridgeport. Be.
Dlde1 caring for b. r own distressed people the
bfi. geport relief committee took care, or, Il.
least, provided for the major portion Of tho
IVES, Wheeling sufferers. Mr.. w. W. Hol.
lister. OF tho committee, We one Of the mos:
,ndeth,igse!e workers in this respect, ard did
more than any other man towards fading
out the needy otthat town. Every want wg9
supplied.
COULDN'T CAPTURE THE TOWN.
On Saturday a conductor on the Baltimore
u Ohio railroad struck Town, and siier q
ialiguing walk laid In q supply OF silmulans1.
WA7h SAuAicAakoI AlIo upDu Lii llAe u
summer dreaui be proceeded to Reeso Nc.
Daniels restaurant, and, after hosting il
some oysters aud other nouris3ins food he
was not satisfied until he ste fed several nap
kirs in his pockets, leaving without paying
anything for his epicurean feast. After
walking up tho streeta short distance be
was hailed by Officer McConahey, who de-
manded a Return Of the articles %plunde.et,
These he stur.iiiy refused 10 hand over, aud
said that the whole boundlesy and food suf-
ler!ng town Of Bridgeport could not arrest
him. The officer, however, convinced him
OF the folly Of d en- opinion by taking him
there, when Mayor Junkins imposed a fine.
he gsva his name as James johnson, but
what bis true name is will not be known. He
remarked after he got out OF the lcckup,
that Bridgeport was the DIST town no ever
struck in nis life. I lnys been here,n be
sad, "oh]y forly-tlye minutes, and 1t he1 cost
nearly 81, TO cay nothing Of incidental s.-
penses."
r1cxurs.
Council met last night.
Though the water he7 goue the mud still
c:ings.
Immediate sanitary precautions shonld't Re
taken.
Rev. ME-, Beall leaves on Friday for
Monterey, Mexico.
stop the relief, friends; we have plenty"
Is the grateful cry of the Bridgeport people.
Col. J. Ed. Trutmsn, freight ageat, after a
severe indispcaition is nov aoio 10 attend to
his duties.
The E:na ami Standard mills ara running
full, and the gla:l nous 8 soon will be in The
same happy Fate. 81"
Mayor unkins is in receip. OF a check for
500 from G. F. Swift, OF Chicago, d member
OF the Wheeling Beef Company firm.
The people Of kirkwood and Bridgeport
are growing about tbs lack Of light at night,
They want lamps t,light their way home.
James o. Howells, son of W. H. Howelis,
Of E,nsville, who hes been attending the
Pharmaceutical College, Philadslphis, is
home on 4 visit.
A splendid donation OF clothing was Re.
ceiyed from Ely.ia, Oaio, W 3terday. The
Methodist cht.rch presented the appearance
OF a well stocked clo!hin, store.
It is pretty certain now that the Cleveland
& Pitt3ourgh railroad " II esslblish q hospital
ut this point, for lhs employees and others
injured on that road. II will be erected in
the upper end Of the depot.
Col. T. h. Morris. General Agent of tho
Cleyelnnd Il Pittsburgh railroad, for the
river division from Wetfsvi1!e to Be,lairs
WET in town yesterday in the interest Of the
road. Tbs Colonel is one OF the most plep3.
ant and agreeable officials Of that corpora
ton. 80 TIEI-i