The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-11
MARTINS FEHHY,
Att Early Sunday Morning kcrimmaEe
News SotsN.

Al Early Sunday Morning tcrlmmage.
News Notes..
James Brown, for drunkenness, was ar
rested yesterday.
The Library Association will shortly re-
ceiye a new invoicao OF book.
The increase in value OF real estate iu Mar
lima Ferry for the past year Is something
next TO phenomenal.
MISS Marie Or aud Mary Brown, OF Hol-
liday's Cove, who bave been visiting at Capt.
lnglebrighrs returned home yesterday.
A citizens meeting was held 1T the NJ, E.
church yesterday afternoon for the purpose
OF receiving a report Of the work done by
tue Executive committee.
a petition was circulated yesterday, prsy-
Ing council 10 su5mit 10 the voters the
proposition OF changing the village 10 a city
OF the second cls7s Of the fourth grade.
Esrly Sunday morning Berjamin Frazier
was taking two young lady friends home. He
was annoyed during the walk by two young
men named Moran ard Voight. a fuss
finally occurred in front Of J. r.. Hanes' Office
and Voigbt was bsdiy used up. At last &C.
counts yesterday ho WAS resting very easily.
Ben aud bis BROTHER Will Frazier were ar.
rested Sunday at noon, when Will Frazier
gava bond and wa' relessed. The ccse will
be trisd "a soon as Mayor Mitchell returns
from ST.. C!airsville.
TIE RELIEF COMMITTEES wonK-orrlcIAL Re-
FORT.
Tho Relief Committee, by Its President,
Nj. Joel Wood, aud Secretary, Mayor NJ.
c.. Mitchell, has made au elaborate report,
from which the following Is taken:
Being desirous OF giving the public come
account otths work OF relieving the suffering
aud distress occasioIei by the recent flood.
and especially dssirous OF not flying the mul-
tituds OF kiId friends, whose bsnefactions
came up to the full measure OF our necessi-
ties. and then could scarcely be restraiued) of
the destination Of their gifts, the Executive
committee makes the following statements;
but we muet preface these statements by
reminding our friends and others that they
are necessarily approximations. Accuracy
IN the work was al In pos3ihili.y, especially
At the b,sinning. The work was upon us as
quickly as the flood, aud with as little provi.
sion for 1t. The work was to bsdone without
waiting to. ask how. The people must be
fed, not numbered; tho loaves furnished, not
counted Order hnd system were after.
Thoughts. II there ba omissions, overesti.
mates Or inaccuracies OF any kind lot them
be attributed to the confusion Of the hour,
We, present the work al nearly correct as
possible.
The district supplied from this point chi.
braces Ra'ney's coal works and Burlington,
IN connection with our own town. About
two thousand people were rendered homeless
In a very few huurs. Many provided for
themselves or wore cared for by personal
friends, but from twelve to fifteen hundred
were without resources. OF these about ifiv
| N MN 1pNuaH IN r. A u Hall Af,,i T ~
+. Hall, atly In Commercial Hall. twenty.
FIVE In Medi!l's HILL, thirty In tbs lecture
room Of the U. T. Charch, twenty-five in the
Town Hall, thirty In the lecture room Of the
NJ. Z. Church, and the balance were received
into the homes oil the more fortunate. Meals
we're seIved for about $50 people in G. AR
Hall, 500 In Commercial Hall, and
food was sent 10 tho Others ut. their
lodging places. The above halls we're kent
open eleven days, and .ths culinsry depart.
ment efficiently managed by the Ladies',
Union Benevolent Society aad others. a
provision depot was established at the corner
OF Fifth, and Walnut streets, and placed in
charge Of tho following committee; Miss
Hannah Bird, Mrs. James A. Gray, Mrs.
W X. Elson, Nj. Joel Wood, Mr. +. A.
Scott aud Mr.. E. D. Cattell. This COMMITTEES
proved not only Efficient, but especially cell,
sacrificing in their devotion to the work.
They remained at their pos:a day after day,
from morning I'LL night.
Ward committees were appointed to in
qutre into the merit OF applicants for aid,
and issne orders IN the provision depot.
Rev. E R. Jonea, ORA. Williams and Black.
ford. and Mess1s. G.. NJ. Timberlake, R, G.
swar.z. A. NJ. shipmap. r. Barr, 7. A. Scott
and J. 2. Crowl did faithful work in this de.
nar.ment. Through these two committees
the supplieg we're distributed as judiciously
as possible. The progress OF reparatlon was
carefully noted and each family dropped
from the list as soon es able to provide for
itself. In this way the number OF families
was grad uaily reduced from shout two hun.
dred at first to about ally by March l..
Bince the first Of this month nearly all
have been able 10 care for themselves. Sup