The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-20
Flood NOteN.

Its a cold day when Little Washington fails
to send down something for the sufferers.
Tha Island is still q horrible place. Mud
and a general broksn up appsu,ance make it
q very dismal locality.
No charge is mado by any Ct the railroads,
s:eam boats, express o. telegraph companies
for what they do for the relief committees.
The committees on the South Side ara fully
alive 10 the Importance OF their work and
deserve unlimited credit for what they are
doing.
One thousand rations were Issued yestey..
day at the Eighth ward hose house. At Ar
beniz Hall clothing and eAoes are still being
given out.
Messrs. Heary X. LIST aud !. w. Hughes
have practically abandoned their business
In order TO aid in the relief work and there
are many more like them.
Mrs. Etzler'a residence on tho Island ia the
supply depot for G portion OF the residents
In that stricken ward. This Ia ly Is also ono
OF the MOST e1ergstit Of workers.
fAridiculous story to the effect that Nj. VIII
liam sondermau, collector Of The City Water
Board, was receiving aid from the Eighth
ward reliet committee, was circulated yestel-
day. OF course there was no truth in it.
The people OF tas lower South Side ure
loud in their complain,s about gas. Dark
ne,s and wet gets aHby with most Of them.
The Gas Trustees, no doubt, are pushing as
hard as they can, but thee people think
some attention should be given their action.
]. NJ. Ray, Of the LaBelle store, is closing
out his stock Of dry goods and mcaps, here
after, to run only a ''simon purc" grocery.
He also wishes 1t stated that tho report pub
lished In another paper, that hs had spralned
his ankle, was a mistake. Barring some ei-
tects OF the late dampless, he Is in as good
trim as uyusl. a Ag
One Of the horses a. the Eighth ward bose
house is under medical treatment, lust as
tho water was rising IN alarm was sounded,
and IL leaving tho hoss house 1t slipped and
fell, cutting ia foot. The foot festered, and
ytaterday Or. Robinson was called in. He
extracted the gravel, poulticed the foot and
expects 10 have the bore as we'll as usual In
aiew days. IA Ii
Another hero OF the food has TUNED up.
This time, Mr. Daniel RITZ Is the gentleman.
Owning q, skiQ he devoted himself 10 helping
his n%eighbo!s and undoubtedly BaYad several
lives His houss IVES wri cksd, his chimney
tumbled down. aad most If his inrDiiDrs Is
g7ne. He IL too modest to ask for ANYTHING,
Messr!. Benz. Fisher Il Bon gave him q stoye
and he is fixing up as we'll as possible. He
Is worthy Of d.. g%
Another impostor wns discovered yester.
day in the Eighth ward. This tins in tho
person q Mrs, William Brinson, Lying at the
corner Of Ohapline and Tbir,y.sixth streets.
She came into the ladies department, yealer-
day, with an order for, clothing. MIS-: Lyle,
susEecting something, slipped quietly out OF
the room aud visited Mrs. B%sinson's house.
Hers she found a small girl who allowed her
to examine tho house. ID it ws u large stock
Of provisions clothing, blankets, shoes. etc.
The goods were taken away and removed to
headquarters.
Every once In awhile something closely
akin 10 petty jealousy crops ont. some one
Is afraid some one In some other ward 10 get
ling more than the ward Is entitled 10. The
committees were telected with an eye to
their fitness intelligence md ability. 4 The
members have proven that the selections
made were !wiae ones. Each one knows what
the sufferers In his ward wanta better than
some one from some i2otber ward. 4 Orders
properly signed should b, filled without
question. This Is not q time Tor that. s