The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-04
MARrIN,s PERRY,
Womsn's Missionary Meeting Various
Local News Notes,

MomeHa missionary MeetAhk = NefA'N4
Local News Notes.
Miss Elton, OF Mlngo, Ia the guest Of
t, Il. Stanton.
Baker Boyd Is home from a visit to
Quaker City friends,
George Hall is of for a visit to friends
in Little Washington.
Lotz & sehsshls are out in brand splin'
ter new delivery wagon.
The old soldiers desire q full attendance
at the City Hall tonight,
Miss May McMannls, Of Mt, Pleasant, Is
the guest Of Martins Ferry friends,
Miss Jessie. Longley, Of st, Olairsyllle, Is
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Judge Coch'
ran,
Misses Carrie Inglebrlght and Anna
Chessel are the guests OF st. Olalrsyllle
friends,
Masons are at work arChing the county
bridge, on Jefferson street, and all travel
on that thoroughiaTe Is suspended.
A badly earthquake frightened German
expressed the opinion yesterday that as
soon as all the gas was out OF the earth 1t
would cave in and involve the earth in
ruin.
The Laughlin mill shut down for two
weeks yesterday, the breaking Of the roll
housing leaving them without any nail
plate. When they resume again natural
gas will replace coal,
Rev, Earl D, Holtz will preach in the
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow
morning on "rhe Only Remedy for
Troubled Hearts," and in the evening or
Earthquakes, and What OF ThemP"
Yesterday evening an Italian street ven.
der OF Wheeling was peddling through
town followed by the usual crowd oismall
boys, when he became angry at their tor
menting and threw stone into the crowd,
striking John Moore in the mouth, badly
cutting his lip, Officer WEIGH gave him
lively chase, but he succeeded in esCap-
ing,
The public schools oil reopen Mon
day, and the small boy la busy resurrect-
ing marbles, tops, etc, The Board Of Ed
uCation have no teacher for room No, II,
as Miss Bell, Of Athens, o., on whom they
were depending, has written Prof. Shreve
that she has accepted another position.
This will occasion the Board some trouble,
IRnd completely dlsaranges the whole pro.
gramme, The parents in the First ward
are wondering how their children will
reach the First ward school, Rs there is as
yet no street opening into 1t.
The Womau's Foreign Missionary So.
ciety Of the Steubenvlle District, closed
their annual Convention held In the NJ.
L. Church, this city, yesterday after
noon, having had an exceedingly interest.
ing session, The exercises Thursday night
by Mrs, Il. d. Holtz, was replied to In an
elegant address, by Miss Lucy Ourfman,of
Steubenville. These were followed by a
very fine recitation, "The Heather Moth
er's Prayer" by little girl, Miss Annie
Conway, OF smithdeld, o, The principal
address was delivered by Miss Henrietta
Green, Of Richmond, o., a lately appoint
ed missionary to India. Subject, "0ur
Responsibility to God and Allssions,"
This address OF forty.fve minutes in
length, was listened TO by the audience
with rapt attention. Yesterday the reports
from the several local societies Of the dis.
triCt were full OF good cheer. Mrs. Rev.
Walker, OF the Presbyterian Church, gave
an interesting account OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society in that church,
and Miss Maggie RalsLon gave a glowing
description Of the Society's work in
the United Presbyterian Church. The
afternoon was taken up by short ad-
dresses, essays, &c. Miss Alice kneen,
of Harlan Springs, Ohio, presided through
out with much dignity and grace. Mrs.
Grace, Of steubenville, was the careful
secretary. This convention Of Christian
ladies' will not soon be forgotten.