The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-21
MARTINS FERRY MATTERS,


Young Edgar BrOWn's Death General
News Notes aud Personals.
James Gather Is at Tialn.
Charles lIeazle, Of Dellalrc, spent Sunday In
Martins Ferry.
Misses Ellen and Sarah Gray have returned
from the West.
Mrs George Robinson, OF St, ClalrsVlllC, Is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs, Robert Carmichael Is visiting her dAugh'
ter, Mrs. John Quinn, OF MlnEo.
Special Sabbath school services we're held In
the U. 7. church yesterday morning.
Mrs. G, ". Thornsats entertained Mrs. Q, q.
CleAyer, OF Reokuk, Iowa, on saturday.
Miss Minnie Rsmple, Of Bellalre, spent Sun.
day with her cousin, Mis Mary Davidson.
Tho ladies' Interested Ia tho Y, N, G. A. will
meet IN The u i, church his evening at 1850.
Miss Anna Wlthen has succeeded Miss Mary
Davidson Us saIealady .. the PoStOtiCe loWs
stand.
Rev. J. II. Mason tho newly appointed pastor
OF the 4. NJ, Il. church, assumed pastoral charge
yesterday.
Letters From He'll" the great novel. written
by a minister Is hAYinRR big run ut tho Postoieo
news stand.
A large number OF scala have been sold for
"Only farmers Drughter' NJ tho now Opera
House tonight.
Charles Adams, OF this city, will lead Miss
Anna Vans; Of Wheeling, to the bymcneal altar
next Wednesday.
Music for the new Opera House will DO fur
nIEhed By an oEche ira oil SIX pieces under the
management OF Prof. sChoaeld,'
MIR J., N. Grandson has purchased bloramA
aud VIII shortly start out on the road opening
In tho Second n, Il. church tonight.
nj. aud Mr., John 7; Miller, Of Anderson, Ind,
formerly OF Martins Ferry arc the guests Of Mrs
MlilCr's parents, Capt. and Mrs. H.N Smith.
II the Episcopal church Is completed Ia time,
II will pr0nably be dedicated on THANKSGIVING
Day at which time Bishop Goyd Vincent Is ex'
ptCted,
Tho "uuclc SANS" Medicine Company, Of
which DR.. Monroe Hackman Ii manager, will
open At the MtOnnerchOt hall next Thursday
evening.
Mrs JenuiO PrOssOr and daughter Of Adrian
Mich, Ats. Hattie Michaels, OF Pittsburgh, aud
Mrs. Margaret narcus aud Mrs. Sarah Grimes, OF
sowlckly have been visiting Mrs. Duyal.
An ear OF corn weighing 26 ounces, grown on
Fred FauStE farm In Tennessee, and brought
here by Patrick McDonough and Henry FiotO,
Is on exhib, tlol Ut the tOstollica news stand.
The festival for the benefit OF the parsonage
fluid Of The baptist church Of Lafayette hall On
Friday and sGturdAy'nghltt ncttCd about s2irt
which does not Include the watch contest which
will end later.
Tho remains Of Edgar Brown arrived from
Philadelphia Saturday night accompanied BY
hIsmOthpr, Mrs. John Brown, and were taken
10 Mt. Pleasant Tor interment Edgar was 10
years old aud had been attending college IN
Philadelphia for throS y0ats whGIO no would
have graduated next spring. lie died Of con.
sumption, from which hV had necn sufferer
for over Two years. He died last "wednesday.
Ills mother, who has been living In PhlladGl,
pnlh with him during his cOurrp, was With him
al tho time; he died sitting 10 4 ohAit. He ls 4
The deceased was brilliant Dung man; biz
was always al the head Of his class al school. IC
was tho youngest graduate IL the history OF the
Mt. Pleasant schools. He was born botanlht
aih could tell the name q any plant or lower
when only seven years old.