The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-31
THE FEMALE COLLEGE SOLD.

The wheeling Hospital Association Ee'sit
for S1O,2OO-A Higher Price offered
later.
Yesterday Rev. Dr.. swOpe, President
Of the Wheeling City Hospital Associa-
ton, bought from MeSsrs. R. o. Dalzell,
]. E. Hughes and o. D. Hubbard, the
committeesppointed by the Stockholders
Of the Wheeling Female College to sell
the property, the College building and
the grounds, on Z # street at Twentieth:
The price paid was $4,000. The capttal
stock is $4,000, and there is about $500
due FROM the company on insurance,
etc. Dr.. Swope was informed night be-
fore last that II he made an offer Of Sl6.'
200, II would be accepted, and ne al
once did 80. Yesterday the committee
OF the college stockholders made a
formal written proposition, covering the
details, which DR.. Swope accepted.
Last night meeting OF the Board Of
Directors OF the Hospital Association
wes held and the purchase approved.
There has been a persistent rumUrthat
Bishop Kahn wanted TO buy the property
for an orphanage o. school for boys or
something.
When seen at his residence yesterday
afternoon, the Bishop disclaimed anyin.
tention to remove the st. Johns home
for boys. "Why," said be, II under
stand that there are forty rooms in the
Wheeling Female college building,
which reports say am to purchase. W.
have never had more than twenty boys
at our home. l might give each boy
two rooms, and have them brought up
in fashionable style, but do not think
the end would Justify the means"
There has also been well dtfined re-
port that Pittsburgh parties wanted the
building. Last evening Col. Thomas
0'BTien called at the INTELLIGENCE
Office and preached the subject Of the
sale Of the college. Said he:
~ cannot believe the property has
been sold, and l will tell you why
When the college was closed, l received
o letter from George o. Wilson, ar
attorney at.law of Pittsburgh, addressed
to me as President Of the Title and Trus
/ Company. Mr.. Wilson said clients o
his had seen in a Wheeling paper
statement that the college would possi
bly, bo sold. He inquired the number
Of rooms, size Of ground, whether the
title was good, aud SO forth. | Inquired
I about it Of members Of the Board, and
} sometime after was told that the prop
. erty would be offered at public sale OF
! February 70. The next day it was ad
D verLised in your paper Tor sale on tina
! date, I sent Mr.. Wilson the advertise
! ment, aud received in response lettel
I saying he would either call to see me O.
. write again; that the parties he repre-
sented would probably pay cash: A
little later, acting on instructions frou
him, | bought for him share OF stock
/ paying TO Mr. George X. Wheat its pa
]. value.
$50 the matter rested until this morn
g ing, when I heard this report OF a sale
0 saw several members OF the Board, anC
they all said the sale bad not beer
e made. ! telegraphed to my principal
i. and he wired me to offer for the proper
ty $4,000 cash, which did, making thu
oGer formally ID writing. Now, can
not believe the sale has been made in
4 this surreptitiops manner. It is the duty
J, Of the Board to 10 the best for the small
9 as well % the large Stockholders Mr.
, Wilson will be here in few days u
!. look after hisinterest as stakeholder ant
!. intending purchaser, and We will SET
o what can be done IN the matter. | fee
as If had not been frankly dealt with.
Col. O'Brien was asked II he knew io
whom AID for what purpose Mr.. Wilson
. wanted the property, and he answered
j that he had no knowledge on that sub
jsct, and would not impart it II he had