The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-19
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Last Sunday the local chapter OF tho
Enwortll League celebrated tho ssHcnth
anniversary OF tho general organisation
at the 81. Il. church. Beginning the wa
with sunrise prayer meeting, ~ wnleh
much SplrituaI bclp was received anu
adding 10 tho brightness and cheerfulneSS
OF tho entire day, At 1880 O'Clock me ng
anniversary programme was gwen ~"
most interesting OF any yet given ny Tug ~,
chapter. Every person ON thr pt3h ThI ...i,.
acquitted themselves In IA splendid man
ner and all that was done 10 the service
was Thoroughly appreciated hy the large
audience present, and they were prOIuS0
with compliments TO tho young pcOple
for tho great work they have accom-
pllshCd hero. The decorations were tho
most attractive yet made by the League
and consisted of flowers. tho stars ana
stripes and League colnrH. The day, in-
decd, was u grand rally for tho young
people Of the church.
Tho rain and hall storm about o'clock
yesterday afternoon did not do great
amount Of damage to property. Tno green
houses, however, suffered largely, ana
those who were out IN the storm expert
enccd great difficulty from proceeding
further for n tins. The hall out near
Corners was very heavy. A couple Of
MOundSVillc citizens were walking
towards home and WarG caught without
any protection save an umbrella ana stun
hats. Their umbrella was literally torn
their hats. striking their hCRdH, The hail
which fell was fully IN inch In diameter
Representatives Of tho G. A, r., the
Ladies' OF the G. a. II. and the Sons OF
Veterans met on Saturday evening TO
arrange for tho observation OF DECORATION
Day. The place of gathering will be at
tho court house at o'clock. a short ser
vice will be held there and at 2 o'clock a
parade will bG formed and proceed to the
cemeteries and etrCw flowers upon the
In the evening the EpwOrth League Will
hold thelF second annual Grand Army ser.
vice with the old soldiers and other patris
otto societies.
A vacation order to dissolve the lnjunc-
tion against the Wheeling Bridge & Ter
minAl Company was entered In tho circuit
court yesterday and The commissioners
were ordered to proceed to condemnation
on the 18th inst. Of the land Of the Wheel
ing Steel & Iron Company.
The funeral OF Mrs, Joseph TomlInson,
who died suddenly on Friday, took place
on Sunday. Miss Ella JEFFERSON, the aigh-
teen-year-old daughter OF !. N, JEFFERSON.
whose death occurred Saturday, was
buried Sunday In tho Baptist cemetery
on Roberts Ridge.
Prof. I, h. Wilson'S orchestra will take
an excursion TO PowhRtan this evening
on the steamer Jewel, whore they have
been engaged to play for the school COM
menc0ment.
The wonAn's Christian Temperance
Union will hold reunion this evening
Mt tho residence Of Mrs. DR.. Rogers. and
have issued quite n number OF Invitations.
Two cars loaded with coal we're derallod
at the coal works yesterday and one at
the baltimore & Ohio depot
8. H. Woodruff has removed his family
to this place from Cameron, and will re-
side hero in the future.
Circuit Clerk StldEer returned yesterday
from spending Sunday with friends At
RogerBVillC, Pa.
s. L. Bloyd, OF PPrnHsville, is here on a
business TIN. HnG ID the guest Of his son,
John A. Blnyd.
Miss Iona Stone, OF KlnEwOOd, Is visit
ing Miss Maggie Hammond.