The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26
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All Sorts Of LaeSi News HnI Gossip from
the GlaAS CITY,

All Sorts Of LaeHi News HHa Gossip from
the GIasS city.
Spangier Post. C. A. r., and the Wo'
mans Relief Corps will do the hOnors
here on Decoration Day. and the following
Is the programme as arranged by them
The comrades, thotr wives and friends and
members Of the W. Il. c, will leave Grand
Army hall at $50 u. M, preceded by the
Girl Drum Corps." and march TO the
cemetery, where the usual Teading and
singing viii take place and the graves
will be decorated. The o, y, A, NJ, the
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. and the d. OF L, will Join
the old soldiers and Relief Corps tn these
services. At 1880 p. III. II special car VIII
leave Thirty-seCOnd street for Martin $
Ferry and all who wish can ride on this
car. The Girls Drum Corps will 20 on
this car to play for the Martins Ferry
comrades, At S:S0 p, NJ, The same orders
will meet with the old soldiers at the hall;
and, preceded by the drum corps, viii
proceed 10 tho First NJ. f.. church, where
the beautiful and improssiyely touching
services to the unknown dead will be
flven by the ladies OF the Relief Corps:
IAN address will be given, tntef1ninEied
with first-ciass music, Also, Stella stan
ton will give ono or two rOcitattons DURING
the evening. which Will be an attraction.
Mr.. Henry C. Williams, OF LyRehhurg.
o., is the new superintendent Of schools.
He was elected by the board OF education
last night, all the members being present.
He has been engaged IN school work Tor
q long time and for the past si1 years
has been superintendent At LynchburE.
and is the author OF two or three treaties,
such as psychology, grammar and IAN
guagc. Mr.. Williams comes to Bellaire
highly recommended. He is the man the
lily upon at the informal caucus, and was
not Objectionable 20 the other members.
Newton Early. or Riley. miner from
the vicinity OF Barton, spent Sunday IN
Beliaire and got loaded. He wandered
about the First ward at night until no
landed in the back yard at FF3Hk Ma;
sons home, and there officer Larke found
him. While the oficer was putting the
nippers on his hands he bit him on the
finger, but he was so stupidity drunk the
officer made no charge Of resistance, ana
he was let OF with fine for plain
drunk.
The miners OF this, the Fifth Ohio, dis
trict, will hold a convention in the opera
house at Bridgeport to-day and io-mor-
row. The scale for dead" work and en-.
try work will be two questions TO come
up for adjustment New Officers and rep
will be selected. President Ratchford Is
to be present.
The city board Of equalization, composed
OF John SteEer. II. W, Burrows, ". NJ
Reed, George +. LittlSton, James Follen
and Fred RodewlE, met at tho auditors
Office at st. ClRirsVille yesterday and or
ganiEed by electlnE John Steger president
and eX-MRyor MCGOWAN messenger. They
meet at city hall this morning TO begin
their work.
welsh's double show, which held forth
on the commons here for three days last
week and encountered bad weather tn a
shower and worse luck In the lack OF at
tendance was tied up yesterday by attach:
ments in Squire Mason's court for $5S. and
suit in Squire RracmeI's court 10 en-
force chattei mortgage for $500.
There will be a great audience ut the
Elysian theatre this evening for the sec
ond Orntorical contest. when each particl-
pant will be graded. This promises TO SiVe
more general satisfaction than punching
the contestants. Martins Ferry is eN~
pected down In iull force.
Dr. 4. ]. HeInIen, Of Bridgeport. and
Or. ]. l.. HerVCy. OF Martins Ferry, who
had experience tn attending smallpox
cases during the outbreak in those cities,
will discuss the matter In papers before
the medical society here next week.
John Myers sold thirteen crates OF
Strawberries in this city for %2, and thts
was only one days picking after tho
price had come within reach OF all
il pays to raise strawberries.
Tho brick building and lot owned by the
heirs OF Andrew Douglas, Just south OF
Aults -four mill. was sold yesterday TO
Levi Llchtig for S.l2S.