The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-22
All sorts OF Local News aud Gossip From
the Glass city

All 6OttA u ASoIA ANNNh Nhu ooSNp
the Glass city
This city, along with others in this
part of the valley, Is considerably eXer-
cised bY the developments IN the case
of Rev. Ferdinand Davis, the clerical
gentleman who organized the Univer-
sity Center here and In other towns lie
does not appear TO have done any harm
in these towns, or to have attempted to
do any, but he seems to have practiced
a fraud upon the Steubenvllle presby-
terry In gaining admission and thus get
ting into the good graces of good PEG
pie ali along the valley. II is said the
letter he presented from Scotland, ana
on which he gained admission TO the
presbytery at StGubenville. was bogus.
The Gazette says that the extent OF his
mlsdolng Is difficult to determine, Tor
the matter was not referred to In open
presbytery. but It has quietly been cir
culated that he served year, said TO be
in the Ohio penitentiary, for embe22ie-
ment, and that he left his wife and went
of with another woman. He was a
bright fellow, an excellent talker' anu
was especially "fervent in prayer
The furnace men, coke and ore han
ultTk dUbul INV I9NlluAlN AN'''
nov working at a 10 per cent advance
In wages. The increasing product OF
the steel plant Is such now as to lead
the management TO feet thtt IL VIII
rench their highest expectations In
short time The second crane Tor hanu-
linz ingOts Is not yet In operation tuily,
but is being tried and this VIII taclli-
tate matters greatly, The men at work
IV..3 lao orr H.
Creasng product,
The Bellairc Choral Society held a
well attended meeting last night ana
made final arrangements for the concert
90 be given next Tuesday evening at
which time they viii be assisted by the
Martins Ferry society. The cantata OF
the Daughter Of Jalrus and Gallia,'
will be rendered aud number OF spe-
cial features will be presented, together
with solos by Mrs. Eupp, of Wheeling,
and Miss Grace Updegraif, Of Mt, Pleas
ant
Court will finally end at St Glars
VILE tomorrow and the court officers
will be kept busy getting ready for the
next term. which begins January II, W.
j. Kirkpatrick and George =, Nickel
vey, OF this city and township, are
drawn on the grand jury for that date,
and William Mllligan, A. j. llietl. ana
John Raugh are drawn on the petit jury
from here.
There will be such number Of enter
tanmcnts for the little ones ON Christ
mas, Mr.. George Walters, superinten-
dent OF the First Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School, has announced the pro-
gramme for that school to be glvcn To-
morrow evening In the church, II Is a
splendIdly arranged recital, principally
hy pupils and literally interspersed
with music,
Clarence r. Merccran excellent young
man Of this city, who passed the cX-
animation Of the state board OF phar-
macIsts In Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West virginia. with high grades, Is held
up by the Western Druggist a trade
Jnurnnl. as a shining example for 9th
er Young men.
The Aber MI bowling team has been
heard from. They are rcadg to howl the
Buckoyc team aud would have done So
this evening. but several members ARE
SO busy this week they cannot get
away The match will probably take
place noxt week
Annie Wabcr, che girl caught In
f.ichtfga store, was taken 10 The ~.
Clnlrsvllc jill yesterday on q charge
OF BURGLARY, but un effort VIII be made
to place her In the girls Industrial
home. instead Of n jail
Morgan & Gorrell. coal operators,
made an assignment last night MIR
John A. uallnhCr IL named no assignee,
II ia supposed that the assignment may
have been made to get an account.
Postmaster wnrnoch visited his office
yesterday, the FIRST time for ovor two
weeks, but only remained a short time,
ng Inc arralts Of the Office are going
along nicely
A company Of blind musicians enter.
lnlned the rurncrs last Sunday after
noon and win ave another entertain
mont In that hail Christmas night
DEPUTY Sheriff Foreman was IN this
CITY yesterday ana sold the Matilda
MlR property to Mtn Marglrci rrlR.
well.
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