The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-30
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ffsOTts or LoeSs .,sw. aud Gossip From
the Glass city,

Az ooEN OF LoeAA +NeNa Anu NoAfp Wv"
the Glass city,
The county Christian EndeavoT So
cieties will hold a convention here, be-
ginning in the Christian church, this
evening, and lasting for two days. The
exercises this evening will be devotion
al and the real programme VIII begin
Tomorrow morning, which viii be IN
the same church. The third session Will
be held In the U. p, church on Friday
afternoon at 2:39 o'clock; the fourth ses-
sion at the First Presbyterian church al
1880 o'clock Friday evening; the nth
session at the Second Presbyterian
church on Saturday morning at 1880
o'clock. and the closing services at the
Trinity church at 10 o'clock. The meet
lngs VIII be very interesting and In
structive, and viii, no doubt, be largely
attended Among the speakers chosen
for the various sessions from this city
are Professor Henry G. Williams, Rev.
II. S. Boyd, Rev, Charles VI. Watson,
Miss Anna Blamey and Rev. John T..
Foster.
The clerk OF courts has completed the
trial docket for next term. Upon 1t APP
pears two hundred and seventy
cases for trial, OF which fortY-seVeH are
criminal. The most important OF these
is that OF the state against James VIII
liams for the murder of Wash Rinker,
The next In importance is that against
James Matthews, accused OF horse steal
Ing. There also appears two cases OF
alleged attempt to commit rape, one
against John Laville, the other against
A 10 Af na1latra
Probably the suit asking for the lar
gest amount OF money Is that of Will
lam Grow VS.. Levi Eiehtlg, for $4,000
damages for unlawful and malicious
arrest without cause" Both parties
are residents of Belaire, and the suit
grows out of a two-dollar shotgun deal,
After the grand Jury gets through its
grind, the number OF cases appearing
on the trial docket will probably reach
three hundred and fifty or even great
err number.
w. c. Bergundthal, the Republican
candidate for county treasurer, started
out over the hills yesterday to call up
on the voters In the country. He is de-
veloping lively hustling qualities. But
the portion OF the ticket that greatest
interest will center upon Is the legisla-
tive ticket. the Democrats making that
a speciality. The Republicans are pecu-
llarly fortunate in their selections of
candidates for the legislature, Hon.
Charles j. Howard and T., b, Arm
strong; one a bright and active young
man, the other sturdy and intelligent
man OF middle age, combination that
will not lose.
NJ. F. Walker, the colored mail agent
on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road,
says he has always been Republican
until last fall and that he did not dis
tribute the petitions for the AFRO Amer
lean ticket on the blanket ballot, but
he explains that the confusion OF names
came about by reason of the fact that
his brother is one of the executive COM
mittee of the Democratic annex that
has placed cofored mans ticket In the
field. Mr.. NJ. r. Walker says he Is on. OF
politics.
Our own james c. Tallman, who
awakened the echoes last fall for Bry-
an and free silver, Is booked to open
the Democratic campaign at Morris
town. John c. Welty, OF Canton, and
Judge j. B. briggs, OF Bridgeport, are
announced for the same meeting. An
entire change OF programme will be Civ
en- None of the platltudes of last fail
viii be rendered. but Mark Hanna VIII
be the mark to shoot at and the eXhib-
ition will be given In broad daylight.
The Cleveland Press had q man In
this city yesterday, gathering political
news lie said he had been In nearly
all the counties IN the state, and that
while he thought In some localities
there was a strong pull being made for
the Democratic candidates for represen-
tatiYes, he could not see much TO base
hope upon, as the general trend Is to-
ward the Mckinley administration.
The pastoral relations OF Rev. II. A.
L. King and the First Presbyterian
church, OF this city, were officially dis
solved at the meeting OF the st, Glars
vile presbytery, at Cumberland, yester-
day. The pastor and Messrs. ID. w.
Cooper and Theo. Hibbs were IN at
tendance.
A COW belonging to John Satsudll, who
lives on the Barnard place,was run over
by a freight on the Cleveland, LoraiR
IL Wheeling road early yesterday
morning, and three cars and the tender
OF the engine were thrown on the track.
1t took several hours to clear UP the
wreck.
The Fast Mail" company appears at
the Elyslnn theatre this evening This
Is n fine company and will be greeted
with a fun house.
The members OF the Second Presby-
terrain church held a reception last
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