The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-27
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AAIiSeoIIanooas Muiaugs or Minor Mat
tsFs CrOm aLarallaIl'a IstropOlla.
There was large crowd at the sold
medal contest at The assembly hall last
night The Daily Quartette, which fur
nished music at the prohibition meet
ings, sang several Of their best selec-
lions, which with other music furnished
bY local talent, was very much enjoy
ed by all present. The contestants all
rendered excellent BelectiouH in very
creditable manner.
MIS- Halle Martin, Of Benwood, was
the successful contestant. The other
contestants were Mrs. Bertha Doherty,
Ms. w. H. Williams and Master Willie
Beam, of Moundsville, and Miss Kate
Won Binn, of shadyside, Ohio.
At the close OF the Prohibition meet
Ing Monday night, Rev. G, W. Grimes
took the platform and In very short
time had over $500 pledged, mostly by
citizens Of Moundsvllle, to make up any
shortage that might occur in the pro-
ceeds Of the meeting next year. This
was done in order to keep the assembly
hall at Moundsvllle, as Mr.. Bodley In
tended moving II something was not
done to insure the meeting OF the ex-
penses Of next years meeting. The
gate receipts this year lacked between
four and fve hundred dollars OF meet
ing the expenses.
There Is a move on hands among
many Moundsville people to take an ex-
cursIon to Huntington to meet the boys
OF Company n. of the Flrst regiment
west virginia Volunteers, Us they pass
through there on their way to Porto
Rico. ANY one In Moundsvllle or else
where who Will go with the crowd will
please leave their name with W. B.
Humphreys. If fifty or more will 80 the
rate will be s. for the round trip. Per-
haps some Of the Wheeling people
would Ike to 5oln this excursion.
Gay Shaw, Of the Moundsvlile Echo,
will take John Brantuer's place on the
WheelIng News, Mr.. Brantner resign
ed the position that he might give his
entire attention to the work o. the
Moundsvllle Art Company. Mr.. Shaw
will take charge Of the work to-mor-
row.
Claude McConkey, pressman at the
Moundsville Herald office, had his hand
caught in a Job press Monday evening.
Two OF his fingers were mashed and
one broken. 1t is not thought the acci-
dent will result In any permanent Inc
Jury.
Rev. ". a. Williams and family have
moved to their home from the camp
grounds, where they stayed during the
Prohibition meetings.
Mr.. R. H. Zimmerman, who has been
visiting Senator s, W. Mathews and
wife, has returned TO his home az Louis
Vile, KY.
Mrs. a. ]. Clark and son, OF CAM
bridge, Ohio. are visiting Misses Cora
and Emma Parkinson, OF Sixth street.
James A. sigafoose left yesterday for
Mountain Lake Park, where he will re-
main until the first Of next week.
Messrs. Charles Williams. James
Wade and Leslie Brock have established
q fishing camp on Fish creek.
County court will be In session to-day
until noon. In the afternoon they will
visit the inhrmary.
The old-time holiness camp meeting
commences at the assembly hall to-
morrow night
The Epworth League will give So
clal at the N, r. parsonage Tomorrow
evening.
Rev. ]. 8. Jewell and family are WIS.,
Ting friends in Greene county, Pa,
DR.. II. H. MeIghen. OF Wheeling, was
In the city yesterday
Senator s. w. Mathews Is at Charles
ton.