The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-28
LOCAL pR.El,,v;I1rr11.Ets
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Epworth League convention continues
to-day. Z. d
Republican county convention this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. ne e
The Belmont county convention Will
be held In st. Clalrayllle to-day.., u;
Tho, Franlslln Insurance Company han
declared q cash dividend OF Z, per cent
out OF the earnings for the past SIX
months, Z. p q I, II 4, q &, M 4 4, Y,
Mr.. william Brown, OF thesIsland and
Miss Jennie Carroll, OF Eighteenth
street, will be married this evening At
the home Of the brides mother. x
Yesterday at noon. occurred the death
of.Airs. Marietta Hastings. widow OF the
late George Hastings, SRI. Mt her home,
23l0 Chapline street, South Side. J!
large party OF Wheeling people Will
leave To-day for Braxton county, to fish
at the leadwaters OF Elk river. Later
they will float down Elk to Charleston!
Yesterday Judge IIugus released from
confinement In the county jail. ii. 81,
Fitzhugh, on his own trecognlzance to
appear at the next term OF the criminal
court. Z s iig,ft s
The seven local lodges OF the ]. o. o.
+. will hold their annual memorial SER
vice next Sunday, at North Street NJ. E.
church, and be addressed by Rev! c. B,
Graham. a " 4
The funeral OF the late David A. Lew
Is occurs CHS afternoon. Black Prince
lodge No. 40. Knights OF pythias, Is CALI
ed TO meet at tho castle hall atsl p. m.
to attend. (
The Trimble & Lutz Company has
been awarded the contract Of the hot
water heating, plumbing and gas fitting
OF the new telephone building now be-
ing erected on Chapllne street, a,
Yesterday at Wheeling Park. occur
red the picnic OF the pupils of st. AL,
phonsus school. About 600 OF the goung
people went out on the o'clock motor
and spent an enjoyable afternoon at the
park.
There will be a flag raising this even
ing at the Atlantic engine house. Ad-
dresses will be made by Congressman
Dovener, W. P. Robinson and Charles
Schuck. The Opera House band will
play patriotic airs. {; +.
It Is likely that the chamber OF com-
merce will meet next week to take ,ac-
tlon on, the refusal OF the railroads 70
grant q rate OF one cent mile for the
reunion. The meeting would have been
held sooner were II not for the absence
from the city Of President Quarter, OF
the chamber. ). t5s
The council committee on fire Depart
ment met last night and let the contract
for painting the Hook & Ladder COM
pany's truck to the Donaldson Car
riage Company, at their bid. $50 so. The
committee recommended the payment
OF SEQ for a fire service horse purchas-
ed from j. A. Moore. AZ
The council committee on real estate
met YESTERDAY. afternoon with the coun-
ty commissioners committee on court
house and Jail and awarded the con-
tract for painting the exterior OF the
city and county building to B. F. Hig-
gins, at 1915, the, lowest bid. The real
estate committee let the contract for
painting the Interior OF the. city build
Ing to;B. F. Higgins, at 1913, lowest bid.
The committee recommended other bills
for payment, aggresating SIS 50. The
city solicitor reported city tenants de-
| llnquent In rent, and he was requested
| to take steps to collect. 3ta