The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-03
BRIEF AIENTIoNINGs.
Events in and About the City Given in
n Nutshell.

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Nutshell.
This is the first anniversary of the
naval battle Of Santiago.
The German NJ. E. Sunday school VIII
picnic at cresap's Grove. on July u.
Quite q number of Wheeling EllSs
will go to East Liverpool Tomorrow to
take In the street fair.
There are eleven cases on the police
court docket for the consideration OF
Mayor Sweeney this morning.
In another column the grocers give
notice that their stores viii close at
noon tomorrow, "The Fourth"
The North Street NJ. z. church Sun
day school viii picnic at the Mounds
Vile camp meeting grounds tomorrow.
All members OF the Uniform Rank,
picnic ut Mozart park tomorrow, In
fatigue uniform.
Graduates OF the high and ward
schools are requested TO attend the un-
| ion alumni meeting at the high school,
this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The engineering firm OF Brown &
Hazlett has been dissolved. Mr.. Gill
more Brown retiring, and Mr.. Robert
44dNlEAk NhAAAAAAAAAb kAAN te9ah@oef
The Bellaire NJ. E. church (colored)
gave an excursion to Belmont Park on
the ferry boat Buckeye yesterday. A
number from Wheeling attended.
Melsters band win make a tour
around the loop in the Dewey car to-
morrow morning US reminder OF the
Knights OF PythIas picnic at Mozart
park.
The Elks' decorations viii do very
well to commemorate the Santiago ma
val battle, and tomorrow they will be
strictly In line as Fourth Of July decor
ntions.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
/ ers OF the German Fire Insurance Com
j pany will be held on Monday, July 10,
| between and p. m, for the election
Of directors.
A large attended meeting Of the Re-
/ tail Clerks Association was held yes
/ terdny afternoon at Trades Assembly
hall It was decided to issue working
cards to members.
Beginning Tuesday, the Wheeling
Martins Ferry cars on the Wheeling
Railway Company's lines will run via
/ the Bridgeport bridge. The company
/ gives up the use Of the upper back riv-
er bridge. The tracks on Zane street,
west Of Huron are now being repaired,
and new switches put in.
There is no man happier this morn
| ing than Col. Nell Quinn. Out Of over
a thousand chances he held the lucky
number which drew the large Elk head
at the street carnival, for which he is
justly thankful and is full Of smiles.
His new possession will occupy con-
spicuous place in his saloon.
Yesterday morning occurred the
death OF Mrs. w. B. Campbell, Of
Eleventh street. The deceased was
daughter OF George 2. Folmar, out Big
i Wheeling creek, and Is survived by her
! husband. Ghe funeral will occur from
, the family residence this afternoon at
o'clock, with lnterment at Stone
+ church cemetery, Elm Grove.
The Wheeling District Christian En-
deayor convention at Cameron closed
Thursday evening last. II was a great
success. There were many fine nd
dresses. One OF the best was by the
new president, Rev. j. b. Smith, Of
Moundsvllle. Miss Pearl Harris, OF
Wheeling, also had flne paper, which
she was requested 20 read before the
Grafton convention.
Afternoon and evening concerts were
given yesterday at Wheeling Park. In
the afternoon the largest Sunday crowd
of the season at the Park was In EVIL
denoe. The programme included the
concert by the Opera House Military
band and the singing by the Tyrolean
singers who were one Of the German
Village attraction at the Elks' fair last
week. Another very large crowd heard
the evening concert.
The Fourth OF July programme at
Wheeling Park Ia one Of unusual at
Effectiveness and includes bicycle races
on the new eiBhth-mlle track, dancing,
bowling. n concert by the Opera House
Military bnnd and ether attractions.
Secretary Hlrsch and General Manager
Rolf are preparing TO take care OF re-
cord breaking crowd tomorrow. The
Wheeling & Elm Grove railroad VIII
have q frequent service for the benefit
Of Pnrk-bound amusement seekers.
Yesterdays temperature was decid-
eddy torrid. the top-notch temperature
as recorded at schnepfs being % de-
Rrees above zero. a year ago yester-
day the wnrmest weather Of the year
1898 was experienced here. when the
thermometer recorded l4 degrees