The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-03
MARTINS EERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle OF Whccling's
Progressive Neighbour.

I iTVSressiSc NciEnOoT.
| The board OF education held bus!
ness meeting in the high schoo! room
last night. After the meeting had adj
touraed the president OF the board.
George W. Tweedy. was rendered 4 de-
i!sltfui surprise 4: his home on Fourth
street. BY the members Of the board and
| Superintendent Stewart. (whom he sup
I posed had retired for the night. calling
az hls residence 10 help make his titty-
attn birthday Anniversary merry one.
DurilS the meeting AZ the school, an
elaborate supper was prepared AZ his
home. which was pa-taken OF at sea-
sorable hour. The evening was spent
| liz s0ciable manner and Mr. Twesdy
was the recipient OF many corgratula-
tons and best wishes for happy returns
OF the day.
y club room recently built by num-
Der OF Newland's addition boys on the
McCleary property on the county road,
was destroyed by fire last evening The
boys who owned the c.ub house are
Very Indignant over their loss. as they
claim that Il was due 70 incendiarisu.
and Feel confident that they know the
guilty party. as an unsuccessful attempt
| TO burn the room was previously made.
! The fire department was not called out,
but the blaze caused considerable cx-
element In that part OF town for
awhile.
4 great deal OF credit has been be-
slowed upon Captain Mehen, OF the
Ohio River detective force, for the land
Ing in Jail Of the three junk thieves,
which could more appropriately be at
tr!buted to our efficient. police force who
arrested one OF the parties and located a
second.
Fred Over. who was called here by the
serious condition o. his mother Mrs.
Matilda Over. at her home on Broad
way. will return 10 his home al Muncie.
Ind. to-day. Mrs. Overs condition re-
mains unchanged for the better and no
hope for her recovery Is entertained.
The case OF the three employees
against the contractor OF the Presbyter-
ian church, which was booked 70 be
tried yesterday morning, was postponed
until o'clock. Saturday morning, ow-
Ing to the slight Illness which Squire
Keller IS undergoing.
James Seals. an empIoye at Mann's
foundry, received painful cut on the
head yesterday morning, by the handle
of revolving ratchet wheel striking
him With considerable force. Several
stitches were required to close the
wound.
Miss Della He'll entertained about
twenty couples OK her young friends At
ner home on Broadway, last night. In 4
very hospitabie manner.
Skating on the back river is now Mt
It's prime and is being enjoyed By many.
The Ice Il OF good thickness and is con-
sidered reasonably safe.
The literary and musical entertain
ment given by the young ladies OF the
Christian church last night. was Il de-
clded success.
Elmer Reed came In from Scio college
las: night, % spend several days with
his parents.
DR.. ]. ". SiIckt3rd has placed tele-
phone in his residence on North Fourth
street.
Rev William Mckinney. OF Sewickley.
Pa. Is the guest OF his sister. Mrs. 5. J.
Boyle.
Judge John $. Cochran has opened a
law Office IN the sareve- Hervey build
Ing.
J. u. Henderson was a Martins Ferry
representative at SciO yesterday.
Miss Katie Laterty. OF Mort, street. Is
quite III with grip.