The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-02
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Events in and About the City Given
in q Nutshell.

Grand tonight - Hun,ley Jackson
Company
George W. JOhnson's Sons will retire
the bicycle branch Of their business.
Rev. DE-. sooy wades into municipal
politics from the Fourth street pulpit.
The small boy was very frequent yes
terday with Mister, you dropped yer
handkerchief"
The formal announcement OF the can
didacy OF Mr.. Addison Israel for u5Sess-
or in the city district appears In an
other column. Mr.. Israel is the PRESENT
efficient assessor.
Great preparations are being made
for the Food Fair which opens Fhurs-
day evening. Andy" Sweeney and
Tom" o'Brien Will furnish the oratorl-
cal numbers OF the programme.
The exceptionally fine programme ar
ranged win likely draw very large au-
dience at to-nights concert, at the odd
Fellows hail, by the Woman's Musical
Club. The concert win begin at p. m.
The funeral OF Mrs Hannah otte,
whose death occurred Friday, at Mo-
selle, Mo-. win take place from the
home OF her son, George S. Otte. NO.
1886 Eoff street, Tuesday afternoon, ut
O'Clock.
The West Virginia normal school has
a largely Increased enrolment for the
spring term, and Principal Skinner Is
confident that the total enrolment for
this year win be the largest In the
schools history
The stoGlc Is king. March was n
banner month, more stoGles having been
made here than in the same month OF
any former year. That Colt decision Is
doing Its work. Somebody ought TO put
a Colt stogle on the market.
John c. Barkley died Saturday night
at II O'Clock He was formerly con-
necled with the Wheeling Coffee and
Spice works. He Is survived by wire
and several children. The body VIII
be taken to Baltimore his formeE home,
for burial.
Miriam Chapter No. /, of the
Eastern Star, win hold Its regular meet
ing in the Masonic Temple. Tuesday
evening. April 3, at which time Mrs.
Hattie Ewing, NJ. W. Grand Matron OF
the General Grand Chapter of the Uni
ted States, will meet the members in an
official visit.
Rev. b. D. Eden, whose pitiabie con-
dition was told OF In Saturdays Intel
ligencer, was worse yesterday. and the
attending physician now declines 10 al
low any visitors to see the sick man.
The case is one that ought to arouse
the sympathy Of the comTuSlty.
The farmers living nea" Elm Grove
who are Interested in the formation oil
a vigilance committee to protect their
belongings from the thieves that have
infested that section, will meet at Elm
Grove this afternoon to complete the
details OF the preliminary organiza-
ton
Last Thursday at Washington, D. G.,
occurred 1.-THE death Of Mrs. Jennie
Shearcr Cam, wife Of John Il. Cam, and
daughter OF Henry C. Shearer Mr..
Shearer. whose family home was Wells
burg. was formerly connected with the
IntellIgencer's mechanical department.
later conducted a newspaper In PhllIppi
and is now employed in the government
printing Office at Washington.
City Solicitor Nesbltt, It was learned
last night, when asked by Chief of Po-
lice Clemans for ruling on the legality
of the resolution Of council revokinE the
license of the GoldstrOhm place on Wa
ter street, declared tho resolution was
not worth the paper 1t was written on.
In the face Of this ruling, the chief VIII
not close up the place. 1t Is said an
effort will be made to deny Goldstrohm
a license next month for the ensuing
year
Evangelist Randall was on the streets
Yesterday, and met with success. HIN
tlredS Of church people, he says. enco"r-
aged him by their smiles and more sub.
stantlal encouragement In the Second
ward he held an open air meeting In the
afternoon, and made one convert
man who hadn't drawn sober breath
for years-who ran about the vicinity
loudly protesting his change OF mind
and heart. This meeting was attended
by several hundred people.
The United States court will open It's
spring term in this city to-day. The
advance guard Of officials OF the court
arrived in town yesterday In the person
of Assistant District Attorney sam c.
Burdett. OF Charleston, who was ac=
companied b. his little son. Clerk Jas
per Y. Moore came in late last night.
Judge Jackson Is expected this morning,
and court will convene at II o'clock. the
grand Jury will be called wednesday,
and Will consider several post Office rob-
berry and counterfeitinEI cases.
The Rev. Charles +. Kuyfer. superin-
tendcnt OF the missiona OF the Methodist
Episcopal church in Central China
made a worry interesting address at the
German Nj. y. church last night. In
which he described the Chinese, ard the
outlook for Christian missions In that
vast region. The reverend gentleman
is native Of Sherrard, Marshall coun-
~, this state. has spent nineteen years
in China, altogether. and is now, after
an absence OF ten years, home on a short
vacation. His wife remained In Ger
many on account Of her health. Mr.
Kuyfer directs the work OF twenty-six
American missionaries. also thirty.one
nnt,ve worlmen, six schools and four
hospitals. Two Of these schools were
personally founded by Mr. Kuyfer with
money mostly contributed by German
Methodists Of the United States. He
received a hearty welcome from MS
numerous friends in this city.