The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-08
nRrpaEpoRT HApPENTNas.
Events of 4 nay In the Town at the
End Of the Bridge.


An accident occurred in this city
yesterday afternoon. about o'clock,
which delayed travel on this side of the
river FOR considerable time. One OF
the open wires connecting the electric
trolley on the BellaIre division Of the
street car line broke yesterday, allow
ing the wire to sag. and as a cIeve-
land. LoraIn & wheeling engine was
pulling out OF the yards 1t caught the
wire. breaking and allowing 1t to drop
10 the ground from the Cleveland, LO-
rain & wheeling crossing to the creek
bridge. The accident necessltated the
transfer OF all Beilaire passengers. 1t
also stopped the cars on the Martina
Ferry division for about half an hour,
as the current that propelS the cars on
this line comes from below. The re-
pairing crew was at work late in the
afternoon, and the break was mended
temporarily, and the cars'were running
through to Bellalre last evening as
usual.
Conrad RAIDER died Saturday after
noon at o'clock, at his home. near
West wheeling, after a ten days illness
Of Brlght's disease. Deceased was an
old Union soldier. and well and favor
ably known in that vicinity. The fu-
neral viii occur at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and the Masonic lodges OF
which he was a member, will have
charge. Interment will be at Weeks
cemetery.
The funeral Of the late Capt. William
Clark took place Saturday afternoon. at
2 o'clock. from the residence Of his son,
]. E. Clark. In Kirkwood, and was
probably the most largely attended flu
neral ever seen in this city. Rev. J..
A. Donahey. pastor Of the First Pres
byterlan church, OF which deceased
was a member. conducted the services.
The interment was ut Mount Wood
cemetery:
NotIce-Members OF Bridgeport lodge
No. 1sl. A. F. & A. NJ, will meet at
their lodge room Monday. January s. at
1880 o'clock p. M, to make arrange
ments for the funeral OF our late
brother, Conrad RAIDER. BY order Of
the worshlpful Master.
JOHN A. FAWCETT,
Secretary.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
urs OF the bridgeport Building Assocla-
don met In r. 7. Howell's office Satur-
day night, and elected the following
directors: Oswald shlck. r. r. Barrett.
Thomas Davis. r. T. Howell, ]. c. Dent,
]. T. Scott +. II. Barker. Frank Ander-
son and James Morrow.
one of the leading society events OF
the winter will be the hrst OF series
of dances 70 be given weekly dt the
opera house this evening, under the
management Of John Morrow A large
number will be present from Wheeling.
Bellalre and Martins Ferry.
Bert ourant, who has been the eficl-
emit clerk at j. c. Dents has rendered
his resignation, to take effect the 18th.
to accept position with Harry
George. at Lisbon, Ohio.
The banquet given Saturday evening
at the Belmont Hotel by Thomas Fu-
rey, one OF tha TOlleIH NJ tue helhh ulll'
TO his fellow workmen. was a most en-
joyable affnir.
Marshal Thompson and oRieer Meis-
ter went to Coshocton last evening. to
testify in n case that comes up at that
place to-day.
Harry Clark returned yesterday 70
Chicago. after attending tho funeral OF
his father, Capt. William Clark.
Ernest Harper. who has been the
guest OF Phil Kennedy, has returned
10 CoraopoiIs, Pa.
Miss MnEEir Andrews, of Beaver
Falls. spent Sunday with relatives ia
KirlSwood.
Mrs. Eliza stevens, OF steubenvllle. is
visiting relatives on Bennett; street.
L. T. Springer spent Sunday with
Harry Trueman. at Empire Ohio.
D. +. stocker spent yesterday with
relatives ut Ravenna, Ohio.
Thomas Modough left last evening
for Columbus.