The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-17
MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of WheOling'a
Progressive NeIghbor.

- AN9 SsSANN
The twenty-dfth (sllver) anniversary
OF the home and foreign missionary So
cletles OF the st. Clairsville presbytery
viii be held at the First Presbyterian
church In this city two days, COM
mcncing this afternoon. About 200
delegates are expected. 4 number of
whom arrived last evening. This will
he one Of the largest meetings of the
missionary societies ever held In this
county All arrangements have been
completed for the entertainment OF the
delegates while In the city. Two ses-
sfons will be held to-day. afternoon and
evening. and three tomorrow. morn
ing, afternoon and evening. The morn
ing session will commence at nine
o'clock, the afternoon session at 1880,
and the evening session at 1880 o'clock.
AS stated in the Intelllgencer a few
days since. that the senior class of the
high schoo: was endenvorlng to secure
the Presbyterian church In which to
hold their commencement exercises, II
now looks MS though their attempts
would be crowned with failure. A
committee appointed at n meeting OF
the class to wait on the trustees Of the
church have not MS yet met that body
as whole, but have spoken to some OF
them Individually, and the general Inn
prcs2ion given out by those interviewed
is that they do not desire to turn the
building over to public performances.
that It was erected for the worship OF
God and only for that purpose will Il
be used. 1t is quite likely that they
will have to resort to the opera house.
The packers at the West Virginia
plant OF the National Glass Company
went out on 4 strike yesterday morn
ing. Saturday they asked the man
agemen. OF the plant for an increase
OF one cent per barrel. which was al
lowed on tumblers and jcllIes. This was
not satisfactory TO the men, and yester-
day morning they went to the manage
ment and demanded the Increase on all
goods. which the company refused to
allow, and the packers quit work. The
company has been paying six cents per
barrel for all classes OF goods. The
| strike among the packers and the ina
billty OF the other employees to get the
output Of the factory out Of the way,
caused the entire plant to shut down
last evening indefinitely.
Mrs. NJ. V. L. cabell has sold her pro-
perty in Walnut Grove containing he
tween four and five acres. to William
Koehnllne and Charles Rosscr for &c.
800. Very soon that beautiful spot
which has long been the admiration OF
citizens along the Ohio Valley for miles
and which should have been bought by
this city for public park, will be torn
away by steam shovels for the gravel
and sand It contains
Yesterday afternoon while at work Mt
the Aetna Standard, Walter Dun met
with a very painful accident. He wus
engaged at flllng scrapcr when the
latter slipped and badly cut the thumb
on his right hand. The member was
nearly cut on above the first Joint a
physician was called and dressed the
wound
All the tin In stock Mt the Aetna
Standard Is being rapidly shipped to
other plants OF the company located at
New York and Savannah. Ga. Some OF
It Is being shipped to the Laughln
plant. 1t ls expected that everything
viii be cleared ont Of the old tin house
by the last Of the week.
The marriage Of Miss Corena Cole
man, of this city, to William wasscr-
myer. Of Wheeling, will TAKE place to-
morrow evening at o'clock Mt the resi-
dence Of the brides parents. Mr.. md
Mrs. Pier Coleman. on Eighth street.
They win make their home in kirk
wood.
Rev. q. w. Chalfant, OF McKeesport,
formerly pastor Of the Presbyterian
churches here and in Bridgeport. will
deliver an address nj the silver ami
versnry Of the missionary societies Of
the St Clnlrgvllle prcsbytery ut the
Presbyterian church tomorrow even
ing.
The marriage Of Miss Sadie Hide
brand TO Charles Bellevlllc will occur
this evening at the home Of the BRIDES
parents on North Main street, at $
o'clock. Both are well known young
people Of this city
II was reported last evening that the
! Aetna Standard would probably resume
the first ~ next week, but nothing def
mite could be learned and little Gre
dencc f. given the report.
The senior class Of the high school
viii be allowed u vacation this after