The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-18
BR11ArRE HAPpEN1Nes.
Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
Of Belmont County.

of Belmont County.
An attachment suit preferred by Mrs,
Isabella Ault against her son-ln-Iaw,
Robert Patterson, in which the defend.
ant is charged with Abandonment and
nun-support Of his wife while both
were boarding with the plaintitf, came
up for q hearing in Squire Richard
sons court yesterday afternoon, but as
the defendant demanded a fury trial,
the case was continued until the 24th
inst.
Thomas NJ. Keyser, OF Parkersburg.
mention of whose shortage as cashier
Of the Baltimore & Ohio at that point,
was made In yesterdays IRtelNgeReer.
is visiting relatives In this city, and is
very Teticent as TO the affair, but It Is
probable the matter Will be satisfactory
lily adjusted soon.
Ex-City Marshal H. W. Bahra, who is
now working IN Pittsburgh, has applied
for u pension before the local board OF
examiners. He served in the Fourth
United States Immunes in Cuba. and
claims to have permanently injured his
back while in the service.
Rev. u. A. SImons, Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, has gone TO
Cleveland on a visit to his daughter.
He has not been feeling well for some
time past and will remain there for a
short time. In the hope OF reEalnlRg his
usual health.
Black Prince Lodge No. 81, Knights OF
Pythias, entertained a large number Of
the members Of the order from the
various lodges in this vicinity, ut their
hull. last night The programme was
an interesting one, and was followed by
banquet.
a reception was given to Allen B.
POrtertield and his bride last night, at
the home OF the grnpm's father, A. Por-
terfeid, on Guernsey street, A large
number of friends were present and the
evening was enjoyably spent,
The funeral of,Nirs. Elizabeth Blank
ley, whose death occurred at her home
In the First ward, on Wednesday. will
take place at o'clock this afternoon,
with interment at Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. c. II. strahl is home from Gin
cinnati, where she visited friends. She
was accompanied home by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Louis BoeshRr, OF SedaIia,
Mo-, who will visit her friends here.
A temperance meeting VIII be held in
the South BellniEe Methodist Episcopal
church, on Saturday evening. Rev.
Cunningham. q local preacher OF BEN
wood, will address the meeting.
Workmen have begun tearing down
the old blacksmith and wagon shop In
the rear Of the old city building, pre-
paratory to beginning the erection OF
the new city building.
A large number of the pupils Of the
First and Second ward schools, with
their teachers, enjoyed nm outing In the
woods bordering the Winding Hill road,
yesterday afternoon.
Jacob H. Murray, Of Bellalre, secured
the prize ut the o. u. A. NJ. convention,
held in this city, for procuring the most
members for his lodge during the year,
Charles W. Wise has purchased the
William Hume property on Guernsey
street, from Parks & Company; consid-
Grafton. $1,000.
Mrs. Daugherty's auxiliary will have
charge OF the baking and sale on Sat
urdGy, In the First Methodist Episcopal
study.
Or. A. H. Korner and daughter. Of
Woodsiield. are guests OF the family OF
". B. Workman, In the Fourth ward.
Sebastian WINNER, of this city, will
leave on Sunday for New York, from
which city he viii sail for Europe,
o. q. Pierce, Of Stsubenviiie, former
ly engaged In the drug business here,
was In the city yesterday.
Mrs. James Kinney. ar, OF Belmont.
Is visiting the family at her son, James
Kinney, jr,. in this city.
Justus Alum, OF Warrington, ". Va.
a former resident OF Bellaire, was In
the city yesterday,
Extensive improvements are being
made to the sehIndew6lf property, on
Union street.
The new house Of Councilman MeCof-
frey In the First ward, is about COM
pleted,
Fred Wnssman, ST., the shoe dealer,
IL reported as being quite sick