The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-01
nE1r.A1RE HAPpENINos.
Matters Of Interest IN the Metropolis
Of Relmont County.

OF ae4ulQ4E 0VHAbys
John N. Beckett WAS selected an as
gigtant BeFKeant-at-aTTnB OF the stare
senate a. from Bellaire by the RepuD-
llcan caucus at Columbus SATURDAY.
This astOnishes the active party work :
ers here. 40 Mr.. Beckett never did i've
In this city. He was elected county
recorder for two terms from Smith
township, but has not lived IN the
county for ten years, and has been 4
voting resident Ot coiun,bua for some
years. Personally ne q geateel SEN IS
tleman. but the active citizens ana
party workers here do not like to have
him credited to this city, or even 70 the
county, when there are hundreds Of
genteel and active residents who would
like 20 have Just such 1Obs Is that u
q tindeFHtNod e was rendered TO one
Bellhire man, but Il he did not want u
there are others who would have been
glad to have had Il.
Hunter 8. Armstrong was the guest
OF A. Kern and family yesterday TO-
day he succeeds Hon. G. L. Weems as
prosecuting attorney OF this county,
and his friends hope for him as sue-
cergtnl and smooth an experience a.
that OF his predecessor, whose intelli-
gent direction Of the Rhatrs Of that Of
fice has made for BIN many warm
friends.
Mr. A. Kiutz bought the Clark ptop-
erty adjoining the First National Bank
building last Saturday for $S,S1O, and
win eventually have store room exs
tending from Union street TO Belmont.
The property on Thltty-flrst street be-
longing to the sans estate, was bid ~
by Sebastian WINNER for 7. j. Cook,
at 1855.
William Harris. a colored porter.
who has been drinking TO excess for
several weeks, Is now mentally unbal-
anced. and 80 badly used up physically
from laying out Mt nights that the at
tending physician thinks he cannot re-
cover The township trustees are car
ing Tor him. ~
The entertainment to be given this
evening ut the Christian Church will
be something above the usual. Great
pains have been taken in training the
local talent for the occasion, and the
outsiders come highly recommended.
A large audience Is expected:
Mr.. Ellsworth aibbs. who IS connect
ed with the navy department at Nor.
folk. Va, as Is also John McCratty, OF
this city, left yesterday for that place,
after spending q week with his family
here.
Steve Hayden, formerly conductor
on the B., 2. & c. r. r., when this
road was first opened, ls now division
superintendent OF the Cotton Belt line
at Ft. Scott, Kan,
The New Years entertainment at the
Christian Church this evening will I'LL
that church to its utmost capacity. as
a most entertaining programme has
been prepared.
Skaters upon the creek appear to pay
no attention TO the cold weather. Large
crowds are on the Ice each afternoon
aud evening.
The ministers of the city viii meet
to-day to select oiflcers for 1900. Rev.
R. s. Coffey is TO read paper at the
meeting.
John Crafty left last evening for Nor
folk, Va, after spending ten days with
the Misses Crafty in the Fourth ward.
Nose Eilkan ana Pearl Pickett left
Saturday night for New York. where
they will take in the big fight to-day.
A number Of young folks win dance
in Armory hall this afternoon. Prof.
John Long viii furnish music.
N u, MRTeu came IN yesterday run
Warrington, W. Va, to spend New
Years day with his family.
Mrs. DR.. D. w. Boone and daugh-
ter are spending a few days with reia-
tiyes in Powhatan.
Mrs. j. B. Gibson. of the Fourth
ward. has gone to washington, Pa. to
visit relatives.
Miss Clara Moore has returned from
weeks visit with friends in Fair
mont, W. Va.
Max Herzberg and wife are home
from weeks visit with relatives in
Columbus.
A. Luchs and wife have returned
home from a visit with relatives in
Columbus.
D. D. Du Bots viii return tomorrow
to New Concord TO resume his studies
in college,
The uniform rank, X. of p, viii hold
special meeting In Armory hall this
evening.
william Kern will leave this week
for Columbus to resume his studies at
o. S. u.
NJ. N. Mercer has been confined to
his home the past few days with poor
health.