The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-22
MOUNDSvllLE
NEGROES FIGHT OVER
EGG FOR BREAKFAST;
BOTH ARE IN HOSPITAL
srHAlcBoAr NELP ALMOST AUT"x
Al TWO OF Their FRIENDS
FroHr IN HEATED
FRENZY
asorrs MoKaighs and VIII johnson
sex4ously injured. In Glendale
hospital

hands on the steamer Senator Cprdl.i.
OF the Liberty Packet company. are IN
-. ,,..:ti..,e hospital here. seriously IN
jured from q fight they staged on the
r,y.- craft over an egg FOR breakfast
Sunday morning. Mcknight IS said -
nave secured tho egg. had = fried and
uas ahcu: 20 devour tho hen tr&.I
whra Johnson interviewed. saying that
Mcknight had stolen It from him.
A heated argument ensued. Hoth men
tirkc-ed with their races ani may
Johnson made plunge az MShh:SA''
The latter was Gu; about me "aeSt Sc
vereiy. During the niece. however
MckniSh: go, the better ot Johnson
and telled his man with a Easn JUST
above tre heart. AL uther negro hands
on tho boat started into the tray oae
:oc :ae efficiency OF tho white crew II
is believed tina: tho entire negro deck
aaad Club" would mut!ny.
Johnson and Mcknight we're removed
from ne steamer hero and taken 10
the Gienaa!a hospital IN an ambulance
Al = ,a:s hour last night both men were
reported - pc getting along nicely ana
o:n,;Ais ~ the institution believe that
both men viii! recover. The Senator
Crr,u!' d"cXed here yesterday mornin:
from Charleston. The fight occurred
shortly AFTER the boat docked. The
lighters are sid 20 be from somewhere
T. HenGsyiyan!a.
Many Attending
Never before n ~. history OF ne
camp meetings oeinS Ne.d On tae Camp
Grounds this year have SO many people
been n attendance. Hundreds were
present a. the services last night and
Sunday afternoon. Both local Method
st churches closed for the Sabbath day
in order tina. heir congregations Nigh:
60 :" tho ca MP meetings. Rev. and Mrs.
". 5. PoliocS sang beautiful se.ectIoas
E; me meetings yesterday afternoon ana
evening. while good ssru?cs were also
preached. \ tig attendance - expected
for the meeting tonight.
Paving Progresses
Great progress is bong made IN the
having work on Sikh street Already \
portion OF the work % be done on
this stretch has been competed. The
work o. paving IN. streets included IN
the 1921 paving program will be COM
p,e,ed BY middle September. There are
TWO blocks on Tom.iasoa aveaGe and
,wo on Third stree, 20 be paved follow
ing the compilation OF Sixth street.
On Official BuStnsss.
David F. Sheets OF Charleston IS m
tho city on official business. working
under the direction OF the state board
~ control. There IS much TO be seen
after here in the interests ~ the latter
body. ard NJ. sheets is likely 20 be here
for a week or more. While IN the cry
he is making his headquarters at the
pen!t.ntiary. where there is much ousi-
ness OF this nature 10 be looked atteE.
River News.
The Calvary Epworth league conven-
ton on Captain Joe Cresap's boat. the
"Be;.ey Ann" Saturday evening was a
complete success. Captain Cresap took
tho lar2e party Of eScursioniSts FOR a
very pleasant ride down the river.
bringing them in about II o'clock. Zach
member OF the party reported me
time. and are anticipating the time when
n. Epwo-,h league plans another such
enjoyable excursion,
The Verne Swain" locked 1T the To-
cal wharf al 10 o'clock yesterday morn
INK and took on a large party FOR an
excursion rrr points down the rire-.
Narv cd r,.e~,r,.L ard other 'Gco!
people were a. tho local WHARF 10 SEQ
the rev Betsy Ann" which passed
down the Ohio Sunday 90 her way from
Pittsburgh TO Portsmouth. Ten feet
ard stationary was the stage Of water
, registered yesterday at the MounosFAie
| wharf.
Az the hotels.
OUT OF town guests registered at the
local hotels yesterday were: Hotel
Kreglow-C l.. Gamble. Warren. Pa.
and ". F.. Decker Coulter. Pa. Hotel
Suyder-W. J. Sargent. Columbus. Ohio,
Moundyv1lls Personals.
Roy Pritchard ot Wheeling Island
spent the week end with friends here.
Mss Cora Morrison OF Wheeling IS
Sn"nf-u= Few Ga:s in this city with
relatives
Mrs. May Story and daughter. Miss
B,rrire. and Miss Ruby Maxwell OF
Columbus are spending u few days with
Tharles Stewart and family OF Second
st-rs:.
Mrs. Der, Sh,mp and children OF
ReiIaire are here on q weeks visit with
relatives
Ladies Auxiliary.
The election % officers will take
place 4; the regular meeting OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary 70 Earl Francis Post
No. 3. the American Legion. 20 be held
in Legion headquarters ;hiS evening.
Several other important matters Will Re
taken up FOR consideration and all mem
bers are urged 10 be IN attendance.
Improving Nicely.
George Smith. &ged % years. who lost
his left foot when il was rauEh: in 1
cutting machine At the mine OF the
Consolidated Fuel Company. AT Cresap.
Jus, below this city. late Friday even,
Ing. was reported last evening 10 be
getting along nicely. Smith was caught
~ the machine and his foot amputated
before he could sxtrica.s himself from
tee machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs l. J. Hale and dauSh
ter. oS Battle Creek. Mich, are the
guests OF the formers sister Mrs. Frank
Fulton. OF Ninth street.
Mrs. Vim. Bowen. OF Washington ave
nue. and Ninth street. who has been i'll
for some time, Is not so we'll.
Miss Vida Evans, OF Oak avenue.
IL the guest OF friends at Beliaire.
Mrs. John Grove. % Limestone. Is
ths guest OF her mother. Mrs. K. S.
Peters on Grant avenue.
Mrs. Oscar Leach IS quite III OF ton
sliitis az her homo on Second street.
Mia. Louise Sheets. OF Sixth street
Is the guest OF her sister a. rarkers-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. waynan viii,
leave today by auto for Danvtlle. H..
20 v!s.. Mrs Gallaher. formerly Miss
virginia Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Purdy. who have
been the guests Of Mrs. Roy Smith.
on Oak avenue. have returned 10 their
home At Dalton, o.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Ronar. who
have spent the past week In Pittsburgh.
will arrive homo today
p c Taylor of Freeport. O.. was 4