The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
HEAVY STORM DAMAGE
IN MARSHALL COUNTY
TWO Cnfldrsn soightly injured on Wasef
street. Az Trees Are Blown
Over.

Marshall county suffered considerable
damage by q wind and rain storm OF
cyclonic proportions which blanketeo
Moundsville and the rural districts
around s o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
storm began to gather slowly at /. VI,
and on the fifth hour broke with but
little warning.
Damage 10 the new road being con-
structed out Roberts Ridge Is helteerd
10 have been big. Plans had about been
completed for the laying OF cement. Tho
wind was so strong in certain parts that
all or parts OF trees were blown TO the
ground. Along Water street In this
city, a part OF tree was blown down
and struck two small children knocking
them both to the ground. Both sus-
tanned minor injuries
While the storm. IN a sense VIII mean
for tho betterment o fthe crops. in some
instances where planting had just been
done the seeds were torn up BY the
heavy rain.
Abe Lilly Here.
Abe Lilly OF Charleston. Republican
candidate FOR the nomination for L. E.
senate. was q visitor among friends
hero yesterday. Lilly. It Is rumored. is
rounding up his organization in Mar
shall county. Just whom his campaiG \
manager here will be seems to be a mat
ter OF conjecture. yet 1t is most gener-
ally understood that his cousin" Dr..
Robert A Ashworth. will be the man.
TO Take Bike Hike.
Three local young men. Paut Martin,
Marion Crow and Randolph ScrogginS
are making plans for quite an extensive
bicycle hike next month. The young
men plan TO leave on or about July 4th.
They will take IN all the principle
places OF interest In the east. incluuins
Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York City.
Observe Children's Day.
Practically all Moundsville churches
observed Chldren's Day Sunday. These
day school and regular morning wor-
ship.
Aged Woman Dies.
Mrs, Elizabeth Montgomery. -. died
~ the Reynolds Memorial hospital. at
Glendale. Sunday morning at o'clock
following lengthy Illness Of compli-
cations. The aged woman was admitted
70 tho institution or May u and had
decreased in health until the time OF ncr
death.
She was born and reared IN Marshall
county, having resided at Darlington
w. Va. In Franklin district. the greater
part of her life. Her husband .precedeo
her 70 the grave leaving only one son
Lindsey. OF ClarIngton. TO mourn her
death.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the Ryan4
Ridge Baptist church. Burial will be
made In the church cemetery there.
Give Away Calves.
Twenty Marshall county boys anf
girls living on farms were given car
each to raise at a Jersey cattle show
reld Saturday afternoon on Court ave-
nue..
Repairing Building
The q. V. Ault building on Jefferson
avenue. which was badly scorched ana
burned by fire last week Is being re-
paired and will be ready for OCCUPANCY
again In a month. Carpenters began
work on the repairs the latter part OF
last week.
Moundxvtlle Briefs
The local A. O. L. W. lodge Will oh
servo their thirtteth anniversary at
meeting to be held this evening in their
hall on Jefferson avenue.
F NJ and G. W. McHenry. OF Bar
louisville, were guests OF friends mere
Saturday. They are enroute 10 Wells
VILE. O.. to visit relatives.
Senator Walter F. Burgess will leave
Monday for Ciarksburg and other points
in the middle part Of the state TO at
tend to business affairs.
C. A. Weaver. who has been quite III
Of the quinsy. Is reported TO be improv-
ing at his home on Jefferson avenue.
Rev. William Meade. pastor Of the
Trinity Episcopal church. has returned
from Alexandria, Va, where he attend
cd commencement exercises at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Leonard weigand. OF Proctor, spent
Saturday among friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ohm Garrett have taken
up their new residence on First street
Mrs. 8. Davis. Of Fourth street. is un-
dergoing treatment at the Martins
Ferry hospital.
Malcolm Adams. OF Second street. Is
ssid to be improving from an attack of
the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Rogan are moving
to this city from Cambridge. O.
Mrs. George Ellis. Sr.. of Ninth street.
who was operated upon al the Glendale
hospital the past week. Is improving
nicely.