The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-25
NErGHBoRHOOD NEWS.
pELLAIRE.

Our friend Col. J. F. ChaFlesworth, of
St. Clairsville, was IN oar city yesterday
on legal business.
WE are not troubled very much this
fall with Republicans wanting to bet on
the result Of the Ohio election. The
chances are very much against them.
TIE health of the city is pretty good
at present, but there are many persons
threatened with typhoid fever, and unless
our streets and alleys are cleaned up
soon we would not be surprised to see
many cases of this dangerous disease.
THE little Bellare Windmill who
rriuds local, for the LtteiLig2'ccr, has
ecotism enough about him to imagine
that when the time comes for the hcev-
ems 70 be rolled together us Il scroll, and
the elements to melt with fervent heat.
that God will select him from amongst
the millions of earth to superlntend the
whole affair.
WE saw Officers Rowles and Drugan,
about o'clock yesterday evening lead
ing along and Old man apiece who Wa,
too drunk To stand alone. Yes, they
were Old, the frosts and snow flakes oI
perhaps seventy winters had whitcnrd
their locks and caused the gray shadows
of death to be swiftly creeping upon
their brows, and yet they were drunk.
May the God of love forehead others
from following in their footsteps.
Don't forget the Allen club meeting
tonight at City Hall.
Our friend, Handel Vance, Democrat
ic candidate for representative, Of Barnes
vile, Ohio was in our city yesterday On
business connected with the municipal
affairs of their town Mr.. Vance is
looking well and telling hopeful, and we
think he has IT God grounds for feeling Just
that way.
OUR friend L. II. Hall Is not Il success
as horse tanner, as evidenced by his
going around with two canes.
The little ninny who writes Bclairc
locals for the MteNigeHcer, has Il great
deal worse habit than that Of lying, for
it leaves It's mark on his face.
ABOUT 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon,
Officer Drugan arrested man whose
name we could not learn, and who was
charged with stealing watch from Il
party in Moundsvllc. A search was
made, but no trace Of the watch was
found, and the fellow was released, but II
short time afterwards the officer found
the watch where some boys had seen the
fellow throw 1t, just before be was ar
rested Mr.. Drugan then went e. Ben
wood, whittier tho fellow had gone IA
soon AS released, and there he was rear
rested, but So many crowded into the
Squrcs Office that the floor gave way,
and NIL the crowd, togclher with the
office furniture, went down. II" fellow
who was charged with the theft, was too
drunk for trial when Mr. Drugan lett.
CoUNCIL called to order by Chairman
Danford. Members presenl-Dan!ord,
Dunlap, Henry, Nelson, Carroll.
Minutes read and adopted.
An ordinance to pay sundry claims
was read first time. Rules were sus-
pended, and the ordinance put on ITS Sc
cand read ne. Rules suspended and ordt-
nance put on ITS third reading.
Ordinance read third time and passed.
Another ordinance to pay sundry
Claims on road labor was read and passed.
An ordinance on Fire Department wa,
read second and third times and passed.
An ordinance providing for the mp
pointment of city weighmastcr and
providing what shall be weighed on the
city scales, read three times and passed
An ordinance to provide Tor an issue OF
city bonds to pay previous Indebtedness
Passed.
Council was still in session when We
left ut $3.50.