The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-19
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAlRE.

/ A HORSE attached to cart became fright
| encd at something on Central avenue
and ran OF down Belmont street at u
/ frightful rate of speed, and when he had
/ passed Thlrty-Second street, he left the
/ channel and took the pavement knock
ing down Mr.. +. Eberle'S awning posts
and causing An instantaneous and unanl-
nous stampede among the street pedeS
/ triuns. Mr. VIM. Clarks awning posts
. also failed TO resist the momentum OF a
( TWENTY-FIVE hundred pOund horse in
motion, and were shIvered to atoms, but
I the abutmcnt of the railroad severed the
! attachment that existed between the horse
and cart and the whole affair was ut an
end The harness and cart were badly
/ broken up but the horse was not hurt.
OFFICER Drugan gathered II two or
three of the elite, night before last, and
( furnished them with lodging ut his house
Of entertainment. One person in the
crowd made an attempt to rescue one OF
the prisoners. and would have been shot
! BY Mr. DrugNn bu. for the timely ap-
peuruucr Of Mr. Y. Lust. who came Just
in time to assist Mr. Drugan, and save
him from using fire arms. 1t is Il very
dangcrout thing for person to under
take to interfere with Drugan when he
! is making an arrest. for he will shoot
The Commodore Foote company, will
give one of their popular entertainments
! IN Central Hall, tomorrow evening.
! This troupe has a good record, and will
no doubt draw big house.
The following is condensed report Of
the City Council at = regular meeting
/ held last night, May lS, 1875:
President Morgan occupied the chair,
and l.. i. Winuns presided att minute
book The roll was called at 5 O'Clock
p. NJ, and all the members answered TO
/ their names except Dunlap.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
: read and approved
, Capt. James Nicoll presented a petition
asking Council to pay back three dollars
/ which he had overpaid to the Street Com
: missioner, aud, on motion Of Mr.. Henry
/ the petition was referred TO the Commit
| tee on Claims.
On motion Of Mr. Henry the claim Of
! Mr.. CriswcIl with reference to pave
.ueut Was referred to the Committee Oh
I Streets and Alley.
The report OF the Committee OH Streets
and Allcys. relative to fixing street eros
sings, Was received.
The Spccia. Committee. on application
of Mr.. Pumphrv to erect slaughter
house. was granted further time to report.
The Special Committee on River
Gauge was granted further time to re-
port, on motion of Mr.. Rodc~ig
The report Of the Special Committee
on Ih' ON "l nv. bo'"h, WA, IcIelE'"
to bee itomi1ol, oa motion of Mr. Henry.
on lu".."o OF Mr.. Cr,weli the report
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BRIDGEPORT.
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ed by officer McO ohoghy Ses'cru"ylOr last
riding and racing through our streets
n. " ,,,J ,I,.,.,. ,I,r... dolIor. ond
costs each'
\ SHARP Dodge OF BELMONT
FARMER.-A very respectable and nigh
toned Belmont county farmer has way
Of 'coming it over the unsuSpcctlnS
money changers of Bridgeport that Is
about as cute as 1t is original. lie mo%s
copsidcrabls grass and has good deal Of
hay 70 sell during the season, because, as
he says, il pays better than anything else
he can bring to market After loading
up, he Gets one OF his heaviest farm
hands he employs big weights only
to ride TO town with him
Tor sort of halt-holday. Just
Deior" the limits Of the town are reached
the hand is instructed To- snugly tuck
himself under the hay. so rs not to be
seen The unsof-ticatcd owner OF the
.cad Of hay then drives upto the weigh
scales. talks about the destruction to
the "crap- a"d the reappe"rance oi the
potato bug and predicts something Ike
famine. while he cooiiy takes receipt I
more hay than the load Calls l"f' lie
next ur'''' over !" 'I,' 'oI"'I ~ NUM-
up purchaser; in the meantime inc
heavy weight araSS h'iH>eh from u'ucT
the nay taxes a turn around Town ana