The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-30
NEIGHBORHOOE NEWS.


THERE is man in Bellaire who has
been drunk every day for Il month. Tie
community don't want such beings at any
price.
The is a great deal OF talk here about
the Bcllaire and Southwestern Railroad
at present, and We have no doubt but it
will be put through next summer on
some route.
TTAINs are again running through
over the &. o. Division of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, that portion OF the
trac that was washed away having been
repaired.
SLElGHs are not very g.od stock this
winter.
A YOUNG man had his fingers taken
of at the car shops yesterday by being
struck with hammer.
THESE are very dull holidays here.
OUR streets are in a dreadful condition,
but when they get good again our city
council will forget all about their having
been bad.
HUNDREDS of folks in South Bellaire
narrowly escaped having TO move out OF
their houses on account Of the high water
on Monday. Many had to move and
Others remained and got wet.
A BOY by the name Of Doric O.lc
broke one OF his legs while jumping from
an engine, near the car shops, night be-
fore last.
The high water in south Bellaire has
made things look kind of damp, and the
parties who own the property look dry.
"IT's naughty, but its nice" is all the
rage in Bellaire now, amongst musicians,
male and female.
SOME thieving cuss entered the fouu-
dry Of the Bcllaire Manufacturing Com
pany, the other night, and stole all the
Moulders' tools. No clue has yet been
discovered as to whom the guilty party is
BELLAIRE should get up some kind OF
nice demonstration to bring III the Cen
tennial New Year with.
A NEW ice house has been erected Just
at the mouth of McMahans Creek, and
the proprietor is waiting for friz.
ANOTHER leak in the gas main at the
creek bridge was repaired yesterday.
a SMALL row occurred in South Bel
laire night before last, which resulted in
a hcmorrhagc of the nose or two and
several black eyes.
SPRING onions have already been sold
at the market house in this city.
a Loose horse In South Rclhiro ran
along the pavement for about one squarc
yesterday, causing II stampede among all
pedestrians, some If whom narrowly cs-
capped being trumplcd down.
pHIpGErokT.
THEhigh water left q large quantity Oh
drift wood i'll the back yards border
ing the creek. Gathering kindling
wood and cleaning away the debris will
be in order,
The interest manifested by the COM
munty over the ordinance districting the
corporation into wards, which passed
Council ut slast meeting, is still an in
tercstng topic. An encrjc.ic member
informed Us yesterday that the public did
not thoroughly understand the situation
ut the start, but stree the Indignation
meeting, the measure has been thorough
" discussed and very observable
change in favor of sustaining
the action OF Council was
noticeable among the citizens. lie
claims the expense attached to dis
tricting the town into three wards will
not increase the expenses over fifteen
dollars per annum, while its effect in
maintaining lnpartinl and careful NUM-
cipal government will be decidedly
marked because OF the equal strength
each ward will have tp represent her in
tercsts in Council. That the chances for
the enactment of improper or sectional
measures, with the Council so organized,
would be very few. But without fur
Their citations from our friend Mr.
-, we shall wait for dcyel-
opemcnts, which, 1t is supposed,
will take place ut the neat meeting Of
Council, and then We shall see what We
shall see.
WEIGHEAsTER Lukcns, who has charge
of the Island scales, informs us that
during the month of December the
Bridgeport coal merchants will have SUP
pied the Island and other parts of the
city with 1900 loads of coal, or in round
numbers, 81 600 bushels. Seven cents Il
bushel is very close approximation to
what the coal sold for, which loots up 70
the modest sum of $3G3r.0O. The black
diamonds Of Bridgeport are in demand.