The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-12
NE1aHBoRHooD NEWS.
WELLSBURG.


Severe Economy OF the Board OF Over.
seerS-Meeting OF old S0Idiers-The New
Town CIock-PersonalS.
wELLsBuRe, August Ii.
Correspondents Olthe IntelhEeneer.
At the last meeting of the Board Of
overseers Of the poor for Brooke county,
some strange notions were manifested in
regard to cutting bills presented them for
allowance. Reducing bills seems to have
become a practice INDUCED in by some
deliberative bodies to an extent regard.
less Of the rights Of people to just com.
pensation for services rendered, or goods
furnished. What right has any board to
reduce bill VIXEN the same is in Conform.
ity with market price or customary rates?
The board saw proper to cut the bill Of
the Brooke Cemetery Company, amount
ing to S, for ground furnished and the
digging OF two graves for paupers, down
TO e. The Cemetery Company have uni
form prices, and will very properly in
form the board that they will not allow
them TO fix price upon their property,
and Il that does not suit them they can
find grounds elsewhere.
Another bill OF $l5, for boarding and
nursing sick pauper for several weeks,
was cut to $l2. Why did not the board
while they were in the humor OF cutting
bills, tthose We have named only being a
smaIf-fraction OF the number CUT reduce
their per diem from 81 so TO something
less2 Consistency.
A meeting OF the soldiers was held in
the Court House on Saturday evening to
make further arrangements for attending
the reunion at Steubenville, August 2Sth.
Joseph Montgomery presided and Geo. B.
Crawford acted as Secretary. The COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting to
make arrangements reported that they
had upwards OF fifty names on the roll, all
whom would attend the reunion that they
had secured the services OF the drum corps
that enlisted here at the first call for troops
in 1851, viz, Robert Nichols, fifer; Ed
ward Nichols, tenor drummer; W. II. II.
Smith, bass drummer. The musicians
were on hand and furnished the meeting
with some OF the popular airs OF the days
OF our national unpleasantness. Another
meeting will be held on Saturday, August
23d, to complete arrangements.
Brooke Cemetery Company are consid-
ering laying off the old grave yard, north
west, corner Of Water and Fleet streets,
into lots, and offer them at stipulated
prices on the quit rent plan. These are
very desirable lots, the dead having been
removed several years since.
The new town clock is in position aud
works elegantly. Mr.. Zillikent, the con-
tractor, is well pleased with the workings
OF the machinery. He Is q practical watch
and clock maker, and will have charge OF
tho new time piece for one year, which
service he performs gratis.
Miss Eugenia Logan, Miss Julia A. List,
Miss sAdie Logan, Miss Jessie List and Miss
Bette Adams, Of Wheeling, and Miss Ida
De Camp, Of Parkersburg, are visiting
Miss Daisy Crothers, OF this place.
Miss Jennie Duval, daughter Of ]. n.
Duval, is visiting friends in Harrison
county, Ohio.
Mr.. d. W. Stier, alter a sojourn OF six
years among US in the capacity OF dealer
in dry goods, has his stock all packed
ready for shipment during the week to
Florence, Kansas.
! Mr.. 7. P. Grimes, formerly merchant
here, has been located at Florence en-.
gagged in merchandising, for some months
past. s,gs s
VIM. l. Millen, Of this county, has just
got through threshlng his crop Of wheat
It Is OF the Fultz variety, and OF the very
best quality. The seed was sown with {
drill. One tract OF seven acres produced
iorty.one bushels to the acre, The entirG
acreage harvested was forty.tive acres
yielding twelve hundred bushels, or TWEEN
ty.six bushels to the acre. Mr.. Millen Il
one OF the best farmers in the county, and
believes In doing things right. G. B. @.