The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-11
NEIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
BRLLAIRE.

The Body ofDr. Yost, Recently DroWnet
Pound nj MeMahon's Greek-sale Q
Real Estate-Local News and Gossip.
Frank Hindman informed US that It Is
false report about his running for the CAP
taincy OF Company D. He would notrul
or have the office under any 'circum
stances. He is Little man (no pun), AM
will do all he can to have him elected.
Mr.. II. N. Mertz, formerly Principal o
our schools, has been elected Principal Q
the Steubenville schools, and his salar!
raised from 81 500 to 81 900. All this by
unanimous vote OF the school board, al
the members being present.
Mrs. Dolph Johnston is home again
after three weeks visit to her old home
at parkersburgh.'
Just now No. 8 is the only repaintet
street car. The painter is busy at some
thing else that cannot be postponed.
Mr.. Morris Miller has built in his yard
on Gravel Hill, large rockery.
The fires are started in the lower brici
yard and the smoke makes things blul
down there.
There was no school in Miss Lou War
ren's room in the Fifth ward, Monday, OF
account Of her absence at the funeral o
her grandmother, Mrs. Ault.
Let the young men remember that there
is meeting at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock, TO or
ganize Young Mems Christian Associa
tion.
The boys rejoiced greatly at the appear
anCe OF q wagon load OF boards on the
square, Monday afternoon, which was un
loaded along the Belmont street sidewalk
A stranger would have been surprised al
the interest shown in such simple thing!
but his surprise would have been ended
by watching the boards placed as an im
mense bill board and covered with circus
bills. A wagon load Of boards then Is a
sure sign.
Il is reported that Second Lieutenant
Geo. b. Grafton has resigned. If 80 there
will probably be u change in the commits.
stoned part OF the company as great as
there will no doubt be in the non-com.
missioned part in bringing the company
down TO Its work.
The body OF young DR.. Yost, drowned
at Wheeling by falling of boat, was
found in the river here, near MacMahon's
creek, Monday morning. The reward oi
$50 will be for Joseph Camp and fisher.
man, they finding the body. Some sus'
picion OF foul play was talked OF, but as
the unfortunate mans gold watch was
found all right, that suspicion pIoyed to be
without foundation. The body was
placed in a coffin and taken home on the
2 o'clock @. & P. train. DR.. Yost Sr., the
father OF the drowned man, was down the
river at the time, with NJ. NJ. Sanders, try
ing to find the body.
II has been decided to have a festival
in the new Gravel Hill church Friday,
May 18th. New STRAWBERRIES will prob
ably be around then-plenty enough at
least to allow one berry TO each saucer OF
cream.
Stewart Wilson smiles from one OF D..
Fl. Darrah's windows-at least 1t looks
very much like him. 1t bears Tappan's
name in the corner.
/. NJ. Riley, OF St. Clairsville, sold some
lots in the First ward Monday afternoon,
at the instance OF the Mt. Pleasant bank.
Among the purchasers were Arthur Nc.
Lain and Joseph Bates, OF lots at SlS5
each. Jonathan Hoffman bought some
lots that lie Just across Guernsey street
from his coal bank. He will at once be-
gin the construction Of slides and tracks
to get his coal out in better shape. Two
thirds OF the appraisement was about the
.,x3nnn .aoI;,ad Iapathan HnfIman houuhf
9 lot on Belmont street, Immediately
north OF /. Fawcett's store, for $40 that is
regarded as good bargain. Que thous.
and dollars was refused for 1t at one time.
There Is an alley between Fawcett's store
and this lot. This alley was left open by
mutual agreement OF the lot owners, the
building being put eight feet from the line
with the understanding that the other lot,
the one Just sold, should be considered
also eight feet narrower. No binding
agreement being made to this effect, the
lot was sold Monday as OF the original
width, and Mr.. Hoffman will fence 1t in
SO. This will cut down the alley to eight
feet, and shut 1t up altogether II the other
owner fences in his eight feet. Many
people back on Guernsey street use this
alley constantly anu Will w luCuuNeui-
enced at Its closing. The city authorities
should take some steps to keep 1t open.
Saturday evening some pistol shots and
shouting were heard near the market
house. One man who appeared in an
other part Of town to have his face plaster
ed up was probably concerned in the
affair.
The thermometer at the Palace drug
store Monday, singularly enough was two
degrees warmer at 8 o'clock than at noon.
SO at noon-under the awning.
Rev. J. W. ToIand, OF the NJ. +. Church
went to Cincinnati Monday, to attend the
conference. He will be absent over next
Sunday and consequently there will be no
preaching in that church, except in the
evening, when Rev. CASTOR will preach
there. RIO. F.