The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-16
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELLAIRR.

The Republican primaries, to elect dele
gates to the county convention at St.
Clairsville on April 24th, will be held next
Wednesday afternoon. Pultney township
is entitled to three delegates; First Ward
to /, Second Ward to /, Third Ward to 2,
Fourth Ward to 8, Fifth Ward to 9, This
apportionment is on the basis OF the Re-
publican vote Of last year for Governor.
A lengthy address OF Mr., Morris Miller,
president OF the @. & P. railroad Mutual
Benefit association, to the Association is
published. It sets forth the prosperity OF
the concern, and points out changes that
can be made advantageously in their by
laws. The membership has considerably
more than doubled in the last year. The
financial condition OF the association is
such, that no levy will probably be needed
for more than two years.
The market house owners inforce agains.
the merchants OF Bellaire the law for bidd-
ing,merchantst to buy any vegetables before
ten o'clock in the morning. This is o
great Inconvenience to all; but the ow-
ner's claim they lose money by the city's
not using the market house what It is
built. The city has been forced by the
court TO enforce the ordinance. Now the
glass houses use the market house for the
storage OF soda. Does not this afford q
loophole OF escape for the city? The
building is converted to other uses.
Some large brush piles below town on
the hill, where a clearing is being made,
were burning Wednesday night and
made pretty effect, where the whole
town could see it.
Rev. johnson, OF steubenville, is not
able TO preach here this week, at least
much, and Rev. Lyell, of Wheeling, will
take his place. Rev. CASTOR himself con-
Quoted the services Wednesday evening.
Rev. Toland on Wednesday evening
married Mr.. John E. Fleming and Miss
Clara B. Henderson.
Mrs. David Mellott is dead. She is a
sister-in.law OF Mr.. A. o. Mellott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram, OF Gravel Hill,
are visiting in Steubenyille.
Some new tubes are being put in place
81 the old ones Of the blast furnaces gas
furnaces.
Mr.. Samuel Cochran, OF Columbus, has
been appointed Superintendent OF the
Bellaire and South Western railroad. Mr..
Cochran was formerly conductor on the
b. & o. road in Ohio.
Mrs. j. T. Duff was in town over Thurs
day, but has returned to Harmar.
Prof. j. 7. Duff has been appointed
teachers's examiner for Bellaire special
district, in place Of General Hoge, who has
left.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Daniel Theobald,
prominent insurance agent OF this city,
left home, ostensibly on business trip,
but as he remained away much longer
time than he announced that he would,
suspicious that all was not right were In.
dulged in, and 1t was whispered on the
street that he was deiaulter. This being
made known TO the companies which he
represented, an investigation OF his books
was begun. The representatives OF the
Royal and Queen, British insurance COM
panies, discovered discrepancy OF be.
tween 800 and $500 in their accounts.
The agents OF the Ohio, OF Dayton, and
the Dayton, OF Dayton, are now In town
examining the affairs Of their respective
companies, and Il Is thought that further
deficiency will be discovered. The where.
abouts OF Mr.. Theobold Is not known. He
has wife and three children in this city,
who have the sympathy Of all in the afilic.
ton which the rascality OF the husband
and father has brought upon them.-I
Belldire Bulletin.
David Steward is visiting friends in
New Castle, Pa. R.C.F.