The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-05
NEIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

Ine GreenDackers met NJ Olty nhl,
Friday evening, and made the following
nominations: Mayor, Louis Hayes; Mar
shall, VIM. Marlin; Treasurer, H. G. Har-
denstein; Street Commissioner, Jas. b.
ker; Water Works Trustee, Richard Far
ley; School Directors, three years, D. Fus-
ner and A. Rinker; two years, ]. NJ.
Richardson. The nominations were all
made by acclamation.
Mrs. johnson Is adding porch 10 her
house on Gravel Hill, now occupied by
Mr.. Barnhill.
G. W. Hoge will move his family to st.
Clairsville this week.
Martin Cowen, Of st. Clairsville, is in
town.
1t has been circulated by both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans that s. Q. Hamil-
ton, II elected TO the Office Of WaterW Works
Trustee, would do allin his power TO have
the rents increased-thathe had so pledged
himself. Mr.. Hamilton wishes II distinctly
understood that he has made no such
pledge; that he pledged himself to moth
ing but the enforcement Of the law
There were q great many people out on
our streets Saturday evening, notwith-
standing the sloppy crossings from the
rain.
Miss Jennie Goff died little after mid
night Friday night, and will be buried
Monday afternoon at two o'clock. She was
in her twenty-second year. Her death was
not unexpected, as she was confined to
the house with consumption for many
months.
LYDIA Graham, little daughter Of Mr..
Graham, OF Gravel Hill, was buried Sum
day afternoon.
The Buliain announces McGraw, OF the
Democratic ticket, and Nelson and Lee,
Republicans, as the anti.Duff ticket. This
leaves Mellott, Miller and Rodefer. So
those who vote for school directors on
Monday can bear in mind that they are
deciding, II not Of who shall be our super
intendent Of schools, at least whether our
present superintendent, Mr.. Duff, shall
continue. Those who have pledged them
selves to oppose Mr.. Duff's reappointment
may have TO take much less capable man,
and our schools will be the sufferers. How
long will 1t take for the superintendent
who follow one another in the Bellaire
schools to find out that the way to be sue.
cessful and give entire satisfaction, Is TO
please the parents rather than discipline
and instruct the scholars? And when this
discovery has been made, what will be
the result TO our schools when the super
intendent follows out the course thus
forced on him by the action OF the people2
Didn't one, at least, Of our superintend-
ents take this course, pleasing the scholars
and their parental Those who merely
"want q change" had better think before
they vote.
The sale Of lots owned by the Bellaire
and Southwestern Railroad did not come
off on Saturday, but was postponed for
about five weeks.
Those who want to go to Joseph
Cooks lecture from Bellaire can procure
reserved seats in section E (Bellaire's sec.
ton OF the Opera House), II they call
early enough at the Cleveland and Pitts
burgh depot, Monday. Arrangements
have been made 10 have some tickets sent
down as soon as the saleof tickets COM
mences in Wheeling.
Jimmy Wagener was buried from the
house OF his grandfather, James Fitton,
Sunday afternoon. He died Of the whoop.
ing cough.
Mr. Ray has moved his sewing machine
agency into Mr.. HatterY's room, formerly
occupied by Mrs, Borton.
The Female Minstrels and German
Fair, between them, took all the
crowd that went anywhere Friday
evening, and the Blaine Club had no
show. The minstreis announced another
performance herefor next Thursday even
4 son of Mr.. McKinley's was buried
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lon. Kenneday, in her walk at City
Hall Saturday night, came off victorious
She was 10 make ten miles while Ed. Nc
Cormack and /. N. Anderson madt
thirteen. When her ten miles were com
pleted they had made only eleven anC
one-third miles. As both the gentlemen
are rapid walkers, Miss Kenneday ha
proved q good walker,
The sudden wind storm on Sunday al
ternoon caused quite commotion. Sew
eral funerals were on their way. On
hack was assailed with flying shingles, AM
the driver had hard work 70 restrain hi
horses, the rein Of one Of the front one
having parted. The steeple Of the coloreI
Methodist Church, between Belmon
street and the river, was blown of. ]
lighted on the house OF Daniel CampblC
but In such way as neither TO injur
itself or the house. The scafoldin
around the stack OF the Belmont glAl
house, which had been left after th
stack was removed, was also blown dow
and scattered over the roof and ground.
A hard looking set Of trAmps, mel
women and six or eight children, SON
babies, passed through town on Sunda,
r. o. F.
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