The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-05
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.
City Council Economtxing on Light-A
b. d q. Engine of the Rail-IOcai News
and Gossip.

City Council Economixing on Light-A
b. d q. Engine or the Rail-I.ocai News
and Gossip.
Dakota Lodge, No. 70, A. o. U. W., in
stalled the following officers Friday even
ing: A. G. Mills, P. W. NJ; q. S. Shuttle
worth, NJ. W.; G. NJ. Stewart, G. F.; Geo.
W. Grodhouse, o.; David Darrah, Guide;
Lewis Marshall, Receiver; G. Z. Beam, FL
nancier; NJ. L. Blackburn, Recorder; VIM.
Ditmer, ]. W; Albert Horn, o. W. This
society meets in Druids Hall.
Prof. Duff was at GAINESVILLE Saturday,
attending the teachers examination.
The City Council, in order TO lessen ex-
penses, has ordered that only one light at
each cross street shall be lighted. With
streets as much spread out as Bellaire's
the expense OF street lamps Is necessarily
great in proportion to the means OF paying
for them; people in general would rather
pay for lights than for many other things.
II there is necessity for less light, the
citizens will submit without more than the
inevitable amount oil grumbling. Such
another time as there was Friday night
goes far to make all economi2ing unpopu.
lar. The night was very dark and there
we're no lights. 1t was exceedingly muddy
and still raining, and the situations Of
crossings had to DO guessed. In some
places as each step was madeit was mat
ier Of thankfulness that the foot was on
the pavement and not in the gutter. We
can't make the reply Of our Wheeling
brother that ave are not on the streets
much, and It don't matter anyway.
The site OF the new mission chapel on
Gravel Hill will be on Jefferson street,
near the street car stables. The lot was
given for that purpose some years ago.
There was no Methodist church on Sum
day morning on account OF the sickness OF
Rev. Toland. He is suffering with an at
tack OF rheumatic fever. The other con-
gregations were larger on account OF this.
Presiding Elder Gray preached in the
evening.
"Camel.back" engine No. 13S ran of the
track Saturday morning while going down
off the river bridge near the stock yards.
Part OF the the tender was splintered by
the shock and things were twisted and
strained generally. The engine did not
upset, Dut tue S0lL wet kIouuu Iet " BLK
over on one side. It's position made 1t
obstruct the main track and the switch so
no trains could pass over the bridge. No.
s, the morning train for the west, had to
transfer baggage, express goods and pas.
sengers at the depot, by the elevator, to a
new train In the yard. An engine ran
over from Benwood and helped pull out
tho disabled one.
George Robinson Is hauling saw.dust
from lleatherington's for his ice house
up the creek. A barge ofsaw.dust he had
purchased sunk with the heavy rains.
The annual election OF officers at the
Presbyterian Sunday School took place
Sunday. The old officers were reelected
by reclamation. They are; Superinten.
dent, Judge Anderson; Assistant Superin.
tendent, A. W. Richardson; John Jen.
nings, Secretary; U. Smith, Librarian;
Miss Lizzie Anderson, ofganist; Miss II.
g. Wilson, Chorister.
There will be services at The Pres6yter.
Ian Church every evening this week-tho
week OF prayer. -
The annual election Of officers Of the