The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-23
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
Happenings In Hslghborhood Towns, Being
aRecOrd Of the Local News and Gossip
In Bellaire, Martins Ferry aud
Bridgeport, Gathered by 10.
tslligencer Reporters.
BELLAIRE.


Local News and Gossip.
The young ladies who got up the lea
year party in Trips store room, Frida
night, can congratulate themselves on II
success. All report themselves delighted
Rev. CASTOR returned from steubenvill
Saturday morning. ~ sus,
Col. Baron is building an addition t
his recently purchased dwelling on Bel
mont street. The large front yard will b
mostly taken up with the new part of th,
house. nala .'5 Nt ~
James Wilson Is havinga large. step o
sawed stone put down at his front door.
The Willie Austin has had q contract
with several Bellaire draymen to deliver
its freight here for very low figure, &C
low that all have one after the other given
up their contracts. A wagon belonging
ing part Of the hauling.
Two men were hurt Friday while work.
Ing at the wreck on the narrow gauge.
One, Alec. Bolon, attempted TO stand on
the outer end OF the ties OF the trestle
while hand.car passed him and lost his
balance, falling about twenty feet to the
frozen ground. He Is dangerously in
jured and suffered much Friday night.
A track is being laid down along the bot
tom Of the trestle TO the wrecked cars and
men were tumbling ties for this from a
car upon the trestle. One OF the men re-
moving the ties below was struck on the
top Of the head by one Of the ties and his
head cut. He was much stunned and had
to quit work. George Henry Is managing
the work. ~
Mr.. Charles Hall, few miles west OF
town, who has been sick so long, is very
low 3' ~
ALI OF our business houses were closed
on Washington's birthday this year.
The B. 4 S. w. train hands who went
over the trestle Thursday night kept at
their work the next day as usual; but the
first excitement over they were forced to
lay Of. Stephen Hadyn was the only one
in on the Saturday morning train.
Mr.. Booth, the mail agent on the B. &
S. W., has been talking some OF quitting;
he has had hard experience already.
The public generally seem TO have no
greatfear Of another accident OF the kind,
as the trains have a great many passen-
gers. 80
Thomas wetherald on Saturday started
for the; bank with roll OF money con-
tanning $50. When he reached the bank
he found the money gone, and started
back Immediately looking for 1t. In the
meantime little girl had opened the
door Of thestorea adjoining Mr.. Wetheralds,
MSthison's hat store, and said "Mister, Il
boy has picked up some money by your
step and run of with It." No attention
was paid ID this till Mr.. Wetherald made
his loss known. Nothing farther was seen
Of the boy, and the girl could not describe
him we'll. ..5 M RI
Maple syrup has made its appearance
here already.
The Episcopalians have not yet obtain
ed minister and no church services are
held.
The bad weather has delayed tho COM
mencement Of work on the Gravel Hill
Church. Only beginning has been
made.
Master Willy Rambo returned home
Saturday. His father, Rev. Mr.. Rambo,
did not return. +
The Union Glass Company did not buy
thee. & 2. ground for site, The Penn.
sylvania Company only leases the road
and has not the power to sell, and would
not lease for a longer time than five
years.
John Wagner, while working in the
trench on Thirty.seventh street Saturday,
same very near being covered up by fall
ing earth so deep that he would inevitably
have been smothered. He felt the ground
shake and managed to jump, up high
enough to save himself.
The Street Railway Company has COM
pleted bargain with Arthur McClain, by
which, after March !, he takes the whole
thing, paying interest on the bonds, which
are 70 be refunded ate per cent, keep up
the track and property, replace horses,
etc. He is TO pay the company also five
per cent on the capital stock.
Mr.. John Sullivan received dispatch
from Baltimore, where his wife Is visiting,
saying that his child is verY.sick.
Master Ed. Skatin, the colored Major Of
Company D at Cambridge, SO struck the
fancy of gentleman OF Caldwell, Ohio,
that he sent money for him TO come to
him, where he has. been ever since till
now. He is back hero again.
Eight members were admitted TO the
Disciples Church Sunday.
The B. & o. company had several car
loads Of splendid Ice, from Wisconsin,
come Sunday and the pulling OF the engine
raising it into the leo house at the URion
street bridge, drew crowd Of spectators.
An engine was run Off the turn table
into the B. & o. round house Saturday
night, and when the lever should have
been reversed 1t caught in some way, and
the engine kept on through the wall. The
falling wall and heavy timbers OF that sec
ton OF the roof fortunately missed the en-
CINE and fell on the tender. No other
part Of the building was injured, but an
other building was somewhat bruised.
There was general stampede among the
employees. 49,
Mr.. Tlios. G. Davis, Superintendent Of
the Bellaire Blast Furnace, will soon leave
here to take charge OF the Lowell Iron
and Steel Works furnace, near Youpgs-
town, Ohio. He gets there quite an In.
crease in his salary-two thousand dol
lars, with house and coal free, and with
one.seyenth Of the profits. Mr.. Davis has
given universal satisfaction here, and the
company, as well as the citizens Of the
town, will be sorry to part with him.
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