The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-08
ALL AROUND US.
NEWS FROM nElaAsoRlNe TOWNS.
Record Of Cnrrsnt ErsutsAt BellAirr, MATTHIAS Fer.
Il u,Ssr Cumberland, washinxtoa aad At Va.
rlonsO Other Polnts-Some Suggestions
or Value by \ Hrldgeporter.

riohsOther Polhfs-S0me Suggestions
OF Value .Lr aridseportsr.
A Cadiz butcher keeps four allisa,ors In
his meat shop.
The Noble county Republican says the aver.
age price for tobacco will be 81 per HUNDRED.
Cambridge Is 10 have new bank with
$4,000 capital, with privilege Of increasing
II 10 100000. - ~ .
Reports from all parts OF the country are,
that dogs are colnmitlinBserious ,lepreiations
on the sheep. tn !. ~
The trotting mare "Musette," owned by
Messrs. Miller and Win, OF Cad!x. was sold
lust week TO Nr. Miller for $3.50.
The Cambridge Jetd,oniua mentions the
iact that last week u cur loud OF apples was
shspped into Guernsey county, being the
first time In n,aay years.
Harrison county can boast OF a man WHO
said when he got married, that 'his wife cost
him eight dollars; but, BY gosh hc was bound
10 have her II she had cost him SOY"
Mr.. McCle,lana, editor Of tho GAINESVILLE
hate'priIe. Is attending the Ohio Educational
Convention at Dayton, and will probably 20
OH the excursion to Jacksonville, Florida.
The council Of Little Washington, at It's
meeting last week, voted each OF the three
policemen So Tor new, uniforms. Jbey nrs
paid $500 each for theif services for tho year.
James A. B0gss Is II candidate for the Lex.
stature in Braxlon county. Ito ut the TIME
Of the State election withdrew In favor OF Mr.
cunningham, deceased. Mr.. l,oll;s lisa Demo.
crat.
The postotllce ut Guzanne, Wyoming
county, has been discontinued. The special
service has also been discontinued at Clinton
Furnace, MonongAlia county and ut lialleck,
saine county.
Ellis Jones, OF Washington county, Penn.
sylyania, while husking corn h,lsked two
Stalks OF corn, one Of which had twcnty..our
aud the other thirty-two ears on.-E. Has
he the papers To show Tor 1t?
st; ,Clairsville Is making preparations for
cue Farmers Institute, which Is 10 be held
there on Tuesday and Wednesday, December
- ana -. The various church choirs are
prachcing music for the occasion anu all the
citizens are taking an active interest.
The young man, George W. Higgins, who
Tell from the top OF an oil derrick ut Volcano.
nearly two months ago, died Of his Injuries
last week. For iS days he lay HELPLESS.
raral yzed from the hips down, and gra,l,lully
Wasting away, and seemed TO starye to death.
Cadizhas u musical club-the Mendelssohn
Society, composed OF singers ind orchestra a
Shakespeare club, composed of ladies' two
literary societies, composed Of young men; Il
cooking club, with literary and musical
features, composed Of young ladies; and
club composed OF young Indies from eleven
10 iiteen years Of age, who call themselves
the Literary Ten. -
The St. Claisyille Gazette saws: ave sre
informed that 1t Is the intention OF the Re.
publican managers In this district not to
nominate the same man TO I'LL the two Con.
gressl0nai vacancies caused by the death of
Dr. updrsrail. We understand that II is on
the programme to nominate Belmont couu-
~ man for the vacancy in the present Con.
gress and select the candidate for the coming
aull term from some other part Of he district, |
There Will probably be u combination OF
some Kind SO rs to crafty the Congressional
aspirations OF two ambitious patrioIs."..
ATiMELY suSGEsrIoS TO uRlDGErogrsEs.
Through the timely discovery of the fire in
Uranium Il Sons grocery Wednesday morn. |
Ing and the prompt action OF a few persons |
astlr at that early hour, Bridegroom. has been
saved the heralding OF = disastrous couiiaca.
ti2n,, destroying many thousands of dollars
worth OF properly.
notwithstanding the comparatively small
loss from this lire, yet the occurrence should |
arouse the citizens TO sense of insecnritv
and lack OF any facilities, other than buckets
ior saving property and perhaps valuable |
lives. o
Nature has so bountifully faye,ed Bridge
port, IN some ofits lofty peaks, that Is a mar.
vel they have not been utilized in making an
almost M failing means and thrilling expense
for extingushing ire ~"''"-N
The construction at one or more reservoirs
on BONE Of our hills OF sufficient capncItv In
holal water, the weight and force Of which
conducted by pipe and hose, would throw
wafer over any house in the town ,except |
t!ose on the nils without the use OF all en-.
CINE, should not be overlooked.
~ ieast one Reservoir should be located on
"Ai'licks hill," so contiguous TO The bonres
up there that great deal OF watve oonid be
Conducted from tHem into the reservoir.
liesldeS THIS means OF supplying water, the
ground adjacent could be graded with n
proper declvity, and the surfuce grouted and
coated with hard cement, 30 that rain falling
on it would flow into the reservoir. In tbis
way there could always be sufficient water 10
he used IN ease OF fire, end great part of
tHe year be used for private PURPOSES, and
the users made to pay therefor which many
would be willing 70 do.
The amount Of valuable lrotsriy owned
x tNF Fh'Ecusl snoWiu prompt them to con.
tribute or submit to taxation commensurate
with the benefit they would derive In PLACING
their property in less hazardous condition.
other towns not many miles from here
have several reservoirs under their streotu
because they have not the elevations sucli al
we have. ;ye. tEeI hue Lsen found valuable
i'll case otilfes.
throw these suggestions out, hoping orr
people may awaken to the importance OF
guarding against devouring flames :
Clrnry.
kELLAIGE
d.. S. satterthwait, Of Fargo, Dakota, is in
town. r-. - :"
Mr.. soloman Holmes, OF Glencoe. was
buried here, at the Davis Cemetery, south.
west OF town, yesterday. % -
Rabbits arc either very easily shot or HIM.
tiers are very industrious, Judging from Ine
namhlers that ll!s ern!.m.e to l.cllliFe;
Heavy trains and had weather 20 Jelavs1
freight trains that none arrived ali ,lay VOC
teTdsy on the c. & P. till after dars.
The following 6ellare gentleman n.,.
been drawn to serve on the jury ut St. Glars i
vile: J. X. Naylor c. G. CRAFTY. Jacob Ma.sr
aud VIM. c. Cochran, 'S's ''a N'
ieNelal Warner had satcllel carried off
ny design or accident, whilehe was here. II
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