The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-01
NEIGIlnORllO0p NEWS
nELLAInE,
Robert Collins, OF Philadelphia, was II
town awhile Saturday on his way to his OLE
homo In 81, Elnirsyilln- fnr u yisit

i @ DELLAtNE.
Robert Collins, OF Philadelphia, was IN
town awhile Saturday on his way to his old
home In ST. ClnirsvillC for visit.
There VIII be preparatory services at the
Gravel I'LL Presbyterian church this week
and communion services next Sunday fore.
noon.
II Is said the stnss blowers nj tho National
GLASS Works are trying to arrange game OF
base ball with the mon OF some other works.
llasc ball seems to bc In the back ground IN
ficiairc this year.
The new. Baltimore & Ohio water works
Il Will not hpbult on tho sito Of tho old one,
but will DO moved around nearer tho round
house. The removal Of the old building will
make more room In the yard.
Rev. J. X, McKallip was formally admitted
10 the lresby'esy 81 st, ClaIrrilie at the
mcGtngin Cambridge last week, and the final
installation services will iake place ut the
First Presbyterian church Oh Tuesday even.
Ing Maya.
Tho members Of the NJ Circle and some
others will go 10 Wo0isiirld, Friday evening,
on the invitation Of Miss Ida Smith, WHO
spent some weeks here during the winter
and became member OF tho society. They
Will return by special train.
| No doubt some beer md liquors will be
sold on the sly by those who will ray no tax;
but 1t will be II risky business, as tllosa who
do pay the tax will not connive at those who
get ont Of 1t, md those who sell TO unlicensed
dealers are also liable to punishment.
George McKirahan, Mayor Cooper's first
case OF drunkenness, who escaped from his
labor OF tho stone pile before hts iirc was
worked out, venturcd TO return Friday
night, but was promptly re.arrcSted by the
police in Il saloon where he had made his
appearance.
II We mentioned kind OF steel with several
remarkable properties now used by naicrs.
] Tho Independent said that itwus old It Is new
to most people, and has not been adopted by
all Bellalre nailers yet. but Just under that
lien appears what was, word for word, In
these locals more than q we.k ago
The funeral of barney o'IIarra on Sunday
afternoon was attended by the fire COM
panies in uniform and by Union No. 81 OF
GlAss Workers. headed BY solemn music
The school house he'll, the city fire ALARM, rang
has been, during the progress OF the funeral
to the cemetery.
Tho son of James Applin whose sudden
, death with scarlet fever We mentioned, was
buried In the Catholic cemetery ut Wheeling
saturday. Three other children were left nj
nome sick with the same disease, and when
the parents got home III the evening they
were met ut the door with the word that the
baby. had just died, During the evening, II
daughter, the next to the Oldest Of the chill
dtcn, also died. The second funeral in
twenty-four hours left the house Sunday ai.
ternoon with the two white collins. The other
child is getting better.
MorSpsviLLE.
I The public schools here will close Thurs.
day next. U
The broken brick, slate, lime and other
debris from the prison fire IRE being placed on
the streets leading from the Lower to the
Upper ward. --
Messrs. Weaver, Gardall & Co, have ar.
, ranged for large number Of patent racks
ior packing, shipping and exhibiting brooms.
, Tho racks contain five dozen brooms each,
| and are not only convenient mode Of ship
ping, but furnish An attractive receptacle
Tor brooms In retail stores and are II great
economizerof space.
: Dr. J. W. Dawson, medical officer OF the
Colorado State Prison at Carson City, is in
town. the guest of Supt West. The Doctor
IS M ONO man, born and raised near Barnes
vile, in Belmont county. He has OCCUPIED
hts present position for the last seven wears
and If accepted rs the representative vi the
olllcers connected with the prison ut Carson
City, we must conclude that the Centennial
. State" Is specially fortunate in The selection
OF gentlemen to manage the affairs OF that
Important State institution, Dr. Dawson in.
formed your correspondent that the number
o. cony!cts nc present in the Colorado Prison
3CQ. worked entirely on Stale account
making brick, of which 5000, COO will be
burned this season, finding Il ready market
( ( n in, Oar l.
boring towns; quarrying and cutting sand
stone, used In completing the prison build
ing, and sold to parties building n lurgc num-
per OF buildings going up this spring, and
burning lime, this being the most important
and extensive branch OF industry engaged in
ut present. An excellent quality OF limestone
IS found IN what the doctor declares almost
ihexaustible quantities just outside the
prison enclosure, the amount being fully
equal he says, to all Wheeling hill.n The
sime IS disposed OF us fast rs produced ut IS
loaded directly from the kilns, are shipped
every day, considerable portion Of it goiur
70 l'eady'lle, distance OF about l2O miles.
About eighty OF the prisOncs were ut one
time contracted toa Duthlo, New York, firm,
At iitty cents per day, manufacturing shoes,
but owing to difficulties arising out OF The
large number OF citizens required to superin.
! !ehI The working of the men, who persisted
IN the practice OF carrying letters, 10 and
iro, between the prisoners and outside par-
ties, and buying for and supplyirgthe iris.
oners with almost any articles they asked
.or, even reyolvcrst the authorities cancelled
the contract.
MAEtIS's FERRY.
little baby was left ut the Mayors Of
ice Saturday afternoon by Mrs ReyHolIs n
Whcciing, who left y note from its mother n
Erl named Annie Nell who also lives in