The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-24
sEIGHpoRuOoD NEws.



Alex. Ault is still down with bad case Of
fever
The Mite Society Of the First Presbyterian
Church meets Thursday evening at the home
Of Lewis Marshall.
A Pittsburgh firm has an agent here super.
intendingthe placing OF heating furnaces In
Herman Roemer's residence.
Samuel Williams, the milk man, has sold
out his establishment TO Mr.. Long, who In
tends TO continue the business
In looking about for suitable candidates
for Mayor Of the city, remember we want
something more than a good Justice OF the
peace; the officer should be an executive rather
than judicial officer.
DR.. Anderson, who used to be one Of our
physicians, Is coming here again, and has
been engaged by the Township Trustees to
take DR.. MCGnw's place as township physl.
clan. Dr. Anderson has been ut Homework,
Ohio
The nail works could not work Monday for
want OF kegs The machinery OF the key
factory Is being changed for tho new works,
and all the speed possible is being made to
get things to running again. Bcllaire iactO.
ries have no time to lie idle now.
The smallpox patient In the First ward was
running about Saturday In places where he
probably contaminated Others, Some more
decisive measures will have to DO taken,
This man was taken with the first symptoms
Of the disease IN Pittsburgh, and knowing
that most Of the cities around had established
guarantees, he made n circuit Of three hun.
drod miles 10 get TO BcllaiTC, aDd then went
around as II bent on giving the disease TO as
many rs possible. II Is very bad case.
The farmers along the different routes pro-
posed for Bellaires pixies are stirring ener-
getically for their layOrite routes. Can't we
have all Of them, or two anyhow? Cut the
Gordian knot. The present state Of tie law
is being looked up, TO SEQ IL any action By the
legislature is necessary. In the meantime,
Dellalre must watch St. Clairsville; that
towns failure IN railroads has turned her at.
tention to pixies. She puts her finger in the
pic for votes. "IfyOu will vote Tor st. Glars
vile now, when the county.seat question
shall come up, We will help you to have yVur
route chosen for the pike"
Col. David Rankin met with painful nc.
cident, while examining the new gas engine
at the Tobacco warehouse yesterday morn
ing. For some reason the engine did not
work all right and Mr. Rankinand Mr. John.
son, the plumber, took Off all the connec.
tons and were looking to see II some Of the
small tubes through which the gas must pass
10 reach the cylinder were not stopped up
Mr.. Rankin had torch In his hand and held
the light up to the cylinder while Mr.. John.
son blew through a small tube below.
Hardly had this been done until terrific ex.
plOsion was heard, and Mr.. Rankin was sent
buck against a box as II shot out of a cannon.
The cylinder had been full OF gns and catch.
ing fire 1t exploded, fairly In the face OF Mr..
Rankin but fortunately the greater force
struck him on the forehead, above the eyes,
or he would certainly have lost bis sight. As
i is, the top portion OF his face Is badly
burned his eyelashes gone, his hair and his
whiskers partially burned, and his eyes in
jured but not permanently.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
The Masonic fraternity of this place have
arranged for grand banquet at the National
Hotel on Tuesday evening.
The Northern railroad, connecting this
place with the C., 7. V. 4 W. railroad, has
suspended operations indefinitely.
Posts for thewires OF the Mutual Telegraph
Company have been put up through town,
II Is not yet decided whether there will be an
Office here.
]. II. Vincent, the celebrated Sunday
School worker, Is to deliver his lecture on
"rhat Boys Sister" here on Friday evening
Of this week. On the same day, ut 5 o'clock
y. NJ, he Is to meet the Sunday School work
erS In the lecture room OF the NJ. f. Church.
During the term Of Court Just closed the
case OF Moorehouse vs.. Crangie and six SINH.
lar cases were settled. As these are OF inter
est to many persons in Bellaire we thought
TO give you few notes concerning them.
MOorehOuse claimed that when the stock
for the National Glass Company of Bellaire
was being raised. Crangle told him II he
would subscribe five hundred dollars TO such
stock he would make fifteen per cent on II
the first year. lie, with that understanding,
subscribed five hundred dollars, but made
nothing on it the first year. He sued Cranglc
before CriSweli justice OF Pultney town.
ship, and received Judgment. Defendant
took the matter up to Common Pleas Court
when it was tried to jury,which found verdict
against plaintiff 1t went to the District
Court where the verdict was sustained It
then went to the Supreme Court Of the State.
Defendant claimed that the contract was one
to answer for the debt, default or miscar.
riRge Of another and so should be in writing
The Supreme Court decided ii was not such
contract reversed decisions below and IL
came buck to the Court OF Common Pleas
CrRngle has now settled with all the claim.
ants (seyen in NUMBER MoorehOuse's ease
having been made test case. BY the terms
OF settlement Crangle pays the principal and
costs. A few Of the parties only claimed
promise Of ten per cent.