The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-02
sRIennoRnooD NEWS.


BELLAIRE
The Second Presbyterian Mite Society will
meet at Mira Nicholson's Thursday evening.
The Councils committee on wharf, ETC.,
reports its being still thsre-whieh some
Of us might be In danger Of forgetting.
The Republican Convention has to have
another change. City Hall being engaged, II
will meetin Turner Hall Saturday night
The Democratic primaries will be held on
next Monday, II no other change be made,
and the Convention OH the following Thurs
day.
Those who control some OF our public
buildings have filed statements about
double entrances; but the committee up.
pointed by Council to see TO the matter has
yet done nothing.
The Council meeting Tuesday evening was
short and sweet. The matter OF oil lamps
for our streets was postponed for one week
more, and the Gas Company's bill for Janu.
ary's gas was referred TO the Finance COM
mittee.
While so much effort Is being made to get
q fair price set on the cIty's gas, we notice
that the city pays first one and then another
eight cents u buShel for coal. This Is the
same private consumers pay, while the
School Board by letting the coal supplying
contract for ayear at time, gets coal for
much less. Why notdo the same with the
city's coal2
J. +. Hamil ton, who has been the princi.
pal OF our colOred schools for a number OF
years, has applied for the charge OF the
Wheeling cOlOred schools, and il he gets the
position he will undoubtedly give atisfac.
ton. His ability Is well known here, and
his industry and pluck were shown last win
ter when he taught school from the bed TO
which he was confined by acute rheumatism.
The announcement OF the appointment Of
George II. Wise as Postmaster at Dellaire
which appointment was sent to the Senate
yesterday by the President, will be received
with no little surprise here He was not gen.
orally known to be candidate-lndeed 1t
cannot be said to have been generally known
that there weuld be a new Postmaster up.
pointed, though several persons had private
intimntions to this effect and one or two as.
pirants for the position werc quietly working
to secure the appointment Nr. Wise, II
confirmed, as we suppose It foregone con.
clusIon that lie will be, will make a good
Postmaster and an acceptable one to the
business men Of the city.
MARTINS FERRY.
Peter Fair, for being drunk, was before the
Mayor and fined 81 and costs. Worked out
on the stone pile.
The primaries for the purpose OF puttinr
into nomination township and corporation
officers will be held some time this month.
There will be Council meeting for the
transaction OF special business Thursday eve.
ming, and all the members are requested to
be present
Alexander Craig, after short soiourn In
the lookup for want OF the "ducats" to liuui-
date bis fine for being drunk and disordcrly,
was discharged yesterday.
Some twenty members OF l. O.O.F, went
to Bellaire on the Little Anna to meet the
Grand Master of the State. They report a
very enjoyable time, and returned about IL
o'clock.
Lycurgus Smith, Of Cleveland, Ohio, was In
town yesterday on n business trip. "Curg"
Is one Of the jolliest fellows on the road, can
tell the best story and Is always welcome
visitor to Martins Ferry.
The following gentlemen we have heard
spoken Of for Marshal, to wit: Iemuel Duff,
Robert Hanson, John Madden John Burriss
Alfred WEIGH, Mr.. Cloudy, Samuel Cochran,
and others yet to hear from.
L. Spence has leased his wine cellar to
MessrS. Wagner & Lippharit, of Cincinnati,
who have heretofore been buying the grapes
Of this vicinity and shipping to the city OF
Cincinnati. They expect to make arrange.
ments to manufacture here in the future.
Tuesday about 70 o'clock, us the party
who had been to Bellairc were returning
to their homes, they discovered that the door
to Peter MansOn's jewelry store had been
broken open by burglars. The proprietor
was hastily summoned, and upon investiga.
ton found that nothing had been taken. A
man was seen on the street corner short dis.
lance of, and upon seeing that he was dis
covered stood not upon the order OF his 60
ing. but went ut once" They left badly
used door TO remind one OF their presence. The
discovery was very timely. There is scarcely
store of any kind in town that does not
bear the marks OF these midnight marauders.
wELHBURG.
Mr.. John Prather, an old citizen, is con.
fined to his residence by serious illness. Mrs.
Jnne Walker, wife OF the late Montgomery
Walker is dangerously III. Miss Mamie
sShNSf NHO HtLo btCl lTOUl lypuOlu
fever, We are glad to note is Gonvnlescing.
Subscriptions to the capital stock for the
erection of factory for the manufacture Of
glass bottles, etc, are being made quite free
ly by our citizens. WellSburg isSucceeding
in attracting the attention of capitalists and
manufacturers, who are making inquiries
with reference to our advantages as manu-
featuring point.
On Wednesday morning about 2 o'clock
Mr.. J. N. Duval was aroused from sleep by
noise made by some persons trying to effect
an entrance to his store room. The intruders
we're frightened away. Investigation showed
that the front door Of the store room had
been bored around the lock with very dull
bit The door was 80 badly damaged as to
cause 1t TO be placed in the hands Of car
penter for repairs Had the burglars not
been discovered they might have succeeded,
as green as they evidently were in the bust.
ness, in gaining an entrance
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. John o. Miller one OF our most e.
timable citizens, is lying at deaths door
with consumption. Mr.. Miller has been
citizens Of this town for the mast twenty