The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-04
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BEtLARI.
The pOstOfHce has been having new floor
Mn. Hartwell s. Smith is visiting her
father, Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
Our schools, both the Public schools and
the Catholic schools, began again Tuesday
morning.
There was no meeting Of the School Board
Monday evening. The members religiously
observe the holidays.
Il Is thought the broken fiy.wheel Of the
nail works will be 80 fixed BY Wednesday
that the hotnail machines can 90 to work.
Something similar TO the old Hecla club
will be organized here 10 give In the spring
dramatic representation for the benefit OF the
Soldiers Monument
The LipeAn Literary Socleiy's experience
with mock trial" Is like that OF the courts
with the genuine article. They could not
getthrough In one evening.
Messrs. Wiley and wetherald will move
into the room now occupied by Jos, II. Graf
ton. Another change among the many con.
temPlated by our business Afms
Bellaire Ice men are getting their tools
ready this week and II the cold weather will
hold on little while It will ali our ice houses
as well as q whole winter Of Ice would.
The axle Of q loaded coal cart broke at
HAmilton'S corner, on Belmont street. Tues.
day and the fall OF the cart held the horse
down In a painful position for some time.
Some young ladies who made no prepara.
ton to receive New Years callers were sur.
prised by group after group Of young gentle
men. No doubt they will be ready next year.
The Monumental Association will put on
the Soldiers Monument at Its own expense
the name Of Capt. J. NJ. Spangler, for whom
the Bellaire Post 9. A. II Is named, He was
killed In 1862 at the battle OF Corinth.
Council does not get chance to confirm or
reject the policemen for the Fourth Ward,
80 rapidly do the incpmbents succeed one
another. A. II. F. Boyd has resigned aud
Noah Ritnet, the green.grocer has been put
in his place.
Mr.. Watt, OF H. Watt & Co., Of Barnes.
Vile, was In town Tuesday on business. The
firm has now been altered to u jointstock
company. This establishment was frightened
from coming TO Bellaire by the diphtheria Of
this summer but the advantages in BUSH
ness point OF view may yet bring US the con-
Germ. The coke used by the company goes
through here and the sand Is bought here,
and each car load OF either costs over fifteen
dollars 10 take II from hero TO GAINESVILLE.
Besides that, car wheels for Colorado and the
other mining points OF the West have to be
shipped tirst to Bellaire and back right
through Batnesville, to get the lowest rates Of
freight.
NouNDsvfLLE
Mr.. Walter Evans, Of the Upper ward, Is
lying very Ill.
Mr.. T. 7. Gray has sufficiently recovered to
be around again.
Mr.. S. L. Boyd, Of Easton, spent few
days in our town last week.
G. @. Fish left town for Bellaire Tuesday,
where he will remain short time.
Dick Norton gave performance In the
hall Monday evening to avery slim audi
ence.
Mr.. A. o. Baker, who has been on a visit to
his daughter, Mrs. Stephenson, OF Pittsburgh,
has returned.
The backwater in the basin has frozen, and
the small boy and Others are having pleas.
ant skating season.
R. l: Pemberton, Of the Herald, returned
from New Martinsville Monday and reports
the place AOurishing.
Mrs. E. II. Bier, late Of this place, Is
seriously i'll at the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. Bridgeman, at sardis, Ohio.
Mr.. Upton, the teacher Of the Gravel Bot
tom school, resigned his position, but owing
10 the scarcity OF teachers, and not wishing
to lose good teacher, bis resignation was not
accepted
The difficulty concerning the Union Coal
Works has not yet been adjusted. The
miners were to have been paid Christmas
Eve, but from lack Of funds no payment was
nor has yet been made Some Of the miners
expressed their willingness to sell their &C.
counts at from 10 to 80 per cent discount,
while others will not sell expecting full
payment which the managers promise 10
make next Saturday.
Mr.. r. H, Holiday is circulating petition
for our citizens TO sign requesting that the
Legislature pass strict prohibitory bittabot-
ishing all sale and manufacture of spirituous
liquors in the State except for medicinal and
mechanical purposes. Other papers of the
same kind are being circulated throughout
the county. II the persons in charge Of this
petition are active Marshall county will send
the most handsome prohibition petition that
will be presented; for II there Is any county,
as whole, in the State that is utterly op-
posed to this promiScuous liquor traffic it Is
Marshall county, and Of all the counties in
the State where the liquor law Is wholly dis
regarded, Marshall county stands as one Of
the first.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
Miss Vic AfcKelyey, Of Dakota, Is visiting
her brother near this place.
The week Of prayer is being observed by all
the churches here, each one holding service
for themselves.
Miss Sue Moore, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
Miss Fannie Ball, Of Pittsburgh, took in the
sheet and pillow case masquerade ball on
Monday evening.
Prof. Elliott, Of the High School, returned
from his holiday trip with brand new wife
much to the surprise OF everybody. Wejoin
in congratulations.
On Monday evening the following officers
were elected by the stockholders OF the Third
Building Association Of St. CIairsville: Pres
ident, ID. D. I. Cowen; Vice President, W, A,
Hunt; Secretary, +. NJ. Cowen; Treasurer
John D. West; Directors, D. S. c. Mcbride,
John w. Shannon, Thomas Cochran and G,
W. Carroll.
Theannual election of the Belmont County
Agricultural Society was held on Monday,
RESULTING in the choice Of ]. D. Hoge, Presi.
dent; VIM. Hardesty, Vice President; T. D,
Bailey. James D, Richie, James Patton,
Samuel Campbell and Benjamin Humphrey,
Directors. There was quite lively contest
between J. d. Hoge and John McAIechan for
the Presidency, Hoge going in by five ma.
iority. A. T. McKelvey, the former Presi.
dent, had declined to serve another term.
nWIHE OF cARDuI" makes rosy