The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-06
NEIennoanooD Nrws.


audiuon TO Wellsburg.
Mr. z. Jacob, late Of the firm OF Barclay.
Jacob X Co., has bought II. +. CraIg's stock
OF clothing, notions, &c.
Campbell Kimberland, who has been Ell.
gagged In business In Pittsburgh for number
OF years. past, will shortly remove his family
to Pittsburgh.
ThoS. W. Cox, one oil our enterprising dry
goods merchants, started East on Wednesday
70 lay In alAFRe stock Of goods. onrmerchants
have got a good deal more get up and 40 In .
them than they had some years ago.
Died-Tuesday morning, April 4. Mrs. PR
ker, the vito Of the late Granville Parker
Mrs. Parker had been III but short time,
and her death was unexpected. She leaves \
MI only daughter, and host Of friends TO |
mourn her loss.
The prospects for another glass factory are
very promising. $500 have been subscribed |
to the capital stock by our citizens and the |
balance necessary to build and operate the |
wOrk Ks y expected from parties who are prac-
teal glass workers. A company has been |
organized and an application made for
charter.
BELLGIRE.
Prof, Cox has returned 10 Bellaire after |
short stay with bis family.
Miss Eva Brand has taken her place in the
Postotlce as assistant TO Mr.. Wise.
Misses May aud Jennie Thoburu, OF Mount |
Pleasant arc visiting relatives here.
Henry Carr IS building another house In |
the rear OF his Belmont street home.
Wouldn't telephone in the PostofIlce DO
u handy thtng-for all but the Postmaster
John 7. DennsOn, Auditor OF the Union
Freight Line, was in Dellaire part OF We'd
nesday.
The granite for the Soldiers Monument is
nov, in the shed on the tquare ready for
working.
The Buckeye State lay hero and at Ben.
wood long time Wednesday putting on
nails for st. Louis,
W. II. Ferry's family is moving to stcu-
benvlIIe, Mr.. +. remains here as his bust.
ness headquarters
A number OF BelIairc Free MasOns went to
", ClAirsville Tuesday night to attend a meet
ing ofthe Knights Tcmpiar.
The next meeting Of Council will be with
the new members. The Fifth wards ieiega-
ton will be unchanged, while the First
wards will be Hll new.
The advance guard Of the martins has ar
rived at Beiiaire, but the birds seem to find
It difficult to dislOdgG the little sparrows that
have taken possession Of many Of their old
homes.
Mr. Chris. BiPpus had an encounter with
u gigantic gander Tuesday night, which re-
suited in n victory for Chris. after valiant
fight, ltoCcurred at the stone tavern west OF
Bridgeport.
sCrapers were put to work on the railroad
track at the wharfboat yesterday to clear
away the heavy deposit Of mud, when mud
on one side and steam on the other proved
too much for one of the scrapers,
wAYNEDURG, IA.
Prof. j. Crago, Of this county, left for
your city yesterday to visit his brother, Prof
+. II. Crago.
Business is very good in all branches here
Quite number of new residences are being
built, and everything seems prosperous.
The April term Of Court convened Monday,
and the attendance for tho first two days
was rather large. The grand jury have re.
turned Il number OF bills for illicit liquor
selling, one for rape, &c.
The report that one of the stakC-drivers
with the surveyors OF the projected railroad
from Harrisburg TO your city, found box
near here containing number OF gold and
silver coins, is unfOunded, and was gotten up
by some one as u sensational report. Your
correspondent was informed to-day by the
engineers That no such box was found.
The Republican County Committee met to-
day and elected Geo. l.. WylGy Esq, dele
gate to the State Convention, which meets in
Harrisburg, and r. +. Downey. Esq, alter
nate, The committee instructed the dele
gates to vote for Gen. Beaver for Governor,
and Major Brown, Of Pittsburgh, for Supreme
Judge, Gen. Beaver has host OF friends in
Greene county, some even among the Demo-
Gratis.
Congressman Wise is at home looking after
the condition OF his fences. 1t seems us
though tic is to have opposition In thScounty
in the Congressional race for nomination, to
say nothing OF the aspirants in WestmOreland
and FAyeLte counties. James LOngham, Esq !,
a promising young lawyer, is reported US be-
ing in the field for the honors. According
to the time honored custom Fayette county
lays claim to the Congressman for the next
term.
The work OF locating the line OF the pro-
posed railroad from tue MOnOngahela river
to this place will be commenced the latter
part Of this week. The engineers and drafts.
men are engaged making out their mups
plots and reports of the work already done
The road is exciting good deal OF interest
throughout the county, us well it may for it
trayerses our county from east to west, and
will place us in direct communication with
the best markets of the county, besides
opening up the resources OF our county, The
coal lands in the eastern part Of the county
have advanced considerable in price, and
building lots in this place are about US high
now as they are in some cities Ifthe road
is built, and 1t looks us though 1t will b, it
will be great benefit TO your city. Besides
giving You direct connection with the coke
fields. you will be apt to get the bulk Of
trade from this county.
MovSBsVHLg,
Our nurserymen are making frequent
shipments OF trees, shrubbery and flowers 10
different points.
Judge Cunmcr will occupy the pulpit of
the Presbyterian Church here Sunday next,
morning and evening.
Louie TrussCll has about completed his
bake oven, in the First ward, and will In a
short time be prepared TO furnish our citizens
with the 'Statf OF Ife."
From the number OF bonfires to be seen
in different paris Of town last night, IL would
seem that general cleaning up" had been
ordered all along tho lines.
The masonry work on the Big Grave Creek
bridge will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible, and the superstruCturc will probably
be placed in position early in the coming
sumner.
In the absence Of any reliable information
in regard to the present dOings Of the W. Z.
4 Z. Railroad, our citizens generally appear
and the matter is but seldom spoken Of by
them.
Notwithstanding that this is very busy
season Of the year with farmers, the improve.
lILs..u.