The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-16
ROBBERY AND FIRE
ExcIrE TAg MaRTlNls EERRlANs.
Natter. at st.ub.a,llls and ssiI.Ir,-rhc AlAso
:. EIsetIons-A FIGURING Hill Burned in differ.
son COMPLICATIONS Matters In
the State aadNslEhbOrhOOd.

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Ohio. was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
5000. No insurance.
A gentleman Of Charleston has petitioned
the city Council for 500 for shade trees un'
necessarily destroyed in paving by the city
in front OF his property.
The Hinton Republican has heard OF two
cattle men OF Greenbrier county who have
lost their accommodations OF five years in a
few transactions this winter. They bought
high on falling market.
On the 9th inst, Mrs. Julia D. Kuhn died
at the residence OF William Smith IN Point
Pleasant. She was the venerable widow OF
the late Adam Kuhn, for many years Presi-
dent Of the Northwestern Branch Bank al
Wellsburg, W. Va.
Charles Mccartney was lodged In jail at
Washington, Pa, Saturday, charged with fOrg-
ing o note on George Curtis, Of Bethany
West Virginia. The note which calls for
$l06, was given TO Henry Friend, OF East
Bethlehem, as security Tor a loan OF SIS.
Joseph France, OF Washington county, Pa,
has been adjudged lunatic and removed 10
Dixmont. "A few days ago he walked
from his home TO Washington, distance OF
several miles, wrapped in the United States
flag OF the stars aud stripes and carried q
pilchfork fora cane.
The people OF Mingo have right 10 con.
graduate themselves on the result OF their
election, good men being chosen throughout.
The successful candidates were: Mayor, W.
C. Lloyd; Marshal, John Deter; CLERK, Il.
H. Turner; Treasurer, A. Carson; Council.
men, d. Simpson, J. Murphy, A. Baron, A.
Peeler, D. Long and ]. FISHER.
sThe following marriage notice is clipped
from the Glenville Gilmerite. They have odd
1 1at tkara SfN0N 0FN
January LIST, 1888 at II o'clock a. NJ, in front
OF the residence OF G. Bailey, In the road on
horseback, and In the presence Of many wit
nesSes, Mr. Charles L. Simmons TO Martha Z.
Simmons, all OF Gilmer county.
Within two or three years four school
houses have been burned In Clay courtyard
strange 10 say no one has Us yet been arrest
ed, for all the burnings were incendiary.
! II the people OF Clay will not bestir them
selves to get rid OF the evil education will
not affect much for them. Worse thousand
times than wild hogs or wild cats are the
human demons who are guilty OF these out
RACES. The latest burning occurred lew
weeks since, on Upper Dog Run.
| A mysterious drowning occurred last ws9k
In Grant county, Mrs, David Roberts was
found about fifty yards from her home in
small race In about fourteen inches OF water.
The head was entirely submerged, but the
clothes on one side Of the body were dry and
the body was still warm when found. About
half On hour before she was found the
deceased told her niece to go into tho house.
The place where the body was found was not
a regular place OF crossing, or 1t might have
been supposed that she accidently fell in, In
a 1T Of apoplexy, Deceased was about 70
years OF age and had for many years had
polypps In the nose, which it Is supposed, had
affected the brain. 1t Is thought case OF
suicide.
BELLAIEE
Judge St. Clair Kelly, was in town yester'
day.
The TribpEo IS In Its new quarters on Thir-
tysscond street.
Harry nnrris Is about TO build dwelling
In the First Ward.
DR.. ST. satterthwait and wife are on a
visit to Washington City.
The large dog Of Mr.. George II. Muth's, 80
well known in town, was POISONED Sunday
night
Quite number OF changes will be made
this spring in the dwelling places OF Bellaire
people.
James Murray was the holder OF the ticket
that drew the silver watch from the knights
OF Labor. ..suEr
The Union window glass company elects
oaicers Friday, and the E!na glass company
on Saturday.
A social Of the Second Presbyterian Church
met at the home OF Mr.. George Thompson,
Gravel Hill, last night.
A lot Of very large logs Of black walnut are
being hewed square near the B., u. &C. depot,
preparatory to exporting them.
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have given Rev. VIM. CASTOR salary OF
$4,000, instead OF an increase OF $500:
Miss Kamsa Pangle, Of Bridgeport, visiting
here, hardly recognized her name in the Sun.
day Registers Bellaire items as "Pansa
Paugh."
Henry Keyser, srn al aged oitiscn OF this
township, died last night Ut the home, OF his
son, Henry KeySer, Jr., aud will be buried
this forenoon.
AT the African II. L. Church, on Rose Hill,
Sunday there were eighteen new members re.
ceiEed. There will be service at this church,
probably, every evening this week.
The river bank by the wharf is lined with
squares Of ice stacked up like slate, and the
whole creek is laid of in checker boards by
thesaws OF cutters Every available man Is
at work,
As the nail works are of there are plenty
OF skaters about but they could only look on
with envy Mt the Benwood boys flying over
the ice all along the shore a. there Is no
good ice here,
John Shick has bought the satterthwait
property on Guernsey street, consisting OF
the large brick residence, double dwelling
and house fronting the alley. The price
paid was $4,000.
The Legislative County-seat Committee
will be here, II their programme be carried
out on Friday morning. aud will 20 to St,
Clairsville Saturday, going up to the Court
House by ono rcptO aud back by the other.
Al the N. Z. Church there will be services
this week in the evenings, and on next
Sunday, quarterly meeting, there will be
communion services. There have been some
additions to the church already, aud the In.
terest is increasing
The ice gorged here early yesterday morn
ing, and made great cOmMotion In the river.
In some places 1t wedged itself solid TO the
bottom OF the riverRud when the rising water
broke through again ut noon these places
held fast and our shore. Is now third Of the
way across
Our streets are very smooth and Icy lust
now and several horses rough Shod have
fallen down. The road 10 the cemetery Is o
dangerous place In descending aud at the
funeral OF James Sherry the exertions OF
dozen men barely saved one carriage from 60
ling over the bank.
The B. & o., Cambridge and Bellaire &C.
commodation train, beginning this week,
now comes In at 4:U0 I. N. instead OF LAO and
will leave at $3.50 instead Of $50. The fast
train east will now stop ut Quincy. PRssen-
gers have been coming to Bsllaire and re-
turning on the accommodation 10 Quincy,
Gen. Warner was IN town again yesterday.
The river was closed and the rich countys
for hundred miles along the river are shut
out from market, He Is untiring In his
efforts to build the railroad between here
aud Marietta, and as far as the narrow guage
is concerned between here aud the mouth OF
Wegee creek, everything Is now arranged
satisfactorily.
W. J. McClain recently purchased some
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