The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-04
ELECTION ECHOES
AND OTHER NEiaAsoaHooD NEWS.
Another Nan KILLED on I'll, c: az. Railroad Near
AlrtIn's FsrrJ-B,lllir', Alnso, hartinh
Ferry And st. CiAlrIrIlIs Ittns-Bsa.
wood has IN Election Of her OWs.

The Stale Sunday School Convention Will
be held at Moundsyille on the 23i and 24!h
days Of May, 1888.
Squire Mayes, the well known Justice Of
West Alexander, the veteran matrimonial
knot tier Of that Gretna Green, has married
during his official career 2. i5S couples.
Ia the statistics about the Wellsburg gas
well, printed Monday morning, 1t was re.
ported that the heating capAoity was equal
10 that daily produced by 80 900 lbs OF coal.
1t should have been 100000 lbs.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AT BESwoop.
The corporation election was held down at
Benwood yesterday, and resulted In the
triumph Of the Citizens ticket James
Brown was elected Mayor without opposi-
ton, getting $50 votes. The rest Of the ticket
was as follows
For Recorder, Frank McJlltonr 2Gsi James
Gallagher, %.
For Council, Augustus schad, 2l2; Samuel
Welsh 1921; James Barrett, 2iT; Thomas
Deegau, 937; Louis Shane 245; @. b. Williams,
1873; Charles Z. Kirk, llG; Fred 0ser, l34;
Thomas Shepherd, 1871.
BEILAIRE.
R. NJ. wilkins, OF St. Clairsyille, was In
town yesterday.
The Monumental Fair will probably close
Thursday evening.
A. W. Marshall has received one OF the new
machines at the nail works.
Miss Annie R4hr. OF Wheeling, Is visiting
Mis- Nora Baker, Of Gravel Hill.
A child OF J. N. Richardson, OF Gravel
Hill, died yesterday forenoon Of diphtheria.
Samuel Fox, OF N0E Albsny, Indiana, will
bring his family 70 Bellaire. He is glass
man.
Elmer Chase, the Belmont House porter,
was msrried Monday evening TO Miss Emma
Grant
Rev. Mr.. Muuroc, who was To come here TO
take charge OF the Episcopal church, Is not
coming.
Mrs. F. NJ. Strong and son Howard left last
night on the Andes for short visit in Park
ersburg.
Thos Carlyle, OF Cleveland, travelling
engineer OF the @. & 2. railroad, was In town
yesterday.
MissLizzis Bentfeld's sixteenth birthday
was celebrated by large number Of her
friends at Zllch's hall Monday evening.
Some OF the most prominent Union street
crossings have been supplemented with
boards, and yesterday boards and all were
out CT sight
The Glass City Building Association has
chosen the following well known business
men as directors: N. @ aft, r. A. McGregor,
James Elton, Cyrus d. Strahl, John Kelly,
R. ]. Riley, H. Roemer, J. g. Carroll, An.
thony Moran.
The Belmont Turnyerein has chosen new
officers, us 70 lows: First Speaker, @. Hanks;
second Speaker, l.. Long; Secretary, F. 5ny-
der; Treasurer, f. RodewIg; First Instructor.
H. Heinrich; Second Instructor, l.. Boeshar,
Trustees, WIN. Cleaver, Fred. Rodewig, s.
WINNER, Jos. Carter and Chas. Hanke.
The result OF the elections, while every one
excludes politics from the count Is still a
matter for q good deal OF quiet rejoicing
amor & good Democrats. The Councilmen
stand even, three 10 three. Capt. W. II. Lit
tie, the Republican for Township Clerk, Is
happy over his success. Thos. Garrett, the
veteran assessor, succeed I'd as usual. The
msjority OF John Bean, D., over r A. Nc
Cregor. R.. for Water Works Trustee, Is ga
The School Board Is solidly Democratic, with
]. B. DArrah and John MCGraw for the long
term and A. o. Mellott for the short term.
The Councilmen are: First ward, James
Murray, D Second ward, Vim. Gallagher, D {:
Third warJ, Fred, Hecker, D.; Fourth ward,
J. B. Bsrnbill. r Fifth ward, Geo. Walters,
K, and Geo. Harper, Il. The Assessors are |:
First ward, Z. b. Lowman, r; Second ward,
N. Cavauaugh, D.; Third ward, Thos. Deegan,
D.; Fourth ward, J. J. Powell, e; Fifth ward,
Jas. johnson.
The Water Works Trustees have Issued q
detailed statement OF ths finances Of the
Works by the Secretary, H. G. Wilson, and
statement Of the policy Of the Trustees. Il
Is the first detailed statement published In
the papers, aud Is quite lengthy. The fol-
lowing are the principal interesting items;
The collections from water users last year were
Sill 25S Is. au increase over the year before
Of 81 COS 80, or nearly 10 per cent. The year
before, however. on account OF very low
water In the river the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road and the Nail Works used city water and
increased the receipts $9.7 so. A number Of
other factories would use the water, were the
city's facilities equal 10 furnishing 1t regu.
larly. The principal items OF expense OF the
year were fJr coal, supplied by ]. B. Gorrell,
81, 0ss 80; the hire OF laborers, salaries Of the
superintendent and Secretary, 5000, OF en-.
gineer $40. OF assistant 1915 and OF the three
trustees $3.50; new iron pipe, Of which q $50
feet were laid; the new well and power house
foundation. There are now over ten and one.
eighth miles OF mains, OF which more than
one-half have been laid since the original
plant. There are IS fre plugs There was
only $40 10 report as unpaid tax.
ST. cLAIRsvILLE.
Conrad Troll started East yesterday.
James Crossgrove, ex.County Surveyor, has
removed 10 Cambridge.
The Belmont County Teachers Association
will meet here April 18th.
An election for member OF the Board OF
Education will be held next Monday.
Miss Jennie Kelly, OF Bellaire, 10 Waiting
Miss lid Troll at her suburban home.
The Womans Foreign Missionary Society
OF St. Clairsyille Piesbytery will meet at the
Presbyterian Church next Wednesday, con.
tiuuing in session until Thursday evening
Speaker Woods, OF the West Virginia
House Of Delegates; exJudge okey,o of Woods.
field; Georgh II. umstead, Of New Martins
vile, W. Va, and J. H.Callins, Of Columbus,
are attending District Court
The following were elected to Council. A.
P. Blair Louis Murdaush, J. W. Shannon, T.
]. Merritt and James White. White Is the
only Republican. LIB. Ryan holds over, aud
the new Council will stand-bemocrats Eve,
Republican, one. The entire Democratic
townshipticket was, % q matter OF course,
elected BY large majorities. Frank l.. Rice
has 81 isjority for Clerk.
The trial OF ottie Berry for forging the $500
check on P. T. King, OF Bellaire, was called
up In Common Pleas Court yesterday. She
was then taken TO the Probate Court, and
will have hearing this morning at 0 clock.
Her attorney, Col J. +. ChsrlsSworth. stated
that she Is under 10 years OF age, and there
fore cannot be sent 10 the penitentiary. She
will undoubtedly be sent TO the Girls H.
dustrial Home at Delaware, as she will plead
guilty 10 the charge.
MATHIS PERRY.
The A. T. =. F. Society will meet at the
Hanover Hotel this evening for their usual
weekly exercise.
The "rwo Orphans" Is Is said, will be in.
yitsd 10 repeat their performance at Bellaire
ct some date In the near future, by the For
est Dramatic Society. Our people are still
talking about the "hlt'' made by home talent.
10 the notice OF the 1.-TWO Orphans" per-
Torrance In Mondays paper q paragraph