The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-04

to-day or tomorrow, the poles Tor the new
lines having been placed yesterday.
E. RatclilI. Esq one Of the Oldest residents
and most prominent citizens OF Mt. Pleasant,
Is visiting his son. W. R Ratclif, cashier Of
the Exchange Bank, Of this place.
The Twilight Glee Club, our brag musical
organization lust now, spent last evening at
Mn. Haughton'S IN the First ward where
they gave their choice pieces in the presence
OF large company.
BELLAIRE. a.t
Mr.. sleb Armstrong ofWoodsflald, wasi in
town yesterday.
Miss Annie Troll, of St. olalnville, is visit
Ing friends here.
Miss Dora Eberle, Of the Fourth ward, Is
sick with dtphtheria.
The saal family gave one Of their excellent
concert. at Ztlch's Hall last night
The Liuean Literary Society will have the
FIST spelliGg bee. at its hall tonight,
Mrs. Phoebe Ritz, OF Lowell, Ohio. is Wis
iting at Jacob Ritz's, In the Fourth ward.
The Grocers' Association will probably be
reorganiEsd. 1t meets again Thursday even
ing.
The Etna glass company, at their meeting
Tuesday, declared stock dividend Of 80 per
cent .....
I Workmen are at work repairing the dam
ages caused by the fire at the Presbyterian
Chuch.
G. D. Bowser, for long time connected
with the old Baron ManufacturingC Company,
has resigned.
Miss Jennie Kelly, who has been III for
several days, is.no better. She has severe
nervous attack. ,r, .I
There have been eight slightcase Of diph-
theria In the lower part OF town during the
past threeweeks.
The Mite Society OF the First Presbyterian
church, will meet tonight ut John Kirkpat-
rick's, on Noble street.
The rush OF business at the Belmont Coal
Conpany's works Is over until there Is
another swell in the river.
A few OF the more veptureSome skaters
were on the creek yesterday. Good clean ice
Is forming above the railroad bridge.
: Sam Mccormick, well.known D. & O.
engineer, had Que OF his legs cut oil BY the
yard engine at Newark Oh Tuesday last.
The youngest child of syl. R. Wetherald,
visiting relatives here with the rest Of the
family, has been taken with scarlet fever.
The annual election OF officers OF the First
Methodist Sunday school did not take place
Tuesday evening as the church was not
opened.
John Edmondson, formerly well known
here when this was his home, was In town
yesterday. lie is travelling as "adyance agent
for Edmondson's Singing Club"
scaffolding is up around the stack OF the
Lantern Globe furnace, and the work Of tear
Iva 4 ptt,tll ha NJ A Las
and better furnace will be built
The first dispatch sent over the new tele-
graph line from Woodstield was sent byJ.
". Daughtery 10 the Etening Tribune, asking
the result OF the Congressional election.
Council failed to get u quorum on Tuesday
evening, and special meeting Of that body
Is called for Friday evening. Important
business will come up for consideration.
The Benwocd ferryboat met with an acci-
dent to her machinery yesterday noon when
almost 70 this side and drifted down In the
ice, Just getting into motion again in time TO
avoid the pier west Of the channel.
John @. Mitchell. has the books OF the.
County Treasurer at DR.. Reasoner's drug
store, and delinquent tax payers will find
him there, and can thus save the additional
penalty aud a trip to ST. Clairsyille.
Bcllaire now has 70 telephones, six having
been added the present week, as follows:
George Walters 4 Co., NJ. n. Mercer, z.
Pumphry, W. A. Gorby, Morgan Coal Works
and J. T. Mercer 4 Co.'s wharf boat
The Hope Hose Company has elected new
officers as follows: Captain, Glen Tidd:
First Lieutenant Chas, Kompari; Second
Lieutenant, Frank Hoover; Treasurer, Hen
ry Ulrich; Secretary, will schramm.
Judging from the number OF sheets requir.
cd To bold the monthly report Of Fred Eberle,
the agent OF the Baltimore Il Ohio Express
Company at this point, that, comany must
have doue an enormous business in Deem
Der.
The Tribune office will remove TO Thirty
second strest as soon as the new quarters can
be prepared for 1t. 1t is the intention to
make q connection with the Ohio lantern
by steam.
There was no business for the police yes
terday so Chief Drugan put the boys TO
work cleaning, the Mayors office, police
headquarters, the Jail, etc. One poor drunk
languished, in the renovated "cooier" at 8
o'clock last night
The County Commissioners were here yes
terday, and after examining the new bridge
] No.
And accepted 1t from the contractors. They
also made an examination OF the road above
Whisky run, at West Wheeling, but did not
agree upon any plan for its repair.
. Gen, Warner, OF Marietta, was In iowa yes
terday, In difference with President Mooney,
Of the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati rail.
road, and some OF the directors with refer
elce 10 the right OF way Of the Ohio
Valley railroad along the track THE narrow
gauge between this terminus and Mcgee,
The Tribune OF yesterday afternoon says:
1.-THE miners at the rolling mill coal bank
were reduced quarter OF q cent on the
haIhel Tuesday. They were getting 4 cents
per bushel, but the company claim that they
we're paying mors than was paid at Wheeling.
In conversation with one OF the miners he
says they are not governed by Wheeling
prices; that the miners there are paid by
weight, and here they are paid by bank
and II the company wants
them TO be governed by those prices let them
weigh the coal and all will be satisfactory"
Valley ORovR.
A fashionable wedding will occur this
week In the northeastern part OF this couAty.
Mr.. Wyiie Bell OF Illinois, arriued here
few days since on visit to the parental
home.
A new literary organization has been
formed in Valley Grove with an extensive
Miss Rosa o. Frazier, formerly teacher In
this place, is at present engaged In teaching
at New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. L. N. Barr, q divinity student OF the
Theological Seminary Of Allegheny City, Is
here on short stay with friendsat Potomac.
Ex.squire Yates, formerly OF this county,
now OF Washington county, has purchased a
handsome lot In West Alexander, and Is
erecting a fine residence thereon.
We are informed that Miss Snyder, station
agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
Point Mills, will leave shortly for Washing.
ton, Pennsylvania, TO learn telegraphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew McCnne celebrated
their marriage anniversary, on New Years
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