The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-24
NEAR NGIGHB0RS
ANo OTHERS FARTHER FROM HOME
Bat An Bound By Community of lat.r..l, and
Made KsoWn 10 Each Other Through the
Daily Visits Of the "lutellIssncst"-Nsns
From All Parts Of the yleluIty.

The enrolment at the Fairnont Normal
School Is nearly l4O.
The Peoples National Bank, recently or.
ganizedat RarnesvIlle, will open for business
on Monday, April 9,
On Sunday night last, John strother Moore,
Sheriff Of Jefferson county. died at his resi-
dence OF Brighps disease OF the kidneys.
Considerable wool was brought TO town on
Monday. II Is probable that this weeks
transactions will foot up $4,000 -Burgetts.
tOgn EateTprise
Milk cows In Berkeley county are bring.
Ing, at public sale, from SIS TO SIS per head;
farm horses from $l25 TO Sl75 per head. Hogs
are very scarce and high.
Jas. Doody, Of Martinsburg, was run over
and killed by the cars at Pittsburgh, on Sun.
day last. His remains were taken TO Mar.
tinsburI aud buried on Thursday.
The Washington (Ps. Reporter has started
fund for the benefit OF The widow and chill.
dreu Of Captain INIT, the victim OF the foul
| wretch, Dukes. Mr.. Thomas Mexican re.
ceiyes the subscriptions.
Preparations are already made for celebra.
ting the settlement OF Marietta, Ohio, on the
18th OF April next, In the Council chamber,
by the Cincinnati Pioneer Society. William
N. Ramsey, Esq, will deliver an address.
The mayor OF MartinsbuIg Is enforcing the
law against obscene Language and profaue
swearing In public places and upon thestreet
He has imposed several heavy fines which
are beginning to have the desired effect.
1t is said that the action OF the Town
Council in accepting the proposition OF the
Wel!sburg Gas Company for lighting the
streets does not meet with the approval OF a
large number OF the citizens Of Wcllsburg.
The Republicans OF Benwcod have no,nIn.
ated the following municipal officer: For
Mayor,Ja Brown; for Recorder, J. y. Gala.
her; for Council, T B. Williams Thomas
Sheppard, Samuel Welsh. G. L EAIp and
Frel 0ser. Mr.. Brown has been Mayor. +.
Yesterday morning Barney Hanon, OF Free
mans, Jefferson county, Ohio, dropped dead
from his chair, where he had been at work
until a few minutes before his death, aud
was In his usual health. He was IS years
old, aud Leaves wife and five children. He
has a number OF relatives in Steubenville.
On Wednesday morning, near Martins.
bnrg, Mary ,Worthinton, OF Ellicott City,
Md, had her pocket picked and pocket book
stolen, together with its contents. She was a
passenger on No. !. passenger train OIL the 3.
& o. Il, 4. While seated in the car before
reaching MartipSburg she noticed man,
and small boy about ten Yeas OF age sitting
behind her Id the next seat, who got of the
train at Martinsbnfg. As yet the officers
haye found ne clue TO the parties.
BGLLAIRE.
Sheriff Leroy sedwick was in town yester.
day.
Mrs. A. J. Mercer returned home yesterday
after visit OF some time at Ler mothers, OF
Bethany.
The Red Men OF Martins Ferry are to come
here tonight on visit to the society OF that
order here.
Mr.. George skinner, yard dispatcher of the
@. d ?. road at Cleveland, was In Rellaire yes
terday, his first visit for twenty years.
The Methodist Sunday School cleared
SS5 % from the concert of the Nashville stu
dents. The total receipts were about SAL
The G. & P. passenger depo, here has had a
new station sign put up. It gives the exact
distance TO the Pittsburgh depOt-0i.6 miles.
David okey, of Woodsfeld, was here yester.
day In the interests Of the OHIO Valley road
which as said before, is not given up as yet.
The son OF Henry Faupel IS quite sick. The
room taught by Miss Julia Faupel, at the
Fourth ward schools, was closed in con-
sequence yesterday.
leatcIGhS tuc 0utIll ltNleu Uu Lub " u I.
yard engine here, as we'll as other parts OF the
company's property, asa tormality connected
with the verdict for damages In the case OF
the boy run over at Martins Ferry.
Thomas G. Hyatt Is becoming very promi.
nent as one Of THOSE after the Democratic
nomination for County Auditor. He hes
baen all his life engaged In work Of respon-
sibiliiy, wellsuited 10 fit him for the place OF
auditor.
Bellaire has library that is well selected;
but 1t Is small, and there has been such q
limited use made OF It that the School Board,
under whose care II is, does not feel like ex-
pending on It's increase the money that the
law authorizes 1t to apply each year to that
purpose. But more public library, more
easily reached, would be a good thing for
Bellaire, and occasional requests and gifts
would be made were one ones on good foot.
Ing The law OF Ohio allows levy by towns
Of one mill on the hundred dollars for the
annual support OF such library.
The Republican convention, composed OF
four delegates from each Of the Ave wards,
meta City Hall last night, 10 nominate can
didates for city officers. The retiring mem
Der Of the Water Works Trustees Is II. N.
lngler, and the retiring members OF the
Board OF Education are William McGraw, OF |
ward. Mr.. Fawcett was lately appointed by
the Board TO I'LL the short remainder Of T. |
Morgan's term. James Recess resignation
makes It necessary TO choose a third member
to serve one year. The nominations made
by the convention waG ss follows; For Water
Works Trustee, R. A. McGregor; for School
Directors, z. 7. King, term OF 8 years, l. L. |
Fawcett, tefu Of 8 years, s. K. Wells, term
of year.
MARTINS FERRY.
The 1.-TWO Orphans" will rehearse at Com.
mercial Hall this evening.
Police cases have been very scarce this
week, and only common cases at that.
The Nashville students gave tine concert
at the NJ. +. Church last night to fine audi
ence,
The Third Ward Republicans propose hav-
ing ticket OF their own, and will meet at
Parks next Thursday evening to nominate
one.