The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-15
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
AND OTHER THINGS OVER rAeR,vEs.
New Cumberland and Bethany Paragraphs An.
other Fatal BuraISE-Ths state Game Law.
Church aHd sunday SehOoI Notrs-GG.
elias. works helars Dividend. etc.

The people Of Barbour county are Hgita:
ting the construction OF road from Peel
Tree to Philippl.
The Reymaun Brewing Compauy's ice
house, In Piedmont, Is now about completed
and filled with All excellent quality OF ice
enough, 1t is estimated, to last for four year,
Julia Harris, colored girl, died on Friday
night last, from injuries received at Mr.. Gar.
ret Parsons, IN the vicinity Of Romuey, by
her clothes taking fire some two or three
weeks ago. She was in ABOUT the 10th year
OF her uge.
For thee benefit OF sportsmcn in this
State, the following pointers are obtained
from the game law Of the State PArtridges
cannot lawfully be killed between the first
day Of January and the fifteenth day Of OCtO.
Der, inclusive; or wild turkey, grouse and
pheasant between the first day Of February
and the first day OF September After to-day
deer cannot BIZ killed until September
BELIAIEE
Miss Delora Osborne, of Mt. Bellevicw, was
in town visiting friends yesterday.
Mrs. Hyatt, OF Cambridge, Ohio, is visiting
at 7. G. Hyatts, Thirty.iifth street.
There is larger amountoI coal being ship.
ped from BelIaire at present than ever before.
Nj. Thos. Fawcett, of St. ClairsviIle, is
visiting at |. L. FRwcett's, in the Fist ward.
A dog fOated past here on cake Of ice
yesterday, apparently pretty still from the
cold.
Rev. N. Nash, OF Newark, Ohio preached
at the Episcopal chapel on Noble street yes.
terday.
Mr.. George Robinson has almost completed
al nh kbn nRgf d n hHi IN
the creek.
The ice at the mouth Of the creek was
covered with boys skating, yesterday. The
ice IS excellent
J. B. He'll, the butcher, found a lot OF
poison scattered over his yard Saturday
morning, and offers reward of $2j for the
discovery Of the person who put it there.
J. C. Mitchell had boom in tax cOllec.
tions Saturday. Some think It pays better to
pay their tax with the small penalty, rather
than have the troub!eand expense OF paying
the tax at st. Clairsyille.
The singing of the Forrest Club" that is
soon to play the Two Orphans" promises
TO be excellent They are pFacticing with
the aid OF an organ which they have added
to the attractions Of their room,
Yesterday iOrenOon'a services at the Ger.
man Church included the installation OF new
elders and deacouS. They are August BPhra
erick Boschart and c. Jahnke deacons.
During the last week there have been a
number OF additions tOtbe First Presbyterian
Church membership, aud the nightly meet
ings will be continued all this week. TherA
will be communion services next Sunday
forenoon.
mt. I,..o, 81 a,oontnpoo NJ p,,, NTor,,o
was read Sunday to the Disciples COngrPga.
ton; but he will not he here 10 take his
place before spring Prof. Lowe. OF Beth.
any, who preached yesterday will continue
to ill the pulpit until the pastors arrival.
Another petition in the county seat matter
is being inlustriouSly circulated here, and
the Legislative Committee is expected here
some time this week TO view the ground
No doubt those who take them around will
not stop at lndian Run bridge US the North.
ern limit OF our town.
The First MethodssSunday school was pre-.
sided over by its new officers, elected Friday
evening for the new year. They are as follows:
Superintendent, DR.. Mcclellan; Assistant,
James FittOn; Secretary, ChaS. pankwOrth;
Assistant, Lou batieie; Treasurer, Mrs. A.
Wiley; OrGanist, Miss Marie BatteIle; Choir
lister, Z. G. Kelly.
The Union Window Glass Company follows
SUIT to those OF our manufacturing establish
ments that have declared good dividends
The directors haYe declared Cnsh dividend
OF eight per cent, as well as stock dividend
OF twenty per cent A Cnsh dividend of
eight per cent WAS made last July also. This
company is the youngest glass firm. The
annual election OF directors Is next Friday,
the 10Th.
Marshal Drugan brought the two Bellaire
thieves to Jail Saturday morning.
Miss Jane Miller fell on the icy pavements
Saturday morning and broke her arm.
Mr.. c. A. Shouse, formerly OF this place,
but more recently OF Mansfield, is spending
a few days here.
The Committee on New Counties and
County Affairs, OF the Ohio Legislature, will
visit 81 ClairSviile next Thursday for the Pur.
pose OF examining the Court HOue and county
buildings. They will also look into her nc.
feasibility as the county-seat.
A .w0-year-0lu child of Samuel Holder, OF
East Richand, was buried Saturday. This
makes the third child OF Mr.. Holders 10 die
from diphtheriR. There have been six deaths
there and the schools have closed on account
OF this dread disease Several of the phys.
nant form OF scarlet fever instead Of diph-
liberia.
The residents OF St. Ciairsville we're sur.
prised on Friday evening by the arrival OF
Charlie Collins, or "lIarnum," as he is called.
About eighteen months ago "Barnum' start.
ed away, 1t wassupposed to Arizona. Nothing
was heard OF him until February, 1882, the
Police NewI contained graphic account OF
the killing OF one "ShOrty" Collins in Il small
town In Ari3OnH The fact that Charlie was
sometimes known as Shorty land other cir.
cumstanCCs led to the belief that Shorty"
and Charles Collins, Jr., were one and The
same person. Charlie says that he has not
been in Arizona, but has been in Government
employ in Illinois.
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. Miskelly, mother OF the man that was
killed by the late explosion, was stricken
with something Ike paralysis on Thursday,
but is now better.
James B. Stewart, prominent contractor
and carpenter, is lying dangerously III with
pneumonia. He has hcen Aiing for the past
year, but kept up until last week,
On Saturday morning the river closed here,
and some wOrkmen starting with SkiHRt-
tempted to break road through the iCe and
get across the river When they got about
half way over, the whole mass OF ice Oom'
uenccd TO mGvc down, They called for help,
and some men made out to get 10 them with
ropes, aud pulled the skill and all over and
through the ice to shore. The mails got
over all right, but with hard work.
hETINSV.
President Pendleton has during this last
cold spell filled his new ice house from the
Buffalo with as clear ice as ever come FROM
the lakes.
Regardless Of the SnOw, Ed Booking, jr., is
out on his bicycle nearly every day. The
roads now are in excellent condition for this
kind Of sport.
Sixteen miles northwest Of this place ls the
MCGuigin gas well, and geven miles west ig the
WellsbuTg we'll. The first can be seen fash.
ing upon the clouds, but the latter produces
shadows Of objects about this section. Truly,
WclIsburg Is 'city that cannot be hid, /" al
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