The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-09
STATE ANN VICINITY.
Current News and Gossip all over the
Local Field.

BELLAIRE.
R. W. Nelson's hardware store will have q
telephone this week.
Mr.. G. Wamhoff has taken his family and
his belongings to Alienport, Pennsylvania.
Rev. Mr.. Kirkwood, financial agent for
Wooster University, was in town yesterday.
The Hope Hose Company is preparing for
a ball at City Hall Friday evening.
Mr.. George Brown, OF 1t. Evansville, was
In town looking, after his interests here yes.
terday.
James A. Boyers last night took fine lot
OF cattle from here 10 the yards at East Lib
erty, Pa.
The coal miners at the nail works bank
have agreed 10 continue work at tho reduced
price.
One Of the Great Mogul engines paid Bel
laire visit, in the place Of the one destroyed
in the Industry collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, OF the ncighbor-
hood OF Parkersburg, are the guests OF DR..
steere, OF the First ward.
Miss Bee Holiday, who has been the guest
OF Miss Jessie Sharp for some time, returned
to her home in SteubenSille.
The A. NJ. L. Church on Sunday evening
presented to their pastor silver communion
service for the use OF the church.
Mrs. Woodruff, OF Findlay, Ohio, Is visit
ing at Mr.. Frank Robinson's, in the Fourth
ward. She will spend the winter here.
AT the store OF Henry Bonarius are for sale
a great number OF canary birds, in the queer
little boxesin which. they have been imported
Mr.. Miller, principal OF the First ward
schools, is back again, and all the schools
are now supplied except No. 2, on Gravel
Hill, where Miss Webster taught
C. G. Kelly, Secretary Of the Window
Glass Company, lett yesterday afternoon for
a trip to the east In the interest OF the COM
pany, James A Wells has charge OF the Office.
D. H. parrah has applied for the place OF
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, vice
Mr.. Bergunthal, who has gone into the Lam
tern Globe Company, with ]. NJ. Maring. As
Mr., Qarrah Is qualified for the office, It Is
probable that he will have an excellent
chance TO succeed In his application.
An agent OF Harper's Franklin Square Ii.
hrary Is In town and Is meeting with success
In getting a circulating library established
here. Those who desire the use OF the books
will suggest some one with room suitable
for the purpose, to keep the books. Two
hundred books OF all kinds, will be furnish.
ed for two years, and the fee for the use OF
the books Is only $l.0O for the whole time.
The people living back OF Noble street, in
what Is known as Germany aud Horns Ad-
dition, are moving for street lamps. Our
older streets are now very well lighted while
thispart OF town Ia in darkness. About SIX
" houses and seyenty.iive families have to
use Thirty.eighth street, which has no lights
back Of Noble street, and the rest Of the
people below this, on the hillside, have to go
by fhirty.hfth street, with one light.
Mr.. Nun Evans, who went to Florida for
his health, has returned not much impressed
by the country. The laws and customs are
not enticing To strangers who would 90 into
business; all IL credit and no cash, and no
way to enforce payment. For those who
admire endless groves no country offers
more. III the part Of the country around
Lake Eustica, where Mr.. Evans was staying,
the trees are high and the woods have no
underbrush. Top.carriages drive all through
them. Strangers are plenty-indeed, as one
man said, the people In summer live on sweet
potatoes and in winter on Yankees.
srEUBESvfLLE,
The firm Of Jones & simeral, engaged in
the grocery and vegetable business on North
Fourth street, made an assignment yester'
day morning Their liabilities could not be
ascertained.
E. G. Merely Is assisting County Treas
urer Campbell this week. A meeting will be
held this evening by business men and
Others interested, 10 organize reading room
and public library association.
Tho government agent failing to arrive on
Saturday, the post0tIice was not removed 10
the Open House building yesterday, as con-
templated. The change will be made, how
ever, at an early date.r
Samuel George, Of WellsburR, West yir-
ginia, paper manufacturer, proposes putting
down q gas well near his works at that place,
also the Heryey Bros, Of the same place. are