The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-22

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Seventy houses are being erected at Hen.
the use OF the miners.
In the case OF 7, J. Bowers VI. Recorder
Barnes, the Jury returned 4 verdict In favor
Of the plaintiff for 1925 50.
The assessor OF the Second ward, Bellaire,
reported TO the Probate Judge yesterday as
follows: berths, IS; deaths, II.
Mrs. OF. SwAney, and son John and
George, will start To-day for Burlington,
Iowa, where they will visit Mrs. swaney's
daughter, Mrs. W. J. Chick.
Common Pleas Court: Andrew Yaus,
fined $50 aud costs Michael sheeney, ttned
$50 and costs and ordered TO give $1,000 bond
not TO sell liquor In violation oil law.
Mr.. loSdLxY EXPLAINS.
ST. CLAiRsvILLE, Quo, May FL ]
10 he Editor orthe Iate4ttgeanr.
sIk: The paragraph In your paper this
morning concerning q suit against ex'ks-
corder Ba,nes puts me IN O position which
the facts do not warrant, and l ask you 10
print this vary brief statement.
The suit arose because OF the fact that q
certain mortgage was not entered In tile gen.
eral index Of mortgages, With that had
nothing Whatever &c. do. 1t was done by an
other purson, and the fact that 1t was not
done on the general index Is due solely 70
the peculiar method OF general indextng pIr-
sued by Recorder Barnes.
You will oblige me II you will give this the
same publicity Riyen the paragraph Of which
/ complain. Very respectfully,
BELLAIRE.
J. A. GSllahsr, E'q, and family are visit
Ing at Marietta.
Miss Luella Thompson gave q party at her
Noble street home last night.
The Fire Department is called to meet at
City Hall to, morrow evening.
Judge W. Anderson was taken sick Sun
day night, but was better yesterday.
Mr.. Addison Thompson and wife, Of 81.
Clair vile, were the guests OF Mr.. Walter
Dariah over Sunday.
The B., z. & 20, railroad Is busily engaged
In putting It's new cars upon the trucks, and
starting them to work.
Colonel David Rankin went to stOnben.
| vile yesterday 10 attend a meeting OF the
chapter Of the F. "a. NJ.
Several umbrella menderE, who came to
town on a R..& o. freight train, find them
selves In al Tor stealing q ride.
The Grand Army OF the Republic is en-
deayoring TO get up u decoration ceremony
for the THIRTEEN. The Sunday schools will
probably join.
A large number Of walnut logs have been
brought here from the country. They have
been hewed. and are being loaded on the cars
here by horsepower.
There was a large party Saturday night at
the residence OF Mr.. William Reed, on travel
Hill, on the occasion Of his son Williams
twenty.frst birthday.
a large crowd OF boys and a man with a
pun were after an owl that flew about the
Fourth ward yesterday from roof 10 roof, and
perched on the ohimneys. lv.
Chas. Ho'thsis came home from Miugo
Yesterday, bsdIy used up about the head
from an explosion Of q railroad torpedo, the
construction OF which he was examining.
A number Of Knights OF Pythias have gone
from here TO Cincinnati, 10 attend the meet
ipRs OF the Grand Lodge. Gus. Hartenstein
and Oliver Blackburn are accompanied by
their wives.
On next Sunday forenoon, at the usual
hour OF preaching, Rev, J. K. Mckallip will
preach a sermon especially suited to Dscora.
ton Day, and spangler Post, g. A. R.. at
whose invitation he preachrs, will attend In
o body.
Some persons living out along the creek
can be seen making frequent expeditions
with hand seipes, With which they catch num-
bers OF foe bass and other large fish very
easily; but some gentlemsn hers in town
have had their attention called to this, and
there will be SOM prosecutions under the
fish law II the seineirg Ia not stopped.
MISGo JUNCTION.
Council meets this evening.
Mr.. Johnny Quinn spent Sunday a! Mar
tins Ferry.
Mr.. Frank Porter, a Mailer at the Jefferson
Iron Works, was in town Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Mansburger, of Wellsburg, Is
shaking hasds with Mingo friends,
Miss Sophia Grafton has returned home to
Bellaire after q two weeks visit here among
relatives.
Mr.. Griffith, OF Beaver, Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. William Dean, sr.. and other
fhendshere.
This Pan Handle Railroad has moved Its
track on the Junction about fifty yards
further up This makes a big Improvement
at the crossing, as teams have only three
tracks To cross now instead OF fodr.
Mr.. Fendrick. the old gentleman who was
run over and killed at the station by the u
o'clock iastline Friday nigh lived on Georges
Run, about two miles west OF here. He
leaves a wife and several children, mostly
grown up. iD.I
Mr. Charley Hotcbkiss met with an accident
Sunday evening. He was walking out the
railroad and found a torpedo. He laid 1t
down and hit 1t with q stone, when II ex.
ploded, q piece striking him near the temple,
and cutting an artery, which bled very
freely. He was taken to Donels drug store,
where Drs. Donel and McClarry, of Mingo,
and Mccullough, Of Steubenyille, dressed
the wound. They said be would be all right
In a day or two. Torpedoes are dangerous
articles to fool with