The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30
BELLAIRB BEATS.
THE LOCKE BILL DEAD AND BURIED
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the PsOpls-So New County Building. at 8.
clalnyIlls-0thsr News Of the Neigh.
borhOOd-An the Current Gossip.

special Dhpatch 70 the IntelHgeneer,
COLUMBUS, o., March 29.-The Locke bill,
authorizing the construction ofnew buildings
for the use OF the court and county officials Of
Belmont county At 81. Clairsville, came up in
the HouSe to-day, and after discussion last.
ing all afternoon, an amendment offered
by Hon. David Wagner, providing for
the submission OF the provisions OF the
bill to vote OF the people OF the county be.
fore 1t Shonld become law, was adopted by
vote OF A 10 81. The bill was then indef.
nitely postponed by vote OF 40 to so. This
probably settles the county seat quarrel in
Belmont 60 far as the Legislature Is concern.
ed for this session.
The citizens OF GAINESVILLE have inaugu.
rated crusade against the English sparrow.
John Perry, an old citizen Of Washington
county, Pa, while talking to his brother
Samuel, whom he had not seen for some time,
4 day or two ago, suddenly fell from his chair
and died instantly.
The Morgantown University Seniors are
making arrangements for their geological ex.
ouruion. They will start early In May, and
expect to 20 down the Ohio river to Hunting.
ton; thence by rail to Charleston and through
10 Staunton, Va; then down through "ole
Virgiuny" TO the State University, and ION
TO richmond" They will be gone four
weeks.
The Guernsey Times says that proposition
will be made by Cambridge to the next Gen.
eral Assembly OF United Presbyterians IN
May next. for the establishment OF a univer.
endowed by the several religious denomina.
tons. II Is proposed TO offer SEQ, 600, and nj.
ready two men have guaranteed $4,000 oil
that amount
The new glass works so much talked OF at
Barnesville will probably not be built there
after all. The EnterpriJe says the question
likely 10 interfere with the establishment oil
the works is the difficulty OF getting cheap
transportation for material to make glass,
upon which 1t will cost 81, 800 year more
for freight train in Bellaire. The rate for
manufactured glass will be the same as at
Bellaire.n
BKLLAIRE.
Rev. John Hargrave is in town.
Mrs. Kimberland, Of Wellsburg, is visiting
friends here.
MI. Green, the Superintendent OF the
Children's Home, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Matt Aldrich and his bride left for
their home in Pittsburgh yesterday morn.
ing.
John Peterson. OF Chicago, who has been
here visiting relatives, left for home yester.
day.
This evening the Young Mems Christian
Association will meet at the Methods t
Church.
D. E. Long, who has been attending Wash
ington and Jefferson College, is spending the
vacation with DR.. Kuiz
Mr.. Samuel Cochran, formerly superin-
tendent OF the Beilaire & South Western
Railroad, was in town yesterday.
The city officials, some Of them by name,
were burle&qued at the K. OF P. festival last
night. The whole thing, however, was good
humored.
The narrow gauge road has another fine
new passenger coach, No. 8, on the road,
Another lot OF fiat cars were sent yesterday
out TO the work on the other end OF the ex-
tension.
The contracts for rebuilding Turner Hall
and enlarging 1t have been made. W. J.
Garrison has the carpenter work and John
Madden the stone work. The new building
will be the largest hall in Bellaire. 500
A number of farmers and others OF this
neighborhood have lately gone to find homes
in the West, beyond the Mississippi. Others,
too are going J. w. Henry and Alvin Oar.
rah, from Bellaire, will both go soon.
Bellaire boasts OF cat that has for some
time been very fond OF the society Of a lot
Of chickens; but lately 1t has been roosting
with them. 1t actually spends the night
balanced on the roost between two chickens.
All Bsllaire Is busy. There never was
time when the streets presented mole ac-
tive appearance than they do Just now.
Every factory Of every kind Is busy, and all
the teams are busy shipping goods in all d.
reotions. The stores are all busy; the pave
ments are full Of people.