The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-11
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Railroad Notes-Personai Gossip-GRs
nuu water,

Railroad N0teS-Fersonh Goship-ehs
aud water.
The excavation for the Marshall County
Bank building Is completed, aid the ulasot'
~ work will DO commenced at once.
The maj y friends OF Col. Hendershott will be
SlLd b learn that heis again able to resume
Ills duties at the prison, after serious u :
nesi.
Mr.. Slender, OF the "POInt Mills" at New
MartinSyiIle. 10 supplins the prison with
-four, be having secured the contract for ont
year.
W. H. Gamble, Et1, formerly general mat
ager OF the Webster Sagon Ccmpany's works
here, now Occupying Il HE pVsit on Ia u
large WACO works at Red Win Minnesota,
was In town yesterday.
The difficulty rom the large lrillx OF wa
ter Of the MoundaYllle coal shaft has alttf
much tEoub been completely overcome, aud
the work OF sinking the shaft Is now pro
gressing 10 the entire satisfaction Of the coz
tractor, Mr.. Brooks.
John Morga1, brother Of Chas Morgan, The
contractor, Wno Is doing the masonry work
OF the two 0hio river railroad bridges here,
arrived Sunday last direct from his home In
the Gem o. tie Sea-" He came by wty Of
Baltimore, the vessel lsndiDg at Locust Point
Saturday last
Mr.. o'BrIpn, Of ire Ohio River railroad, ar.
wed from Virginia Saturday last, bringing
with him IS cJloEed la OrerS, who were ri
once put to work on the road, In this ylciu-
Iiy. Mr. DefIsnball Is now in Virgins, ard
Is ex pectcd here In a few days with about 100
more laboEers.
Chas. H. senaeney and family returned
home from FAlrmont yesterday, where they
spent the past week. Mr.. Senscnty reports
the Circuit Court Of Marion county doing u
big business In the criminal line, two men
having been convicted Of rOboing store,
and sentenced n SIX yeArs In the Stste pri.
son each. Another man was sch tInced for
two year term.
Samuel Gamble, EEq and bis daughter,
Mrs. T. siillwell, were each served with
summons from the UnItsd States Court at
Parkersburg yesterday, and left on the DI.
urnal y appear AZ witnesses In the
soloto. LomAs case. Mr.. Gamble and bis
daughter occupied the st. Cloud Hotel ut the
time OF the ollision, and Keller, the pilot Of
the SclOtJ, was at the hotel while the boat
vas lying Of the wharf here.
From present indications II seems that the
city will In the psAr future, be illuminated
by natural gas, as two BpplipAtlonB were
made to Council at It's last meeting for the
privilege Of laying the necessary pipes
through the streets. One the applications
comes from the company owning the ";
we'll on Gravel Bottom, and the OF ler from u
company OF gentlemen represented by the
Rev. A. Buchanan and o. II. Senseny. Z oh
OF thu companies ttks the exclusive privilege
Of occupying the streets for this purpose. aud
propose 10 furnish ga1 for the street lamps at
reasonable prices. An application was ALTO
received Of the same meeting for the privilege
OF o establishing water works and putting
down the necessary mains, plugs and pipes.
Hon @. y. NcFAdden, backed by Pittsburgh
and home GspltslistP, Is the Prime mover In
the latter project,
Judge Jacob, after illly examining the law
on the subject decided in favor OF granting
Col Robert Whites application for Com.
miIsloneTS 10 examine and report upon the
damages that will result 10 the county by
reason OF the Ohio River railroad occupying
the sile oil the couBty road through the Mar.
rows baLWeep here aud the Round Bottom.
On conversation With President hurley, OF
the County Commissioners, yesterday, The |
writer learned that he was 10 error In stating, |
SINE time ago, In this correspondence, that
the couniy'6 subscription TO the capital stock |
Of the Ohio RIVER Railroad was withheld on
account OF tue TumOrs that the Baltimore & !
Ohio track would BY dtsg ny the Ohio River
road from here 10 BSnwo7d. The withhold. |
Ing oil the amount was for the reason that Il |
was said as has Gincs proved TO 90 true, that
the railroad company was Ah)ut commencing
condemnation proceedings III the 'Ui,cuit
Court r the purpose Of taking the N'rrows
road below town.