The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-16
THE OHIO RIVER ROAD

And Various other News Notes from
Mouudsvllle. 49,
Chiel Engineer sickels, OF the o. R. R., OF
taired written permission from Council L
allow the l5O freight cars which are to1ar,iy,
In few days, to remain on the track alon,
Mechanic street until the distractions on ,h,
track at the ,Narrows below town can be re
moved, when they. will be sent to Rount
Bottom. Mr.. Carey, Superintendent Of Con
struction, has about ninety men in bis GU
ploy. The force was employed yesterday
"bRck tieing," distributing ties and cribbint
up for the track at the place near Kate!
Rock, where the road bed has given way. 1
will require several days yet TO complete The
trestle work through the Narrows below Ben
wood, when the track will be completed tc
that point. A gentleman here, connected
with the road aud in position TO know, i,
fully of the opinion that the ParkersSure
paper Is mistaken about the construction
force at that end Of the line having been dis
charged and the work abandoned for The
present, and thinks 1t must be the section
bands in the employ Of the railroad company
proper that have been discharged.
NoUsDlT!LLE MISCELLANY.
". V. Hogs, Esq, OF Wheeling, was In
town yesterday.
A regular term OF the Marshall county
court begins to-day. .s-,s
Superintendent Webster, of the Webster
Wagon Company, is at Red Wing, Mime.
sofa, '=- f5-.=. $50. IL,
The children Of VIM. Catlett, living in the
eastern suburbs OF town, have the scarlet
fever. Les 80 80
All Lowe, colored man, was wsylaid and
robbed OF about s. near Roberts & Higgs'
brick yard a few evenings since. :.
Mr.. Brooks, OF the Moundsyiils Coal
Work., says they will commence taking out
coal at their works on Thursdsy.
B: F. Meighen, Esq, started on horseback
to New Martinsville to attend TO number
Of cases in the circuie court Of Wetzal.
Caldwell Post No. /. G. A, R., holds its
regular sami-montnly meetings at Odd Eel.
lows Hallon the second and fourth Fridays.
Marion county aent John Walton to the
Penitentiary q few days ago 10 serve four
years for breaking into and robbing o store,
Regular Council meeting this evening,
when it 10 expected final action will b. taken
upon Hon. G. s. McFadden's water yorSis
ordinance. ~ -
The price OF coal at the PARIS Run bank
was advanced last week, clean 10 8 cents, and
nut to 6 cents, making the cost delivered 10
and cent?. =. z
The funeral cortegs that followed the re-.
mains OF Mrs. Frank Burnley to theit Frestinp
place In Mount Rose Cemetery, Suodgv aftef.
noon last, was the largest ever seen here.
The Kittie Rhoades company concluded a
very successful three evenings engagement
here Saturday evening last. The company
is strong one. 1t Is now playing at Graf.
ton. y.
A number OF Moundsville society people
went up last evening to- see the Baker and
Farron Company Ia "Chris aud Lena" a. tbe
Opera House, and returned by special train
after the performance. -
Hon. Fontain Smith and ], W. Melon. NJ
Fairmont, J. Dallas Ewing, of,Wheeliug, AMI
Bruce Hall, OF New MartinsvilIe, left for
Werzsl yesterday morning By The over.
land route, to attend circuit court. n. -
Chairman Ewing, OF the committee to st.
iect poor house farm for the county, snys
the committee will be called together In A
short time, and he has no doubt that selec.
ton will be made, "a number Of farms are
offered. * az, T1l1
With the exception Of o couple OF strangers
who were out Of money and were sent there
by Msyor Weaver to spend last night, tha
jail has been tsnantless Tor several DAYS past
Tailor Matthews was advised By MI, Han.
nell. tho contractor for adding to the sscur.
ity Of that institution, that he Sae preparing
the work at bis shops at Wsynesburg, PA
and would ship 1t here all ready for placing
IN position. q =.
Ono OF the parties to tho late Injunction
against the Ohio River Railroad
Company Informs the writer that Vice PEST
lent Thompson was instructed Col, Robert
White to pay to the several property owners
.long Mechanic street SIS or 500. The only
object the company can have In this move.
nent Is to effect bar TO damage suits being
trough. by the parties against he road, AZ
be sum propose is 90 small to be divided
mong such q number OF persons, II Is lardIv
probably that 1t will haye the desired effect. |
Punch Long is not doing time at
loundsyille" rs stated In another paper re-
emily, he having been pardoned and dis.
harged In July, 1852. Upon his discharge