The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-15
FROM MOUNDSVILLE,
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Report OF the hftmirY site Commlttss-A Long
}noad Hearing Candldatsa for Local Ohices-. II
Tho Telephone Standardization At
Il tho rtnitentiary, Ete., &c.

Hon. @. W. Senbright, OF Wheeling, was
In town Sunday, tho guest OF Superintendent
West. ~ III g,, 10 g.
Candidates for the office. OF Prosecuting
Attorney are doing come right energetic but
sub rosa diminishing among their friends.
L Considerable complaint Is made by persons
living In the Bscond aud Third wards OF fast
and reckless driving, especially on Sundays.
The Colorsd NJ. Z. Church congregation
have secured a lot near the Third ward flour.
Ing mill, and will build place OF worship
Hoon. -.I .-g- N
Mylsg, the Wheeling photographer, was
In town a few days ago and secured "photos''
Of the "strlped slnnels' willis at dinner at
the priuou. ~
The sherrard Cornet Band came down Sat.
urday evening, and exchanged instrumental
music for "chin music" furnished by Mess,s.
Hooton, Ewing and Crlswell. gr
The d. 4 0. Il. Il. Company have placed
new and modern seats In the waiting room
at the depot. There are one or two other
conveniences wanted bxdly at the passenger
depot. 1-a j. 7I1I 9lai. 80
W. w. Smith, the Second ward me, chant
Is the on y person yet spoken OF az School
Commissioner to be elected on the I'D inst,
to I'LL the place Of Capt. J. @. Roberts, ths
retiring member.
This week has not yet furnished any nav
developments In tho progress Of the PROPOSED
telephone exchange and connection with
Wheeling. Friends Of the enterprise are
sausuino OF It's success. GIf III
:, A gentleman who ''spako as one having
authority" stated yesterday that Mayor
Tnan t,nbfttx,nIt, tpp,,1J kn L.
for recollection, and that ex.Msyor purdv had
declared his intention to run for the office.
The County Commissioners have been in
session since Friday last, the principal po.-
ton OF the session being taken up hearing
testimony pro aud cor, upon proposition for
establishing r new road In Union district. A
Deputy, Sheriff startled out Monday morning
with SUBJ s has 10. thirty additional witnesses
was continued to another day In this week.
The committee 10 select and reccommen,
suitable farm 10 be purchased by the county
on which 10 erect infirmary buildings sub.
mitted msjority and minority report, the
former signed by eight Of the members rec.
ommendiug the purchase of 100 acres OF
LindseyT. Gray land on the Round Bottom.
Tho minority report comes from the ninth
AAeuoef VI tuO Gululuttttes WIN l6SOES Inc
purchase Of Gains Evans farm, located on
the hills in the vicinity Of Glen Ess,on.
Neither Of the reports have been confirmed,
the Court having decided to visit and person.
ally examine the two locations recon-
nlended. The refusal OF the court 10 accept
the Judgment Of the eight members OF the
committee OF their own selecting and ap-
pointing and whose Judgement in such mat.
tsrs Is admitted by everyone 10 be such as to
deserve consideration, seems somewhat
strange. to say the least otit After the thor.
ough examination into the relative I'D van
tages OF the numerous tractg OF land offered
made by the committee, aud the extensive
correspondence had with managers OF simi.
lar institutions at other places touching on
proper location, quantity and quality Of
land beet adapted to tho purposs,' It haydly
aeems probable that personal inspection,
by the gentlemen composing the County
Court, will furnish them much more light
on the subject or enable that body to act
much moro intellIgently in the premises
than II they had accepted tho almost unani-
monsly endorsed Recommendation Of their
committee. ........-