The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-26
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Mrs, John McOlellaRd ia quite IL,
The artificial gas producing plant is COM
ing along finely,
Ed Trueman left yestsrday for Tuscan
ewas county, where he will remain few
days.
The Liederkranz ball Wednesday even
ing was grand success, ~ also was that
Of the young butchers.
Mr.. l. @. George, Of Seroggsheld, Ohio,
aud Miss Emma j. Gray, who were mar
ried Tuesday, left on the Cleveland 4
Pittsburgh, on their bridal tour, yesterday
morning,
The srbitrating committee, with the
consent OF the attorneys, has decided to
let the razor case, in which Henry Tut
is plaintiff aud Aaron Walker 10 defendant,
be tried before another COMMITTEES. II will
take place some time next week, when one
OF the judges, who is now absent, will BIO
on hands, From the interest manifested
in this suit 1t ia the intention 10 secure q
hall large enough TO accommodate those
eager 10 hear ths testimony, as additional
evidence will no doubt be offered. Addi'
tional legal talent will assist in the prose-
Cution oil the case.
The case OF ]. 4 ArdcClaln, contractors
for the masonry work Of the new Court
House st st, Olairsville, against the Board
OF County Commissioners of Belmont
county, was settled yesterday after
noon by jury Of the Common Peas
Court The plaintiffs bTougat suit 10 re-
cover tl0. 900, which they claimed was for
work rendered in addition TO their con-
tract, but after the case WAS tried, the
Jury, after an out'sdellbsration, returned
4 verdict in favor oil the defndantJ, Nor
fis Cope, q commissioner Of Pease Town
ship, was the only commissioner present
during the progress OF the trial The fol-
lowing gentlemen composed the jury:
Thomas Johnson, j. II, Mason, Joseph
Ault, John A, HinkIo, q, W. Kemp, j. II.
JetlerS, 8 d. MCOord, Isaac Davis, Hiram
Boroa, j, NJ, Mitchell, Daniel Steenrod,
Joshua Morley. The original award to
MCOlain WAS not under any contract per
perch, but was let to him by the Commits
sioners 40 q lump At S2S,60O, This atone
work was to begin point three and half
feet below the surface line, the iirst foot
Of which was to be concrete, Alter reach
lug this depth with the excavation the
Commissioners decided that solid ground
had not yet been reached and authorized
MCClain to 20 on down, which no did,
reaching II at q point seventeen feet be-
low tile polut at which his contract began,
Here he began to build aud when he mad
reached that point, three and On0'halt
feet below the grade line, where his con-
tract stipulated tina! lie should put In the
concrete, he used stone instead, Just at
this junCture tho question Of price Tor this
masonry arose and was settled by
arbitration, aud eight dollars and
seventy.hvc Cents per perch Of
twenty-five cubic feet was awarded
rs the price. The mRsonry above this
point was to BE- paid for at a pro rata rate
under the $2S,60O award, and that below
ut the price awarded by tho arbitratorG,
When the measurements were made Nc
CLAIM claimed that they should be accord.
ing to the established rule, that Of meas.
ufing around the corners 70 this the
Commissioners objected; hence this suit.
The case was called on Tuesday morning,
there being some thirty stonemRsOns from
different parts OF the county called as wit.
nesses for the plaintiff to prove what was
the rule In the measurement Of stone work,
all except two Of whom testified that tbs
established rule was TO measure the cor.
ners. Tie case occupied the whole Of three
days and was given to the jury yesterday
afternoon. A motion for q new trial viii
la lllnd thia morning