The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-19
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"A Smallpox scaro-GlaSS NswS-st'Sl Plant.
Miner Notes.

"A smallpox soaFo-GlaSS NeWB-stsOl Plant
Miner Notes.
DR.. John Alexander, Of st, ClRirsVllle,
was in town yesterday.
William Hathorne Is laid up with 4
sprained limb at his home, near town.
Henry L~andkrohn has O large vol
chained In his old ice.house on the creek
bank,
The street cars are running now from
the lower end OF the track TO the turn.ta-
BILE at the stable, on Gravel Hill.
The Benwood ierryboat steamed up 10
her landing Sunday, but found too much
shore ice for landings, and dropped back
below the bridge.
A narrow gauge locomotive arrived yes
teTday for the Bellaire Nail Works, to be
used on some Of the inside tracks where
mule power has been used.
Belmont county teachers have publicly
decided that they do not want the title OF
professor applied to any teacher, principal
or superintendent Of the public schools.
Mrs, Mert1 died yesterday afternoon at
her home north Of the city. She was an
old resident Of this township, well known
and esteemed highly byall who knew her.
She leaves several sons, one Of them being
Prof.. II. n. Mertz, Superintendent OF the
stsuhenville public schools.
The Representatives from Belmont
county in the Ohio Legislature have been
assigned positions on the following com.
mittees: Mr.. HiileG Ia Chairman OF the
Committee on Imbecile ABylumS and 10
also on the Committee on Temperance and
the Committee on Turnpikes. Mr.. Poor
man 10 chairman Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections and 10 second on
the Committee on Federal Relations and
on Agylums for the Insane.
On Saturday evening Messrs. Jacob
Crimmel, Louis Schlernitzauer, Ed. StipeS,
Henry Linsky and John Segward, all OF
this city, took the Baltimore 4 Ohio 8
o'clock train for Milwaukee, Wis, where
they have secured positions in q glass fac.
tory recently started in that city. A por.
ton Of the above named gentlemen were
Workmen at the Belmont, and q portion
at the Etna. They say they can got better
wages and nteadier work In the West than
they can here. II Ia expected that those
who have families will remove them 10
Milwaukee in q short time, should every.
thing be favorable.
The steel plant Is not running this week,
and general repairs are. being made. A
portion OF the arChway in which the yari.
GUS steam pipes were laid had fallen In
and workmen are ~endeavoring to make II
more substantial while the works are idle.
Sunday morning the dross that had accu.
insulated in one Of the large iron shields
from the converter fell with crash, bring.
ing some Of the brick lining with Il. This
was not unlocked for, however, and every
preparation had been made TO clean II out
this week, 90 that the damage, II any, 10
very slight.
A Canton special TO the Pittsburgh
Commercial GuztAt, under date Of January
l5, says: re. ]. Grant, q glasswofker EN-.
ployed here, went to his home in Bellaire
about ten days ago. He returned Sunday
and complained Of q severe cold. A ply.
slcian was called last night who pro-
nounced bis illness smallpox. This an.
nouncement caused quite q scare through.
out the Seventh ward, where the sick
man 10 living at q boarding house. The
smallpox dag has been displayed and pre-.
cautions taken TO prevent the spread of
the disease" Barney" Grant was tor.
merly employed At; the Belmont glass
works; and on last Saturday week, after q
visit here, started In company with eSsrs.
Port ShuttleWorth, Thomas Cook, Shef.
man WeBtlake and Charles Coffman and
vile TO return 10 his work. At Canton.
How be contracted Stnallpox 10 q mystery
lar a. Bellaire ig concerned, for strict
fails 70 elicit any case Of that did.
ease here. His ulster, Mrs. Jants Carr,
81 Brilliant, has gone 10 Canton 10 muse
him.