The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-08
DELLAIRE.
All Sort, OF Local Sow, ana Gossip from
the Glass Ctr,

S'
the Glass Ctr.
Tho members OF the various churches
In the city, or u large proportion OF
them, have signed n petition, which,
was presented TO tho mayor yesterday.
to enforce the law closing all places Of
business on Sundays. The mayor IL
disposed to take tho matter coolly and
not have any unnecessary excitement
stirred up to die ont suddenly. yet TO
give due consideration TO the prayer OF
tho wcll.meaning folks who signed tho
paper. In tho meantime the agitation
Is having Il %salut0ry effect throughout
the city.
Tho building OF tho pixies rcachingout
In five different directions IRON this
city, tho work on which was begun tho
past summer, has stirred up some OF
the people not on tho line Of these
roads, and they will ask the legislature
this winter to pass u special law pro-
viding for branch pixies on what is
known rs Winding hill, Indian run md
Troft's run. Tho pixies go fur made arc
Il great improvement over the old mud
roads.
Joseph Bates, the manager OF the En-.
tcrpriso window glass works, that has
two furnaces in operation at North Bal.
timorc, is in tho city. Mr.. Bates says IL
is only n question OF u short time now
when they will either have 10 pay Il
good round price for gas or move to
some Of the Indiana fields. In tho
meantime this company has an idle
plant in this city which they say they
will operate as soon as fuel gas is sue.
cessfuIly developed.
The Goodwill Hose company Satur-
day evening elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: President, David
Jones: captain, Charles Jahnkc; sccrc-
tary, Reuben Lowe; first lieutenant, I.
NJ. Kirk; second, Lewis Franka; treas
urer, Henry Grclla; warden, James
Wilkinson janitor, William Potters.
The North Bellairc reading room will
be formally opened this afternoon and
evening, and the ladies have provided Il
DOLLS bazaar TO excite moro general
interest. Among the babies that will
be there "Baby Mckee" and Ruth
Cleveland" are tho most prominent.
G. W. Dickens will assume the cash
icrship OF the Dollar Savings bank the
LIST OF January. Mr.. C. G. Kelly. the
present cashier, will remain in tho bank
a month or two, until the new a gets
Il general idea OF the business.
The case OF Lucinda Bradford against
the city, a suit for 5000 damages for
alleged change OF grade, will come up
for trial in tho common pleas court Mt
st. Clairsvillc tomorrow. \ Compro-
misc for $500 was offered.
Tho ladies OF the First NJ. T.. church
gave puritan Social" in the City Hall
Saturday evening from which they re-
allied about $40. This is not 4 good
town nor the hall good place for puri-
tanical affairs, it seems.
There is not Il particle OF natural gas
used in Bellaire now except at the
Crystal window glass works. All OF tho
other manufacturers. are using coal or
oil air fuel, and all the private consum-
ers arc cut oil.
The appraisers who fixed the value
upon the lands OF James Demfec, re-
Gently assigned to Hon. Ross j.. Alex
ander, placed it at Sl7, 900. There arc
37S acres, and it is divided into three
farms.
Col. J. T. Mercer, president OF the
Bcllaire Stamping company, returned
to his homo at Chicago Sunday night,
and Charles Rankcn came in from 4
trip for thatcompauy the same evening.
August Schick will build thrce-story
brick business house adjoining the
Schmulbach Opera Hall in the spring.
The plans and specifications are being
prepared now.
Rev. Charles Mcdonald andhis sister.
Miss Mary, are guests at the homo OF
DR.. J. G: Mccullough. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Donald recently gave up his charge in
Pennsylvania.
William G. Barnard is putting up adj
ditional kilns at his big brick works.
He expects TO have at least eight in
operation by spring.
Michael Tynskcy was badly burned
OH the head and arms by tho accidental
upsetting OF n stove.
The various Masonic lodges in the
city will elect Offices this week Tor the
ensuing year.