The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-24

All Sorts Of Local Saws and Gossip from
the. Glass City.


the Glass CITY.
A. W. Wilcox, a Democrat who was
treasurer OF Goshen township last year,
was defeated for reelection BY. A,iG'
Martin, a splendid young Republican,
last April, but. he held 10 tho office and
refused to turn over tine books, papers
accounts or 'emoluments. The case
went to the circuit court and that
court this week ordered Mr.. Wilcox to
turn over everything pertaining 10 the
office to Mr.. Martin and to pay to. him
all the emolulnents OF the Office since
last April. They also taxed him all the
costs in the custer case. Never was a
case decided more in accord with popu-
lar opinion than this one.
Since tho BricerThomas syndicate
have gobbled the Cleveland, Loraln &
Wheeling railroad there is talk OF o
terminal system here in which this road,
the Baltimore & Ohio and other rail-
roads are likely to be interested In the
Joint use OF the railroad bridge here,
with train every hour to and from
Wheeling. There arc some people who
will try to oppose this, but It will be q
splendid thing for Bellaire and Wheel
ing, too, II it Is ever contaminated, as
now discussed, aud 1t comes from the
railroad people.
n. s. Hopkins yesterday attended the
sale OF fine stock by j. W. sotherlandi
at Smithtield and bought fine brood
mare 10 years old, sired by ChamPlain
(5OS4), her dam by Updegraf's Old
Couch, with fIly by her side by Will
mont, by Tracyr he by Almont; 81.
Ncls. booked this mare TO Black Wilkes,
by Ambassador (l496), record 2:2li /.
She never had harness on. +
When the water works here were first
conducted they used wooden pipe, but
in latter years they havo been using
iron pipe, yet there is still great deal
OF the wooden pipe III use and 1t Is
source OF constant trouble. The pipe
has rotted so that q force OF menis kept
at work almost constantly repairing
leaks In 1t. -
The remains OF John Hoge, tho uRfor-
tunatc engineer who was so cruelty
killed at the steal works by the thought
less action OF his friend, Albert Oliver,
in starting tho engine he had no bust
ness with, wcrc shipped to Meadville.
Pa, yesterday for interment by under
takers Grafton and Apple.
Democrats here arc divided as to
whether J. Y. Patterson, OF Martins
Ferry, or Chalmers Trimble alpuld. be
nominated for sheriff. They shouldn't
trouble over matters Of that kind; the
fact that NJ. NJ. Scott will DO elected to
that Office is the thing that should trou-
Bile them.
Mr.. Abram Stanley. young business
man OF Salem. o., and Miss Emma IL.
Hogue, daughter OF Hon. Solomon
Hogue, wore married at the family
residence at Somerton, Wednesday
evening, and passed through here GU
their wedding tour East,
The st. Clai:sville gun club was down
Yesterday afternoon aud shot with the
BelIaire boys, making an average OF lag,
while the home boys made an average
OF 16 81. 1t was friendly shoot, not
a contest.
A FIRE caught In the roof Of ]. Q. f.
Wilkinson's residence yesterday even
ing. The department was called out
and extinguishcd the flames, but not
until one side Of the roof was destroyed.
Mrs. S. N. snively, a woman who
weighs over 2oopounds and who Is past
sixty years Of age, slipped and fell at
her home at Shadyslde yesterday, dis
locating her lett hip. ~
Mr.. Thomas MCGEE and daughter loft
yesterday for trip to his old home in
Scotland, They will BIO gone till Sop
TENDER.
George squiggins, the mailer, who has
been confined to his homo about two
years, was about town Yesterday.
Howard Potter languishes in jail in
default OF g and costs for misusing n
boy while fishing up the creek.
Mrs. George Clouso, who had tumor
removed from her neck on wednesday,
Is getting along nicely.
Sam Dean, the deputy revenue collec'
tor, will be in Bellairo to-day looking
after the liquor men,
The Republican county central com
mittee will meet at st. Clalrsyille satur-
day to organize.
Miss Mamie Pearson, OF woodshOld,
is guest OF the family Of Mr.. ]. A.
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