The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-15
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
The directors OF the novelty stamping
company yesterday awarded the con-
tract to II. w. Burrows to erect their
three-story brick building for the new
factory on the site OF the old Belmont
glass works. This was the PIONEER glass
works in Bellaire. 1t was started by n
few Wheeling parties and number Of
Beliaire men about twenty-five years
ago and made several OF them very
wealthy, but in the past few years the
plant lost prestige, and not having been
built with modern conveniences could
not stand against the competition Of
more modern factories, and it was de-
cided to wind up. The last stockholders
in it will realize from so to 40 per cent
OF their stock. :,
This city sold ST., $50 Of improvement
bonds at the highest premium ever OBJ
tanned hero for bonds of this kind.
They were per cents and fall due in
equal proportions each year for ten
years. There were bidders present
from Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo and
Cincinnati, but the bonds were bought
by William Sinram at q premium OF
SAG, and after it was known that none
of the foreign representatives were high
enough to take them, a Chicago firm OF.
fered to add $500 to the premium paid
and allow them to take the bonds, but
the offer came too late.
George S. Jennings, who was defeated
for water works trustee last spring by
Morg. Nelson, has been appointed to
fill the vacancy in that board caused by
the resignation of I. Adams. w. @.
Bergundthal was selected by the city
board OF education to fill the vacancy in
that board caused by tho departure OF
Capt. W. NJ. Ault to Indiana. Both Sc
lections are good ones, the mon having
served upon the respective boards pre-
viously.
Officer Charles Jahnke came upon
two thieves Just as they emerged from
Henry Days grocery about three o'clock
yesterday morning but the thieves,
who had obtained about seven dollars
IN cash, made good use OF their feet
and escaped. The officer fred his re-
volver after them and ono yelled as if
crippled, but he didn't stop running,
and they have not been found yet.
Mollie Hughes, of Benwood, formerly
of this city, either through error or
with suicidal intent, took poison tn o
other night and narrowly missed cross
ing tho river, but her love affair is
patched up and she is all right again.
The board OF health has asked the
city council to build crematory in
which to dispose OF the garbage and
filth gathered up about town, and the
matter is now in the hands OF proper
committees to investigate,
Professor George Heihlein, of Bridge.
port, passed through town yesterday on
his way to Columbus, where he is q
tercher OF music in the blind asylum.
He was accompanied by his brother,
Hon. ]. c. Heinlein.
Addison Thompson, formerly secre-
tary OF the Crystal Glass Company, of
Bridgeport, is now general manager OF
the Huntington Glass Company, at
Huntington, w. Va, and is located
there.
About fifty members Of the Grand
Army will leave this city next Saturday
and Sunday for the national encamp-
ment at Washington city. Thirty-tive
have already engaged quarters.
Councilman Joseph Clements and
Robert L. Cochran got home yesterday
from Kansas City and other points in
the west The former will probably in
vest in land in Kansas.
John Turk, who lived at tho old
"Good Intent" on the national road
leading to st. Clairsyille, died from a
stroke Of paralysis Tuesday and will be
buried this afternoon.
JEFF. Riggs and his wifeSwere both
locked up on a charge OF drunkenness.
The man managed to pay out, but left
his wife there in miserable condition
from her debauoh.
Adolph Bauer, an architect from
Raleigh, n. c., who has been visiting
his father here, left yesterday for New
York City.
John schick and Miss Katie Broening
left yesterday for visit with relatives
at Baltimore.
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