The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-14
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All Sorts of Local Nows and Gossip from
the Glass Ctr.


All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
the Glass city.
DR.. G. A. Keepers got in yesterday
from the Minneapolis convention. He
saws the Ohio delegation fell into line
solidly for Mckinley because OF q feel
ing that seemed to be growing in favor
Of leaving both Blaine and Harrison
out and taking up. a new man, and that
while the Harrison men IN the, Ohio del
egation understood the advances made
TO them on this score by the defeated
faction, they did not want to do any
thing that would detract from Mckin-
ley if there YVES q possibility OF failure
to nominate on the first ballot. They
all felt that that ballot would end it,
yet took chances onthe bare possibili.
~ OF its not doing so, to Keep Mckir-
ley prominent
Hon. David Wagner, David II. Milf
gan, John w. Terrill, Ham Glass, p. v.
Hall, Taylor Smith, Chalmer Trimble,
DR.. E. N. Riggs, 7. w, Mellott, Ed
stegar and W. 4. Evans, all delegates
from this county TO tlS Democratic
state convention, left here last night
for Columbus. They are working up
the interest of George @. Mckee, Esq,
Of Bridgeport, as delegate to the
national convention, and the meeting
Of the district delegates Will be held
this afternoon, when the two. national
delegates and elector wilbbe chosen.
There has been a great deal OF talk
floating around for some time past
about the county commissioners paying
for more than double the amount OF
stonework dono at divers places in the
County, and for their protection and to
satisfy inquiries County Surveyor John
A. Bond was sent to ono point to make
measurements. The chagrin OF the
commissioners may be imagined when
1t was found there were: LESS than 200
yards where over 900 had been paid for.
The end is not yet. -
In the contest for delegates at Barnes
Vile last Saturday one set were run
favorable to the candidacy of Eli Moore
for auditor and another:set for John A.
Osler for recorder. The latter won by
apluralitv OF o.. Charles Blakeney, Of
this city, will not be presented for re-
corder, but leaves the fifteen delegates
Of this city and township to 60 solidly
for W. J. kirkpatrick.
There was some excitement created
here over all uniounded reportthat gain
edvery general circulation concerninga
typhoid fever corpse being sent over
hero from Wheeling and being deposit
ed in yard without attention. The
ugly part OF the story was wholly un-
true.
John Baugh reached home yesterday
with the mangled remains OF his son
William, who was killed by the cars in
the yards at Dennison, Sunday. He
was literally torn to pieces. The tuner-
al takes place from the First NJ. +.
church this afternoon.
Tho only thing ever heard Of John
Neyill, who escaped from tho marshal
while on the way to tho GAINESVILLE
Iworkhonse, was an order from him to
his wife for hor to draw his pension. 1t
is evident that John is not dead; not
even hurt badly.
w. j. McClain, who has over 500, 900
worth OF contracts under way at Column
bus, spent Sunday with his family west
Of town and returned to Columbus yes
terday.
The members OF tho Christian En-
dcavor societies Of this city will char
ter a car to attend the convention at
Toronto on the oath inst
George r. Lazure, OF Gravel Hin,
drew a gold watch at q festival at