The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-17
BELTiAIRE,
All sorts Of Local Sew. nni Go,up from
tho Glass City,

Tho county commissioners and their
attorney, Hon. Q. L. Wcems, and Charles
>. Bailey and his counsel, Dewitt Dan
iotd, were in tho city yesterday, and,
with Civil Engineers Dawson and Nor
ton, made some measurements OF the
work on McNlahon's creek pike for use
In a suit brought by bailey, who WINS a
sub'contractor, against w. j.. McClain,
the original contractor. McClain claims
tho work was extra, and he has Il suit
pending against tho commissioners for
extra work, which includes this. The
Bailey suit comes up tomorrow,
The fourteen delegates from Monroe
county to the congressional convention
at stcnbcnville on tho oath instant arc
as follows: DR.. A. c. Armstrong, L. o.
Okoy, j. W. Hutchinson, II. G. White,
Theodore Modem, George Foraker, w.
=. ONeil g. l.. Tyler, II. +. Burkhart,
Henry Wilson, j. W. Weber, w. p.
King, CIV. lIartline and Isaac Hatcher.
They wero regularly selected by tho
county committee aud were instructed
TO vote for Colonel Poorlnun by q mass
meeting OF Republicans held in connec.
ton with the committee meeting.
Tho contest for Congress in tho dis.
trict Just west Of lis lias narrowed down
to q trial OF strength between Colonel J.
u. Taylor. we'll known throughout cast
ern Ohio as m adroit candidate, and
General r. B. Dawes, OF Marietta. Each
has his own county back OF him, with
Noble and Muskingum to draw from,
and q probability OF Muskingum mus.
tering up a candidate OF its own.
Hon. David a.. Hollingsworth, the
Cadiz candidate for Congress, is sending
out printed slips OF tho favorable com
ments OF his candidacy to all OF the del
cgatcs in this and Monroe counties. He
is relying upon tho promises he has as
the second choice to secure the nomina-
ton, and unless it is made on tho first
or tho second ballot ut farthest, he will
be a very formidable competitor for
that nomination.
Some OF the farmers in this vicinity
arc moving TO stir up m interest in the
location OF tho new insane asylum to DO
quilt by the state somewhere in eastern
Ohio. A>meeting will be held at Rock
Hill school, house, Friday evening, and
will be addressed by Hon. A. 4. Nc.
kelvey, ]. II. Day aud Martin Cowen
on this subject. No interest at all
seems to be manifest in this city on tho
matter.
Some excitement was created Sunday
night by report that the postonice had
been broken into, but it turned out to
be n mistake. The chief clerk had
thoughtlessly left tho back door open,
but it was discovered just after he left,
and, Notwithstanding the presence of a
revolver to kill the intruder, there was
nothing disturbed in the office, nor had
anyone been in.
Syl. Wetherald, formerly q mailer in
the Bellaire nail works and also in the
Laughlin mill. was stricken with paral-
ysis at his home in Findlay last Satur-
day and for . while his life was de-
SPARED OF. He is still in a critical CON
dition.
Rebecca Bogcs, Of near Neff' 8 Siding;
sued John A. Nef, executor OF the es-
tate of Moses Boggs. deceased, for So
600 for boarding, washing and nursing,
and the jury gave her a verdict for ST.
666.66!. 1t was a compromised verdict.
The assessors of this city made their
returns to the auditor yesterday and on
next Monday the city Board Of Educa.
ton will meet at the same place for or
ga~nization, and will be in session here
for about two weeks.
J. B. Smith, ]. @. Tallman, Charles J.
Gill and I. A. :Rodefer have made beau
tiful lawns in front OF their residences
and removed tho fences. Quite a lot OF
improvements are being made on prop
erty hcrcabouts.
John Stewart, who retired from the
firm OF Meelan & Stewart, coal mer-
chants, was presented with a gold
headed cane by the miners employed by
that firm, rs an evidence OF their regard
for him.
Luther Talbot, L. @. Kelly, William
Morehousc, John Eddy and J.. G. F.
Wilkinson all went to the Grand Lodge
OF Odd Fellows yesterday as represents
tives from Bellaire.
The Epworth Leagues OF tho M, E,
churches Of this city all held interesting
eppholiiukO W tl6 Luld ullll-
versary Of that organization Sunday
evening.
High school boys arc now distin-
guished by flat blue caps labeled "B. H..
s., '02.h The caps resemble those worn
by dat leetle German band"
Ex-Councilman Joseph Boswell is
homo from Pittsburg, where he went to
accept a place in tho Fort Pitt iron
works. It didn't suit him. !.
Tho new baking powder industry will
be in operation here;by the first Of next
month. 1t is asure so now and will be
run on an extensive scale.
G. W. Lashley, a,farmer of Mead
township, who is also n justice OF the
peace, made m assignment to George
Arnold, Saturday.
The Good Templars took in 500. at
their entertainment Saturday night, and
will save $40 oft.
The Bcllairo Gas and Electric Com
pany will hold its annual meeting next
Saturday.
Tho school board met last night, but
transacted only routine business.
MARTINS FERRY.