The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
ElILLAIRE,
All Sorts OF Locpl News nnd Gossip from
the G.nss City.

the GLASS City.
Tho county commissioners and others
interested in tho pixies now being built
in this township have decided TO petit
ton tho legislature to authorize the APP
preparation OF $4,000 moro to complete
the roads. Tho system rs adopted pro-
vidcs for five pixies leading from this
city to the township line in rs many
different directions. Four OF these are
all graded and thrcc OF them about ali
stoned. There is left about $50, 900 OF
the original fund, but this will all be
required TO build the West Wheeling
pike, leaving about5A miles OF the roads
provided Tor without any stone at all,
and none OF them have received the full
quota OF stone, owing to the effort to
make the funds providcd'go as far us
possible. There are TO be % miles all
told, and to mako the work already
done valuable it is necessary to put
more stone on all the roads. An estt-
mate has been made TINT the pixies can
be completed and 600 yards moro stone
put upon each milo with tho additional
$4,000, and petitions to have IN act
authorizing this expenditure viii! be
started this morning and circulated
among all interested.
Robert Simpson is q claasworlser
when he works at all, but on Saturday
evening he assaulted his wife while
drunk and blackened both OF her eyes.
The marshal was informed md arrested
the fellow, but not until after Il lively
chase from Rose Fill to Indian Run.
The case was IN aggravated one and the
mayor fined him $50 and costs, which
sends him to the GAINESVILLE %workhouse
under the arrangement with this coun-
ty, and thither ho will be taken to-day
by Marshal Shepherd.
The Union Window Glas company
finally got q settlement with the insur.
ance companies for the loss OF their
works by fire recently, by which thoy
got n total OF 5000. The board is di.
vided in the matter OF rebuilding and
the question will be submitted to the
stockholders at a.mcoting to be held on
tho 10th prox.
The Republican primaries will be held
next Thursday evening and the conven-
ton on the 18th. AS this is the first
spring election under the kangaroo
ballot law the ward committeeman have
important duties to look after to sec
that all nominees for the precincts arc
properly certified to the county board OF
election.
The record ior several months was
broken in the way OF arrests Saturday
night and yesterday. Two plain
DRINKS and a wite-beatcr Saturday
night and another plain drunk ycsler-
day, all by the marshal, who, by tho
way, is not u candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Reed, jr., has returned IRON ALI
ance, where he has been looking after
the interests OF his father, who recently
made an assignment OF his shoe store.
The stock is closed out and theiassignee
is settling up with the creditors as lar
rs it will go,
Gill Bros. have closed a deal with
Muncic, Ind, parties by which they
will build 4 pot works there. William
II. Gill who will have charge OF the new
works, leaves Tor Muncie tonight.
Minnie Slane, formerly OF this city,
was frightfully burned while starting a
fire with oil at Findlay last week. She
vii! not die, but is Scared for life.
The Catholic festival closed Saturday
night with an immense crowd, and the
church will realize several hundred dol
lars from the weeks bazaar.
Charlie Upperman, q bottle blower
well known here, was married last
Thursday to Miss Hattie J. Rohr, OF