The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-23
RIILLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.
1t has OF course not been definitely
settled where the new stamping works
will be built, as that can not be done
until after the organization OF the com.
pany under tho charter, but tho prob.
abilities are it will DO built on land
leased from the 3. & o. railroad com.
pany, just east OF the site OF the old
stamping works. Tho railroad com.
pGny owns a large area Of land there
which has been occupied for years by
n number Of shan.ics that were Of no
benefit to the town or company either,
and it is proposed to Sivo the now com.
pauy q long time lease on this ground
for nominal SUN. 1t is ono OF the best
sites in tho city Tor manufacturing
purposes and viii mako Tho cost OF the
plant much less than ii they should
buy.
Tho mother. of Col. ]. T. Charles.
worth, veteran Of tho war whose body
was Sho. through, but who is an active
lawyer today, according to tho Belmont
Cbronists, brought theiir willow sprout
over planted in this county, 1t says,
that awey back in the carly twentios
sho came with n band of pioneers from
Maryland, Being young she rode horse
back, and Tor a riding whip she carried
a small withc, cut from willow that
overllung tho spring at her Maryland
home. The NIarylandors settled III this
vicinity, and the willow wand was stuck
in the ground II grow, and from it
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progeny.
Some OF the workmen who were en-
gagcd in making repairs at the steel
plant were laid of this week and this
fact has given rise to rumors OF quiet
sympathy with the Carnegie side at
Homestead, but the rum0r came from
an evil mind. Tho repairs at tho works
are well along and tho managers and
some OF the Office force arc taking rest
aud vacation with thcir families with
friends out Of town or at the seashore,
and there is less force about the works,
because less is needed.
The rank and flo OF tho Democrats
who are dissatisfied with tho formation
OF their party committee and who pro-
pose to form club to use to their ad-
vantage or to knock the life out OF the
other work, had very fair meeting at
Schmulbach's hall the other night, and
will meet again next Thursday evening
TO permanently organize. The boys
mean to take a hand in affairs this fall
and secure properrecognition or slaugh-
ter those who have ignored them.
Bellaire people are wondering if the
W. & L. L. railroad has any intention
OF building the Bellaire branch OF that
road now that it has added 81, 100000
its capital stock. There was $4,000 or
$4,000 subscribed to the project here a
few years ago, but most OF the subscrip-
tions were made that it should build an
independent line, hence traffic arrange
inent with other roads will not hold the
subscription.
The assessment for the Fifth ward
sewer system was published for the
first time yesterday. A single lot is
taxed $33 65 for its entire system and
they make their own connection. Some
OF the large land owners in that part Of
town have to pay largo sum, but this
is one OF the misfortunes OF owning too
much land in city.
Nothing has been heard of the East
ern Ohio Insane asylum since tho COM
mission visited this section, but Massil-
Ion and Canton seem to be working in
concert to secure 1t at point between
those towns. They are only eight miles
apart and both arc good towns.
There were fifty-fvc divorce cases
brought i'll this county during the past
year AID and nine were already on file.
'rhirty-one were granted, ono refused,
eighteen dismissed and thirteen arc
still pending.
Hackct's brass band and crowd OF
folks Don't OH having q good tiEo wont
do~n 10 tho Ray fishing club yesterday
and will remain till this evening.
Ex.sheriG 0. 2. Touiko is homo from
pleasure jaunt to Put-in.Bay and
other points along the luke.
DR.. j. a. Rowlcs ard wife, of In
Crosse, Wis, aro guests Of their uncle,
Capt. u. II. I.owles.
George II. Mutll has developed into
"a lone fisherman" since he closed out
his business.
Now fronts are being put in the store
rooms OF Mira. Naylor aud William
Shindewolt.
The Jail is tonantless and the town
about half depopulated.