The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-19
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All Sorts Of Local New, and Gossip from
the Glass CiEY.

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All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
the Glass CitT.
Just q week ago the IETRLLIoEScER
gave the first news Of Colonel Poor
mans attack upon the methods pnr.
sued in tho secretary of states Office
which he has filed the past eight
months. Since that dnIe no has filed
the annual report OF tho secretary OF
states office, in which he calls the at
tention Of Governor Mckinley and the
state legislature to abuses that have
grown up through custom that seems
now we'll established, andin compara'
tive table shows that the contracts for
supplies made last year cost $4,000
more than those made for this year.
Some OF tho sensational Democratic
papers have undertaken to make much
capital out OF the matter, owing to q
dispute between Colonel Poornan and
ex-Secretary Dan Ryan as to tho appor-
tionment OF the extra $1,000 allowed
the secretary Of state each year. Ryan
served four months OF this year and
pocketed all OF that extra 81 900. Col
onel Poorman wants two.thirds OF II,
Us he is entitled to 1t, having done the
work. As to the other portion OF the
report made by tho colonel, his COM
parative tables as to the cost and OK.
penses Of running tho secretary OF
states Office are precisely on the same
line made by Secretary Ryan for the
first year he served, and there is no
room for Ryan to complain beyond the
statement that the contracts were made
and continued in face OF the fact that
tho open market afforded opportunity
to buy the Same goods for less money.
There Is hardly any doubt the matter
will be investigated by the legislature,
and it is tho intention OF Colonel
Poormau to remain in Columbus all
winter, though he will retire from the
secretary Of state's Office on the 9th Of
January.
Rev. DR.. PAUL, Of New Concord filed
tho place OF Rev. William Wallace in
the y. P. church yesterday, administer
ing the sacrament Of tho Lords supper
in the forenoon. It will BIO remembered
that Rev. Mr.. Wallace has withdrawn
from that church and will begin his
engagement with a C6ngregationalist
church the first OF the year.
The county auditors report giving q
detailed statement Of the receipts and
expenditures Of the county the past
year will be published this week.
Though figures are usually dry some OF
these are juicy enough for the tax
PAYERS, and the report is scanned with
greater interest than such things used
to be.
Squire Cooper let the Kane and Davis
bows of with only g and costs for
stealing turkeys from S. =. Nelson, be-
cause OF their youth, but young Kane
will probably be taken TO the reform
school at Lancaster under the truant
law. He was let go recently on the
plea OF his mother.
Marion Huffman, since he bloomed as
candidate for postmaster, is mingiing
with the Democracy in such q pleasing
way that he has been selected to make
Jacksonian speech on St Jackson's
day to the Democratic club.
Rodefer Bros. expect to have apartial
force Of men at work in their new glass
factory next week, Notwithstanding IT
is holiday week. There are several
glass workers here who have been out
Of work so long theywon't stop for hol-
idays.
There we're a half dozen boys arrested
last week for stealing, rather remark:
able record for one week in a town OF
this size and one that isgcalc1lated to
revive in the minds Of fond parents
moro frequently the question Where
is my boy tonight"
William Brideustein will leave to.
night for the Georgia fruit farm in
which he and several Belmont county
gentlemen are interested. Mr.. Briden-
stein will probably locate there perma-
nently.
Alfred Kelsey, the seventeen. year-old
boy charged with stealing brass from!
the B. so. shops, was fined S25 and
costs and given thirty days in Jail by
Mayor MCGOWAN.
Rev. ]. R. Mills, presiding elder for
this NJ. E. district, preached at the
First NJ. Z. church here yesterday i
being the regular quarterly meeting.
Some of the Bellaire whisky dealers
have been buying heavily Of bonded
stock in the belief that the tax is GER
tain to go up.