The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-01
BllLLAlRE.
All Sorts of Locai News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts of Locni News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
The stockholders in the old Bellaire
window glass works are To receive %
per cent Of their stock in cash as re-
suit of tho sales OF material, ETC., on
hand at the close OF tho fire, when it
was decided to wind up business. The
site and buildings will DO offered at
public sale to-day, and will probably
be sold to the highest bidder. At one
time, the stock in these works COM
mandcd premium Of from 70 to loo
per cent, but that was in the palmy
days Of the window glass business.
That, too, was one OF the causes for SO
many new factories springing up.
"Hoodoo John" Is a character here
known as q weak minded individual,
who is frequently annoyed by thought
less individuals until he becomes en-
ragged, and occasionally he strikes some
ono who has no more sense than he
has, and o quarrel ensues. Robert
Milligan had a case OF this kind and the
mayor bound Robert over to court in
tho sum Of $50.
Judge Robt. NJ. Eaton, Of Atchison,
Kans., who was at one time prosecuting
attorney OF this county, left here last
night for his home, after ten days
visit with relatives and friends in this
county. Ho will be candidate for re-
election this fall on tho Alliance ticket,
rs the Democratic party in Kansas has
been absorbed by the discontinued
farmers.
The Burr'a Mills camp meeting be-
gins this week, aud hundreds OF people
will go out and remain through the bal
ance Of the month. The gates at this
meeting are not open on Sunday, but
they have arranged special days on
which special ratios will be given by the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Officer Strobel found two mail sacks
near the stock pens Saturday. They
had been piled up at the door OF the
car, and in the jostle Of the switches at
that point had been thrown out. The
matter was reported TO headquarters,
and some mail agent is likely to be rep
rimanded.
Messrs. W. D. Jones aud H. G. KEN
pie, members OF Spangler Post, 6. a.
R., left Saturday night for Washington,
D. O., to make arrangements for the
Grand Army boys who will attend tho
grand encampment in September.
Colonel David Rankin, who has been
at Mt Clemens, Mich, for a month
past for treatment for muscular rheu-
matism, is now in o serious condition
with inilammatory rheumatism, and
his wife will 60 up to-day.
The Italians in the First ward had
quito row Saturday night, the result
OF flushing the GROWER" and two Of
them were locked up. Tho balance OF
the gang put up Sll 20 yesterday and
secured their release.
A largo number Of Bellairo people
went to Cleveland and enjoyed a ride
on the lake or the races last week, but
tho weather was so very hot that most
OF them came home before their tickets
run out.
Tho family of County Commissioner
Bailey IL sadly afflicted with typhoid
fever. three members being down with
that disease at this time.
The school enumeration here, as re-
turned, shows falling Off III from last
year, the total being 1908, as compared
with 1924 last year.
All the trains yesterday carried big
crowds to the colored camp meetings at
Bethel and at Noonan's grove.
William H. Gill will move his family
to Muncie, Ind, this week, where Gill
Bros. operate pot works.
Isaac l. Fawcett is enjoying vaca-
ton at Atlantic City.