The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-04
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.

All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.
The city council met in regular session
last night and tho finance committee
made an exhibit OF tho condition OF the
various funds, admonishing the com
mlttecs TO be careful Of expenditures, as
no more money will be forthcoming
until the August apportionment Of taxes
comes i'll. There is money in all the
funds, but not enough to justify lavish
expenditures. The Fifth ward sewers
were accepted and the people in that
part OF town will be ut ease, as manyof
them have long wanted an opportunity
to make connections. -
Manufacturers all over the state arc
complaining OF hardships imposed by
the Rawlins. law, which taxes the raw
material, the finished and unfinished
product. 1t is one OF those unfortunate
and cumbersome laws made by man
with good object but who didn't
know how to get at what he wanted
and was too conceited to ask any one
else for Information. 1t will be ignored
very largely, no doubt.
Cards arc out announcing tho fwed-
ding OF Mr.. W. c. Stewart, jr., secretary
OF the Bellaire Stamping company, OF
Harvey, Ills, and Miss Anna Buckwaltcr
Sanders, OF this city, to take place at the
residence OF the brides mother, Mrs.
M. Alma Sanders, in the Fourth ward,
on Thursday, May u.
There was some alarm created in low
or town yesterday by placard being
placed on the residence OF Jacob Boney-
steele marked "Diphtheria. His baby
has membraneous Group and it is an or
der OF the state board OF health that all
such cases be guarded as diphthcria to
avoid trouble.
/ W. c. Bergundthal, Eminent Com
mandor OF Hope Commandery No. 90;
Knights Templar, has notified all cour-
tcous knights that q special train will 20
to st. Clairsville Thursday evening for
the accommodation OF those who at
tend the inspection and subsequent.
banquet.
George G. Mckee, OF Bridgeport, and
a. W. Kennon, OF st. Clairsville, are
making spirited contest to be selected
as one OF tho delegates from this dis
;trict to International Democratic conven-
ton, and it is altogether probable one
will be u delegate and the other IN al
ltcrnatc. 4f5i,'
Mrs. John Hammond, who runs n
saloon in lower town and gave n blow
out Saturday night, was tried before the
mayor yesterday on charge OF selling
to habitual drunliards, but was dismiss
cd. i,
The wives OF several politicians along
the river front just now wish their hus-
bands could be rs enthusiastic over
their families as they seem 10 be over
who will take care. OF the county.
Tho congressional contest grows in
interest as the day for the primaries
approaches, but there is no material
change in the situation. Both tho can
dida;es and their friends are hopeful.
William D. Jones and August Haas
will go to Piqua next week as the repre-
scntatives Of Spansler Post at the state
encampmcnt OF tho G. A. Il. They are
truo blues.
l1ackctt's band realized $3.50 out of
their festival and dance and Annie San
ders got q gold@watch and Charlie
kemplc lamp.
The members OF the Driving Park AS
ISOLATION meet this evening to arrange
for enclosing their ground and having
it cared for.
Two saloon men paid fines for selling
after eleven o'clock Saturday night and
the same numberfor violating the Sun
day law.
J. ". May, Baltimore 4 Ohio express
agent here, left yesterday for, trip
south. He has been quite sick for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ward, OF Youncs.
town, arc guests Of Mrs. Wards parents,
NJ. Y. Miller and wife, OH Gravel Hill.
The improvement in the water works
machinery this spring cost about
$4,000, and thc;work is not finished yet.
John B. He'll. the wcllknown butcher,
is dangerously i'll at his homo here.
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