The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-12
BELLAiRE,
AL Sorts OF Local .News and Gossip from
The. Glass City,


the Glass City.
The Republican city convention will
meet at the city hall this evening, and
all the indications point to5G harmo-
NOUS convention. The names oil S. S.
MCGOWAN, the present mayor, and
Frank S. Mason, at presenta justice OF
the peace, will be presented for mayor.
There is no doubt o; the denomination
OF Mayor MCGOWAN. and at the same
time MIR. Mason will be introduced for
that place perhaps some time. For
marshal four names will be presented.
John Strobcl. Donald Mcdonald, James
Johnston and Henry Bahra. The dele
gates are divided among these, with
strobel leading, and what may occur
alter ballot or two cannot be guessed.
For city treasurer p. 0. Criswell has
been mentioned, and unless some one
else appears for the place, will be nom
mated by acclamation. For city com
missioners there are several candidates,
and no man can guess the winner be-
foro the ballots are counted. Tho con-
vention will be composed oil twenty del
cgates.
The county board OF elections met at
St. Clairsville yesterday and selected
additional judges and clerks for the
spring election in some Soi the towns
whcro changes occurred. In this city,
Martins Ferry and GAINESVILLE, the
same judges and clerks appointed for
last falls election will serve, while Tor
Bridgeport the matter was postponed
until their next meeting, awaiting the
division OF that town into wards; but ii
this division is not made and certified
before the 2lst, it will not come under
control OF the board this spring The
printing OF 2S,500 tickets was awarded
the St. Clairsville Gazette atSlEg. Other
bids were: Belmont Chronicle $2l3.5O:
Bellairc Tribune $3.50. They also ordered
fifteen additional booths.
The dismissal OF john FELTON, from the
police force by the mayor is very gen.
orally endorsed rs proper act. His
action in suspending officer Johnson
and then rcinstating him at the instance
ofthe police committee until the next
regular meeting OF Council, is accepted
as quite point for Jolinson's friends,
rs lie is candidate for marshal on the
Democratic ticket and that convention
will be over before the Council gets at
an investigation, and he will probably
be the nominee. -.-:.
James NIanley, charged with pocket
picking and robbery was tried at st.
Clairsville yesterday afternoon and tho
case was given to tho jury late last
night. His own testimony, however,
would convict him, and it only remains
to be known what sentence he will get.
Scott I.aville, one OF his pals, will be
tried this morning.
Tho jury in tho case against Emmett
Bcal and Martin Lippcrman. two boys
charged with stealing brass, cheese,
etc., from the Baltimoreand Ohio, found
Beal guilty and let Lipperman 80. He
will be sent to the reform farm.
The concert at tho Second Prcsby-
terrain church last night was we'll
attended and the entertainment is
highly spoken OF, all : the parts being
well rendered. is
J.B. Smith, Esq, will be nominated
for city solicitor this evening. Hunter
Armstrong who was first talked Of not
being eligible.
Tho Democratic city primaries will be
held this evening, and their convention
next Tuesday evening. , $50 ~. :
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