The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-02
BELfAIRE.
All Sorts OF Local Scws mni Gossip from
tho Glna Ctr.

All bor.s OF Local SoTs Hnl Gossip from
tlio GlnSs Ctr.
james Marley, Scott Lavilic and Hen.
ny Rock, three very worthless chaps,
were run in yesterday BY officer Slrobcl
for picking the pockets OF n drunken
man named Cellar. They have been
suspected for long time us tho high.
waymen who have frequently wNylaid
people here and have been watched.
Their going through Cellars pockets
and lis satchol was watched BY 4. L.
Jackson, night ticket agent ut tile b. &
o., from beginning to end. Young
Rock had n chilly" filed with lcud
They arc all charged with being pick
pockets, and AIanley is also charged
with larceny and young Rock with car
rying Il dangerous weapon.
John r. Duff, superintendent. Of til,
Bollairo schools some years ago, tells
this story OF his experience teaching ut
Laurelton, on the Wheeling < LAKE Erie
road. Some OF the boys were very mis-
chieyous and one day he thrashcd one
OF them pretty hard. Anticipating trou-
Bile, no wrote to Joseph McCunc, ono OF
tho directors, who isstill living: "Frend
Joe, have thrashed boy; there will
be trouble, will you stand by me TO-
morrow Back came this answer
from McCune: "Go ahead; give them
h-l; | will stand by YOU" But it was
McCunc's boy who had been punished,
and the professor sought new loca-
ton.
Tho water works trustees have issued
aperemptory order that tho water shall
be shut off from all those who fail to
to pay their water rent by the 10th.
Under tho present management the
water works here have been paving Il
portion OF the indebtedness its build
ing and operation has caused. But
there are still $4,000 water works
bonds outstanding, the interest OH
100000 OF which is paid by n tax levy
and is in addition to the rent property
owners pay.
Tho annual concert given at the
Christian church last night, like all OF
their New Year entertainments, brought
out 4 full house. The programme in
Cludcd some OF the sweetest singers OF
the city, and the music OF the Mandolin
club was excellent. Other parts OF the
programme were filled by children. Ec.
freshments were served in tho base
ment and 4 hearty welcome given the
New Year.
EX-County Treasurer George Robin:
son accompanied Representative Helm
lein to Columbus yesterday. There are
about twenty-five orthirty Belmont
county people now in the capital city
and only three OF them are III the Fora
ker line, the balance are for Sherman,
but some OF them are looking out for.
Tho Every Other-WccE Club held its
last meeting ut the home OF Mrs. NJ.
Alma Sanders and the next one will be
held at the home OF Mrs. Mary Gorrell.
1t is social club, but its meetings arc
not OF the gossipy kind. They discuss
timely topics and the writings OF prom
inent authors.
The delinquent tax list this year does
not indicate the most hcalthful condi-
ton OF affairs along the river border OF
this county. The Bcllairc portion OF
this list is the largest, and makes up
two-sevenths OF that OF tho entire
county.
The master mechanic at the steel
works, new man who Just tool, hold
yesterday, was struck on the head by 4
steel bar and disabled while re-arrang-
ing some Of the machinery. Ills injury
is not dangerous, however.
Mcssrs. NJ. L. Blackburn and Bert
Lazure, OF the Bellairc goblet company
at Findlav, arc in this city.
The wife OF DR.. T. NJ. Wells dislocated
her shoulder by tripping and falling OH
4 stairway the other day.
c. W. Dickens assumes the duties oil
his new position as cashier OF the Dol
lar Savings Bank to-day.
Miss Maudo Potts. high school teach
err at Cadiz, is spending her vacation
here.
DR.. H. G. Kemple is new candidate
for deputy oil inspector,
The Bellairc bottle works will resume
on Monday next.