The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-16
BEI.LAIRE
All Sorts Of LoeaI Sew aad Gossip from
the GlasS CITY.

on concerning the sLouc WoEh PsAu 'Sa
by the county commissioners during
the past year or two is rapidly develop.
ing few ugly features. A certificate
on Gle shows 6l2 cubic yards Of mason
ry paid for at $685. per cubic yard, at
Shayer's coal mines, to compromise an
action brought by Peter Shaver for dam'
ages to his mine by the building OF the
Bellalre and Weger pike. There was
nothing thought to be wrong with this
at tho time, and the certificate was
written BY Commissioner Hart and
signed by w. ]. Berry as superlntend-
ent Of the work, and when 1t was. pre-
scnted II was endorsed BY all OF tp9
commissioners as allowed, and signed
by Commissioners John o. Israel, Miles
r. Hart and Winfield s. Mecheln. Later
ugly rumors began to float around con-
corning the loose way the commissions
ers did their work, and, to make mat
tiers straight and put themselves right
before the people, tho commissioning
ordered County Surveyor John A. Bond
to measure this pieco oil work, with
Others, over again and report the oxact
number OF cubic yards in the work. Lie
did this and found at Shaver's coal
mine l95 $500 cubic yards of masonry,
whereas 5l2i had been paid for. The
other work TO be remeaSurcd has NOT
been reported upon yet but things
have CONC far enough to develop 20.
state Of affairs" not In accord with what
tho commissioners expected to find, and
there will be lively times in finding the
responsibility for this. 1t is not be-
lieyed the commissioners share IN the
spoils Of this kind Of dealing, but they
arc blamed for their duplicity in the
matter.
The city council made levy OF u
mills for city expenses during the cur
rent year, distributed rs follows: Street
and alley fund, mill; street paving
fund, Q mills; street light fund, / 6.10
mills; water works bond fund, 1910
mills; interest and principal fund, 6,lO
mills; fire department fund, 6.l0 mills;
park fund, Ito mill ; sanitary fund, 2-l0
mill. The general and police funds are
provided for by the Dow liquor tax,
and no levy Is made for them.
Elizabeth Workman and Mrs. Jones
and daughter were arrested for using
loud and profane language to the an.
snoyance OF their neighbors. The first
named was fined s. and costs, and the
latter two plead not guilty, and will
have o hearing. Their case depends on
the ANNOYED neighbors, who have been
complaining for long time.
Ex-sheriff W. G. Cochran was con:
siderably exercised over the action OF
part OF the Bellaire delegation in not
supporting him for commissioner in
tho county convention, and is quite
sore, but there is less soreness here
than usual after county convention,
most Republicans being well satisfied
with the ticket.
Heatherington's brass band headed
the BelIaire, GAINESVILLE and other dele
cations returning from the county con-
vention, and they all marched down
street in body, accompanying Colonel
Poorman to his home, and after lively
air By the band they gave three cheers
for the candidate for Congress and dis
persed.
Mat Aldridge, the Republican nomi.
nee for county auditor, was Q former
resident of this city and married his
wife here. His nomination Ia pleasing
to a great majority of the people here
and he will no doubt be handsomely
| c omplimented next November.
Three night sellers got drunk while
engaged at their work here day. betore
yesterday morning and made .suctrIa
sorry mess OF their business that they
were all locked up, and the mayor
fined the boss S. and costs and his help
g and costs each.
Bellaire merchants are not pleased
with the Baltimore & Ohio in not ar
ranging to bring the accommodation
train from the west TO this city earlier
in the day, as they claim was promised,
Harry Gin is experimenting the pot
works OF Gill Brothers, at Muncie, Ind,
while his brother Will is looking after
the works here and arranging for, his
family to move.
Charlie Strong, o boy fourteen years
Of age, lost his right foot by trying to
Jump on moving train in the B. & o.
yard. 1t was crushed SO it had to be
amputated. =,
Will Parks and Misses Ledra Smith,
Anna Oswald, and Winnie Workman
took their Sabbath school classes for o
romp in the woods yesterday.
General Manager Townsend denies
the report that Calvin S. Brtce has
purchased controlling interest in the
D. L. & w. railroad.
A new movements on foot for the es-
Enlistment of another industry here,
but It is not far enough along to give
details yet
O. Curran, the street commissioner,
is home FROM o Pittsburgh hospital, but
is still laid up with rheumatism.
Mr.. VAL Heaton, o Philadelphia jew
eler, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. ], 3.
Smith, in this city.
]. NJ. Nanny, of Muncie, Ind ia in
the city looking after business In;
terests. Va "a
Insane asylum news is very scarce
these days and. people with sites are, in
a stew. (,
John Parks and vile sailed yesterday
on tho City Of New York for Europe,
N. L Marsh is homo from meeting
Of Ohio jewellers at Columbus. ~. !,
Col. David Rankin and wife are atMt.
Clemens, Mich.
No supeFhdman strength, but Natural
Vlgor.
To attain tho muscularity Of the individual
who snaps steel shacklOs like twIgS 0y simply.
bending his armis vouchsated TO few But to
acquire reasonable amount Of physical power
and constitutional energy, TO cat, sleep and d.
gcst well, to possess an equablc, quiet nesyonsS