The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-13
BELLAIHE.
All Sorts OF Local Nova and GosAlp from
the Glnss City.

the Glnss City.
The old Council settled up its bust
ness last night and adjourned sine die.
The new Council is composed OF seven
OF the old members, Messrs. W. NJ.
Reed and Jacob Boncysteele being tho
only ones to retire; but Oliver Black
burn died sometime since, hence three
new members take seats in the new
body, a. NJ. F. Boyd, Reuben Lowe and
James H. Campbell. The Council
elected Luke Gavin, president, and
Joseph Clements, vice president. The
clerk holds over for another year, and
this is all thereis OF the:organization
except the appointment of committees,
Which will DO done next week.
Fifty employees OF the Bellaire
Stamping company left here yesterday
afternoon via the q. & Z. road for Har-
vey, III. Mr.. W.. c. Stewart, the sccrc-
tary, accompanied them. In about two
weeks forty others will 60 out. Several
OF these people have families and own
property here. They would have liked
to remain in town, but rather than be
idle chose the only thing left for them
to do-go with the company to its new
location.
The mayor last night reported the ap-
pointmen. Of six night watchmen.
Council rejected the name OF Donald
Mcdonald by an unanimous vote, that
of James S. Johnson by 4 tic vote, and
that OF John Strobel by vote OF six to
five. Charles Jahnkc, William Burke
and Peter AIalley were confirmed. Tho
mayor refused to send in other names,
and SO the matter stands.
Marshal D. G. Shepherd retired from
that office last night and Officer Charles
Johnson, who has been on the police
force for ten years, took his place. John
Madden retired from the city commits
sioner's Office after four years service,
and was succeeded by Cornelius Curran.
These are tho only changes in the ac-
tive city officers.
The newly elected city commissioner
announces M intention to make all
able-bodied men over twcnty-one and
under fifty years OF ago perform two
days labor III the streets and alleys, as
required by law, or pay somebody to
do it for them. This law has been dis.
regarded Tor several years.
There was q double funeral from the
residence OF Wiley Roman, OH Rose
hill, yesterday. Ills mother-in-law,
Mrs. Johanna Jones, and his wife, Mrs.
Jennie Roman, mother and daughter,
died within a few hours Of each other
and were buried at Bethel, out the b.,
2. 4. c. road.
Samuel B. Piper, OF GAINESVILLE, camo
down here yesterday to attend the
meeting OF the Congressional commit
tee, having got the dato OF the meeting
wrong. lie acquiesces in the action OF
Hon. CT. Weems, whom he got to act
for him, however,
The band OF Willing Workers, on
Gravel Hill, held an, interesting recep.
ton Mt the home of Mrs. W. NJ. Eaton,
wife oil the pastor, OF the Second Presby-
terrain church, Monday evening,
John w. Heron, one Of Cincinnati's
leading attorneys, is i'll tho city to take
dispositions in the office OF James &.
Tallman in = case pending in the SUI
preme court.
Tho Y. 7. S. c. z. will give an enter
tainmont in tho First Presbyterian to-
morrow evening. They have al inter-
esting programme.
John W. Hutchinson, an attorney OF
Lima, o., who was born and raised near
Beallsville, is visiting the home OF his
early youth.
a social was held at the home OF Rev.
William Wallace, pastor OF the United
Presbyterian church, Yesterday even
ing.
Prosecuting Attorney Eiollingsworth
and John B. Longley, OF St. Clairsville,
were in town Yesterday.
I. G. Henry and bride. Of Bennett,
Pa, are guests OF ]. n. Grafton and wife
here.
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