The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-14
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local Nows and Gossip from
tho GlaS City.

tho Glass City
The various societies aud representa-
tivcs OF the schools have organized for
the Columbian Day celebration with L.
J.. Stegar rs president, George W.. King
secretary, David Walker vice-president
and C. Rumbach treasurer. A parade
through the principal streets will be
one Of the features, with George +.
\ Morgan as chief marshal and John
Strobel and Carl Dorer as assistants.
Tho committee TO arrange programme
forafternoon and evening is b. /. Jones,
@. Rumbach, D. Walker, Charles Cor
dell and DR.. Porterliold. This commit
toe will also select the line oil march.
Messrs. E, j.. Stegar, George w. King,
William Lappart, John Seabrooks and
David Walker were made executive
committee to spend the money and
make all arrangements not otherwise
provided for.
There is a peculiar lawsuit over n
dead and Il living horse in this city.
Mark Smith, ex.policeman, wanted to
trade horses with W. II. Campbell and
the affair got SO far along that Camp
bell was in possession Of Smiths horse
and the latter II possession OF Camp
bells. Smith says the trade was con-
summatod, but the horse Campbell got
from Smith died in the stable Monday
night and he says it was Smiths horse
that died. This is the question now be-
ing tried to a jury before Squire Mason.
Smith took the living horse over into
West Virginia to prevent Campbell re-
plevining it.
The insurance men are progressing
nicely in the adjustment OF the loss on
the lantern globe works so far, though
the adiusters here will not recognize
what they term wild cat" companies
in fixing up the loss. The companies
referred to are those that do not COM
PLY with the Ohio laws and only write
such policies as they arc solicited to
write, and have no agents doing bust
ness in Ohio. 4
Tho suit Of tho county commissioners
against W. j. Berry, eS-commissioner,
for money alleged to have been wrong:
fully paid by over measurements OF
stone work under his supervision, has
been regularly filed in the common
pleas court. There are three counts IN
the petition where fraudulent measure
ments are charged, and the suit has ex-
cited general interest throughout the
county.
The Gravel Hill reading room will be
formally opened for the season to.mor.
row evening. There will be music and
an address by John a. Gallaher and
perhaps others. This has proven to be
one OF the best institutions IN tho city,
and there ought to be one III the central
part of the city, but philanthropists are
scarce in this city.
Mrs. Lucinda j. Anderson, mother OF
James I. Anderson, the lawyer and
editor and proprietor OF the Lndtpend-
ent, died at her home just west OF town
Yesterday in the SIND year OF her age.
She was an excellent woman and had
been a member OF tho United Prosby-
terian church for tifty-seven years.
William Parks attended the wedding
OF Rev. W. j. Wright, of Cincinnati,
and Miss Bessie Harris, at the brides
home, in Flushing, yesterday. Tho
bride is n sister Of Mrs. Howard Kirk.
deputy county treasurer.
Miss Bessie Hoge, formerly of this
city, smiled yesterday with Bishop Tho.
burn and wife for India, where she will
devote her future life to missionary
work.
The non-partisan W. 9. T. U. meets
this afternoon at the home OF Miss
Lizzie Cummins, on Gravel Hill.
Mrs. II. Roemer is taking in the Pitts
h, rvh EYpnSitiOn his week
The Women's Relief Corps meets this
evening.