The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-23
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All sorts o. Local SsVs ma Gossip from
the GInsl cIky.

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an Sorts o. Local SsVs ma Gossip from
the Glass city.
The people on what is known as the
Rock Hill pike are up inarma nov. over
what they claim Is fraud in building
the pixies, and they allege that through
ca~relessness OF design . yard and u half.
OF stone has been allowed where only q
yard was put upon the roads. Reliable
farmers who live along that road and
have to pay a good share OF the cost as
sert that they have measured the stone
after It was dumped onsthes road, and.
there was only a scaht yard whereas
the tally Of the man ut thestonecrusher
in keeping accounts OF these would
mark Il a load, supposed to contain q
yard and a half. They also say they
have measured the stone in the box at
the crusher when it was ready TO take
out and found only a yard there. En-
glneer Dawson's attention was called to
IL and he in turn informed the commits
sioners. There is much feeling on this.
score and the people are becoming con-
siderably stirred up on this point, as
they now claim this has been going on
along time.
The FIRE at Heatherington's coal mine
is not out yet and the damage Will
amount to a considerable sum unless 1t
is soon checked. They think they can
now reach the end Of the fire, but 1t Is
such a difficult place to work, with
smoke and steam and debris falling
from above, that nothing is yetpositive-
ly known as to the end. In some places
twelve feet Of earth above the roof OF
the mine has caved in. They are put
tingin new timbers as far as they can
work to make 1t sale.
The new Murphy furnace at Rodefer
Bros glass plant has brought around
the first melt Of glassin grand shape
There was not an untoward thing oc-
CURED in heating up the new furnace,
and it works so we'll that everybody Is
agreeably surprised, even Mr.. Murphy
himself. One OF the claims for this'tur.
mace is that it requires less fuelto keep
II hot than any other kind of a glass
furnace. This will be demonstrated
shortly.
Miss Sarah Hyatt came here from
Kansas about ten days ago.t to be treated
for cancer. She made her home with
her aunt, Mrs. w. X. Crozier, and on
Wednesday afternoon she was taken
suddenly Ill and a physician called. 1t
was not regarded as serious, but during
that night she became violent and the
physician was again called. Before he
arrived the girl was dead.
"A. W. Boggs, of CHICAGO western
representative OF the united States
Glass Company, was hereiyesterday for
the first time in four years, and he was
agreeably surprised at the evidences OF
progress to be seen. Mr.. Boggs does not
believe any depression a keep back
the march Of Industrial enterprises in a
valley SO rich in its resources as this
one.
James I. Kelly, assistant cashier OF
the First National bank, 10 confined to
his bed with a serious affection Of the
right hip. It was at first thought to be
rheumatism, but an operation was per
formed and the hip lanced yesterday.
BE is resting easier now.
The homestead residence Of the late
General Weir, burned at St Glairsville
on Wednesday, was the scene Of the
tragic death of the old general by the
hand OF his son James, who escaped and
has never been heard of since.
Rev. ]. @. McCracken, the new
preacher for the Second Presbyterian
church, has been dismissed by thepres-
bytery at Blairsville, Pajt to the st.
Clairsyille Presbytery.
John Crafty, Howard McGregor,
Frank Roemer and other Bellaire boys
who are attending colleges in different
parts Of the state, are home for the hol-
idays.
The schools will be dismissed to-day
for two weeks. The school board will
meet this evening and settle up with
the teachers for the period ending to-
day.