The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-20
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

MI softb OF Local NuNb NHN NNsS'f
the Glass City.
There have been Sal, 3sl II paid to
the pike contractors for work in this
township on the new system OF pixies.
They were started with an idea that
100000 would build them; an additional
$4,000 was afterwards given, which to-
gether with the premium on the bonds
sold made Sl2l, 767. Added to this Is
5000 in taxes and about 81, 900 in tolls,
and this covers all OF the township re-
sources. But the bridge and culvert
masonry is to be paid out OF the county
treasury and some Of the money will be
covered into the pike fund again. The
pixies are not nearly completed. There
Is not q sign OF a stone on the road
leading up the river.
Thomas Davis was thrown over the
head Of colt he was breaking, and fell
on his head and shoulders in such u
way that he died q few hours later.
This occurred Tuesday evening n few
miles west OF town. He was n son OF
Maurice Davis, eX-township trustee,
and was a married man, leaving a wife
aud three children. He thought lie had
the colt tolerably we'll broken, and
won't out on the run road with him, but
the young animal reared and plunged
until Davis fell among the rocks and in
jured his spine.
At the meeting of council the other
night further proceedings in the su-
preme court OF the United States against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny weto ordered stopped until the con-
ference committee finally reported the
result OF negotiations with that compa-
ny with reference to the Belmont street
crossing at grade and a new bridge on
Union street.
G. Rumbach and other Democrats
have begun to think the return Of that
pei coon after an absence OF eighteen
months is an omen OF evil to the DEM
ocracy. They take it that this was u
good time for that same old coon" to
appear, and they have tied another
knot in their wallet string to keep from
banking on Democratic success.
The. council and the school hoard APP
propriated $50 each for the Columbian
celebration. II. s.. Armstrong, Esq,
will be one OF the orators OF the evening
in the exercises on the east side OF the
public square. All the brass bands in
the city have been engaged, and it will
be a great day here from present indi-
cations.
All OF the industries in this city will
be closed tomorrow except the steel
works, where they arc pressed to fill
present orders for finished steel, and to
close down tomorrow would throw the
works idle for several days.
The insurance men have about finish
ed the appraisement oil the Lantern
globe works, machinery and buildings,
on which there was $4,000 insurance,
and the adjustment SO far has been sat
isfactory to all the parties concerned
Fred Eberle has been laid up for a
week with an army wound in the shoul-
der that occasionally breaks out and
keeps him confined to his bed. He was
very bad for several days, but is conva-
lescing now
Misses Anna Hoge and Jessie Jackley,
who accompanied Miss Bessie Hoge as
far as New York on her trip to India,
stopped here on their return to their
duties in Cincinnati.
The third annual lecture course opens
here this evening with an entertain
ment by the Edward Marco company,
in the First NJ. L. church.
Tho County Teachers Association
will meet ut Belmont Saturday, instead
ofat Glencoe, as heretofore announced.
Mayor MCGOWAN turned in $l57 20 for
the last fiscal month, which includes
fines, license and hall rent.
Rev. I. W. Lane, OF GAINESVILLE, was
mingling with Bellaire friends yester-
day.
Mrs. Morris V. Miller left yesterday
for n visit with Steubenville friends.
Miss Flora Bickel has returned from
| a visit at Newton Falls.