The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-09
DETII.AIItE,
Al Sorts of Locnl Sows anil Goslip from
tho Glass City.

tho Glass City.
Officers John Strobel captured slick
thief yesterday afternoon and ho Is now
IN tho lockup'awAiting tho arrival OF Il
droYer named Newton Brown, who lives
out the B., z. & 9. road. 1t WINS first
thought 10 be case OF bunco, but It
seems not oven to have that shadow OF
chance about it. The thici, who gives
his name as Morton, asked Brown to
change $50 for him, and tho drovcr
pulled out q roll Of money and began to
unroll 1t. Just as he got'S30 of the roll
Morton grabbed II and ran and nothing
moro was seen OF him until Officer
strobel dropped onto him Us no went
into q restaurant near tho ferry land.
ing for sandwich. Drovcr Brown
went homo after tho loss, but will DO
here this morning.
Down ut Powhatan tlicy arc involved
IN quite muddo over tho school di-
rectors allowing II singing school teach
OF. to use the school house for his class.
a brother OF one Of tho directors is op.
posed to such use OF it, and by having n
key made 10 fit tho lock succeeded in
barring out the singing school. A suit
OF rcplovin has been brought against him
TO secure tho key and Is 10 DO tried be.
fore n Powhatan squire.
Theodore Brown, an old chicken thief,
who has been frequently caught up but
always got olf lightly, broke lock ut q
honnery near GAINESVILLE while making
his last raid, and although ho only got
six chickens, tho breaking OF tho lock
made his oilensc burglary, and he plead
guilty. Judge briggs sentenced him to
six years in tho pGnitentiary.
The stockholders OF the Union Win.
dow Glass Company will meet next
wcol! to decide whether they will re-
build or quit business. Opinion among
those who own tho works is divided as
to what is best to do. To wind up will
give each shareholder from SG5 to $50
on each 500 invested, as they lost on
the stock by tho fire.
Tho Republican city convention will
DO held in the city hall next Saturday
evening. 1t is easy to guess all Of tho
ticket except the candidate for marshal,
and this harmony OF feeling is CALLING
to some OF the chaps who would enjoy a
bitter contest.
The Democratic city primaries will be
held next Saturday evening between the
hours OF and o'clock, sun timo. Tho
wards arc entitled to delegates as fol-
lows: First, 3; Second, 5; Third, 4 /;
Fourth, precinct A, 8; precinct B, 2;
Fifth, 4. !
Rodefer Brothers will rebuild their
glass plant hero aud aresat work now
clearing away tho debris and preparing
for the work. Many citizens and tho
board OF trade arc rendering substantial
encouragement.
DR.. Russell II. Conwell, pastor OF tho
Grace Baptist church at Philadelphia,
and president OF Temple College, will
deliver the last OF the series OF lectures
here at the Christian church tomorrow
evening.
Congressman A. ]. Pearson, repre-
senting this, at present Democratic,
district, voted against FREQ silver in the
preliminary skirmish. And this is
General Warmers home district! IA.
The county board OF elections will let
tho contract for printing 1000 tickets
on Friday. The tickets will be differ
ent for each. township and ward in tho
county. II
Alva A. Wise, the only Republican
member OF the township board Of trus-
tees, is the one whose term expires this
spring, but he will be reelected.
Hon. W. 7. Lewis is now safely in
stalled in the state labor commissioners
office, having taken charge Monday.
The fourteen road supervisors in this
township were paid total OF S3GS SO by
the trustees.
County Auditor J. A. Henderson and
Treasurer T. B. Archer werc in town
yesterday.