The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-15
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All Sorts OF Lncni News anu Gossip from
tho OlnM City.

All Sorts OF Lncai News anu Gossip from
tho Ola" City.
There Is littlc talked OF in tho city
just now but local elections. Everybody
Is discussing tho merits Of tho candi.
dates 30 far numed and those likely to DO
named this evening by the Democratic
convention. All tho indications point
to tho reelection OF Mayor MCGOWAN
and under tho Australian ballot system
this Is calculated to strengthen tho en-.
tire ticket, because there Is Il very con.
siderable number Of people who arc UNI.
willing TO trust themselves to do pro.
miscuous murking on tho blanket
ballots. j. b. Smith, for solicitor, Is
well fitted for that position, while 7. 0.
Criswcll, for treasurer, has never been
beaten and liz llus held several Offices in
tho city md township. James Willsin-
son, for street commissioner, Is COM
paratively unknown to tho public, and
may surprise everybody, while 4. 7.
Stewart, for water works trustee, is n
first class man for tho place, and NLessrs
Brown and Van Law will make good
members of tho school board.
Tomorrow will determine whether
the Union window glass works ia to be
rebuilt or not, us the stockholders
will meet 10 vote OH that question. A
wind.up OF affairs will give to each
shareholder from sos to $75 on each
500, and some OF them want whatever
they, can got out OF it, while the larger
portion are willing to rebuild but arc
mot ions a. In cn o.
A complaint against the owners OF
tho Benwood ferry people for obstruct-
ing navigation by driving piling on tho
north side Of their landing here is to DO
heard before U. S. Commissioner at
Wheeling tomorrow. This is smother
one Of tho cases that grows out oil the
effort to shut the steamer Phillips out
from landing here.
Charles Rosscr, Il street paving con.
tractor, says he will enter into contract
and give bond to do all the work that
has ever been required OF n street com.
missioner in Bcliairc for Just one-hali
what that place cost the city last year.
Mr. Byrnc, OF the Brooklyn baseball
team, was in this city yesterday and
signed Perk Kennedy, the phenomenal
young pitcher. lilo gets $500 for the
season and will 20 to Florida ut once,
where John NJ. Ward has the team now.
There will be five names presented
to the Democratic city convention to-
night, viz: D. r. AIcCloy, DR.. VIM. Nc
Masters, D. ". Cooper, Vim. Drugan
and Chas. Rodewig, and the last one has
the strongest following OF delegates.
The Prohibitionists intend placing q
ticket in the field this spring. They
held a confercuce Saturday night and
decided 10 wait ill after both tickets
were made and they will meet again
about THURSDAY evening.
The Republican city committee met
last evening and dccidec to hold q pri-
mary election Thursday evening from (
to o'clock at the usual voting places in
each ward, to nominate q candidate for
marshal by popular vote direct.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Second Presbyterian church cello
DRAFTED the tenth anniversary Of that
organization, and find that they have
contributed over 500 to missions in that
time.
W. G. Stewart, Jr., is at Chicago ar.
ranging Tor the removal OF the Stamp
ing company's plant from here to liar
vey, the work OF which will be com.
menced this week.
The engine that was turned over the
bank from the Ohio Valley railroad last
week in consequence OF slip. is 4 wreck
and will only be worth its weight as old
iron.
The friends OF Miss Minnie, daughter
OF Louis Cohen, the shoe merchant Of
this city, will be sorry to learn OF her
illness ut her home in the Fourth ward.
The ladies OF the Chautauqua Circle
will meet at the home Mrs. X. G. Faris
this evening to arrange q special pro-
gramme ior their circle.
Mr.. John Rosenhaum, q window glass
cutter OF the Bellaire glass works, will
soon lead to the altar Miss Olive Lash
ley, OF tho First ward.
Two or three Italians who were drunk
and making much noise at their ranch
in the First ward, were fined by Mayor
MCGOWAN yesterday.
W. &. Barnard has an immense lot
OF brick at his works and has made
some large sales for paving purposes
this season.
The Misses Rich and Lanhart, Of
Wheeling, were the guests OF the family
OF Louis Cohen Of the Fourth ward yes
tcrday.
Miss Emma and Cora Long, OF Wheel
ing, were the guests OF their sister, Mrs.
Geo. Carp, OF the Fifth ward; Sunday.
Miss Rose Lombard, Of the Fourth
ward, returned homo after pleasant
visit with friends in GAINESVILLE.
n. S. Hopkins will begin this week to
fix up tho Bellaire Driving Park for ac-
tive use this spring and summer.
The young people will give an enter
tainmont in the First NJ. L. church
Thursday evening.
James Marley and: Scott Laville will
be taken 10 the peniteutiary to-day.