The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.


tho Glass City.
The new.elected officers of Spangler
Post, g. A. r., are: Post commander,
August Haas; senior vice commander,
William Nicholson; junior vice COM
mander, Henry W. Rails; surgeon, J.
B. Gibson; quartermaster, w. II.
Thompson; officer OF the day, II. G.
Kemple; officer of the guard, J. L. Ian
caster; chaplain, Thomas McClelland;
armorer, r. G. Jones; trustee, ]. W.
Morrill,; delegate to state encampment,
DR.. H. G. Kemple; alternate, ]. w.
Morrill,. The Woman's Relief Corps
elected Mrs. Haas president; Mrs. w.
H. Thompson, vice president; Mrs.
Weyrick, treasurer; Mrs. A. Porterfeld,
chaplain; Mrs. Andrews, conductor,
and May Rock, guard; delegate to state
encampmenk, Mrs. o. G. Jones; alter
ternate, Mrs. Woyrick.
Major Andrew Thurman, an old SOL
dier, who had commissions from Pres
idents Lincoln, johnson and Grant, was
stranded here last Saturday and enlist
ed the sympathy OF the mayor and 9TH
ers, who helped him on his way to Col
umbus. He was 70 years OF age, but
was hale and hearty, aud the papers he
had with him satisfied those who saw
them of their genuineness. He owns
property in North Dakota valued at
$4,000, but said it was in such shape
that he could not make ready use OF it.
The county board Of pension exam
liners, which meets in this city on
Wednesday of each week, is to be reor-
ganized by the Democrats, but some OF
them are favorable to retaining DR.. 6.
S. Wellons, OF GAINESVILLE, as d minority
representative. He favored DR.. E. NJ.
Riggs as minority representative in
the present organization, but failed to
secure his appointment, and his fate
may be no better. Democrats here
abouts believe to tho victors belong the
spoils.
The pots were set in Rodefer Bros.
magnificent new glass factory Saturday
and the fire started. Mr.. Murphy, the
builder of the new furnace, will take
charge of it this morning and after he
has made a successful melt OF glass the
furnace will be formally turned over to
the proprietors. 1t is expected they
will BIO making goods next week.
Col. @. L. Poorman was home yester-
day again, having completed all OF tho
election returns that can be until the
Injunction case as to issuing certiti.
cate to the congressman from the
Wooster district is decided. After the
first of the year he expects to return to
Beliaire, but some Of his friends think
Governor Mckinley will provide for
him another place.
Messrs. ]. B. Darrah and Marion
Huffman have SHE'D their castors into
the ring for postmaster. although the
latter announced some time ago that he
would not be an applicant, because the
party workers were never rewarded. 1t
is probable that the list will be 80 large
that the congressman will adopt the
election to untangle 1t.
Bellaire Chapter, 10Y, Royal Arch
Masons, has selected the following ofi-
GERS for the ensuing year: High priest,
Cyrus II. Strahl; king, W. @. Bergund-
thai; scribe, Edward Jones; treasurer,
James I. Kelly; secretary, II. A. Lich-
tenberger. The other officers are to be
appointed. Special meetings to confer
the Royal Arch degree will be held on
the 10th and 10th.
Donald Mcdonald returned to the
city Saturday, and is hunting down the
members OF the hose company who are
authority for the statement that he ia
short in his accounts with them. He
also states they have nothing like the
amount OF money they reported.
Hon. j. @. Heinlein went to Column
bus yesterday to file the papers in an
electric light case in the supreme court.
The honorable Charles is gaining quite
an extensive law practice, which he
does not permit his legislative duties to
interfere with.
Mary Reich, young daughter OF
Jacob Reich, who cannot be managed
by her parents, and who refuses to at
tend school, will be taken to the girls
industrial home, at Lancaster, by otli-
Ger Baugh to-day.
Joseph Cleaver, quite an old man in
the Second ward, who fell into the ash
pit while at work at the Crystal glass
works at Bridgeport, sustained serious
injuries and Will be laid up several
weeks.
Albert D. Rodefer, who has been suf-
fering for some weeks with dumb ague,
is conValesceRt
Captain B. T. Jones, superintendent
OF schools, is laid up with bilious at
tack,
Deputy Sheriff W. N. Darby and wife
spent yesterday with BeLlaire friends
In. Grafton and wife are homo from
a visit with Pittsburgh friends.