The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-30
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local Nows and Gossip from
tho Glass City.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
tho Glass City.
1.-THE Immortal ]. n" is not half so
easily outdone as people think. He
travels we all railroads free, but tie
other day he called upon Judge Collins,
OF the B. O. at Columbus, for q pass
from that city to Newark. The
Judge at once issued him "a pass
to walk from Columbus to Newark"
81. N" went to depot, boardedthe train
and began to walk through the aisle OF
the cars. After the train got started
the conductor inquired why he didn't
sit down and take a rest-he knew him
and had not inquired for either a pass
or fare-whereupon the immortal in
formed the conductor that he didn't
have a pass to sit down, and exhibiting
it to the conductor, asked him if he
thought Judge Collins got any OF the
best OF it. The joke was passed through
the cars and everybody enjoyed the
'cuteness OF the cratic old man.
Next week the Cleveland& Pittsburgh
Railroad Company will put q train on
the Powhatn branch OF that road and
it will be q wonderful convenience to
the people along the route who have
never had any convenience in this line.
They depended entirely upon the river,
and it was SO tickle that when they
needed transportation facilities the
most the water was too low.
Bellaire is to have a wholesale liquor
store. Conrad Rumbach and Sebastian
WINNER have purchased one-third OF
the building known as the McGregor
block, adjoining the store OF A. Klotz,
and in this three-story brick it will be
opened as soon as it can be properly fit
ted up. The price paid for the block is
not given out, but was in the neighbor-
hood Of $1,000.
W. H. Gill, a member of the firm Of
Gill Bros, of this city, who is running q
branch pot works at Muncie, Ind, had
q serious mishap Monday. His horse
frightened at a street car and ran away,
throwing him out on the sidewalk, his
head striking the curbstone, He is not
dangerously, although seriously hurt
about the head and shoulders.
The officers elected by Bellaire Lodge
No. 267, +. and A. NJ, for the ensuing
year, are as follows: ia Greenfield,
w. NJ; st. John Rockenshousen, L W.. ;
Charles +. Strahl, ]. W; James T.
Kelly, Treasurer; G. II. Strahl, Secre-
tary; W.. +. Mellott, L. D.; Charles r.
Costing, ]. D. NJ. Nelson, Tyler.
There are now six national banks in
this county and six operating under
state charters. A new national bank
has lust been organized at Belmont
with a capital stock Of $4,000. Influ-
entail citizens OF Goshen and Smith
townships are at the head OF the enter
prise.
Mr.. George NJ. Wise reports that he
will conclude his examination OF the
books and accounts Of the water works
and be able to make full reports to the
trustees and to the city council the
early part of next week.
The projec. to put a mail box in the
Baltimore & Ohio depot meets with
greater favor with the public than was
anticipated. Everybody who has occas
ion TO use the mails very often ia
yors it.
The driving park is now deserted and
COWS roam about 1t at will. In TACT,
many owners oil COWS nave useu IL go
long they seem to think the title is
vested in thom and a fence and locked
gate does not always bar them.
Judge Chambers, of Caldwell, is
holding court for Judge briggs in the
trial ~ofseveral cases in which the latter
was a former attorney.
The Dollar Bank will pay its four per
cent cash dividend tomorrow, q Christ
mas present to the stockholders.
NJ. Sheets, the well known glass sales
man, formerly Of Bellaire, was in tho
city yesterday.
Little Maud Turnbull had her leg
broken while visiting with her mother
in Chicago.
Hon. A. G. Horr lie the next course
lecturer to be here, early next month.
FoR EARAcHE, Toothache. Sore Throat,
Swclled Neck, and the results OF colds
and Inflammation, use DR.. Thomas
Eclectrlc oil-the great pain destroyer,
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