The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-24
BEhLAIRE.
All Sorts Of Local Scws and Gossip from
tho Glass City.

All Sorts of Local Ncws and COSBY from
tho Glass City.
The Chief Clerk to Labor Commits
sioncr Lewis is Thomas Thomas, OF
Navarro, in Gov. McKinley's home
county. 1t pays $1,000 per year and
naming him was understood to have
been reserved at the time OF Lewiss
appointment. It's altogether probable,
however, that two 5000 clerkships will
at least be rendered to persons in this
county, and Mr.. c. B. Knox, OF Barnes
vile, is to have ono Of them.
1t is estimated that fully halt the sa-
looms OF this city arc practically owned
by the brewers, and more than hall the
groceries are practically owned by the
Wheeling wholesale greccrs. OF course,
there are several that are owned by the
proprictors outright and Independent
OF wholesalers or anybody else, but tho
wholesalers practically own a'good many
OF them, and this is truein all the river
towns.
Mr.. D. ]. Smith, who was secretary Of
the Union Window Glass Company,
when the works burned down, has sever
cd his connection to accept the sec.
retaryship OF aglass company at Alex
andria, Indiana, and Mr.. John Adams,
the manager, has made an engagement
to manage at Fostoria.
Messrs. Stewart and Ward, the flour
mill men here, will open wholesale
grocery this spring in this city. There
never was but one effort OF this kind in
this city, and that was several years
ago. -
]. w. Houston & Son, brick manufac-
turcrs and contractors, made an assign
ment yesterday to James G. Tallman,
Esq. Their assets are given as $500,
but their liabilities are yet unknown.
Mr.. Webster, who trained horses on
Wheeling Island last season. was in
Bcllairc mingling with the horsemen
yesterday. lie will handle some OF J.
NJ. Maring's horses this season.
The report that n. S. Hopkins, tho
horse trainer, who held forth here last
season, would 90 to Cadiz is without
foundation. lie will remain in Bcllairc.
Frank hathaway, who now owns the
Rankin farm out McAIahon's creek, con-
templates making half mile track on
the place and using it as stock farm.
Howard Pendry, who had his arm
pinchcd while coupling cars in tho B.
4 0. yard, is likely to be laid up q long
time, as gangreno has set in.
Improvements are being made in all
parts OF the city. The few days OF beau
tiiul weather brought out the music OF
tho saw and hammer.
Coal operators will reihsc to pay tho
advance OF five conts, asked for machine
mining, but it is not likely to cause a
general strike.
Mccsrs. Husbands and Inskoep who
bought the Windsor hotel, have been.
running that hotel on q lease ior about
eight years.
Lee Hall, "a grocer here, WINS closed up
yesterday by James Spcidel & Co., Of
Wheeling, ona claim for about $500.
Thomas O'AIalley, new Democrat,
was added to the list OF candidates for
street commissioner yesterday.
Miss Eliza Baron is having new front
put in ut the old homestead and will
otherwise improve her home.
Over 800 iiremen and their friends
were dinod and danced tho other night
atthe:anniversary supper.
w. ]. Kirkpatrick, the township clerk,
is candidate for reelection and is
hustling among the boys.
Miller Booth and son are fitting up a
room adjoining central block for bus
mess room.
Tho Bellairo Bottle works is not run
Ming this weck-too much stock piling
up.
UroN a fair trial find Salvation Oil
the best euro for rheumatism Ihavc
everknown. ltgivcs relief more quickly,
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