The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-27
RELLAlRE.
All Sorts of Local \ ". and Gossip from
ctaSI CITY.

All Sorts Of Local y ". and Gossip IRON
tho ctaSI cl.y.
Many of the Germans Of this city feel
that they have a grievance against the
school board, and interested parties arc
multiplying things 10 a%2gravate them.
The Turner society wanted to engage Q
training teacher in connection with the
schools, as the law now requires a
teacher Of physical culture in the pub
lie schools, and their proposition TO pay
half the salary Of q teacher they sIig'
gested was laid upon tho table. Then
the German preacher wanted to use q
school room for a German night school,
and this was ignored, hence the trouble.
1t is expected that the Ohio Valley
railroad will all be fitted IN ready Tor
the running Of trains to Powhatan by
tho end OF this week. Cars have been
run to Powhatan over the road already,
and several carloads OF wool have been
brought up from that section TO this
city, but tho road was not in good
shape for active operation. By the
end OF this week, however, 1t 10 az:
pected to be completed, and q train Will
DO u to connect with the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh trains at this point.
The Republicans have begun to waken
up and a meeting OF the Republican
League Club OF this city will be held at
city hall this evening. The ensuing elk
weeks will in all probability be lively
enough for practical purposes. The
boys only needed a little stirring up
and when they began to calculate the
losses they would sustain by removals
they began to figure on setting the tide
in the right direction.
Pears and apples that are a foot in
circumference have been brought in to
the local newspaper people here from
tho fruit farm OF Theobald Klee, just
west of this city, and the newspapers
Of course, believe this is the greatest
fruit growing section in the world.
George squiggins, ST., father of George
SQuiggins who was in the b. d o. ticket
Office at Wheeling sometime ago, died
at his home here, Sunday evening. He
had been afflicted q long time with
cancer of the face and rheumatism.
There is a probability of q new steel
bridge taking the place of the old
wooden structure oyer the railroad
tracks, on Union street. The i. q y.
company had measurements for the
bridge made yesterday.
The grand jury in Monroe county re.
turned seventy.two true bills, most OF
the indictments being against saloon
keepers, and some Of the saloons have
been declared nuisances and abolished.
There are indications Of diphtheria
becoming prevalent here, Two or
three cases not fully developed were
talked OF yesterday.
John S. Rider, a real estate agent Of
Sterling, Kans., is here visiting his
brother, Gene Rider, OF the Bellatre
Stove Company.
Spangler Post, G. A. R., and the
Knights Of Pythias will attend the tu-
neral OF George squiggins as bodies this
afternoon.
Ellsworth Hobbs, stenographer of the
Bellaire Stamping Company, at Harvey,
Ills, is visiting friends here.
James f. Anderson, esq, and family
will probably occupy the Barnard
homestead on Gravel hill.
Col. Poorman will speak in Steuben-
Vile on Wednesday evening Of this
week.
Ex-Auditor Muhleman, Of Monroe
county, was in the city yesterday.
Louis Wescott and family moved to
Eslwood, Ind, last night.
ATTEND the St. CIHirsville Fair, septem-
her ~, 80 and 30.