The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-06
BELLAiRE.
AL Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
NIoundsvIlle W. Va.

Inc SAtgs
The alleged overpay for stonework in
this county has at last reached the
courts, the county commissioners this
week having ordered suit brought
against ex-Commissioner W. j. Berry
for s., 735, the amount alleged to have
been paid upon his certificate as super
intendent, for masonry that cannot be
found by County Surveyor John a. BOND.
1t is claimed that upon one contract
alone there is discrepancy OF 81 ,1SS VI,
while the shortage upon others oil
which he was uperintendent make me
whole amount S2,735 IL Prosecuting
Attorney Hollingsworth will be assisted
in the prosecution OF the suit by George
Duncan, esq, OF Bridgeport, while OK
Commissioner Berry has retained Hon:
Lorenzo Danford, OF st. Clairtyille, and
James @. Tallman, esq, Of this city.
This suit will in all probability bring
out the facts in tho particular instances
brought to an issue. The taxpayers
have long believed there was loose.
ness in tho conduct of tho business OF
the commissioners OF tho county not
consistent with good business methods,
and have been disposed to hold the
board as such responsible for the loose
ness.
At the meeting of the school board
the other night, Messrs. L. j.. Steger,
Charles Henry, ST., andJ. D. VanLaw
were appointed TO assist Superintend-
emit Jones in providing q programme
for the proper observance OF "Colum-
BUS Day" The matter OF u teacher OF
physical culture, still a bone OF conten'
ton, was referred 10 the committee on
teachers and salaries, to report q plan
for teaching this branch in the schools.
Mrs. Alice O. Whitaker, president OF
the state w. L. O., arrived in the city
Yesterday and talked to the Woman's
Relief Corps OF this city at the hall
last night. Mrs. Whitaker is a very
entertaining and enthusiastic worker,
and after the inspection OF the local
corps last night was rendered quite m
interesting reception, many OF the men,
bers OF Spangler Post G. a. K. paying
their respects.
The South Bellaire Epworth league
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, John.L. Davis;
vice presidents, Mrs. S. G. Collier Mrs.
]. L. Davis, Arthur Pitner, Jennie Al
lum; secretary, Ross Cots; assistant
secretary, Bert Collier; treasurer, Rosa
Martin; organist, Gertie Fawcett; assls-
tant organist, Ida Cottieid.
Mossrs. W. c. Bergundthal and Q. ..
Foulke, of the burnt Lantern Globe
works, have arranged to keep part OF
their trade supplied with globes, but
have not yet been able to strike iur-
mace they can operate any quicker than
they could fit up their own here.
The quarantine against all trains
from the east that has been in force
here for a month past has been raised.
and DR.. D. w. Boone has been notified
by Secretary Probst, of the State Board
of Health, to discontinue inspection
until further notice from him.
Tom Nicholson, the "Parson" OF the
base ball field, is home for the winter,
and will give his attention to the shoe
store in which he owns q half interest,
Tho Gravel hill literary and socinl
club will hold the first meeting of the
season at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Mccullough Friday evening.
The banks Of this city will open and
close on fast time on and after Monday
next Sun time has heretofore ruled
these institutions.
Tho Republican club meeting at
Turner hall. tonight oughtto be well at
tended. Work well begun is better
done.