The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-08
RELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News aud Gossip from
the Glass City,

AnhoFts OF Local NeWs anu GptAlP Hom
the Glass City.
There is a good deal OF vigorous COM
ment In all the towns in this county
about the tax rate this year. The rate
ranges from 50 OF to So so on each 500
valuation, Martins Ferry being the
highest, Bellaire next, then Bridgeport
Barnesyille aud ST. olairsville In the
order named, This tax rate Ia the
tribute paid each year in addition to
the special assessments made upon the
property abutting upon such improve
ments as street paving, sewers, curb
ing, etc., and in tho towns whore these
improvements are being made tho
tribute exacted from the property own
or amounts to about as much as the
natural ordinary returns OF wealth,
Men who have paid q premium for D
per cent bonds to secure an invest.
ment not subject to the fluctuations oil
most all other investments lind the
tribute levied in the name OF govern
ment about equal to their returns.
There's no denying the fact that this
feature is discouraGing TO the calculat-
ing capitalist when he seeks location.
Judge Owens, OF the state board Of
arbitration, did not come here at ell
Senator Little aud Hon. Joseph Bishop,
the other two members, heard the par
ties to the dispute, and after hearing
both sides and learning that the mines
wore being operated, said they couldn't
SEQ anything for them to do but sug'
gest that the miners keep right on at
work as they were and the operators
pay them as they had been, rat any
other time they nigh. agree upon. II
is not known that Messrs. Little and
Bishop advised Judge Owens it was not
necessary to come, but 1t is suspected.
| Tho labor organizations OF this city
are favorable to the project OF having
street fair here this fall and have
appointed committee to look after
one day Of the fair being set apart as
labor day and to provide for q proper
celebration OF that day. Merchants
generally are favorable to 1t, but as yet
no action has been taken. A nucleus
is had in the old board Of improve
ment and it will develop when the OPP
pressive hot wave has passed.
Dr.. Robert Alexander, OF St. Glars.
vile, who with his family spent month
at the Worlds Fair, thinks 1t the duty
Of all Christians who can afford it to see
the great exposition, Notwithstanding
the gates are open on Sunday. He
thinks it would be wrong for them to
deprive themselves Of tho educational
privileges afforded by the great fair be-
cause their efforts TO prevent open gates
on Sunday had failed.
Mrs. Jennie Kiger, the wife Of Thomas
Kiger at GAINESVILLE, hung herself in a
fit Of dependency Thursday morning.
She arose US usual, called her son and
then Immediately proceeded to solve
the mystery OF death by fastening a
clothes line about her neck and kicking
the keg from beneath her feet. The sou
found her very soon afterwards, but
not in time to save his mother from q
suicides grave.
Albert Tate, the young colored boy
who was sent up some time ago for rob-
bling the c., l. & W. money drawer Of
s2S, was arrested again here for steal
ing a gold watch, two revolvers and sew
eral rings from the residence OF James
Kerns, on Gravel Hill. The boy is
about sixteen years OF age. lie was re-
fused admission to the reform school at
Lancaster becauae he Is afflicted with
scroiula, and had to serve q short term
in tho county Jail.
Congressman Pearson Is named as q
candidate for governor by the Cadiz
Ssntinel. The editor perhaps wants q
place for himself or friend and seeks
10 please tina fancy Of the congressman
in this way. But the Judge will not be
caught on string OF that kind.
John Robinson has incorporated the
Robinson Glass Company, with his son
and three pracslcal glass workers with
him. The capital stock is $4,000
They are building plant at zanes-
vile.
The third regular meeting Of tho
eastern Ohio Medical society will be
held at steubenvillo next Tuesday.
Several physicians from here will go up.
Albert Lawrence, esq. came in from
Oakland yesterday, having spent several
days with his wilc, who il summering
there.
A Bellaire party Of fishermen is
located on tho Licking river aud q
dozen Of them are distributed along the
Ohio,
The regular morning train west on
the Baltimore & Ohio now stops at
Burr's Mills
The William Gill property on Rose
hill will DO sold by the sheriff to-day.
Julius WE'LL leaves TODAY for q trip
through tho Indiana gas fields.
Gus schick went to FostOrla yestor.
daymorninR.
Fon Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neural.
gia, Cramp and Collie there IL no rom.
edy superior to tho genuine Dr., Thomas
EClootric OIL paw