The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-02
RELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News aud Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
Peter GitEen, who has been supetin-
tendent OF the children's home in this
county since that institution was estab-
lished, sewers his connection with 1t to-
day and with his family will move to
Barnesville. Mr. aud Mrs, Citizen had
guided the affairs OF the home so salts
factorily Tor so long time that they
seemed part OF the institution and the
trustees and employees reluctantly see
them 30. Rev. \, B. Stewart succeeds
Mr. Gltien.
The effort of the First NJ. f. Church
Sunday to wipe out the debt on the new
church building was success, $1,000
had been seeRFed by private subserIp-
ton, leaving $3.50 as the smallest
amount that would cover the remainder
Of the debt In the morning over 500
was raised and In the evening the bal
ance was cleaned up by subscription.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
railroad will use part OF the round
house, shops, ETC., vacated by the Baiti.
more & Ohio in this city, and most OF
the buildings left there by the transfer
OF the Baltimore & Ohio business to
Benwood will be utilized by the Cieye-
land, Lorain & Wheeling, The latter
company will make this city its teFmi'
nus.
The people here WHO have doubted
that an electric street railway would be
in operation here very soon have begun
to feel differently. Yesterday the dyna.
mos for the power house and the
motors for the cars arrived in this city,
The power house will be built Just at
the north edge Of West Wheeling.
Councilman John H. Campbell has
been chosen as the delegate TO represent
Bellaire City Lodge, No. 50, A. A, OF !,
KS. W., at the eighteenth annual con-
yention OF the Amalgamated Associa-
ZION, which meets at Pittsburgh in
June.
Rev, L. G, Smith preached sermon
to the Odd Fellows in the Second Pres
bYterian church Sunday afternoon on
the seventy.iourth anniversary oil the
order in this country, There was
good turnout.
Michael Shurman, the bolligerent
bottle blower, who ruined the watch OF
Officer Ed, Davis in resisting arrest
Sunday, was released by putting up an
order Tor so and promise to replace
the watch.
The Knights OF Pythias will go to
Warnock's this evening on a special
train on the Baltimore & Ohio to insti-
tute new lodge. The officers of Black
Prince lodge, Of this city, will do the
work.
Tho sale OF the B, 2. & @. railroad to
the Columbus, Shawnee & Hooking
Valley railroad company is to be tested
in the United States court by those who
think the deal was n job.
The town clock refuses to run on
eastern standard time any longer, in
spite OF the efforts OF the stubborn
school board. 1t has stopped three
times in "a many days.
Charles RAISER has forces OF street
paving men at work in Fiudlay,
Uhrichsville and Braddock, finishing
up contracts taken last year.
James W. Heatherineton took charge
OF the water works yesterday morning
as engineer, and Thomas Cochran con-
tinues as fireman.
Shank Thornberry. OF Mansfield,
spent day or two with friends here
and returned to his home last night.
Belmont county will have thirteen
delegates to the Republican state con.
vention next month.