The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-27
BEnI.AIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
James Elton died suddenly at an
early hour this morning. The announce
inent was painful surprise to the COM
munity, for on Saturday he seemed bet
ter until evening, when an acute attack
Of pneumonia developed. Weakened
from ten days siege Of grip, he soon
in church work and all that tended 70
build up the moral tone OF the commu-
nifty, and was member OF the Masonic
and Odd Fellows lodges here. A wife
and six children survive the kind and
induigent father. He will be buried
this afternoon by the Odd Fellows.
Annie Burwinkle, the girl who shot
Louis Vogel in the leg some months
ago, was fined SIS and costs and let OF
without any jail sentence. because she
had been confined In Jail nearly five
months awaiting trial. The judge, in
summing up the case after the prose-
cutor had nollied tho indictment for
shooting with intent to wound, and &C.
cured plea OF assault, said that when
a man kept a place like Vogel's he must
expect trouble with the inmates or
habitues, and that he was largely to
blame for whatever occurred there.
At tho annual meeting Of the Dollar
bank held last Saturday they made
splendid showing and paid four per
cent cash dividend, carrying the bal
ance to their surplus fund. Tho board
Of directors elected was as follows:
John A. Gallaher, W. @. BerRundthal,
Jacob Rieiz, A. Klotz, ]. E. Blackburn,
&. S. Jennings, Joseph Speidel, Alex
Nef and @. Rumbach. The latter takes
the place of Mr.. James Wilson, who re-
moved 10 Delare. The organization Of
the bank will remain the same, with @.
W. Dickens cashier and W. N. Troll
teller.
Col. ]. W. Renfroe and Hon. Ross J.
Alexander got away Saturday forWash'
ington on their mission to appraise
land, lay out towns, etc. How long
this work will last depends entirely
upon the amount Of the appropriation.
w. ]. McClain had a contractors lien
against the property destroyed at Co.
lumbus last week for over $4,000. The
matter was to have been adjusted
shortly, but what shape it is in now is
not known.
Conrad Stanb was to have been tried
for Sunday liquor selling last Friday.
He had given bond for his appearance
in the SUN OF 500. That was declared
forfeited and the case again set for the
Goth.
James Taylor, formerly a we'll known
Baltimore & Ohio man hero, died at
Benwood Saturday. Jimmy" Taylor
was known to nearly everybody in this
city.
Rev. D. W. Chandler will return from
Detroit this week and lecture on the
Chinese customs and habits, Thursday
and Friday evenings.
The last campfire OF the G. A. r was
such an interesting occasion that the
boys think Of trying it over this winter
again.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held at the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. Il. G. White will preach the ser
mon.
The Wise property, on Gravel hill,
formerly Mayor McGoWans, was SOLO
Saturday for s., 800 to Fred Seabright.
Husbands & Inskeep will leave the
Windsor hotel this week and open an
insurance office in Central block.
Mrs. Robert johnson fell down the
stairs at her home, but was not danger
ously hurt, though she is laid up.
Martin Kane, the paper carrier, shot
himself in the leg, the ball lodging near
the ankle, and it cannot DO found.
W. V. Walton, formerly an attorney
here, has been appointed mayor OF
Woodsfeld.
Mrs. Eva Hammond, who was indic'-
ed for keeping house OF i'll fame, was
acquitted.
Another effort will be made to start
the old Bellaire window glass works.
Insurance rates have been increased
here.