The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-30
BELIAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

, All SOEGb Oh Local MOVIE tAtlh oubblp AEom
the Glass City.
At the union meeting of the Epworth
League at Powhatan Thursday night an
interesting programme was rendered,
and the union elected Will McC lain, OF
this city, president; Miss Brown, secre-
tary, and Albert R. Bennett, Of Pow
hatan, treasurer. Miss Sharp, OF BEN
wood, read an interesting paper. The
members from here and Benwood were
received at the station by the members
OF tho Powhatan league. An 'acquaint-
ance meeting" was made interesting by
alunch for all, served by the ladies OF
the Powhatan league. The next meet
ing will be held in this city.
Billy Dolan, the Bellaire horse that
has been handled on Wheeling Island,
won the first two heats Of the free-for.
all trot at St. Clairsville, with Bad
Actor, Prince Monroe and Newell K III
the race. The other heats were divided
between Monroe aud Bad Actor until
each horse had two heats. The race
was decided yesterday, Billy Dolan taxi
I ing the deciding heat. Best time, 1851.
The Gravel hill reading and recrea-
tion room will be opened for the winter
next Monday evening. DIR. Cooke, OF
Wheeling, and other speakers Of this
city will make addresses at the formal
opening.
The insurance men are here trying to
adjust-the loss by fire last Saturday.
The companies are kicking because the
losers held more than one policy and
did not have each marked "other insur-
ance."
Andrew LETTERS. of Ayes, Neb.. is
visiting relatives here. Mr.. Jetters was
member Of Col. Charlesworth's regi-
lnent during the late war and finds
many Of his old comrades in this sec
ton.
Mrs. ATargery Poole, of Wichita,
Kan, is visiting her father, DR.. j. g.
McColIough, in this city. Mr.. Poole is
a banker, and on his way to New York
brought his wife and child this far with
him.
Mrs. George Long, who suffered the
stroke Of paralysis on Wednesday,
never rallied from 1t and died at her
home on Pinch run. Her husband aud
FIVE children survive her
A. j. Norton went to the St. Clairs-
vile fair with a Kodak and caught
some Of the managers on the rae track
with horse whips in their hands to
start the horses with.
NJ. T. stidd has sued his neighbor
John ]. Clthsro for 5000 damages for
the alleged statement that he (Stidd)
stole the meat he ate. stidd practices
law before 'squires.
The glass workers. union meets here
this afternoon to again vote on remoy-
ing the limit Of the number Of pieces to
be made and on abrogating the sumner
stop rule.
The steel works Is closed down again
but will probably start Monday or
Tuesday. They are making some OF the
finest steel plates ever rolled at the
new mill.
A. ]. Pearson, jr., the son Of the con-
gresham from this district, went to
Washington City yesterday.
Miller Booth and wife, and q. A.
Lichtenberger and daughter are home
from the Worlds Fair.
w. @. Danford, who spent several
days in this county, left for Columbus
yesterday.
A Columbus man was in town yester'
day looking up coal lands in this
vicinity.
Jones and McGraw have finished a
residence for Mrs. Margaret Davis, at
| Wegee.
Ed. Giffen is building q residence for
himself on the pike south Of McMahon's