The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-26
BRLLAIRE.
Ausorts of Local Nsws aud Gossip from
the Glass City.


the Glass City.
The B. so. Railroad Company yes
terday tore down the old car repair
shop that has stood across Thirty'sec'
ond street ever since the town was
built ut Occupied ground originally
bought by CoiQnel Sullivan for the rail-
road company, and when the town was
laid out one strict passed through the
center Of 1t, BUTT cord never be re-
moved except by agreement with the
railroad company, and this was made
some years ago, but the shop remained
until the company abandoned It's use,
after building shops In Benwood, and
1t was torn away yesterday, thus open
ing that street Tor travel westward for
the first time In tho history OF the city.
The residents on the hillside are espe-
cially glad OF it, as It affords them q
more convenient route TO the city than
they have ever had,
tits thought here that the starting Of
Jones & Laughlin's mills in Pittsburgh
is a good omen, as the scale in force
there was basis on which the Bellaire
nail works settled all questions Of dis
pute last year But this plant will not
be ready to operate before the first Of
next month or later, owing to the OK
tensions and improvements being made.
Auditor Henderson yesterday served
notice on oil dealers in cigarettes that
the tax OF 500 to retailers aud $500 to
wholesalers dated from the fourth Mon
day OF Nav. None OF the cigar or to-
bacco dealers here will continue the
business, but one saloon man will take
out retailers license,
The case Of John Duke against the
city for $500 damages for his incarcera'
ton In the lookup on charge OF intox-
icasion was called before Squire Mason
yesterday. City Solicitor Woodbridge
made motion to dismlss the case and
the squire sustained the motion.
Sparks from the Bellare, GAINESVILLE &
Cincinnati railroad set fire to and de-
stroyed some Of the frame buildings on
the Bethel camp ground, but the com.
pany will put up new ones at once and
the camp meeting will be held as usual
this season.
The Silver Lake quartette and w, @.
Bentley gave an interesting entertain
ment In the Christian church last
night and there was splendid audi
ence out and all were delighted with
the music and also with the lecture.
James F. Anderson, Esq, and vile
returned from the Worlds Fair yester.
day. They were we'll pleased with the
mammoth exposition, but are united in
the statement that no one can see 1t TO
appreciate 1t in short time.
The city council met in regular sea.
sion last night and transacted consider
able routine business. and granted W.
S. Mccullough the right to lay switch
to his brick yard on certain conditions.
The mold shop at Rodefer Bros. glass
works will begin work to-day, the boss
moldmaker, Carl Dorer having returned
from ten days tour Of the great expo.
sition.
An old soldier says that the attitude
OF tho bicycle speeder reviVes memories
Of the days Of Ducking and gagging IN
the army.
The lawn feto OF the homo Of Rev. D.
W. Chandler will DO held tomorrow
evening instead Of Friday evening.
John A. Gallagher, Esq, returned
Yesterday from the meeting OF State
Bar association at putin.Bay.
Chalkley Dawson, the well known
civil engineer, was seized with severe
attack Of cramps yesterday.
Duane Cowen is home from weeks
stay In the country, but his family Is
still enjoying rural life.
The American Mechanics band will
play for the Odd Fellows celebration ut
Bellaire tomorrow.
John E. Shelly, A. o. Mellott and
John zweig arc all homo from the
Worlds Fair.