The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-15
BELLAInE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City,


All Sorts of Local News aud Gossip from
the Glass City,
The last act in the tragic death OF
Hal G. Wilson was performed yesteTT
day, when his body was consigned 10
the grave, Rev l., W. Barr pastor oil
the First Presbyterian church, con-
Quoted brief services, reading scrip
ture lesson and prayer There was no
sermon or singing, Many relatives and
friends OF the family were present and
the stricken wife had TO be almost car
ried to and from the carriage, SO pros
trated is She The Knights OF Pythias
took charge OF the body and an escort
accompanied the funeral to Centeryille,
where the body was inferred.
tits now given out that the Colum'
bus, Shawnee & Hooking Railroad Com
pany is about to acquire the Bellaire,
GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati railroad from
this city to GAINESVILLE, Should the deal
be consummated, as seems probable
now, II will give the Columbus, Shawnee
& Hooking Company q through line
from the lake to the Ohio river, The
offer is to take the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE
& Cincinnati railroad at about one-lhird
OF its stock value,
There is bll pending in the legisla'
ture to pay Gouncilmun IN this state -
Tor each regular meeting held, and cir
culars are being sent out all over tue
state to have an expression OF the peo-
pie on the subject, 1t is generally
favored, though il Is suggested that
some councilmen are dear enough with
out pay.
The committee OF tho county teach
ers institute that had in charge the
selection OF instructors for the next in.
stitute decided upon DR.. Wallet, oil
Springfield, Mass, DR.. Boone, OF Bloom
ington, Ind, aud DR.. Houck, OF Harris;
burg, Pa, all prominent and well
known educators.
The City Council met last night and
transacted considerable routine bust
ness, besides providing for the payment
OF number OF bonds that fall due the
first OF next month. They also have
under consideration the providing OF
better hose house quarters in some OF
the wards.
The managers OF tho County Farm.
ers' Institute, which opens at st, Glars
vile tomorrow, have invited James I.
Anderson, esq, to open the discussion
as to bonding the county debt. lie may
accept the invitation.
The new chemical fire engine arrived
yesterday and will be kept here until
the exhibition is given by an agent, and
the machine shown to be just what was
contracted for.
Owen Meehan left yesterday for Gin.
cinnati to have further operation on
his eyes. One OF them is entirely sight
loss, and the other is growing less USE
full every day.
Newell X. Kennon, esq, has pur.
chased from David D. Updegraf, a
standard bred FLY, BY kentucky Bird,
2:2G, that is said to DO promising. II is
roam bay.
Nail City Stamping Company, and wife,
of Wheeling, were here Yesterday at
tending tho funeral OF II. q. Wilson.
Sol. White, the oolored brse-ball
player, has signed with the Eclipse
cluD, oil CnlChGO, anu ~ OEueEeu w ~
port on the goth OF March.
Six of the high school graduates took
the county examination hero the other
day, and yesterday five of them received
certificates.
Jack Baugh, the hotel man, has en-
gagged with the Etna Manufacturing
Company, as travelling salesman.
The vile of Alex Somers died at her
home in the Second ward yesterday in
the twenty-fiith year OF her age.
Col. O. L. Poorman went to Columbus
Monday night to look after business
matters.
John W. Myers, farmer Of this Vi
cinity, sold one hog in Wheeling for
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