The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-06
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All sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass CIry.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
The City Council received 4 comnu-
uication from the railroad company
| Tuesday night stating that 1t would
plank the tracks at the expense OF the
city ior Belmont street crossing aisoon
as the city is ready for it. The matter
was referred to the finance committee
and city solicitor 10 report TO special
meeting 10 be held Friday evening.
Tie work OF grading the street for the
crossing will be commenced at once, US
all property owners have signed q pa
per waivng any claim tor damage to
their property.
The city school board recommends
that the graduating class this year dis
pense with the usual fuss and feathers
| about commencement, and that men,
bers indulge in no expensive or eStrava-
CANT preparation, and the class joins
heartily in the same sentiment, SO that
tho commencement in June will be
characterized by plainness, This is
very sensible movement
John Robinson and his son Edward,
formerly OF this city, but who for three
or four years have been managing the
Bellara goblet works ut Findlay, are
now on the lookout for q location Tor q
glass factory. 1t has been understood
here for some time that Mr., Robinson
intended to return to Belaire, but he
was at GAINESVILLE Monday looking at
sites.
The electric railway people and Coun.
ciImen Clements, SIahl, LaRoche and
Campbell yesterday located the route
for the line below town and through
the city There was no trouble at any
point, the projectors taking the east
side OF the pike below town,
Hon. David WAGNER and others
went to WoodsiieId yesterday to see
Congressman Pearson about some oil the
plums for this district. The congress-
mans home even in Woodstleld is not
protection against the invasion oil tho
army oil olliCG.seokers.
Tom Nicholson has given up his place
with the Southern base ball league lost
the yellow fever might catch him. lie
will play with n Pennsylvania team this
season, however, and will then quit the
diamond field altogether and look after
his business here.
William Dougherty, who has been
with the Beliaire Stamping Co., Tor sew
eral years us boss OF the lantern depart
ment, has accepted travelling position
with them, his territory being eastern
Ohio and West Virginia.
The county commissioners have ad-
journol their April session. Tho bill
authorizing them to issue bonds or
make an increased tax levy 10 pay tho
indebtedness OF tho county is now u
law
A. NJ. +. Boyd yesterday turned over
the Wcgec toli.gato to his successor, J.
II. Patterson. Mr. Boyd resigned more
than month ago because the pay was
too small,
Judge j. B. briggs has rented house
in Bridgeport and will move with his
familyto that place after the summer
term OF court Mt Woodsfield.
DR.. Webster, OF Flushing, came down
yesterday with a bIooded mare that no
will ship from this point to Kentucky
for this season.
Il. D. Meek, formerly principal OF tho
Fifth ward school, will conduct a nor.
NAL and Latin school at Glencoe this
summer.
Tho assessors elected last Monday will
all meet with Auditor Henderson at st.
ClQirsviIle next Wednesday for instruc-
tions,
Central standard timo is now tho only
legal time in Ohio, but the Bellaire town
clock still runs on eastern standard
time.
l. D. Highleyman, formerly of this
city, but who has been in Kansas for
twenty years, is here on visit.
NJ. N. Mercer, who has been confined
to his home all OF this yesr. is ut last
able to BIO about again.
s. Q. Hamilton, travelling salesman
for Toronto pottery, is at home from
an eastern trip.