The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-18
nEhLAInE.
an Sorts OF Local Move and Gossip frVnl
thV Glnss City,

NAAa lAAeAAN ReNaN
At the council meeting Tuesday
night tho following persons were named
~ members OF tho board OF equaliza-
ton: John Steger, A, I. lockwood,
Patrick scahill, j, p. Lowman, John
Gallaher, u. j. Myers, George Kern,
VIM. O. Cochran, John Alum, Geo, Il.
Littletou, A. W. shepherd, r, j, Nc.
Donough, A. NJ. 4. Boyd. Six ballots
were taken before anyone received
enough votes to elect, but on that bal
lot John steger drOw Ehrce-yeNr prize,
The ballot continued for nine times
agTin without result, and then John
Gallagher drew another three.year
prize For the one.yeRr term two bal
lots were taken, A, NJ. +. Boyd getting
the place on the second ballot.
The city council GU Tuesday evening
tried to straddle the decision Of the
councilman sQuabble in the Fourth
ward. There was tie vote at the regu-
lar election; that was decided by the
mayor and city clerk drawing lots, and
the office fell to w, d. Jones. The only
way this can be reversed is for the
council to vote Mr.. Jones out aud Mr.,
La Roche in.
Capt Abe Kelly, Of GAINESVILLE, and
Howard Kirk, OF st. Clairsville, were
both announced here yesterday as can
didates for county treasurer. Capt.
Kelly was q very formidable candidate
two, years ago,against the present treas
urer and is well known throughout the
county, and MIR, Kirk Ia the present
deputy in that office and is wldel y
known.
Charles Doyle, who has q wife here,
with whom he lives part Of the time,
was arrested yesterday on charge OF
living In state OF adultery with Alice
Sharp, lie plead guilty and the mayor
assessed him $50 and costs, lie will 90
to the GAINESVILLE workhouse, Notwith-
standing his plea Of guilty, his vile
plead with tho mayor to let him oil.
Rev. j. @. Mcoracken was installed as
pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
church last night according to the forms
Of that church. Rev. ]. NJ. Stephens, OF
Bridgeport, preached the sermon, Rev,
L. Mechlin, OF New Athens, charged tho
pastor, and Rev. j. s. Plummer, OF
Cadiz, charged the people, Tho church
was well filed.
Mayor MCGOWAN carries handsome
gold watch, tho result of his contest
with Mayor Mahood, of Benwood, at
the American Mechanics fair and fes-
tival. The order, by tho way, will net
nearly $500 out OF their fair. Miss
Jennie Criswell got the lady's gold
watch, and Henry Vauple got the 0rm
chair.
p. o. Criswell and Richard Heslop re-
tire to-day from tho city board OF eqali-
ization, which is now composed OF W.
@. Bergundthal, George w. Yost, John
Fallen, John steger, John Gallagher
and A. NJ. i. Boyd. They meet at the
auditors office next Monday to organize
and begin business.
An effort Ia being made to hold evan.
gelistic meetings here all summer under
the leadership OF Mrs. Huntley. The
city hall was asked for this purpose, but
was not granted.
Mrs. O. w. Dickens aud Miss Lide
Heatherington are making tho round
trip to Pittsburgh on the Katie Stock
dale.
The city board of school examiners
have cancelled the examination an
nounced for next week.
Officer James s. Johnston has boon
laid up for two weeks with fever
Alex o. osle is able to sit up after a
serious sick spell.