The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-03
nErLAIRT.
All Sorts of Local News aud Gossip from
tie Glass City.

All Sorts OF Local Slows Nhu uoaslP IE"hi
Tie Glass City.
In the election to be held to-day one
half the city school board and one.half
OF The members OF the city council are
to be elected. Both oil these bodies
levy taxes, aud it is therefore Of direct
interest to every taxpayer to select the
best men offered for The places, rs these
officers will reach the pockets OF the
people by n very direct route, Two OF
the three water works trustees are to
be selected, and these will control the
operation OF the water works that has
not been anything like seli-sustaining ut
any time in the twenty years i has
been operated. The works originally
cost 100000. The whole city has al
ways paid the interest on that amount
OF taxation in addition to the water
rent paid by the consumers, and when
improvements were to be made addi-
tional bonds had TO be issued so that
the debt now amounts to Sl25,OOO,
The agreement with tho Baltimore &
Ohio authorities us to the opening OF
Belmont street and the building OF
new steel bridge on Union street has
been filed with the city properly
signed and aLtested by tho railroad
people, and tho city has ordered the
grade to be given for the approaches
for the Belmont street crossing, II is
understood that the Baltimore & Ohio
will remove all but two oil their tracks
at that point, Mr.. David Lee, superin.
tendent OF maintenance OF way, will DO
in the city perhaps tomorrow to look
alter this matter
"A. b. East, Washington, D. g." was
what large, fine looking man wrote on
the register at the Globe hotel on the
Goth OF March. He was SO stately in
appearance he got the best in the
house and the portercalled him Judge"
He had no baggage and could only DO
there u short time. He remained till
Friday, then disappeared. The terms
are 50 per day but the Judge" made
no inquiry about matters OF that kind,
The display OF Easter bonnets here
yesterday was gorgeous The day was
bright, clear and warm enough for
promenRding aud the streets looked
pretty with the flood OF moving colors OF
every variety.
Colonel Poorman grew tired OF wait
ing on the arrival OF q pressman to put
up his new Babcock press and did tho
work himself. llo is q practical machin.
ist in case OF push and this was one OF
them.
There has been some confusion OF
names rs to ono OF tho Republican Candi.
dates for school board. II is John l..
Davis, the Baltimore & Ohio agent here
and not John Davis, the contractor.
Tho book beer flowed freely last Sat-
urday, ard as consequence there were
five DRINKS kept at the city cooler
over night There had not been IN ar
rest during the week preceding.
Tho Barnard brick plant is to start
up this morning under tho management
OF W. S. Mccullough, and it is under.
stood couple OF Bellaire gentlemen
are going in with him.
David Wooden, n colorod barber, died
suddenly Saturday with hemorrage OF
the lungs. His remains were taken to
Cambridge yesterday morning for inter
ment.
Henry Minehan had his loft ankle
badly crushed at the steel works by one
OF the heavy ingots of steel slipping on
tho bars as they we're loading it.
Edna, the young daughter Of =. ].
Steger had Il finger badly mashed by
door blowing shut upon it; part OF the
end will be lost.
1t is said some of tho policemen are
endeavoring to elect men who will give
them mn increase Of pay but this is
also denied.
Miss Maude Nicholson camo home
from Mt. Vernon, whore sho IL teach
ing music, and will spend her vacation
here.
Walter Cowen, postmaster OF the
Ohio state senate, visited his brothers,
Duane and Martin, here Saturday.
Fred. Grimm broke his right arm by
fall from high wheeled bicycle. lilo
was experimenting ut tho time.
The Turner society held a general
me9tlng yesterday afternoon and elect
ed'olliccrs for tho ensuing year.
Rodefer Bros. glass works will DO in
operation tomorrow after an unavoida-
Bile shut down OF three weeks.
Miss Lucy Brown, teacher in the
schools, 10 spending her vacation at her
home in BeIpre, 0.
The returns of tho election to-day arc
made to the city and township clerks.
W. j. Mills is so low with pneumonia
that little hope OF his recovery is left.
There is no school here this week, but
they will resume next Monday,