The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-05
BELLaIRE.
Ansorts of Local News and Gossip from
tho GlnsA City.

tho Glass City,
The recent talk about a Bellaire party
being implicated in the robbery OF
Fred Kirdelberger, in Monroe county,
Of $1,000, has entirely subsidized, and
the two mon who were at tho farm
house the day the loss was discovered
have not been disturbed, because Kin
delberger has not made any complaint
against them. lie says he is certain
they took tho money, but he is afraid
to make complaint lest he fail to make
q case and they sue him, US he is very
wealthy. The men were trying to sell
him u pateut gate for uso on his farm
the day the money was stolen,
Officers Johnston and 0'Maley raided
q nest Of Tidds that were keeping up
rather u noisy and disorderly time the
other night, and yesterday morning
there were four women and Il baby and
three men OF that gang, and al Pratt in
tho lookup. The mayor wa absent Mt
Marietta, where no went to see the
hose team race, and there was no one
to dispose OF the cases. Marshal john
son turned acme OF the women out on
their own recogni2ance, but kept most
Of the men in charge until tho mayor
reaches homo.
Tho Belmont Savings and Loan Com
pany yesterday published its statement,
as required under the new law Of Ohio.
Tho statement OF it and tho Buckeye
Company show that these organizations
are doing q great business here. Tho
dues on running stock in tho Belmont
in II year amount to more than Sll0,-
600, while for six months in tho Buck
eye they amount to ovor $SS, 200. These
institutions are called tho poor peoples
banks and their loans run between
$4,000 and $4,000 each.
There was q union meeting Of the
Epworth Leagues OF the vicinity at the
First NJ. Il. church Thursday night,
and representatives were present from
Wheeling, Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry. One OF the objects was to stir
up greater interest among the members,
and tho discussion was largely on this
point.
The labor assembly here is making
big preparations for the Observance OF
Labor Day September 4. 1t is proba-
BILE the new electric railway will run
the first cars on that day, and all the
organizations OF the vicinity have been
invited to participated in the celebration.
Willie Over. an eight-year-old son Of
Fred Over, fell through tho electric rail-
way trestle on Gravel Hill, and broke
his right wrist in two places. A crowd
OF small boys was playing on the trestle
when this n foil through to the
ground, probably ten feet.
Some farms in this county bring good
prices Notwithstanding the hard times.
Tho DR.. Mitchell farm OF n~lnoty-fve
acres, near st. Clairsville, was sold for
$4,000. The Pancoast farm Of l4O acres,
in Goshen township. appraised at only
$500, was sold for S4,022.
Wilbur Pipes got his left hand caught
between a barrel and Il freight car on
the b. & o. platform yesterday, and his
fingers were cut and bruised so that two
that were caught between tho Chune
and the iron rod had to DO cut of.
Postmaster Darrah was thrown from
a sulky by tho breaking Of the bit in tho
mouth OF a fast pacing golding, but he
escaped injury and the horse was
caught before any damage was done.
No information as to tho alleged rob.
berry OF John Brown, tho blacksmith,
could be found. The presumption Is
that he lost the money and was disig-
urod bya fall.
II the electric cars got to running
here within u month, US is now calcu-
latod, 1t will be a great relief to Gravel
hill people, who miss the old horse car
line.
Potter Gordon, q weil.known steel
worker, is homo from Ligonicr, Pa,
whore no took his family to enjoy tho
mountain air for a timc.
John Camp and wife camo in from
Red Key, Ind, yesterday, and will
spond the rest Of tho summer here.
Street Commissioners CurrOn has u
force at work repairing bad places in
the street paving.
Tho brick work on the three.story
Wassman block is now progressing
nicely.
A party Of Bollairo people will attend
the Elk's outing at Wheeling park next
week.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Clary, Of Allegheny,
Pa, Is visiting relatives here.
Earl Dubois Is home from a visit to
Indianapolis.