The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-07
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All Sorts of Local News and Gossip fro
the Glnss City,

the Glass City.
Senator Nichols, Hon. j, 0. Heinlein
and Hon. ID. ID. Taylor addressed the
farmers institute at Barnesyille last
Friday evening. All Of the farmers in
shtutes are passing resolutions iayoring
the Rawlings tax law, which taxes man
ufactores at their full value, while
farms are taxed at about one-third of
their real value. And the members OF
the legislature are very generally court
ing tho iarmers. The objectionable
features OF this law have been evaded
somewhat by liberal Interpretation OF
its language, and this is what brings IL
up now, Amendments are sought to be
made.
Thesub.distrlct meeting ofthe Miners
Union No, 6, Of Belmont, Jefferson and
Guernsey counties, will be held at the ].
o. o. 4. hall, Bridgeport, on the 10th OF
this month. The object OF the meeting
Is TO select officers for the ensuing year,
and to take action on several interest
ing measures which will be brought up.
S. Stacker Williams, Past Grand
Master Of Ohio, held u meeting with a
numberot the Masonic fraternity yester-
daysyening Owing to misunderstand'
ing the officers in Belmont and Monroe
counties were not appraised OF his visit
and the convention will probably be
held later,
Since the opening Of railroad to,
Powhatan a charter has been applied
for for national bank at that place,
with capital stock OF $4,000. d. W,
Sutton and anumber OF st. CiairsViiie
people are interested in the project.
The Bellaire Democrat is booming Hon.
Ross j. Alexander for governor oil Ohio.
A little while ago it was thought he
would be nicely provided for by the
new national administration, and this
idea has not entirely vanished
The Postal Telegraph Company con-
templates new circuit that will take
In this city, Wheeling, and all along
the Ohio valley whore it is not now
serving the public.
The incandescent plantto be put in
by the electric light company will BIO
furnished by the Fort Wayne, Ind,
company. Tho contract has been
awarded.
Superintendent B. I. Jones was at
his office in the central school building
yesterday, the first time for three
weeks, owing to his throat trouble.
The Oldest daughter OF ex.Probate
Judge Thomas Cochran, formerly OF this
city, but now in Canada, ia dangerously
i'll at her home in St. Clairsyille.
r. &C. Haase. B. & o. ticket agent, was
notified yesterday to sell round trip
tickets to Washington for President
Cleyeland's inauguration at $40.
AL. Bowie, formerly Of this city, now
druggist in Bridgeport, will be mar
ried next Tuesday to Miss Mollle Paul,
OF Wheeling Island.
An Italian was brought here from
Steubenville on a charge OF bastardy,
but paid the costs, amounting to $50,
and returned.
William Armstrong, n we'll known
passenger engineer on the B. & o., died
at Newark, Sunday, OF congestion OF the
lungs.
A series Of meetinei have been COM
menced at the Second Presbyterian
church, and Will be continued all OF TINS
week.
Judge O. Stay yesterday purchased a
double frame house from the Misses
Cummins, on Gravel hill, paying $1,000
for it.
There will be no meeting OF the City
Council this evening, the members hav-
ing decided not to meet till the l4th.
The representative of tho Gamewell
FIRE alarm system is endeavorlng to
have Bellaire adopt 1t for use here.
A. A. Fulton, Of this city, is now To-
Gated at Wilmington, Ohio, with q
nursery firm.
NJ. N. Mercer suffered relapse by
taking cold and is again very low.
Mrs. q. w. Cooper is visiting relatives
at Charleston, W. Va.