The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-23
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local NowS and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All sorts Oh Local NpWB anu GOSSIP from
the Glass City.
The defeat of Hon. W. B. Hearn, edi.
tor OF the Cadiz Republican, for tho
nomination for representative was q
surprise to his Belmont county friends,
as he'is q capable, honorable man and
legislator, lie served ono term and
when Harrison and Carroll counties
were thrown together to make one rep.
reseutative district he gracefully
yielded to the Carroll county man, but
he was a candidate this year and it de-
veloped in his own county that some OF
the farmers we're not pleased with all
Of his acts and they trotted out Samuel
b. Mclaughlin, q farmer and an old
school teacher, and they urged his cam
didacy with such force that he cap
tured thirteen OF the Harrison county
delegates and seventeen OF the Carroll
county men, thus securing thirty
to seventeen for Hearn. Charles
NJ. Hogg, however, has n solid delega-
ton from Harrison county for state
senator to succeed Senator j. W. Mich
OILS, OF this county, who has served two
terms and will retire to practice law.
Martha Goddard, a seventeen-year-
old girl who formerly lived here, went
to Muncie, Ind, in obedience to n re-
quest from Zehl Barnes, who works in n
pot works there and who had known
Martha here, stating that he would
marry her and had q nice home for her.
Soon after her arrival sho found Barnes
and they walked to tho Big Four depot,
where he left her on pretext to SEQ some
one but would return soon. He has
not been seen since and tho girl was
alone and penniless in u strange town,
but was cared for by persons there.
Congressman Pearson is sick at his
home in Wuodstield and his physician
has advised him to remain quiet and al
low nothing to disturb him for several
days. As soon as he RECEIVERS sufficient
ly he will go to Washington, accom-
panied by his wife. The plums have
not been dropping into this district
very lively and life is being made u
burden to the congressman.
There is a case Of scarlet fevor at j.
N. Ewing's and the house was not pla.
| carded because it was not q bad case,
though it was reported to tho board Of
health. It takes. death itself to move
the B. OF II. hero.
Isaac'P. Myers, who made tho contest
for representative against Hon. Charles
]. Heinlein two years ago, has already
announced that he won'td DO it again this
fall. Mr.. Myers found tho honorable
| Charles a hustler, and SO will the fellow
named this fall
There was considerable of tho G., l..
& W. railroad truck torn up here at the
Noble street crossing yesterday after
noon by q coal car jumping tho track.
The coupling didn't bredk and the
track was torn up 70 % yards, until the
train was stopped.
The Elysian theatre was packed last
night, the occasion being tho com.
mencoment OF tho Catholic schools.
There was a class Of FIVE graduates and
they acquitted themselves with great
credit.
Lafayette Helms had his left, hand
crushed at the steel works Wednesday
evening so badly that the fore finger
was amputated.
Mrs. NJ. A. Henderson died at the
home Of her son-in, law, Thomas W.
Henry, yesterday afternoon, aged 90
years.
Martin Cowen is at the Worlds Fair
and writes hal nobody should miss il,
and that you cannot 500 1t all in a week.
There was a splendid entertainment
at the Christian church last night, and
the house was well filed.
Tho Episcopal Sunday School was to
picnic in Blainey's orchard to-day, but
the rain made it too wet.
Mrs. Maggie Hardman. returned to
her home at Pittsburgh yesterday after
visiting friends hero.
Mrs. Charles j.. Gill and son John arc
visiting friends at East Liverpool.