The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-30
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All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
tlle Glass CltT.


tie Glass CltT.
The contest for the postmastership
here is waxing warm, now that the time
for the appointment ia drawing near.
The present postmasters time expires
in March, and his successor will be APP
pointed before that time. The candi-
dates are Editor ". G. Warnock, of the
Democrat; Editor r. @. Myer, OF the
Herald; Il. ]. Steger, tho tailor; Wilbur
Smith, Schmulbach's agent; NJ. HUI
man, the druggist; NJ. Gordon, Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh ticket agent; Levi
Rcssiger, j. b. Darrah, secretary OF the
Belmont Savings and Loan Company;
John l. Schilling, the insurance agent;
and there Ia quiet tip that D. W.
Cooper, the man who held the office
under Cleveland's other term, will be
on hand when tho others get to fight
ing hottest
No tariff bill ever reported since tho
war has received such general condemn
alton from men Of all parties in this
city as the one presented by Mr.. Will
son. Democrats who never knew any
thing else than Democracy declare
without equiyoeation that il that bill
should be passed, or anything like 1t,
ended. The glassWorkers are almost
unit here in condemning it In fact all
classes of workingmen here seem to
realize that the reductions made mean.
greater reductions in their wages.
There is loud complaint against the
new electric railway company on this
side OF the river because they do not
run their cars the full length of their
line, and thus cut of the accommoda-
tons to the public, and reduce the time
OF the motormen and conductors, who
make about sixteen hours out OF forty
eight and get paid at the rate OF fifteen
cents an hour. Besides, they only run
the cars every half hour after $3.50
o'clock in the evening.
The dinner for the poor Of tho city
has been postponed till Christmas by
the ladies having that matter in charge,
but goodly number will get good
Thanksgiving dinner at home by reason
OF tho transformations charity OF many
good people In the city who each year
remember some of the deserving poor.
Will Bridenstein and ]. D. Arick will
leave Saturday for Georgia, where they
will remain till spring, experimenting
large peach orchard on the plantation
owned by them and other Belmont
county people.
City Solicitor Woodbridge got home
from a two weeks hunt in the noun
tains Of West Virginia yesterday. Tho
party got two deer and seyeral wild
turkeys.
Mrs. NJ. Alma Sanders left yesterday
for Allegheny to spend Thanksgiving,
and her daughter, Miss Mary, went to
Cadiz, to visit Miss Maude Potts.
Rev. D. W. Chandler will this even.
ing deliver lecture upon his travels in
China. In 1850 he travelled over O
large portion Of that country.
Mrs. Ellen Lucas, wife Of Wilson
Lucas, well.knoWn colored man, died
at their home in the First ward ye'ter-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Mccullough will
entertain the Gravel Hill literary aoci-
ETY. tomorrow evening.
There will be union Thanksgiving
services this forenoon at the First Pres
byteriau church.
Frank Bonham, bottle blower, was
called to Rochester, Pa, by the death OF
his sister Clara.
Mayor MCGOWAN turned in s76 AZ as
the receipts Of his Office for the last
fiscal month.
The schools were dismissed yesterday
until next Monday.