The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-25
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All Sorts Of Local News aud Gossip rum
the Glass City.
The city solicitor made a report OF the
law in the case OF tie vote for council
man Tuesday evening TO tho council,
which Is briefly that member OF conn.
Gil Ia entitled to hold the office until his
successor is elected ana qualified that
in case OF tie vote tho mayor and city
clerk shall determine by loE~whieh Of
the candidates shall be declared elect.
cd that q city council is the exclusive
Judge Of tho election OF Its own mem
bers. There was no vote taken ON tho
matter, and neither Jones nor LaRoohe
lie acting pending the vote OF the coun-
Gil. That body determined upon lot
of street paving to be done this sum
mer and passed resolutions to pave five
short streets and one alley, and ut an
other meeting will pass resolution to
pave through 10 the north end Of town.
A fellow who gave his name as John
o'Neal, picked up valise in the Brad
ford house Yesterday morning and
started oil with it, when Mrs. Bradford
spied him. She hailed him and he
started to run. Councilman Abe stRhl
followed the fellow up street and was
gaining on him, when he wheeled about
and pulling his revolver made stahl re-
treat into u friendly house near by, The
fellow then hid in Grogan's saloon,
where Marshal johnson afterwards cap
tured him, lie was locked up, charged
with larceny, but has not been tried yet
He will DO confronted with carrying
concealed weapons and with pointing
firearms at another person with evil
intent
Tho president Of the Ohio miners,
John Nugent, was here Tuesday even
ing comforting with the miners as to tho
mill bank and the supply OF coal Tor
that institution, lIe says they will
DO unable to get coal and will have to
start the men to work in their mlno or
close tho works down. It is matter Of
considerable quiet talk here Just how
the miners are to DO benefited II they
could accomplish the declared purpose
Of Nugent and close the steel works,
thus keeping about $4,000 per month
out OF the hands Of wOrkmen who will
be thrown out OF employment,
Murray l.. Fawcott, tho book.keepor
at the Bellaire nail works, died at his
homo hero yesterday in his thirty.
seventh year. He was for years ticket
agent for tho B. & o. railroad company,
but had been in tho nail works Office
for five years. He leaves wife and
three children. It Is stated that he
carried $4,000 life insurance.
The oil men who have been leasing
land in this vicinity and agreeing to put
down wells on several OF the farms
leased within ninety days were rein.
forced by u lot OF mon from Beaver, Pa.
Nearly all tho farms in this county and
some in Monroe lying southwest OF this
city have been leased,
The board OF pension examiners met
here yesterday and tho three Republi.
can members were able to congratulate
one another upon not having been be.
headed since their last meeting, not by
irate pension claimants, but by the
Democratic administration.
William Brady, colored barber, got
into row with another colored chap
named Roberts, when the latter struck
him over tho left arm with a piece Of
iron and broke the arm. Roberts acted
in soli defense.
Tho Republican county central com.
mitteo will meet Saturday ut St. Clairs.
vile and select thirteen delegates to
the state convention and fix the time
and place for tho county convention.
Tho case OF Mrs. Shcarer against the
estate OF tho late Oliver Blackburn for
$1,000 was compromised after going
into trial by the payment Of $50, each
party to pay his own costs.
Mrs. DR.. Armstrong, Of Woodsfeld,
stopped u the city TO SEQ her son,
liemter S. Armstrong, while on her
way to Cleveland to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Rev. J. S, Eaton.
William Parks, tho young secretary
Of the Buckeye Savings aud Loan Com.
pany, was at the point OF death yester.
day evening. Little hope OF his recov.
cry is entertained.
Spanglor post will attend services at
tho First Presbyterian church next Sab
bath in body.
Tho board Of equalization will meet
in tho city hall this morning with Au.
ditor Henderson and organize for bus
iness. The board il now legally COnsti.
tuted.
W. Q. Danford, Baltimore & Ohio mail
agent, was in town yesterday.