The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-15
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News mud Gossip from
tho Glass City.

All Sorts OF Local News mud Gossip from
tho Glass City.
Among the former Bellaire people who
lost money by the Dunkirk, Ind, bank
closing its doors wns the Beltaire Win
dow Glass Company, $3.50; Enterprise
Window Glass Company 5000; julius
schwob, $1,000; Ollie Hoffman, SLIGO;
William Camp, $3.50; Simon Behr, 500.
There were no doubt othera, as that
was the only bank in the town. Tho
window glass companies escaped easily
by reason OF the fact that they keep
their money in the banks OF this city.
r. NJ. Humiston, u gentleman who
was miller for Stewart q Ward in this
city for two or three years, but who
Joined his family at Akron about two
months ago, committed suicide there
last week. His body was found in q
wood near tho town. The family lived
hero for over q year, but were not con-
tented and moved back to Akron. Mr..
Humiston remained here about year
after that.
The American Mechanics are having
great success with their fair and festival
at the Elysian theatre. Great crowds
attend every night and they have the
place neatly arranged with booths and
fancy tables, Saturday night the Mar
tina Ferry ferryboat brought down a
big crowd Of Mechanics and their
friends.
W. jay Ashenhurst, a son Of Rev. ].
Y. Ashenhurst, Of Rock HILL and a
young newspaper man who was asso-
ciated with his brother, John j. Ash
enhurst, in tho publication Of q Prohi.
bition paper at Canton, died there last
Friday and was buried at Rock Hill
Saturday morning.
City Solicitor Woodbridge and John
D. Van Law returned from New Mar
tinsville yesterday, where they spent
three or four days fishing. Mayor Nc
Gowan, Emil Schmidt and DR.. Boone
spent day on Wheeling creek, but as
the fish didn't like their bait they came
homo in the evening.
Dr. T. v. Roy, who;used to hold forth
in this section as being able to cure
about all the ills flesh is heir to, and
who lived at st. Clairsville, but travelled
about as Hindoo physician, has turned
upin Chicago as Brahmin priest, and
joins the many fakes there now as a
spiritualiatic healer.
The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet at st. Clairsville on the
Goth to appoint thirteen delegate to the
state convention and to fix tho time and
place for the county convention. The
appointment Of delegates was not
thought to be matter OF importance
enough TO call The county convention so
early.
Tho Bollaire Boiler and Bridge Com
pauy reorgauized Saturday by electing
a new board OF directors. us follows; II.
A. Lichtenberger, Samuel Simmons,
John Adams, Louis Grella and Ed Black
burn. They have not yet organized.
Miss Alice Rankin will entertain he;
Sabbath school class at the residence OF
D. w. Cooper this evening, She will
move to Gas City, Ind, the last OF this
month, whore her mother and brother
have located.
Officer Jnck Baugh arrested small
boy Saturday night for pilforing, aud
tho little fellow remained in tho lookup
all day yesterday. He seemed to DO
quite a bad boy whom the mayor quos.
TONED him.
Tho starting Of national bauk at
PowhNtan now seems assured. Tho
tnonied men In that vicinity havo taken
hold OF II, and Il number In various
parts OF the county are subscribing
stock.
Row Il W. Barr began scrio, OF
sermons at tho First Presbyterian
church Yesterday OH presbytorianism
and there was a splendid audience out
to hear his historical address,
William Parks, secretary oitho Buck.
eye Savings and Loan Company, has
boon critically Ill for moro than week
past, but 10 thought to DO somewhat in.
proved now
Tho contest for gold watch between
Mayor MCtiowNn, oil this city, and Mayor
Manhood, Of BOnwood, will DO decided at
tho Mechanics fair tomorrow evening.
BOllnirc will have street fair this
fall instead OF q Fourth OF July Celobra.
ton. Tho Memorial Day exercises will
DO on q larger scale than usual,
Tho latest mail can be sont 10 Wheel.
ing from this city is 1885 In the after.
noon under the change IN tho pnltl.
moro & Ohio schedule.
Railroad engines arc now prohibited
from whlstling within tho corporate
| Unite OF this city.