The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-25
BELuAIRE.
llsorts of Local News mud Gossip from
tho Glass City,


Samuel G. Grove, a well known
painter here, had narrow escape from
very serious injury yesterday. lie was
painting the residence Of Charles
Brockman and was using a gasoline
lamp, as is usual with painters, 10
loosen up the old paint on the doors so
that new coat could be put on. The
lamp exploded and the burning gasoline
was thrown over his lett land and face.
The hand was badly burned, but he had
fortunately duped his head just IN time
for his hat to catch the bulk OF what
would certainly have SCARED his face,
II it did not put his eyes out,
Prosecuting Attorney Hollingsworth,
Hon, Q, l.. Weems and John w. Sham
non, the committee appointed by the
court to prepare charges against Il. q.
McGaughy, member Of the bar OF this
county, who was convicted and SEN
fenced Tor utterlng forgery, have
filed the charges and served the de-
PENDANT with q certified copy. The mat
ter will be heard in the common pleas
court on the 10th OF next month in an
action to disbar McGaughy, There has
never boon but one case OF the kind in
this county,
Rodefer Bros. will to-day make the
largest shipment OF glassware ever made
in one lot and to one party from this
city. They have now ready fourteen
tons OF vault lights to ship in one bulk
to single dealer, I. A. Rodefer is just
home from u three weeks tour and the
factory is running full now
Hon, ]. O. Heinein, the representa-.
tive from this county in the present
legislature, will be a candidate for re.
nomination, and will no doubt secure it
without opposition. He will make u
trip to Prussia as soon as his present
legislative term expires and will be
gone several months.
Hon. Lorenzo Dapford spent day or
two with his father at Crab-Apple the
latter part OF lust week, returning yes.
terday, Tho father is 50 years OF age
hale and hearty, and spent most OF last
week chopping down trees and helping
to maui rails, just as he did fifty years
ago.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
railroad is preparing to occupy all OF
the ground Just west of Noble street,
over which it has control, and has
notified tho tenants in the houses tho
company bought to vacate. They will
put in sidetracks to leave cars standing.
The electric street railway people put
force OF men to work yesterday and
the president OF council and city sole.
itor proceeded to stop any exercise Of
authority until they filed their bond
for 5000 with approved security, US
conditioned in the ordinance.
Book beer got in its work on some Of
the boys here and as q result there
were several cases before the mayor
yesterday. One OF them was so dead
drunk that he had to DO hauled to the
lookup on truck Sunday night.
Robert L. Pfaaenbach, of this city,
and Miss Maggie Brokaw, OF Freoport,
who is making her home with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jefiers, in this city, will be
married on the Sd Of next month.
John Keyser will have charge OF the
composing room Of the new Farmers
Alliance paper, to be started here by
Oscar Mckinley, the secretary OF the
state organization.
Tho water works trustees are still
figuring on filling the odd jobs about
that plant. The smaller the place the
more annoying 1t seems to be.
Senator Nicholas bill to tax corpora
tions according to the value OF their
stock was beaten. lie had made spe-
cial study OF it.
John Campbell, steel worker, had
his left hand burned by slight explo-
sion at the plant just Us hc was finish
ing turn.
Mrs. Whiting, OF Peoria, ILL.,, is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. Isaac Booth.
Next Friday is Arbor day and some
OF the schools will plant trees.
The Epworth League met ut the Fisrt
NJ. L. church last night.
Frank Nelson's band class will give a
concert Thursday ht.
James Huntley and family move to
Kirkwood to-day.
Col. Jake KemplO will lecture to-mor-
row night.
Memorial day is to DO celebrated here
as usual.
Council will meet this evening.