The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-07
BELLAIRE.
AlIsOrts OF Local News md Gossip from
the Glass City,

hhaVEha w AoutAA vows huu NulplP AEVA
tho Glass CITY,
There was go little interest taken in
the Republican primaries for delegates
to the senatorial convention, to be hold
at Martins Ferry Thursday, that In
several places no attempt was made at
an election. In the Second ward, w.
Q. Cochran was chosen delegate and
Alex Anderson county committeeman,
and in the Third ward A. KotE and A,
Truman were chosen delegates and
| John S. Ehlu committeeman, while In
tho Fourth ward ]. P. Lowman aud
U, B, stlckles arc delegates aud
Donald Mcdonald committeeman, Not
a dozen votes were cast In some OF the
wards and In the Fifth ward no prtm-
AIRY at all was held.
There are no candidates for state
senator in this county, but II 10 under
stood that If the Belmont delegation to
| the convention at Martins Ferry this
week concludes not to give the nomi-
nation to Charles NJ, Hogg, Of Cadi2,
that Judge Isaac II. CASTOR OF Prosecut.
ing Attorney ]. W.. Hollingsworth will
either one accept the nomination, and
there may be q contest, but 1t will pro-
badly not develop until Thursday Just
what will be done.
q, @. Ayers, the young lawyer at St.
Clairsville, who has been secretary Of
| the Republican county committee the
past year, Is announced as q candidate
for prosecuting attorney, Ho is o splen-
did man and q capable lawyer and the
contest between him and Hon, O. L,
| Weems for that nomination insures q
good man as the nominee.
Captain B. I. Jones, who has been
| taking In the worlds fair, and Mr..
George W. Yost, secretary OF the Bell.
aire Bottle company, who has been at
Cape May attending o conference with
| tn Q bottle blowers at which they failed
to agree on q wage scale for the ensuing
year, came homo yesterday afternoon.
But n prisoner was sent from this
city to the GAINESVILLE workhouse during
the month Of July. At that institution
the feed for prisoners only averages 1S
cents per capita per dayY and those who
have been there have no desire to 70.
turn and discourage new recruits.
The Church OF God, below town, was
reopened yesterday with d splendid
programme that occupied nearly the
entire day. The church has been newly
painted and reitted throughout, with a
neat iron fence about the lawn, and 1t
Is a very attractive place now,
There will be a big celebration OF
Labor Day here on the second Of next
month. All the labor organizations in
the city will participate, and those from
noighboring towns have been invited.
The now electric railway will be opened
for travel on that day.
James Nichols is uhder arrest and
has been identified by Mrs. Carl Nc.
Twain as the chap who robbed her OF
her purse containing IS while on her
way home from GAINESVILLE tho other
day. Tie boy is not very bright but
no Ia very bad.
Day & Dougherty, Of this city, who
have d big paving contract at Canton,
Ills, have stopped the work because
the bonds Of that town IAN not be sold
TO pay for the Improvement Similar
experience has been had In various
towns.
The stroot railway force was engaged
in putting down curves in this city
Yesterday until some OF the church
people notified them to quilt or they
would DO prosecuted. They quit work,
al least In town.
Samuel Ramsey, Of oaptina, who was
instantly killed by ABB, 2. &c. coach
falling upon him noar summeraeld,
was buried yesterday, He was q single
man.
Tho stidd family, three generations
Of which woro locked up the other
night, were disposed Of with light fines
by tho mayor.
Josephus Gorby ia Visiting his daugh.
tor at Mansfield, aud has closed his
atoro during his absence.
DR.. D. W. Boone and W. 3. Carroll
aud family arc homo from tho Worlds
fair.