The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-13
BEh1AInE.
AN Sorts of Local Nows aud Gossip from
tho Glass City.

an Sorts OF Local Nows aud Gossip from
the Glass City.
The case OF Harry ]. Mendel, owner
OF the steamer Phillips, against james
ID. Ewing as trustee OF the Pelly heirs,
owners Of tue Benwood ferry rights
here, was fled in the supreme court OF
this state on Thursday. For time
there was quarrel between the upper
wharfboat people and the officers OF the
steamer r. L. Phillips, and during its
continuance the Phillips landed just be-
low the ferry landing and used the
roadway OF the ferry in the transfer OF
passengers and freight, A suit was
brought by ], d, Ewing in Justices
court for 5000 damages and verdict
was given for 81. The amount OF the
verdict did not disturb the contestants,
hut with that verdict was established
the right Of the ferry people to the con-
troll OF that roadway and this did dis
turb them, The case was carried to the
common pleas court, thence to the cir
cult court and now it Is in the supreme
court OF the state.
The transfer OF John L. Davis as Bal
timere & Ohio agent from this point to
Chicago Junction is generally regretted
by Bellaire men who do business with
the Baltimore Il Ohio, but it is q good
thing for Mr.. Davis, Bellaire will not
be so important an agency on that line
hereafter. There will be about as much
local business, but heretofore all freight
from the west was billed from Bellaire
to eastern points and vice versa. This
will not be done hereafter and Of course
tho agency will be reduced in RESPONSE
biIity and Importance, The dozen or
more clerks here arc hourly expecting
notice OF their transfer or worse.
There are now only two candidates to
succeed Senators Nichols and Snyder in
this Joint senatorial district, composed
OF Belmont and Harrison counties and
Jefferson and Columbiana, Charles NJ.
HOgg, of Cadiz, for the Belmont-Harri-
son subdivision, and John A. Bingham
Woods, oil Steubenville, for the Jetter-
son. Columbiana subdivision, and these
will be the nominees.
W. @. Danford, who has been chief
postal clerk on the Grufton, Wheeling
and Chicago car for several years past,
will be transferred to the Baltimore &
Ohio new route, his run being Pitts
burgh, Akron, Youngstown and Chi
cage, on Monday. He is said to be one
of the most efficient postal clerks in
the service and has held his place I'M
der the civil service rules for ten years
successfully.
The grand jury concluded its work
yesterday morning, finding twenty
three true bills and four mot true bills"
They examined eighty-three witnesses.
Hon, David Wagner was foreman OF
tho jury and Miller Booth, Of this city,
was one OF the jurors.
Messrs. Sutton and ]. B. Ryan, OF st.
Clairsville, went to Powhatan yesterday
to look up preliminary matters with
reference to starting national bank ut
that place. The project was dropped
sometime ago, but 1t is to SO through
this time.
Mr.. George W. Yost, of the Bellaire
Bottle Company, is home from meet
ing OF glass manufacturers held at Gin
cinuati this week, where an effort was
made to shut of further cutting in
prices.
Capt. John 7. Lane, Baltimore & Ohio
passenger agent, came home from Pitts
burgh yesterday. His wife aud Miss
Jessie Butte are spending few days
there with the family of Harrison Butte.
Rev. L. W. Barr will begin series Of
sermons on Presbyterianism at the
First Presbyterian church tomorrow
forenoon.
Hon. Henry BOIL, q prominent DEM
ocratic politician Of the state, was here
yesterday, on private business, no do
clared. ~
The American Mechanics opened n
fair and festival in the Elysian theatre
last night and will run it three nights
Dr. A. NJ. +. Mccullough, of San
Diego, California, is visiting his brother,
W. $. Mccullough, OF this city.
Mrs. Nathan Borham is dangerously
i'll, aud has been unconscious for sever
al days, except at intervals.
All of Bellaire's paving contractors arc
out in other parts Of the country putting
down street paVoments.
The Bellaire Boiler and Bridge Com.
pany holds its annual meeting this
afternoon.
Strawberries aro plentiful in this
market at two boxes for thirty-tive
cents.
L. G. Morris is home from a collecting
tour through the interior of the state.