The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-15
BELLAIltE.
All Sorts Of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts Of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
Five state prisoners were taken from
this city to the st. Clairsville Jail yes
terday, one OF them the old-time
offender, Bob Mason, who confessed to
the stealing at Boneysteele's & Herr
bergs, expecting to be released on the
return OF the goods. His wife, who had
hid tho goods, was let 60. Frank Brain
erd went up in default OF 500 bail for
carrying concealed weapons. Tho others
were three boys, sixteen and seventeen
years OF age, named Martin Lippefman,
Emmett Beall and Michael Alinehan.
They were bound over for breaking the
seal on the Baltimore 4 Ohio cars Ket.
tlewell, who was sentenced 10 the re-
form farm this week for truancy, was
accused with these boys and others, and
John Rock and Joe McAlillen, two o.this
same gang OF boys, were sentenced to
two years each in the penitentiary by
the court at Cambridge. where they
were convicted otgrand larceny. These
boys as q rule, are all bright, and if
properly trained would have made good
citizens. For this the local authorities
have dealt leniently with them in the
past, but the county Jail is not q new
place to but one of them.
Commandery 23S OF the Roman Cath
ole Union Knights OF St. John elected
the following officers Thursday night:
Father Fitzgerald, chaplain and hon
orary president; p. J. !lcDonough, act.
ing president; John Mulkearns. first
vice president; John S. Alckelvey, Sec
ond vice president; Luke Gavin, re-
cording secretary; Martin Faherty,
financial secretary; John /. GiIdea,
treasurer; John Chaser, sergeaut-at-
arms; Jonn +. Sherry, messenger; An
drew Steger, guard; Frank Benttleld,
trustee.
The authorities at Woodsiield are not
making much stir about the robbery OF
the express agent ut that place Monday
night, but their manner indicates con-
fidence in the mystery being solved.
The agent, found bucked and gagged, is
not going TO die from his injuries ut all,
and hns perhaps yielded up more knowl-
edge as to those who assailed him than
has been given out Two detectives
Yesterday seemed to have hot trail
westward, while at the Xanesvllle emu q
close watch was kept up.
The bazaar OF the ladies Of tho First
NJ. L. church at ,Muth's storeroom is
well attended each evening. They have
a number OF old relics on exhibition
and an endless lot OF modern exhibits
in the fancy booths. Last nighta num-
Der OF the Chapter members took sup
per at the bazaar after the election OF
officers.
"Bad Actor" the trotting horse. was
sold by tho sale Of tickets. from TO S25,
and the one that took the horse was
opened yesterday, and found to DO l79.
P. G. Parker, OF gainesville, had pur-
chased it at 81 10.
The high school yesterday gave the
usual literary programme, and some OF
the pupils show originality and pro-
fciancy in tho papers and Rotations
given at these weekly exercises.
W. G. Mathews. deputy state in
spector OF workshops and factories.
reached Bellaire yesterday and found
the factories hero all In elegant shape.
Joseph and George McCain, OF this
city, have secured the contract TO build
a seminary at Buckhannon, W. Va
Miss Rosa Eberle is clcrkinG for
Josephus Gorby.