The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-26
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News aud Gossip fIon
tho Glnss City.

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tho Glass City.
William Mayhem and "Buck" May.
hew are In jail hero charged with assault
and battery. SIS. Kirkland, living west
OF town, drove in on Tuesday and sold q
load OF produce, after which no started
home. Tho two Mayhows jumped into
his wagon Just below Healherington's
and soon began an assaul. upon him,
when Kirkland and n young man who
was with him dumped them out OF tho
wagon. Tho Mayhcws then fairly
showercd pike stones at them and
Kirkland sustained serious bruises
about the face and head, but got away
as soon rs possible. llp thinks their in
tention was TO rob him, but he only
filed tho complaint for assault and bat.
terry. Marshal Bahra arrested both
yesterday morning, though they had
crossed tho river below Denwood.
"Buck" had his shoulder out OF place
aud Said Kirkland did it throwing him
out OF the wagon. Mayor Dubois was
ut st. Clairsyille aud tho cases we've not
disposed Of.
Some interest is manifested here over
the possible changes in tho Sunday or
dinance OF the city. Tho present or
dinancc enumerates Il number OF things
that cannot be sold, but leaves out
ice cream, bananas. cakes. etc., and tho
present mayor wants these things in
cluded. It has been referred to a COM
mittee and tho city solicitor, and there
is some talk Of presenting the common
labor etatutein the form Of an ordinance,
thus leaving to the judgemento OF the exc.
cutive the things that shall be regarded
as necessary. The present ordinance
will, of course, roInain in force so far as
it is good, until 4 new one Is passed.
\ now derrick is up at franklin to
put down another oil well. 4 number
OF dry holes have been driven in that
vicinity south OF the railroad. but now
the prospccsors have begun work on the
north side and they seem just as conf
dent u ii oil had been found. An old
we'll at Glencoe. put down many years
ago, has always given o little %ovidenceoi
oil and gas.
Thieves raided the cellar and smoke
house OF George Mckelvey, west of
town, Tuesday night, and took away
twelve gallons OF lard, all his meat
about oue-hundred cans OF fruit, and
his entire stock OF potatoes. The
thieves had @ wagon on the road some
distance away.
Tho water works trustees show re-
ceipts for the past year OF Sl7, $50 %,
expenditures 'of SIS, 1873 IL, leaving n
balance OF Sl,+46 90, which with the
balance OF a year ago makes 4 total bal.
ance OF S5,Gi2 G5. There are uncollect-
ed rents for tho past year OF $50.
The three Bellaire boys arrested in
GAINESVILLE wore sent to to tho workhouse
there to await developments US 10 the
goods found in their possession. That
town has i number Of former residents
OF this city, and the later ones arc all OF
shady reputation.
Four capitalists from East Liverpool
are negotiating with John McNeice, liv-
ing near Glencoe, for q site for q sewer
Pipe works. They have investigated the
clays to be found in that vicinity and
arc confident it is q good location for
such a plant.
The city council appropriated $50 for
the fire department tho other night TO
help entertain visiting firemen on the
occasion OF their meeting here to fix the
time and place for tho summer ,ourna.
ment.
Isaac Perry, q warm adherenl Of Col.
Poorman, AIN down from Barnesyille
yesterday to assure tho colonel,ot the
support OF that section in his congress
ional canvass.
This city ia likely to try the chain
gang or some such method in order to
work tho iinpecunions prisoners under
tho street commissioner.
Street Commissioner Lancaster is
serving on the grand jury at St. Glars
willie this week, and John S. Ehlen is
one OF tho petit jurors.
Louis Eberlins and Ferdinand WE'LL,
OF Dunklrk, Ind, arc mingling with
Bcllaire friends.