The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-31
BEAIAIILE.
All Sorts OF Local News anl Gossip from
I thu 0lnss City.

All Sorts OF Local News nnl Gossip from
tho 0lnss City.
Miss Maggie Bocahar, IN cstimoblo
young lady, was neatly robbed OF hor
pocketbooE, containing between S. und
So, ut the corner OF Union and Thirty
second s,roets Monday evening, as she
was returning from the postollico. A
largo man apparently slipped and
bumped against hur with great force.
lie apologized, but, while this core
mony OF moment was going on, a
smaller man slipped and bumped her
another severe jolt. Miss Boeshar hur-
rled on, worry much frightened, but
when she reached the store OF her
brother. square away, her pocletbook
and money was gone. So were the two
chaps who had accidentally bumped
her. a'. =.
The special session Of tho St. Clairs.
vile prcsbytcry, held here Yesterday
afternoon, transacted only tho business
for which it was called, TINT OF dissoly.
ing tho pastoral relations OF Rev. l.. W.
Barr and tho First Presbyterian church
and Diminishing him to tho presbytery
OF Parkersburg. This was done, and
Rev. Mr.. Barr has accepted call to the
Presbyterian church at Fairmont, ".
Va.
Harry Alexander, the vol known
newspaper writer, has been appointed
an Immigrant inspector, but ia located
NJ Cincinnati. 1Io wanted the appoint
ment, but wanted TO be located at San
Francisco. where he has been q writer
on the Chronicle for some timo past.
DR.. Barrett, who recently located in
this city, was surgeon in General Il.
=. Hayes regiment during the war, and
relates that his horse and that OF Sheri.
dams wore stabbed side by side
when the latter took his out Tor the
famous twenty-miIo ride.
A coal famine is threatened here by a
strike OF the miners at the peddling
banks. It is now stated the railroad
mine operators and workers will prob
ably compromise their diHerences this
week. -, - Ky
The official register gives the attend
ance OF World'e Fair visitors from this
county at !, l55, but it is known that not
less than 1000 Belmont county people
were there, but they did not all register.
Abram Coss, tho Bridgeport man who
was picked up on the street here on
Saturday and kept from freezing to
death, was taken to the county infirma-
ry yesterday in a very feeble condition.
The electric cara on this side we're
almost useless yesterday morning on
account OF the snow, but they finally
got one OF tho old street cars down over
the line with supply of salt and sand.
Tho young folks OF the Episcopal
church held Scotch social at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John L. schillinc. on
Gravel Hill, yesterday evening that was
well attended and greatly enjoyed.
Wilbur Smith is in Now York, called
there by the death OF his father. He
will drop off in Washington on his re.
turn to look after his chauceS for tho
postofiice.
All tho slcighs in the city have been
rugged out and in active service for two
days now, and the horses that we're
winterlng in the country are all in town
now.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Jane McGreror
Anderson took place from her late
home yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended.
Carpenters were at work yesterday
repairing the damage done by the fro
early Sunday morning, adjoining Cen
trial block.
Squire Frank S. Mason ha. pulled out
OF the mayoralty contest and will be a
candidate for justice of the peace. |