The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-18
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AilSort. OF Local News aud Gossip from
tho Glass City.

AilSort. OF Local News aud Gossip from
tho Glass City.
Jack Workman received $500 cash
from y. J.. Mullins, assistant solicitor
for tho Pennsylvania Ruilroad Com.
pany. yesterday, as settlement in full
for the loss OF his right arm recently.
Workman was not an employee OF tho
railroad at nil. lle was shovcling coke
for the mill company and started to
pull n coupling pin as Il matter oil &C.
commodation to a railroad brakeman.
His right arm was crushed so that it
had to be amputatcd, aud lie Is for.
tuuate in securing this money from the
railroad company. 1t was all he asked.
Spangler post held IN open campfire
in the Elysian theatre last night, the
occasion being the presence in this city
OF Department Commander E. Z. Mutt.
The programme was interpreted with
vocal aud instrumental music, the Col
umbian Mandolin Club and the Colum.
bian Qu~artette assisting. There was a
good audience present and all were
nicely entertained with short talks.
patriotic sougs and recitations, and q
general good time vas had.
Congressman Dauford is urging the
appointment Of his comrade, cx.Sheriti
Samuel ~tlilles. as superintendent oil the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at
Nenia, but there are SO many caudi-
dates that the governor hesi,ates to
choose between them. Mr.. Hilles has
a son who is steward at the Boys In.
dus,rial School, and this is being used
by the other candidates against Mr..
lilies appointment
The directors OF the Bellaire nail
works held a meeting Yesterday, at
which the matter Of additional improve.
ments at that plant was discussed and
plans made to begin the work on some
OF them. This company made during
the past year nearly $780, 900 OF improve
ments. and it is contemplated to make
about that much more this year.
Thu special meeting Of the city board
Of education WAS held last night and
the committee for the ensuing year
were announced. Messrs. Gilliland and
Brown, the recently elected anti-Jones
men, are both on the committee on
teachers and salaries and occupy othe:
prominent places.
Mr.. james Wilson, OF Delaware, O.,
and u member OF the board Of directors.
OF tho Bellaire nail works, is in the city.
Mr.. Wilson is one OF tho best posted
iron and steel men in the Ohio Valley
and for a number Of years was presiden.
Of the company in this city.
An interesting case alleging SANDER
and asking for damages has been
brought in tho common pleas court by
+. G. Morris against Charles Rosser and
is set down Tor trial on Saturday mex.
About n hundred witnesses have been
summoned.
A private letter to a friend hero states
that Thomas L. Booth, the w%ell.known
wool buyer who vas shot at Minerva,
last Friday, will recover all right. The
ball tore away a small portion OF the
lower jaw and a tooth, but he will get
well.
The Knights Templar Of this city will
90 to St Clairsville this evening TO at.
tend 4 special meeting OF Hope Com
mandcry. at which tho orders will be
conferred upon six candidates. They
will return on a train after the meeting.
Oscar Hampton. an excellent young
man who is n clerk in the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh freight office here, will be
married this evening to Miss Net,ie
McWilliams. at the home Of the brides
parents in Martins Ferry.
John Steele, OF West Wheeling, has
returned after n months visit to kau-
sas City friends. He reports the wheat
looking very good in Kansas ana Hi.
nois. but extremely bad IN Indiana and
Ohio.
Harry b. White, an anti.snloon league
orator, will be horo this evening and
remain tho balance OF this week, giving
an illustrated lecture each evening.
Davis & Archer, contractors OF this
city. have secured a street paving con-
tract at Washington, Ind, amounting
to 500. 200.
Arthur Grimm, Of East Liverpool, is
visiting hero.