The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-03
IilSLLAIRE
~ Sorts of Local News nnh Gossip from
tho Glass CITY.

al sorts OF Local News nld Gossip from
tho Glass CITY.
Il. s. Barker, who played tho rolo
OF detective OH soln0 OF the SalOons Inst
Sunday. aud who waa willing to take sl5
from Emil Schmidt 10 hush tho case
against him, was arrested Oh the charge
OF Attempting to levy blackmail and
given n hearing before Squire Mason
yesterday. Tho evidence OF several per.
sons was takcn besides that OF Barker
aud 1t was all one.sided. AT tho con.
clusion the squire bound Barker over
to court In $500, and falling to give bond
was remandod 10 jail and will DO takon
to 81. ClalrsYille this morning. Barker
has II vito and ono child, daughter
about twenty years OF aye, here. ll0
says no hns boon out OF work for u long
time md could not find anything to do.
Recently he assisted tho marshal IN
making an arrest. for which hO recci we'd
II on. and that seems to have given him
IN idea that tho law was good thing to
tackle 10 raise some money. but 30 far
the unsophis,icated follow seems to
have got ia -; 49,; ~ Tho
guilt or innocence Of the saloon man
charged with violating tho law has not
yet been considered, but tho mayor will
turn over the evidence given to him to
the grand jury for investigation.
At the railroad offices business for
1894 Is reported to be largely In OK cess
Of that OF 1893. The receipt OF freight
Tor tho year exceeds that OF the proceed.
ing year by several thousands OF dollars.
and tho improvement was all In tho last
few months OF tho old year.
MeSsrs. Howard McGregos aud G. W.
Holman left Yesterday for the Ohio
State University; John Crafty for tho
College ut Delaware, and Thomas
Mycrs and Harry Taylor for the Mari.
e,ta College.
Messrs. Walter Darrah, Thomas L.
Clark and Marshall Thompson, three of
st. Clairsville's prominon: citizens,
came down to Bellaire yesterday and
put in tho day calling upon friends
here.
The Grand Army post and tho Wo.
mans Relief Corps will hold joint in.
s.allation OF officers tomorrow evening,
open to the public.
The South Bellaire ". G. 7. U. will
hold parIor meeting at tho home OF
Mrs. ]. L. Fawce,t, in lower town. this
afternoon.
The steel works will not start up until
sometime next week, but all tho other
industrial establishments here are run.
ming now.
People were crossing on the ice to
and from Benwood yesterday as freely
as II the gorge in the river was steel
bridge.
r Mrs. Matte Mendcnhall. OF Columbus,
who has been the guest OF Mrs. Emma
Portcrfeld, returned to her home yes.
terday.
Mira. S. NJ. IIardlnan, OF Pittsburgh.
returned to her home yesterday after.
noon, after visit with friends mere.
Mrs. G. ". Quits died OF consump.
ton Yesterday morning and will be
buried this afternoon.
Frank Ault, wife. and daughter, OF
Sseubenville, are guests OF Mrs. Mary
Goetze in this city.
A!aher and llennesey, pugllis:s OF
note, are booked to appear in this city,
on the 9th.
Miss Mamie Gamenthaler, OF Barnes
vile, is enjoying herself with Beilaire
friends.
The lTacke.t band festival in Schmul-
bach's hall closed with dance last
night.
The toll gate, yielded S2l7 50 to the
township trustees for the last month.
Mayor Dubois and wife returned
from West Alexander Yesterday.