The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-30
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip rom,
the Glass City.


the Glass City.
George M. Wise has given to the
public statement OF the bonded In
debtednesS OF the county and some
other matters calculated to excite q
greater interest In county uifairs than
has been manifested. lie shows de-
iic!cncy In the county fund Of $4,000
to $4,000 for each of the past three
years. That ls, the expenditures have
exceeded the receipts in these three
years more than $4,000. while in the
same time the tax duplicate has de-
creased about si000.00O Mr. Wlse 10
OF the opinion that on increase IN the
tax levy is Inevitable, and he makes
this point nil the stronger by the state
rhcnt that should the Haskell-Hnrris
bilt pass tho legislature and the itquor
tnX be wiped out that the county tax
would necessarily have TO be Increased
3 cents, while in BeliaIre 1t would have
TO be Increased from 20 10 % cents to
provide even the funds that are now
raised. lcGging out the question OF de-
hclcncy entirely.
Trains on the Bellaire, Zanesvllle &
Cincinnati railroad have been lnstruct-
ed not to carry any passengers OF
freight from Lewisvllle, In Monroe
county, while the smallpox lasts there:
They hive one case, n physician. and
the trains don't even stop at that sta
ton by order OF General Manager j.
X. Geddes.
Mr.. w. c. Stewart. who has been
secretary Of the Novelty Stamping Co.
contGmplRtes giving his anne TO the
business of the Stewart Enameling GO;
shortly. The Novelty viii be conducted
by the force still there.
The war on the price Of telephones
in this city will reach the climax Sat
urday, when about all OF the sub
scrlbers here have agreed TO abandon
the use OF the present phones unless
the rental is reduced.
The electric machinery at the Bell
aire steel works Is now about all IN
position. They have 20-horse power
electrical apparatus there In the new
department. and everything works Ike
u charm.
The effort to raise money for the COM
pletlon OF the Catholic church and
school building is meeting with success
and 1t Ia announced that 1t will be COM
plcted this spring.
Miss Florence Workman has quit her
place with Mrs. j. r. Hartshorn In
this city to accept place rs saleElady
in Geo. Z. stifel & Cos store in Wheel-
Ing
John W. Duncan and ]. w, Morrill,
were both announced as Republican
candidates for mayor yesterday, and
each expects To be the winner.
Revival services are being held this
week ut both the Christian CHURCHES
and the South Bellairc NJ. E, church.
The pike north OF this city Is now out
OF sight except that portion Of i be-
tween the rails OF the street car track.
A. p. Tallman. cashier OF the First
National Bank, has been confined to
his home this week with n severe cold.
The Cleveland, Lornin & Wheeling
pay car RlNddened the hearts Of the
employees here Tuesday evening.
BellaIre parties arehntercsted in the
new oil well found on the Amos farm
in the Monroe field yesterday.
Several persons from this city and
township attended the Farmers lnsti-
tutc at st. ClaIrsville yesterday
The Gravel hill club viii meet at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. GillI!and
this evening,