The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-20
BELLAIRE
All Sorts OF Local News and Gossip About
The DIM CITY.
Conservation Meeting.
Closing Exercises.

All sorts OF Local News and Gossip About
the Glass City.
The Guernsey Times says the great VIC
tory for sound money and protection In
ms county and district Is mainly attrlbu-
table to the long, Intelligent and faithful
campaign made by Hon. Lorenzo DantQrd,
He started In on the first day OF August
and kept steadily Mt work. covering dIf-
iercnt portions OF the district every week
from that time until tho election. and the
result in every county in thed istrict was
most satisfactory. Editor McEadder, with
n great newspaper like the Steubenville
Gazette NJ his command. made o vigorous
campaign for the silver side, and was
persuaded 20 believe he was ut the front
In the district. but the votes OF tho people
for sound money and Capt. Dlnford were
too many for him.
\ BcllaIre youth got Into n quarrel with
n BGnwood chap in tho Baltimore x Ohio
fellow on the head with a hammer. For
Il time II was thought the boy was dead,
but fortunately the skull was not frac-
turei and he rallied In the night and is
all right The Rssailant made good his
escape to this side OF the river. and II
Is not known what charge was made
against him.
Walter Smith, tho boy who set fire to
young Sherwood ut Belmont. who was ar
rested on the charge OF ~mRnslauEhter. had
a hearing before u Justice and was bound
WA ~ lbAAA ~ AIlI SUM ON+ fSN. lHt court
released him under bond In the above
amount 10 avail the action OF tho grand
jury. smith IL said not 20 manifest n
regret for his fiendish deed. but he Is
said not TO be well balanced.
The organ recital in the First VI. f.
church last night by Prof. Paris r. Myers
and the boy choir from st. Matthew'S
church, Wheeling. was attended by a
splendid audience OF BcilaIre music low
crs. And who does not love music! The
choral society organized here Is the larE-
est one ever In tho city. and greater In
terest is being manifested in music thnn
ever before.
Common pleas court IS about two days
behind with the docket as set, some Of the
cases taking more time than was cOUnted
upon. but 1t Is calculated that with wha,
VIII drop out. tho court Will be up with
the CIDER OF the docket by neXt week.
The criminal business nearly nil came up
from the river front.
There arc a few cases OF fiphtheria and
scarlet fever In the city, but the health
cautions have been taken 10 prevent Its
spread. There have been two deaths from
d~lphtheria, and there are only three or
four CAGES. all children.
James Hammond. formerly OF Cam
bridge. was elected probate Judge OF
Black. also n former resident OF Cam
bridge. was defeated for probate judge
In Franklin county, Ohio.
Sheriff Darby and Marshal Rahra re-
turned from Columbus yesterday morning,
where they landed Homer Logan and
Thomas Conroy in the pcnitcntiary TO
serve terms OF two and one-half and two
years. respectively.
The Knights OF PytIlas here held m
interesting meeting last night and enter
tained n number OF their Bridgeport
friends. who paid a fraternal visit 10 the
lodge here.
Miss Sadie Dnrrah, formerly OF this city.
was married on Tuesday evening at the
home OF her sister. In Mt. Vernon. to Mr..
George Strong. n merchant OF Buffalo.
y. y.
The farmers OF this county Interested
In the Farmers Institute to be held at
st. Clairsvlllc In January are to meet there
Tomorrow TO mako preliminary arrange
ments.
Twenty dollars was donated to tho teach
crs' aid society by Plymouth Council. L. o.
a. NJ. Mt its meeting Thursday night.
The young people OF Trinity church will
be entertained this evening ut the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Parks.
Mrs. II. S. Smith. or Fender, Neb,, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kirkpatrick, here.
The steel works went on with n full
force yesterday morning.,