The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-24
BELLAIRE.
All Sort, OF Local Newsnnd Gossip from
the GIasa CITY.


the Glass City.
John Rock, q youth OF perhaps is.
who was sent TO the penltentiary from
this city last year, wrote letter to
Mayor Dubois yesterday in which he
says he iB n changed boy and regrets
he did not heed the advice given him by
the mayor before he landed in the pen.
He says his time will be out in July
and he wants the mayor and other good
citizens to help secure him a place to
make an honorable living. He Is n
bright boy and II turned in the right
direction would make q good citizen.
In the case OF Tiegelbach as admin
istrator against the Pittsburgh and
Wheeling Coal Company, n case brought
because the son OF the plaintiff had
been killed In the mines, Tor Slv.vvV
damages. claimed for alleged neglf-
gence Of the company, the jury brought
in verdict for the defendant
The Bellaire Athletic club has elected
the following officers: President, David
McClRrin: first Vice president, =. J RI
ley: second vice president. Moses Eli
kan; secretary. Frank O'Toole; treas
urer. John McKelvey; trustees II. W.
Bahrn, William Cauley and Joseph Nc
'Nnbb.
W. D. Jones, formerly manager of
the lantern globe works In this city,
left Wednesday night for Charleroi,
Pa, where he has secured the place OF
factory manager for Macbeth & Co.
He had had no permanent place since
the globe works here burned down.
The electric cranes in the new plate
mill department at the steel works
were tested yesterday and worked like
q charm. The advance made In the
matter OF handling the product OF this
mill is simply wonderful. II does away
with many laborsrs. too.
The county commissioners held q
short session yesterday to hear the re-
port OF Mr.. Wise, who was at Column
bus in tho interest OF special leGisla-
ton to allow an increase in the tax levy
OF this county.
There is little prospect OF starting up
the old lantern globe works at this
time, but u company 10 operate II could
readily be organtzed II proper induce
ments were made to meet competition
In that line. .r
Robert westlake, manager of the,
Hazleton, Pa. base ball club. has sign
ed Michael Davis, Of this city, as right.
fielder for this season. Davis has never
been ont, but is a crack amateur play
err
The last grand jury in this county
was composed principally Of business
men and II was commended by Judge
briggs and the people generally for Its
prompt work. doing II all in three days.
The number OF Republican candidates
for mayor grows beautifully less as
the time approaches. Some OF the as
pIrants will have better Jobs, and that
is what they are all looking for.
Mrs. Anna Thompson, president OF
the woman's Relief Corps. was agreed
bly, surprised ut her home by the mem
beers OF the corps calling in q, body on
the occasion OF her birthday
"Ras" Wilson. the "Quiet Observer"
OF the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette,
will be one Of the lecturers at the farm
ers' institute at st. Clnirsville next
week.
$1,000 Is the amount paid into the
county treasury each year by the sn-
looms OF this county under the Dow
tax law.
The suit Of John W. Hammond vs.
Eva Hammond for divorce will be
heard in common pleas court to-day.
Ex-Congrcssman Pearson and Hon.
]. P. spriggs. of Woodsheld. were in
town yesterday.