The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-22
BELIA1RE.
All sorts OF Local News aud Gossip from
tho Glass City.

the Glass city.
Tho telephone subscribers at thelf
meeting In this city Monday night were
addressed By Afessrs. Wolff ana sane
field, OF the telephone company, ana M
formed TINT the rates In force nero
were the same rs those In other places
for similar service. The statement was
also made that dividends had not peen
made for the members OF the company
for several years at the rates In force,
but the Bellalre subscribers continued
their organization and appointed
committee 10 look after q charter anu
secure n franchise from the city couh.
Gil. This committee is composed OF
W. c. Bergundthal, John a. Gallaher'
A. Klotz. Miller Booth, II. hoemeF'
George Walters and D. H. Darrah.
An amendment to the Dow liquor tax
law has been proposed to give the poor
fund OF townships outside OF munlel'
palIties siX-tenths OF the revenue arls-
ing from this source instead OF giving
It TO county intirmaries.l The amend
ment will be popular in oil the town
ships where there is any such tax. But
II the Haskell bill should pass, the SUB
sequent proceedings on the amendment
will be OF little interest save In the
townships bordering on the large cities.
Suits will be tried at st. Clairsville
to-day against persons who subscribed
certain sums to the Heatherington"
Shearer Glass Company, which were
afterwards transferred to the Pultney
Glass Company, south OF town. by the
company, the parties refusing 10 pay
because this was not the company they
subscribed 10.
II is thought now that the effort TO
increase the levy OF taxes for county
purposes will be abandoned for the
present on account OF the disposition
OF the legislature and many people at
home TO doubt the propriety OF an tn-
crease at this time.
Enterprislng real estate agents have
taken options on property in Benwood,
looking toward tho building OF pas
sGnger bridge from this city TO thnt
place, and efforts have been made In
this city TO do the same thing.
Congressman DRnford presented to
Congress a memorial OF forty-four min
listers md sixty-one elders OF the Steu-
benville presbytery, asking for lmne'
diate action in behalf OF the Armenian
Christians in Turkey
There Is some quiet talk Of some
change In management Of finances In
Catholic circles here. many of the nefn-
bers being anxious to have the new
brick building finished and think they
are Handicapped.
A market for farmers and gardeners
viii be opened on ThtFty-second street
by the property owners and residents.
A similar move was made some years
ago, but It did not last long.
The street commissioners force waE
cleaning the paved streets yesterday.
The force only get an occasional days.
work now that SO much OF the city Is
paved.
George o. Robinson left yesterday
for a visit with his brother VIII In the
gas regions OF Indiana, and fnctden-
tally to look at some brick plants out
there.
william satterfield went to Brilliant
yesterday to resume his place In the
mill ut that place, which started up
after several weeks idleness.
Rev. o. W. Holmes. who was laid up
for q day or two. Is able TO be out
ngaln, and attended the services at the
rink Inst night.
Cashier C. W. Dickens, Of the Dollar
bank. who was laid UP for o day or
two. Is on duty again.
The Home Benevolent Society meets
Tomorrow afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. T. A. Rodefcr.
The term Of Hon, W. T. Lewis as
state labor commissioner expires on
March 81.
! Mrs. Dewitt Danford Is visiting
friends and relatives at Crab Apple.
The bottle works was on yesterday on
account OF q shortage OF oil.