The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-18
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts ofI.ocRi News and Gossip About
the GlnSs City.


The probabilities are that the steel
works will start up tomorrow morn
Ing. All OF the other industries in this
city are in full operation and there arc
many more men At work now tlran dur
Ing the past four months. But the steel
works Is the most important Industry
here and those who depend upon It's
! operation for q livelihood are quite
| anxious to have It In operation, while
the whole city Is better of when 1t Is In
| motion.
The highest tax assessment In this
county this year Is At Belmont, s. SIS on
| the $780, Martins Ferry Is next with
81 T6 on the 500. The next Is Barnes
vile with 81 IL; Bridgeport with 81 G3:
then BellaIre anu St ClaIrsville, with
50 Is each. The lowest TAX rate in the
county IL In Klrkwood township. tho
levy being 81 oS, OF which eighty three
cents Is state and county tax and
twenty-five cents township school and
road tax.
Johnny Hell. three year old son OF
William He'll. died yesterday OF men,
hranouS Group. The state board OF
health nov classes this with dIphther!a.
There arc few cases OF scarlet fever
in town, but no more diphthcria.
Tire report that James ManIcy, Fra nix
BridScmnn and Thomas Hyett had
been sentenced to the penitCn;lary for
long terms was not n fact. The motion
for Il new trial in their cases has not
yet been passed upon.
Mr. Charles W. Drlchorst, OF Wheel
Ing, and Miss Elizabeth Sckarlc, OF
Blaine, this county. were married by
Rev. II. S. Boyd In this city last Thurs
day. but the announcement was not
made until yesterday.
NIessrs. $. o. Cummins, w. ]. Kirk
patrick, J. a. Greenfield and DR.. ]. w.
Cooper are having some fine sport by
the use OF the Kodak. Some of them
have n number OF we'll developed and
interesting views.
Harry Shepherd and Arthur Crlmmel
furnished bail 10 the mayor for their
appearance at court, but Joe McNiIl-
len was unable to and he was taken to
the st. Gainesville Jail ny the marshal,
yesterday.
DR.. Otunnr. who used to make
monthly rounds of fh!s section, mas
been indicted at Columbus for viola
tion OF the registration law. lie filed i
demurrer TO the indictment ind pleads
no Ofrersc.
DR.. ]. S. Mcclellan and wife will
attend the EpwJrth League convention
at Columbus the latter part Of this
month as delegates from here. 1t Is Il
union convention OF OHIO and Ken
lucky.
The coal miners nj the Belmont works
came out Monday for the sIXty-one-
cent rate and yesterday they held n
meeting out Mt Quincy. The trouble
will probably he settled In 4 day or
twO.
Rev. II. S. Boyd went to buchanan
Hi. w. Va. yesterday TO assist in the
services OF installing Rev. 7. W. Shaw
ns pastor Of tho United Presbyterian
church Mt that place.
Two foot bridges have been complete
I'd on Pinch run at q cost OF about 500
The township school board and tho
trustees each paH Onc-half the cost.
Tho Choral Society held meeting In
the First Presbyterian church last
night. The members arc preparing To
gIvc'h concert In january,
j.. i. Williams. OF tho lfrCcport Press,
was In town yesterday on his way
lIonc. after spending Sunday with rel
ntlvcs nj Bcal,Svillc.
BellaIrG lius II full quota Of criminals
In the pGnitcnttary how and there nrc
others who VIII yet break Into that In
gtltutlon.
Tho wife of Sheriff W. N. Darby re.