The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-13
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News aud Gossip From
the Glass CIty


the GLASS City
While Cambridge, Bellaire and Mar
tins Ferry officials who located, ar
rested and detained Henry Kemp, alias
Harry Cosgrave, the fellow who ASSAULT
ed the Bellaire boys aud kicked them
from q moving train on the Baltimore
& Ohio, and who has just been indicted
at Beaver, Pn., for the murder OF
Charles Cover, are disputing over a d.
vision OF the reward OF 81 600 offered
for the arrest and conviction OF Kemp
Cosgrave, the detectives who took him
back to Beaver,ls probably drawing the
pay, But all they had to do with II
was to take the handcuffed man Out
of jail and lock him up at Beaver.
Bclallre Chapter No. l07, r. A. NJ, Sc
lected the following officers at the last
meeting: High priest, st. John Rock
ershousen; king, j. W. Oberman;scribe,
II. A. Lichtenberger: treasurer James
II. Kelly; secretary. NJ. j. Kirkpatrick
c. OF H., Hunter S. Armstrong; p. 81,
A. j RietZ; r. A. O. Rev John i Eos
ter; third vail, w. D. Mellott; second
vail, William Dougherty; first vail
Isaiah Dean: guard, Re2ln Darby.
Hon. ]. Il. Griffith. the gentleman
who Is contestlng with Hon. John L.
Means, of Steuhenvilla. for the honor
OF speaker pro TEN of the Ohio house
was reported 90 have Withdrawn, but
lie says he has not. There Is no opposl-
ton to Hon Alex BoXwell for speaker
and Il would be neat compliment to q
deserving gentleman If Mr. Means
should be made speaker pro tenn In the
same way.
Joseph II. Denham, che prominent
farmer who engaged in exploding dyn-
amte IN pond to settle a wager, did
not appear before Squire Mason Satur'
day, but had arranged the matter with
the squire and will this week settle at
Sgj and costs. There viii be no more
wagers Of that kind settled 10 this way
in this section.
John Cook and wife. a couple now
past seventy-ilve years of age, living
near ST. Clairsvile, celebrated thel;
golden wedding last week quite a
number OF friends from this city and
the river front participated In the fes-
tivlties Of the rare occasion.
Conductor Duily, of the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh railroad, found Morris "
Miller, the missing negneer, and he
Is now In the asylum at Columbus. 1t
was the intention to place him at Attn
ems, but this was changed after he was
persuaded to start homo.
The Choral Society OF this city, and
that of Martins Ferry will unite In eff
forts to give concerts here and at Mar
tins Ferry the last week OF this month
Both societies are practicng the same
music and the united effort IS a good
nelghborly move.
The trade Of local merchants on Sat
urday was the best Of the fall. Country
people we're In town shopping In great
er numbers than usual aud the city
folks were out in goodly numbers look
ing after useful, as well as token hol'
idOy presents.
The ladies' OF the various churches
and Sunday Schools are arranging for
entertainments to provide the necessary
Christmas treats for the little ones, and
these will be given just preceding
Christmas.
James j. Ryan, for many years con-
nected with the auditors office at ST.
ClalrsVille, Is now at Now LcNinglon,O.,
engaged in STRENGTHENING out some
tangled affairs for the county there.
Hon. c. j. Howard has been In Wash
lngton for several days, gathering pOln-
tors from the greater law-maknG body
and incidentally looking after other
matterg.
Marshal Bahrn ran IN n couple OF
plain drunkR on Saturday night aud
they wore released ON securing their
appearance this morning.
%. W. Ycnrian, express messenger ON
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh railroad, is
sntd viii Join the band Of behedIetS
about the holIdnys.
Rev II. s. Royd has been at Green's
burg. pa, FOR some dny1 on account OF
tho dangerous Illness " his mother
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