The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-04
BELLAIRE
All so,t, OF Local News amd Gossip From
the CLAW City.


the Gia,s City.
There was a mysterious shooting at
fair IN the Fourth ward one night last
week anu cruel scandal mongers told
ugly tales about the matter. 1t turns
out that Emmet Pickett suspected 4
man Of freQuenting his stable from
which he had missed articles, and he
was keeping watch Tor him. The fellow
showed up and Pickett fired five shots
at him and at least one ullet was I'M
beGded In the fieshy part Of the night
prowler's body and vas removed by a
physician.
About thirty members OF Good VIII
lodge I. o. C. T., Of this city, went 10
Shadysidc Saturday evening and as
sisted Mrs. ]. C. Stone, the lodge or
Sanizer, 10 institute n lodge Of Good
Tempfars Mt that place. The new lodge
organized by electing the following Of
ficers: George Norton. C. T.: ". =.
Ross. Y. r.: Miss Ida Schramm, secre-
tary: c. W. Rodgers. treasurer; Mrs.
Peter Schramm. chaplain. The officers
will be installed IN next Thursday even
ing.
The city election takes place to-day,
the Judges and clerks OF last fail acting
In that official capacity. The result Is
OF course rot certainly known, but there
is every reason TO believe that most o.
the Republican candidates will be elect
ed. In some instances the choice ma
not be made on party lines, but in the
great bulk Of the contests the dominant
party's candidates Will gain by consid-
Grafton Of their fitness Cor the places to
fill.
Charles W. Lancaster resigned rs
secretary OF the local Flint Glass Work.
ers Un!or Saturday afternoon, and
John r. Seabrooks was selected In his
place. He viii also retire from the
Republican city committee, of which
he has been chairman for n number OF
years, at the TeHt selection Of commit
teemar, ard vii! give his exclusive at
ton 10 his duties Is clerk in the post
office.
Thelower branch OF the legislature has
passed a salary bill for county officers
that fixes the salaries in this county
as followc: Probate judge, auditor, sher-
IN ard treasurer, Se.5S0. each; clerk.
$1,000: prosecuting attorney and re-
corder, $1,430 each: commissioners.
Sl.le0 each. The bill cuts eff all fees ard
mileage within the county.
The Good VIII hose company met
Saturday night al the hose house in the
Fifth ward and elected John Watkins
and John Krider as delegates 10 the con.
vention Of the Northeastern Ohio VOL
unteer Flremen's Association, to be held
in Toronto IN May II and II. The del
egateS from this city will try ard have
the tournament held In this city this
year.
George Wnlthers, ST., father of George
n rt flSn ~ lac NNu1ta-. # L. rl a., AZ. "a
here, died Saturday afternoon and will
be buried this afternoon. The deceased
was in his S0ih year and was we'll Known
In Wheeling, where he hyed the greater
part OF his life.
Word has been received in the city
from Mrs. d. VI. Wallace, who left re-
Gently TO accompany her husband to the
klondikc, stating that Mr.. Wallace was
seriously III with the pneumonia,
The Dollar Savings bank paid It's
regular selni-annual dividend OF three
per cent last Saturday and made an
excellent showing OF business for the
past six months.
Joseph Manscli, who has been i'll for
severu! months past, and who was i'm
the worse last week and Is again con-
i'HGd to his bed.
Mrs. George Grim. Of New Orleans.
arrived In the city yesterday 10 spend
the summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Kreamer, OF the Second
ward.
Robert Lichtcnberger. Cleveland &
Pittsburgh ylrdmnstcr. left with his
family Saturday for s.. Louis, where
they viii visit relatives for a season.