The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-22
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All Sorts OF Local News aud Gossip From,
the GIn,s City. rs

All Sorts OF Lo zeal News aud Gossip Fro n,
the Gia,s City. ass
Carpenters and roofer5 were engaged
yesterday In replacing the roofs and
repairing the other damage done by the
storm Saturday night We inadvertent-
Fly omitted mention OF the lifting OF the
roof off the old Schramm property,
which was rolled up and dumped onto
the Rumbach building adjoining, now
occupied as a saloon. There were twen-
ty-ive or thirty persons In the saloon
at the time. and as the building trem-
bled from the weight that fell over the
roof, a large sign and a billiard cue
rack fell to the floor. fairly paralyzing
the crowd with fright. One who was
there says there was not a word spoken
for more than a minute, so badly were
they frightened.
The Boxwell school law has been so
amended that graduating pupils 10 the
country district schools can enter any
high school IN the county and the town
ships from which they hail must pay
the tuition OF such pupils In the high
schools. The examinations for these
graduates continue the same. The ex-
aminers for this county announce the
next Boxwell examinations will be held
the first Saturday OF April and the first
Saturday OF May. The county COM
mencemen, will be held the first Sat-
urdaF OF June. The April examination
will be held at st. Clairsv!lle, and the
May examination will be held al
iBarnesville. s. 2tt 81
3 The Enterprise Enamel Company has
started up two furnaces on ware and
has room for two additional oaes adj
Joining The foundation and lower
frame work Is competet FOR the new
stamping factory, thio building being
1141S5. AS soon as the entire plant is
finished there will be quite large force
of employees. At present there are
twenty dipping tubs in use and this
will be Increased as soon as practicable,
but the call for ware made an early
start imperative.
There was another alarm OF fire yes
terday, but no; fire. a displaced brick in
an outside chimney In the: brick house
OF Darby O'Toole, let the smoke issue,
and as it assembled between the brick
house and an adjoining frame, 1t very
naturally caused an alarm. The depart
2ment responded, but the cause was
learned before: any water was thrown,
and repairs were ordered.
There was landslide on the Bellaire,
GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati railroad near
Rocky: Fork Sunday night and all trains
on that road were stopped by 1t yester-
day. It was expected that 3 the road
would be open for traffic to-day again.
but it was an ugly slip, the whole hill
side moving down. Z. 4 ]
The assessments OF the Republican
candidates for the spring election are
payable to John H. Hoffman, acting
treasurer. The candidates for Offices
with no pay attached are not assessed
anything only those for offices with pay
attached.
Captain Nelson Davis, who was born
and raised In this city, Is now at the
point OF death at his home at Kirksvillc,
No. He is q brother OF the wife OF ex-
Sheriff Cochran and was well known
here years ago.
The Bell Telephone Company had a
force of men at work yesterday putting
up several new poles In place OF the
ones blown down by tho wind Saturday
night They also had to repair the wires.
The house OF Andrew W. King In the
southern part Of Richland township, was
struck by lightning during the storm
Saturday night, but 1t was not much
damaged - %