The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-15
BELLA1RE HAPPENINGS.
Matters of Interest In tho Metropolis

Matters of1nterest In tho Metropolis
orBclmont County
The city council held a long session
Tuesday night. and did not adjourn
until after I o'clock yesterday morn.
Ing. In addition to the routine worl
they let n contract for street and ale!
paving to schahill g. Maloney. at 9ot
per square yard, and the Belmont Elec.
tric Company. through Its promoter. In
sisted upon the council advertising fol
bids for n new contract Tor lighting
The present contract has six months tc
run yet. but the hurry about the mat.
ter was for other reasons. Quite a dis.
cusslon ensued. and although the coun.
Gil decided to advertise. Ii afterwards
rescinded that order and concluded Il
have a committee Investigate and see
where It Is at" before going further
There is some curious comment about
some things In connection with this
matter The company Is going ahead
with contemplated improvements. and
asserts Its purpose Of continuing bust.
ness on the improved plan whether the
new one occupies the field or not The
outcome will be watched with interes,
by the people who use gas and electric
lty. They want good lights for the least
money they can be had for, and are
likely to get this. Il
With q Chicago paper sailing into
Foraker and a Brooklyn paper sailing
Into Hanna, both doing all they can "a
make trouble In Ohio. and finding n
ready ally In Cincinnati, the people
grow weary In this state. But if thesa
far away journals will give the Ohio
senators and Ohio politics q. rest the
people OF the state will push tho butt
ton for the next scene In November.
| when the weather Is cooler and thew
| Will join In the general jolllncation that
| will follow. 'tF,s MA. Z !.
The fire department was granted an
Increase Of pay from 800 to 5000 for
each Of the six companies per year. Tho
total cos: OF the department. including
$loo contributed, was only sl.235, so that
With this Increase the cost OF the Bel
laire volunteer fire department Ia very
reasonable forlmaintaining six COM
panies-four hose companies, one
chemical engine and one hook and lad.
der company. 49,, ~ :,
The evening Wheeling paper that
held the senatorial convention at Steu-
benVllle yesterday was not more tam
glcd as to dates than us to other facts,
The convention will not be held until
next week, and as the selection OF dele
gates has practically settled who the
nominee will be It Is not expected a
very large crowd will he attracted by
the formality of declaring the result.
With all the enamellng companies
here. both In and out Of the trust. max
Ing improvements, 1t begins to look az
II this Industry would add materially
to Its Importance by fall. The three
plants here already employ u large
number OF persons. and the larger
plants Will need more people.
There Will be wheat harvested In this
county next week, and the outlook Is
Tor splendid crop. Notwithstanding
reports to the contrary. There are a
few fields here and there that for some
cause did not do well. but as a rule
the helds are well covered and the
heads we'll filled. OIL -
The police have succeeded In having
council take up their claim for an nd
vance In pay from si5 to $50 per month.
INC matter was referred to the police
committee, which Will investigate us to
what is paid In other towns of this
size. and will perhaps be governed by
lair average.
Ihere are persons who can not un-
derstand how they can have n street
car strike in Cleveland outside OF Mark
Humans lines. It really gr!eves them
that such a thing is on. But Mark said
ut the state convention that he "krew
MS business and apparently he does.
DR.. Hewctson attended the meeting
OF the pension board here Yesterday
ana reported no encouragement l., the
coalition OF Congressman Danford.
though he said he was In better sp!rits.
Miss Ella White, who has been teach
Ing school at Red Oak, To-. has re-
turned home to spend the summer with
her parents In the Fourth ward,
There will be general meeting NJ
the flremen In the city hall this even
Ing. Matters Of Importance arc TO be
discussed
Jesse Landkrohn came up yesterday
AFTERNOON from Parkersburg to spend
few days with his parents In this
city.
'nHics u amman ana family went to
bethesda yesterday. where they will &C.
cupy cottage. during the hot term.
Mrs. Fl. S. McGregor, accompanied
BY her mother. Mrs. Grouse. went TO
Bethesda to remain for the summer.
George Fl. Rlffer. letter carrier. was
called to Pennsylvania by the danger
GUS illness Of his mother.
Miss Matte Althnr has returned
nome from pleasant visit with rela-
tlves In st. Clairsvillo.
Harry McKeen left yesterday after
noon for Marietta md Bepre, O., on q
business trip
An expert bicycle rider attracted
large crowd on Union street yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Edward Almcr and family have
gone to Epworth park to spend the
summer. y
August Schick. Jr.. of North E IT.
more, o., Is the quest Of relative in
the city.
Mrs r.. Johnson hns gone to Sisters
vile to visit her daughter, Mrs. George
T.. Work.
Mrs. d. ". Cooper left Yesterday
morning for Mansfield to visit relatives.
James McGregor Is confined to his.
home In the Fourth ward. quite III.
Miss Jennie Carroll, of Toledo. Is WIS.,
itlng friends In the Third ward.