The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
nH1rATRE TIApriE.n!ITaa.
Matters Of Intsrast IN TIE otECpolia
81 Bslinont Count

Matters Of Interest IN the oiEcPolil
81 Bslmolt County,
The good citizens league did not
place IN nomination candidates for
mayor, marshal, or any other once
They were at loss to secure tn CON
sent Of capable and efficient men q the
class they desired and they wisely con-
cluded not TO make a compromise at-
tempt. Complaint about local BoVern-
ment Is as old as government itself. It
can never be improved until the gree1y.
graspIng business man who ~ usually
found among the coInplainantB c0nsentG
TO give Of his time and ability 20 mtl-
nicipal affairs. The mayor ana mar
6hai Of q town have gomethlnB to 90
with enforcing laws to be sure, but lit
tie or nothing to do with the real bnei,
ness Of a community. Their acts aiLect
the rate Of taxation but little. 4 any
ind they usually act % public aenu-
ment directs. Agitation often has 9
good effect. but local government will
not change much until sacrifices are
made by men Of business capacity and
experience TO give their time to the
various local boards. Such q move
ment 70 now on In Columbus DE-.
Washington GLADDEN., Colonel James
RilbOurTe, General John Beatty and
other men Of that character consented
to run for members OF council town
ship trustees and members Of the
school board. Just such things must
be done in the smaller towns TO get
much Improvement. And that is the
place to begin, in the local boards.
The city council met last night in
regular session and passed the month
" claim ordinance and transacted rou-
tine business. Some pressure had been
brought upon some OF the cOuncilmen
to declare the seat Of 7. A. Anderson
MS water works trustee, vacant, because
he is working in Toledo, though MS
family is stlll here.
: II IS now stated that all the stock for
the reorganization Of the Aetna Glass
Company has been subscribed and
that a meeting will be held shortly 70
organize and put the plant in shape to
start. The furnace Is to be utilized at
the start and tank may be built later.
The revival meetings at the Christian
church, conducted by Rev. j. y. spen-
Ger. will close this week, as nf. Spen-
Ger must return to his charge at Lex
ington for next Sunday. Between sixty
and seventy converts have been added
to the church during the meetings.
Squire John sidebOttom has some
friends in Bellaire who would be glad
to see him back on the inhrmary board
and have begun to talk up q movement
Of that kind. There Is q director TO
nominate next month, and the squire
would make O good one.
The newly appointed warden Of the
state penltentiRry, w. n. Darby, has
been making himself acquainted with
some Of the details in that Institution
since his selection, though ne does not
take hold until the first of May.
The funeral Of Louis Daub takes
place this afternoon at ! o'clock under
the auspices of Black Prince lodge, *.
Of P. He Will be buried in the uniform
Of the Knights Of Pythias rank.
The various churches of the city will
unite in union service at the opera
house on the 25th, as the opening OF
the evangellstic services under Evan
gelist Gordon.
The social at the Windsor hotel last
night was q delightfully."- pleasant af-
fair and the ladies In charge are to be
congratulated. It was novel In some OF
its features.
GuEl9s 9bhGEt W llV was SeANASSSA ~
robbery, being sent up from this city,
was sentenced to fifteen months in the
penitentiary by Judge Hollingsworth.
The Citizens League intends to per-
petriate its organization to look after
derelIcts in public affairs. They have
undertaken big contract.
c. W. Bente has resigned as Justice
Of the peace, in accordance with his
previous announcement, thus leaving
three to nominate.
The Mercantile Club gave a masque
ball last night for the benefit Of the
Hebrew congregation. II was a pleas
ant AFFAIR.
The local lodge Of Blks viii make It
pleasant for Al. Field when he comes
this way the latter part Of this month.
Sebastian Mlmmer viii go to Paris
about the middle Of June.