The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-27

some time between the hours of mid
night and : o'clock this morning. fire de-
stroyed the blacksmith shop of the
West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Company,
Mine No. J. formerly the Gtlchrist mine.
shop Was frame building and was
located at the top OF the hill, Just where
me incline starts down to the tipple at
the foot OF the mill.
Joseph Smith. an .cmploye OF the com
panN. discovered that fire about a. m.
when he reported for work. and imme-
diately sent word to the office. who in
turn called the sheriffs office. Deputy
sheriff Charles Patterson went imme-
dlatelv 10 the scene and after an inVesti-
eation lasting nearly all morning, re-
turned 10 Wellsburg without a club as
10 the cause OF the fire. No tracks
could be seen about the building and no
be found.
No one could be found that saw the
blaze or anything suspicious about the
nine during the night and the cause OF
the IRE Is a mystery.
This mine Is one OF the West Virginia
iPttsburgh's that has beon tied up by a
strike of the men for several months
but II is being partly operated.
The blacksmith shop was a frame
building and contained complete set
OF tools necessary for work at coal
valuation OF the building aud it's con-
tents could he learned but II Is thought
that the loss will reach $500.
Local Nan Takes Interest in Herald.
beginning to-day. l.. ~. McCamic be-
comes manager OF the Herald. deal
De takes an interest In the paper Mr.
McSamic - known TO most OF the people
of Wellsburg and Brooke county. having
been born In Wellsburg and lived here
the greater part OF his life.
Briefs.
sam Melvin: the pioneer wall paper
man. OF Wellsburg Is completing a
thorongh housecleaning at his store at
papered and re-painted and new racks
for the paper will be built.
An electric coffee grinder has been in
rtalled In the grocery store II Meyer a.
yesterday at Charles and sixth streets
lts capacity Is much greater than that
pr their odl machine and coffee can be
ground much more rapidly than for
merly.
a location has been made for an oil
wel on the j. r. Bowman farm on
piukilrs run. out Bethany pike. ana n
will be started this week The Ohio
aliey Drilling Company have closed the
contract for the drilling OF two wells at
Snionport Ohio. and two at Georgetown.
The Bethany trolley car that was
damaged In a collision with a drilling
machine about "A mile out the pike, has
been repaired and again In the service
SeoLge cameron, representing the En-
Elneering and Equipment Company OF
Wheeling. was In Well-burg to-day scat
ering advertising matter for tile Auto
mobile exhibit to be- held on January %
30 and 81. at if12-l115 Main street
Baker Electrics. CadaIlacs and Packstds
"ill be on exhibition.
In a sunday school sesSion OF malice
cOurt held on SUNDAY morning al 2 40
wo men appeared before his honor one
rolored and one white. Both were ar
rested on Saturday evening FOR beiu~
trunk and dtstOrderly and both drew
he usual fine OF 50
samuel Norton. or -, llaire % was "a
sunday guest at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. ". A. Stengle "N
Miss Hazel Montgomery was Sstur-
"a Il
Stenbenville. -. VI
Mrs. samuel Mcconnell was VISITING
Ter son I'm Washington. ap ON su1d,,-
william Heinzeroth returned Saturds,.
fternoon from a business triD thrones
Western Ohio
W. ,. KIRK. OF Follansbee. was Wells.
purg business visitor on SATURDAY after
Mr.. and Mrs John NeVhart. vim b,,.
peen living ~ Woodland. ~ A., 49,.
~; NeWhart has been employed ON the
mo river dam az that place have re-
nrned 20 Welisburgh. Mr. Newharf lac.
~ 1s, transferred 20 the O.. X Engineer :
Misses Marie and Geneyieve garfb ,r
toundsville. were SUNDAY visiforg I,
ne nome or their graudrootbor A.
tuFh Barth. OF charles street
iarcnce Green has returned from Mia.
ADO: az, where he has been errnloted
inc government dam ne will Lac
~ IAN No. u near Marietta. o. In n
ar. and Mrs. william lfiler.oT yyt.,f.
.k' were sunday visitors af the hon., 80
~ and Mrs. Rein Merrvmar ami &c..
Nellshurg relstlvee. ''' ''"''
capt = y Cochraur ie in Sep v,rt
Wy on business trip