The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-14
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
FRIDAY, November Is.
BELLAIRE.

friday, november 10.
BELLAIRE.
II hell was grog shop, there are
plenty of men who would want to be
there
We noticed winter apples selling on
our streets yesterday at Sl.75 barrel.
WE saw couple Of turtle doves going
down Water street last night, who had
been there. They were fuller than billed
owls.
Worm juice sells for ten cents a glass
in Bellaire.
The dogs on Belmont street still re-
tain their strength of voice.
THERE will be meeting of town
Council tonight.
LET each of our citizens keep a reyol
yer ready for use, and use it without stint
upon any one found providing around
their dwellings at an unreasonable hour.
THE Ohio river is lower now than it
has been since 1864.
WHILE the farmers are gathering in
their crop of corn this tall, they sing:
Fodder, dear Fodder, come Home with
Inc now.
No material rise in the river has vet
been noticed. The bottom is getting up
little closer to the surface, we believe.
BUCKwHEAT cakes and 'lasseS' are
enough to make man happy.
LOCAL items are scarce to-day. The
mill won't grind right.
As the members of our reading circle
indulge in discussion upon various top
les, we will give them a subject for de-
bate. If a man had tiger by the tail,
which plan should he adopt to insure his
personal safety. Should he hold on, or
let 90.
THE grand jury was still in session las
night.
We noticed our friend Sheriff Cochran
in town last night. He will have his
hands full of business for the next five or
six weeks.
TAFFY pullings are in order now. We
don't want any in ours.
We hope our police force may be able
to bring to justice the thieves who intcSt
our city.
MUFrS, cloaks, winter shawls, &c, are
in demand now.
We saw two young ladies lay aside
their dignity and start on double quick
for the West bound train, yesterday
evening. 1t didn't start for half hour
after they were comfortably seated.
Ok Thursday morning one of our
night police and the junior partner of Il
law firm in this city, concluded that they
would start out and roam the wild wood
in search 81 game, and rs they had to
travel by rail in order to get to the place
most noted for good hunting, they dress
ed in their best, and each packed up an
old suit to pat on when they arrived at
the point selected. The disciple of Black
stone left his bundle in one of our snoc
stores while he would procure some am
munitiOn, and while absent the police
man came along, and seeing the bundle,
picked itup and met his legal friend near
the depot and handed over the bundle.
They then entered the train and were off.
Arriving at the hunting grounds, they
proceeded to attire themselves in their
old suits, but imagine their dismay when
upon opening their bundle they found it
to contain six shirts, six handkcrchicfS.
six collars, and three pair of cuffs. They
had taken the shoe merchants washing
in mistake. and had him hunting the
robbers all day. He wasn't n bit mad,
oh, no. The other parties won't hunt any
more this fall
a MOST daring act of petty thieving
occurred in Bcllairc yesterday afternoon
at the store of ). |. Miller, on Belmont
street. Some unknown parties, four in
number, passed up street about 2 Z. NJ.
and on arriving at the store room OF Mr..
Miller on the corner of Belmont and
Third streets, one Of the gang took from
Il hook pair of pants and started down
street followed by one of their crowd,
the other two going in the opposite dirrc-
ton. Mr.. J. II. Beam saw the whole
transaction from his place of business on
the opposite side of the street. and i'm
mrdiatcly Informed Mr.. Miller, who
started in pursuit, ovcrtaking the thieves
on the corner of Water and First street,
and Just as he mad taken the pants from
the fellow a policeman came along and
arrested the chap and took him off to the
lookup. The other party Knocked Mr..
Miller down and was afterwards arrest
ed and lodged in prison. They had not
had hearing up to . =. VI. last night.
II the dcpravcd 'cu.s from Martins
Vile who married the Bellaire lady
short time ago, had treated her AS she
deserved to be- treated, and as he solemn
" promised to do do when they stood at
the altar, she wouldn't have left him.
one of the boardcrS at the City Hotel. F.,
where they have iron cnuch"s TO sleep ,
on. saws that he discovered about hun /
drcd dead beats in there in the shape Of
graybacks, who had taken rooms there /
without leave, and he insists on having ,
them arraigned at once on charge Of
vagranCv.
GAIT MENCH says that if the river (
freezes over before hi, sand boat gets /
ahoat, he will put runners on it and take I
the Republicans up Salt river on the ice. /