The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-25
SEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
January -, 1879.


BELLAIRE.
The following shows the range OF the
temperature as observed at MERGERS Drug
store, No. 332 Water street Sunday
at "A. NJ, 330; at II NJ, 44'; ut 3 P. NJ,
AZ; at I p. NJ, 42'.
THERE will be a regular meeting OF
the Town Council, tomorrow night.
THE winter term of Common Pleas
Court for Belmont county commences
to-day, and will probably last about six
weeks.
A LITTLE child of our friend Benz.
Morris died on Saturday evening, Of
COMMISSIONS. The funeral will take
place to-day.
OFFICER Highleyman arrested the
original John Smith, on Saturday even
inc, for being on an ornamental drunk.
He will have his trial this evening.
OK Saturday afternoon, fire broke
out in Il building belonging to II. Butte,
one part of which is occupied by a col
ored man. who keeps barber shop and
bath rooms, and the other portion Of the
building is occupied by John Hotter,
grocer. The different companies of the
fire department were on hands few
minutes after the alarm WAS given, and
nut out the fire before it fairly get under
way. But little damage was done. The
fIe originated from defective flew lead
ing from the heating apparatus of the
bath rooms. Our fire department dcser-
YES great praise for their promptness.
The rainy weather yesterday, some
.our various churches.
OH Friday evening an elderly lady by
the name Of Isabella Tarbet died very
suddenly, ut her residence near this city.
She was sitting in her chair apparently
in her usual good health, from which she
suddenly fell over dead. The deceased
was quite an old lady, and has been IL
resident of this county for about seventy
wears. She has large number of con-
ncctions residing i'll this vicinity.
On Saturday morning the east bound
passenger train, due here at 1920 a. NJ,
snapped coupling bolt, just after pass
ing Franklin station, separating the en-
CINE, baggage car, and smoking ear from
the remainder of the train. Conductor
Hutchinson, who was standing on the
platform of the ladies coach, immediate
ly pulled the bell rope and applied the
brake, and the train was soon united and
whirling Oh its way.
ON Saturday evening one of the yard
engines ofthc b. " o. company, jumped
the track near the stock pens ut the west
side of town, delaying passenger train
No. |, due here ut $40, =. NJ, for some
hours.
We have several times alluded to the
dangerous sport Of skating on the river,
which is INDUCED in to Il reckless extent
among our young people, and hoped that
parents would be warned in time, and
keep their children out of dangers way
The past week We hear of two boys
breaking through, who would have been
drowned, but fortunately some parties
were near by cutting ice, who FASTENED
to the spot and succeeded in ctfcctng
their rescue.
OUR ice men have already stored away
a goodly quantity Of splendid ice for the
summer.
Is anticipation of IN early b:cak up
in the river, parties are engaged in cut
ting away the ice from around the boats
lying here.
SATURDAY was beautiful day for
winter; the sun shonc out in all lis glor-
ious.s plendor, and made everybody feel
cheerful, and brought scores Of people
from the country with their marketing,
and to do their shopping, and rs conse-
quenco business was brisk, and our mcr-
chants proportionatcly happy.
YESTERDAY wa, the very reverse of
Saturday; instead Of the beautiful sun
shine, whose cheering rays bcancd down
in gorgeous gladncsS, our town was
wrapped around with murhy clouds that
all day long poured down Il constant
drizzlc, drizzlc, drizzc, rendering the
outdoor prospect damp, disagrceablc and
gloomy.
SHOULD this rainy weather continue
for Il few days, up will go the river away
will 90 the ice and good. by will be
the parting salute of the remainder of
the Bellarc wharf.