The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

Mr.. WM. FARKIs, localizcr for the
Mteiiige,,csr, and William Warnock, will
commence editing an amateur paper
here about the first of September. We
understand that it is to be published at
the Independent Office of this city. We
wish these young gentlemen abundant
success in this enterprise.
THE brick work of the Centennial
Hotel, in this city, was completed on Sat-
urday.
THE La Belle Lase ball club of n heel
Ing, was entirely wiped out by the Clip
per5, Of Bellalre, on Saturday last.
LAST Saturday evening was the first
clear Saturday evening that We have had
for several weeks, and our streets were
very much crowded with people Of all
sizes, grades and colors; tramp, tramp,
hurrying by.
The funeral of Mr.. T. X. Crozier, of
South Bellaire, who died on Friday night
last, took place yesterday afternoon, at
. o'clock, under the direction of the Ma
sonic fraternity of this city, and was
very largely attended Rev HOdson
preached the funeral sermon at the Guern-
sey NJ +. Church. The deceased was an
exemplary young man and leaves host
of friends to mourn his sudden death.
Wesympathize with the family of the
deceased in their sore bereavement.
ALF BURNETT will make faces at the
City Hall tomorrow night, and there
will be plenty OF faces present.
THERE are great many cases of sick
ness in this city III present, and the City
Council is responsible for it to consid-
cradle extent.
WE have been informed that the
great Geological and Equestrian EXPOSE
ton Of Shick, Ray, Robinson, Settler,
Naylor, Cochran " Company, has bust
ed" up on account of the recent heavy
rains which drowned the billy goat and
spoiled the hand organ. The best eNhi-
bltien they gave was very disastrous
one to them. Shlck's mule team ran off
and broke up their show wagon and
killed Rays black snake. Settler and
Cochran both caught colds so that they
could neither sing or talk, and Hunter
Robinson took the rheumatism, so that
as light fantastic tripper, he was no
longer n success. Westlakc and NaylOr
both swOre on account Of their bad luck,
and were discharged, so that the whole
thing has gone where the dascs blow,
and brother MAYORS lecture on what he
knows about the show business will be
indefinitely postponed, and the public
will have To remain in darkness on this
great subject Sic haaSit gloria mUidd.
p. S.-Thc centre pole is all that is
left 10 tell the sad tale of the smash up.
THE railroad meeting at City Hall, on
Saturday night last, was we'll attended,
and was called to order by clecting Mr..
John Crafty chairman. Speeches were
made by ex Judge A. w. Anderson, Col.
j. II. Sullivan, Mr.. John Crafty and
others Two thousand dollars was sub
scribed al the meeting, and quite
sanguine feeling that the road would be
built seemed 10 prevail. The meeting
adjourned to meet in Central Hall on
Tuesday evening next.
POLICEMAN Highleyman captured Il
horse thief on Saturday morning last,
about o'clock, under the following cir
cumstanccs: Mr. Highleyman WAS in
the extreme southern part of the city at
about a. NJ. and while passing along
the pike noticed II suspicious looking tel
low, without either hat or boots riding at
a very lively rate, and Immediately gave
chase. The fellow seeing this, jumped
from his horse and done some tall run.
ming, but it would not win. lie was
overhauIcd and put in the lock up, and
in short time the owner Of the horse
arrived here and identified the horse.
The horse was stolen about two miles
south of Darlington, Monroe county, O.
The thief don't deny stealing the horse,
but claims he only wanted ride. He
will be taken to Darlington to-day, for
trial.
THE following is the score Of a match
game of base ball played on the public
square of this city last Saturday, between
the Clippers of Bellaire and the La
Bellies of Wheeling. The game was
very exciting at times, and was witnessed
by more than a thousand people.
CLIPPERS. LA BELLE.
o. H. o. II.