The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-16
SEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

the speIlIHB Hiot'h a.
Saturday night last. DR.. Kemp acted
as referee. and Messrs. John NJ. Collin
and DR.. H. w. Baker as captains. About
fifteen minutes before eight o'clock, the
work commenced, with twenty-five per-
sons on either side. Something got wrong
with Jos. Green's apparatus, whereby he
left out ''p' and was Immediately gath
cred home. Squire Smith retired on
apathy" the Squire thought an so
would do better than AN H. but there
was no apathy about him when he wa-
invited to take his seat. The prime min
i.ter of the Turkish Empire you'd
not recognize the rendering
of "Vizier" by Mis-, Emeres, of Bridge
port, o., she having substituted "ss' for
'z," in consequence of which she retired
in good order. Frank Bornes took Il
small tusscl with weasel and got
worsted He used ~ instead Of i'm
IS" add took his seat singing Pop goes
the weasel" Chas. RowingS couldn't see
"Anodync' without an a. but soon
found out that he had better went it
"blind.' Charles Deems knocked All az
our of 'palpitate" and was counted out
DR.. Plumly stumbled over "agile,' pat
ting in two "g's" and leaving off the SO.
DR.. II. w. Baker stepped down and out
on "idiom''
Mr.. George Bulgcr thought he would
improve on Phoenix and spelled ii
Fconix, but the referee thought the old
way the best, and George was excused
Charley Talbot thought he wonld short
en- the word feudal by leaving out the e
but in doing so, he fell short himself, and
was furnished seat by the side of Bull
ger and Squire Smith. 4. Shipley thought
he could not see serious without two )
but soon discovered that he had better
only went one on it. Milt Lewis spell
ed anlse nice, it was nice but it wash
Mise enough for the retere,
who discharged him at once
Russell Barnes thinks he is adroit but h,
wasn't adroit enough to spell adroit, he
put too many d's IN the word and wa;
adroitly asked to sit down. CharIy
Howard missed "murmur and Is hc
took his seat he murmured "contound
it." Captain McColhn's is a good
square fellow and didn't know anything
about 'trcspass.' he thought he would
wind UP the word with one :, and WAS
thereby wound up himself. At the con
clusion of the match there was So much
confusion that we could not hear the
words at all, so that We cannot give full
report. Captain McCollin side was We
torious. The whole affair was very en-
i6vable one and of course there Will be
another match soon.
The mud upon our streets is source
of perpetual annoyance to those who
want to wear boots with shine on en-.
The value of the real estate of Bell
air, for the purpose OF taxation, ioots up
an aggregate of $685., 800.
PREPARATIONS are being made for Il
great number of improvements in thi-
city, many of which will be commenced
as soon as the SEASON. opens.
The ethereal mildness so long and
earnestly wished for, has been putting in
an appearance for few days, but March
weather is rather treachcrous, and this
lamb business wont last.
THERE is prospect ofanother Cement
Works being opened here the comlne
season. Messrs. Rockershousen, Dunlap
and others are mentioned as being en-
gagged in the movement.
The Cement Works of Isaac Boott
have been in successful operation at thu
place for few years past, and larg,
quantities of cement have been manuiac'
tured and shipped from his works. It i,
said TO be of superior quality by com
petent Judges, and is extensively used IN
various parts of the country, everywhere
receiving the highest recommendations
from parties using 1t.
The Bellaire and McConnellsviIle
railroad seems now To be regarded rs Il
fixed fact, and the affair is beginning t.
assume practical appearance.
MARRIED.-On Sunday evening, at the
residence of VIM. Daughcrty, ESQ., by
the Rev. VIM. Castor, Mr.. VIM. Lust, OF
this city. to Miss Matte VI. McrydIth, OF
Marietta, Ohio. We wish that our friend
William and his fair bride may lead a
long and happy life together, and may
their bark float down lites river Inshak-
en- by storms, until the shades Of the
evening of life shall have touched the
other shore of the vast eternity.
THERE i, one case of genuine smallpox
in Barncsvile Ohio. The schools have
been closed. and everything has been
done that can be to keep it from spread
ing.
stills are all the 60 in Bellairc now
among the boys.
OUR street crossings are in " terrible
condition.
QUITE a number # our citizens visit.
ed the wharf to-day in order to see II the
high CATER had carried it away, but W
are clad to say that it has withatood the
turbid tide well so far, and we think II
will stick this far.
MAN who was stranger to Us, came
near beng run over near the depot OF the
c. p. railroad, in this city, ycsterda!
by passenger train which was backing
up from the B. Il o. depot.
PoIITlcs are becoming lively in Bel
Ioirc and candidates in both parties are
thick as frogs were IN Egypt during the
bondage of Joseph, and the prospects ar,
favorable for a considerable amount "i
finn before the first Monday in April
II the river keeps getting its back up
coma persons in South Bcllairc will have