The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-11
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

CRY COMMISSIONER SHAMAFELT had
his force out on South Union street yes
terday, and made quite change for the
better.
Mr.. SAMUEL BRADRN has been max
Ing some fine Improvements on his livery
stable on South Union street.
BUTTER is steady at forty cents pound
in this market.
AN uptown young lady, while lazlly
drumming on the piano yesterday fore.
noon, called to her old mother, who was
buslly engaged at the wash-tub, to bring
her glass OF water. The good old lady
wiped the suds from her arms and kindly
furnished her daughter with the refresh
Ing beverage, who, after partaking of the
same. went OH playing, "Whst is Home
Without Mother" She'll make some
man good (7l wife.
STRAW hats made their first appearance
for this season on our streets yesterday.
They graced the heads of some of our
| misses.
JUDGING from the amount of bricks
that is being daily hauled along our
streets one would conclude that there were
goodly number Of new buildings 60
ing up in Bellaire.
We are glad to see DR.. NJ. w. Jun
kins able to be on duty again.
THE first and best thing our City
Council should do, would be to pass an
ordinance requiring all signs that ex-
tend out over the side walks and all
wooden awning posts to be taken down.
Our city is SO disfgured with them,
that stranger passing through would
think we had no City Council at all.
| Pull 'em down.
If our City Council only does what
it should do, if they properly appreciate
the welfare and credit of our growing
and fourishing city and her thousands
OF citizens, every member of it would
vote for measure to uniform our police
force al once. There isn't city of the
same size in this State or in any other
State in the United States, but what mas
her police force uniformed. A word 10
the wise and also the otherwise should be
sufficient.
BRIDGEPORT.
TIE Junkins Brothers have been sell
ing of an old stock OF dry goods at auc-
ton since Thursday evening last. Every
afternoon and evening the room has been
crowded, and articles generally bring
good prices. They will continue selling
this week, except on Tuesday.
PRESIDENT CHAMBERLAIN and Super
intendent Cord of the T. V. r. R., are
expected here to-day. Some hopes are
entertained that we may get tina. railroad
started this season.
A NUMBER of persons visited the La
Belle Glass Works, Monday afternoon,
to inspect the handsome ware intended
for exhibition al the Centennial. It re-
fleets credit upon the establishment and
Its management. The case was to have
been shipped yesterday.
THERE is to be concert given BY the
Presbyterian choir at that Church this
evening. A large audience ia expected
as many tickets have been sold. Capt
o. Davis has the matter in charge and
Miss Ida Todd is the pianist.
A MEETING Of the Pease Township
Sabbath School Convention was held in
the Presbyterian Church Sabbath after
noon. Owing to tho absence of the re-
gular officers things seemed q little mixed
for while, but finally moved smoothly.
COUNCIL met last evening at the usual
time and place.
Some objection was made to the min
utes, as read, by Messrs. Crawford and
Woodcock.
On motion Of William Alexander they
we're approved.
The bills of Mr.. Lash, surveyor,
amounting to sos, were ordered paid.
Several bills were referred 10 the
Finance committee.
A complaint to the Mayor and Council
of the unsafe condition Of certain prop.
erty, owing to defective chimney, was
read and . statement made that the mat
ter had been remedied.
Several other matters Of minor impor-
lance occupied the remaining time of the
meeting.