The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-03
sEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

BELLAIRE.
YESTERDAY vas pay day at the ST. eel
car flee
ALL the business houses in this place
will close on the 4tb inst.
TIE Germans will picnic in Cum
mans grove next Wednesday.
A SELECT pic-ni, will be given in
General Cowan's orchard on the Fourth.
The firm Of Waddell u Milligsn are
closing out in order to quit the dry good
business.
THE Bellaire Nickle Door Plate Com
pany are taking steps to organize stock
company.
WE never hear any more Of that State
tobacco warehouse. What has become
OF the project2
The church goers pstroniHed the dit.
terent places OF worship pretty rHten-
sively Sunday.
LAST Saturday night was y live one on
the Benwood side OF the river. Whisky
and lighting was the order OF the evening".
A PICNIC will be given for the benefit
of St. Johns Catholic school, IN this
place, next Wednesday, at Indian Kun.
The knights of Pythiss will turn out
in full uniform on the morning OF the Atm
They will parade through the principal
streets OF the town.
JUDGE CowEN, Deputy Sheriff Rice,
ex.Sheriff Cochran, Prosecuting Attor
new Kennon and Treasurer Kelly, all OF
St. Clsirsville, were in town last Sun
day.
lT is rumored that Mr.. James Nc
Gregor, of the firm Of McGregor Bros"
will soon leave for Virginia, where he
will go into the farming business Tor F."
livelihood,
The ladies of this place presented the
Light Guards with very handsome
silk flag last Saturday evening. Gen
Hoge made the presentation speech
and Captain Morgan OF the guards re-
sponded.
The roof OF the residence of MIR. John
Carter, residing on Noble street, was de-
stroyed by Sunday mornings storm. MI.
Carriers two daug hters, who were sleep
ing in an up stairs room, had just risen
from their bed and started down stairs
when the roof of the house tell IN over
their bed. One of the young ladies was
struck on the cheek with piece OF plss-
tering, but did her no injury. With the
exception OF the damage done the house,
nothing else was injured.
Fob some time past things hsve not
worked well with Miss Susan Williams,
culored, and last Saturday evening she
made complaint before an officer OF the
law, and tod MIN that her dusky attl-
ance, Thomas Williams, had trlfed with
her affections, and in an unguarded mo
meut, caused her TO fall from hlg n
state of virtue. Thomas WAS arrested by
officers Richardson and Bowles, Saturday
night, and placed in the clock up To
begin with the origin OF the
affair, q reporter of the REGISTER
WAS informed that both Susan and
Thomas Williams were two colored lndi.
viduais who made their debut in the
colored society of this place about one
year hHO. lHIlllLS hlNb Ri-NA 'AS'i''' ~
Susan. From friendship the scquaiut-
snce grew into love, and Thomas, after
several months, so worked upon Susan 5
affections, that he persuaded ner to be
his wife. He then lett, and stayed sway
for some time, after which he returned.
At the sight OF his old
love, this dusky gay decclvcr
renew at once hi. fOTmar low"
and finally succeeded in his ba. &c design
Before Squire Powell Susan had made
her complaint, and after I'll the testimony
mad been heard, the justice concluded
| that the better WAY u seLtI" It would be
for Thomas TO mary Ler. Thomas, yet
lingering in his gloomy cell and wish
ing the freedom OF fresh air, consented t.
make Susan happy and save her good
name. Consequently, a. seven o'clock
and thirty mautes last Sunday evening
! Thomas was brought rom his cell into
the corridor of the prison, AMI then and
/ there united in wetock by Squire
! Powell. \ ct Thomas was Lot satisfied
but he knew that this course you'd ire,
| him from mis- prison abode, and that
same night he decamped Tor parts IN
known, leaving his young and tender
bride to suffer the pangs and heart attiIc'
tiOnS OF grass widow.