The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-28
BELI.AIRE LOCALS.
A Man Found Dead-CoI. Baron and
Stan-PersouaI and General.

A Man Found Dead-CoI. baron and
StnH-PersouaI and General.
Philip Phillips is loo sing in Bellsire
again soon.
Joe Grafton is The happy man this
time. A boy. J
The Star Literary Society meets at
Mr.. F.ttons this evening.
ID. w. Danford, Esq, one Of our prom
Inent attorneys, WAS NJ Steubenvllle, yes
terdsy.
The weekly prayer meetings of the
various churches were well attended last
evening.
Invitations are out for the grand ball
by Company u, or the 10Th OF March, at
Zelch's hall.
A select masque ball will be given in
Criswells Hall, Fifth ward, Friday even
ing, March 9Th.
A change is to be made in City Hall.
The stage will be enlarged and other i'm.
provements made.
The wife of County Treasurer Kelley
is visiting her father, Mr.. Jacob Heather
ington, in this city.
Mr.. L. B. Litten, the merchant, was
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OF his father, aged SO years.
}. r. Nsylor i Co. will move their
news depot and wall paper establishment
across the street in few days.
The d. q. l.. q. are building an ad-
dition to their srmory to be used as
room for uniforms of the company and
the regimentsl band.
On Tuesday sixty tons of pig metal
were cast at the blast furnace, and Mr..
Davis, the superintendent, thinks he can
increase the quantity yet.
A lady asked us yesterday to publish
the names of Bellaire's bellies, but we
were forced TO refuse because we would
not have room in the whole REGISTER.
Mr.. Ed Springer, Il boiler in the roll
ing mill, has met with the misfortune OF
losing his mo.her. Mr.. 5. and family
have been at her homo in West Virginia
all week.
an alarm of fire on Gravel Hill Tues
day evening, was caused By the burning
out of chimney. The hose company
was promptly on the spot, but didn't get
to throw any water.
Mr.. &. II. Elliott, an engineer on the
G. & p. road, will arrive from Wells
vile tonight on his new engine, No. rs.
The engine is said TO be beauty, and
Mr.. Elliott Is justly proud of it.
Mr.. c. Leach, OF the rolling mill coop
er shops, Is lying of on account of al sc.
cident, in which his hand and an edged
tool took prominent parts. The cut Is
very painful, but not dangerous.
The German church con.emplates
holding fair on the evenings Of the 9Th
and 9th of March, in order to aid the
Society to raise funds to pay its debts.
The fair will possess many attractive
| features.
The Winebenerisns, sect who use
the sacrament of feet washing, and who
have a church just out of town on the b.
& S. w. railroad, are making exertions
to increase their membership here. An
interesting revival is now in progress.
The story that "Col. Baron and staff
complain OF their treatment in Wheel
ing on the 22d'' is not true. They are
only amused. None of the articles or
public remarks on the subject are author
lied by any Of the regimental officers.
A man named Walker was on Indian
Run bridge when he noticed the train
too close to allow Of his reaching the end
of the bridge before being struck. He
leaped of, falling distance of about
fifteen feet, and received serious injuries.
AT the last regular meeting of the
Woman's Temperance Union, of Bel
lsire, it was determined TO hold prayer
meetings at the residences of the men,
bers the first one to be held at Mrs
Powell's, on Saturday afternoon, at 4
o'clock. The Union contemplate giving
a concert at an early day for the benefit
of their treasury.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock the
body of man was found just below
what is known as the "frst bridge" west
of Bellsire on the Central Ohio railroad.
The county coroner was notified and i'm.
panneled jury, who rendered verdict
OF accidental drowning. The theory
held by the Jury, after listening to the
testimony, WAS that the deceased, beng
afraid to cross the railroad bridge he had
descended to the creek and attempted to
wade across, but fell before reaching the
opposite bank and was drowned. The
body was identified as that of Thomas
| Currans, OF Centre Wheeling, q coal
hauler. His son and other friends came
down on hearing of the affair, and took
the body heme. 1t is supposed that the
unfortunate man was dersnged. lie had
trile over ST. in his pocket when
found.