The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-25
BELLAIRE LOCALS.

lectures, is at home.
The B. 9. l.. G. drilled on the Public |
Square Saturday evening.
Il. Roemer, the Union street merchant, !
from the East on Saturday.
A special meeting of Bellsire Lodge
F. s. A. NJ, was held Saturday night.
A further reduction of the force at the
Baltimore and Otto shops, was made last
week.
An entertainment for the benefit OF the
Catholic band was given at Zelch's hall
Saturday night.
This week will be spent in examining
the pupils in the city schools preparatory
TO the spring vacation.
Inspector Watson has been at work,
and enough tobacco to give the ware
house a good start in the business is
already secured.
A little girl hsd her head dangerously
cut Friday with stone thrown by lad
in the street. This throwing stones Is
too common. Police
Prof. Duff has been urged to accept
his old position as Superintendent of the
Pubic Schools of Harmar, Ohio. He
he's given no definite answer as yet, we
believe.
The Gravel Hill hose company, has
concluded that charity begins at home,
and will hereafter refuse to take their
reel out of the Fifth ward until supplied
with new one.
The Methodist Mite Society of Gravel
Hill meets this evening at the residence
Of Mrs. Runyon. AS it is the lsst meet
ing for the season, an unusually interest
ing session is anticipated.
The officers of the Ladies Aid Society
of the Disciples Church, elected at their
last meeting, are: President, Mrs. John
Rodeter; Vice-President, Mrs. Henry
Caldwell; Secretary, Miss Belle Gorbyi
Treasurer, Mrs. Benjamin Ogle.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. j. w.
Highleyman met at his residence, and
came to order by electing himself Preel-
dent. Mr.. Highleymsn was chosen
Secretary. The chairman sisted the OBJ.
iect of the meeting to be to put citizens
ticket in tho field, with J. w. Highley-
man, ESQ, for Mayor. A ticket was
nominated, and ordered printed in all the
papers and on hand-bill for distribu-
ton. The meeting then adjourned sine
die.
The Pultney township Republican cen
vention nominated the following ticket
Saturday afternoon: Trustees, John j.
Powell, Joshua keyser, Charles Henry;
Justice OF the Peace, Joel Strahl; Clerk,
Solomon krbenz; Treasurer, Robert
Nelson; Assessor, Thomas Garrett; Con-
stables, n. II. Rowles, George Robinson.
Saturday night the Disciples Church,
the largest In the city, was crowded to
sufocation. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. R. G. Wallace,
after which, by especial request, Prof.
John Wallace and Miss Marah Scott
sang a dpett "Refuge." Mr.. Dunbar
started out with the intention OF making
al extended speech, but in the midst Of
it the Wheeling temperance choir, +. q.
Cracratt, Esq, and about twenty
five other ladies and gentlemen arrived
from Wheeling, and the speaker short
eneL his remarks in order to give some OF
the strange gentlemen the floor. After
a song by the choir, Mr. Cracraft spoke
most eloq1entIy and fcelingIy for about
an hour, his remarks meeting with fre-
quent applause. At the close, he re-
quested the choir to sing "The half has
notyet been told" A gentleman in the au-
dience jocuIsrly remarked that he was
glad the speaker had not attempted 10
tell all. TINS song was followed by the
singing by the Wheeling choir Of the
stirring anthem, "Dciiverance has
Come"
Mr. Wash. BagGs then spoke for a
short time, and the congregation were re-
quested to join in singing "Hold the
Fort"
Mr.. Dunbar introduced the venerable
Colonel Ferguson, Of Cambridge, Ohio, a
temperance orator and worker of forty.
years standing. He spoke briefly,
but TO the point, and his re-
marks were we'll received. Mr.. Oscar
Scely sang q solo, "What Shall the Har-
vest Bs2' and Miss Annie Smith, of
Wheeling another, "Stain Not the Lips
with Rabv Wine" Rev. Moore, Of the
BeIlaire Circuit, pronounced tho bene.
dicuon, but before tho audience left J. b.
Smith, Esq, moved that the audience
express their deep feeling OF gratitude to
M. Dunbar for his faithful lsbors in BEL
lsire. The motion was carried with
unanimIty and enthusiasm. A.vote was
also taken inviting Mr.. Isaac II. Tucker,
OF Columbus, to Beilaire, 10 engage in
the temperance work. Twonty-eight
signers were obtained to the pledge,
making total since Mr.. Dunbar ar.
rival of seven hundred and seventy
seven, including one hundred and two
obtained at The Pittsburgh Coal Works
meeting.
Most OF the Wheeling folks returned
homo by private conveyance Saturday
night
Mr.. Dunbar left for Cincinnati Sa;ur-
day night. He began work there yester-
day.
Next TO Mr.. Dunbar, no person de-
serves so large measure OF gratitude
from our citizens for services in the cause
OF temperance than Thomas II. Morris.
II is largely owing to his management
that the meetings in Bellare are so uni
lormJy successful.
Political matters still wax warm. SO
near as we can keep record OF them,
1918 tickets are in the field, about four
to each voter. This superabundance is
accounted for by the fsct that
each citizen runs for several
different positions each combination
making q new ticket. The veterans
ticket was announced Friday, headed by
Mr.. John Hsttery for Mayor. The COL
ored folks have two in the field, the
Freedman's ticket and the Emancipation
ticket. The election comes on the first
Of April, but sspirsnts for Office are tore
stsIling that date, and making an "All
Fools Day" OF every twenty -four hours.
Last week Mr.. ID. ". Cooper, the nom.
inee for Mayor on the Democratic and
National tickets, at the urgent and per-
sistent solicitation OF the latter party,
sent this note TO their Executive Com
mltlee: