The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-20
BELLAIRE LOCALS.

The Gravel Hill Mite Societies are the
social attraction now.
The Filth ward 'Workingmen's club
holds Its weekly meeting tonight.
Thomas McCofirey has announced him
self as an independent candidate for city
commissioner.
Frank Smith, the shoe dealer, is mod
ernlzing the front of his store room on
Belmont street.
Lieut.. Little, of Company d. acted as
aide to Major Moore at the funeral OF
VIM. Hilton, Esq, OF GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. G. Lsshley has purchased the gro
Gerry formerly owned by j. w. Kelley.
Mr.. Kelly will remove to Cleveland.
Mr.. George Csllens has settled down
into the meat business, having formed q
co.psrtnsrship with Zach Pumpbery.
THREE trains daily make tie round
trip over that part of the Bellsire and
Southwestern railIoa which is now laid.
Thomas Lilley was before the Mayor
on Monday evening on the charge oil
having kept his saloon open after 10 P.
NJ. Three dollars and costs.
Four boys are in the lookup awaiting
transportation to the county seat, where
they will work out a little fne and costs
on the county chain gang fos stealing
rides on the B. u o. r. Il.
At its last meeting the High School
Literary Society elected the following
officers: President, b. S. Cowsn; Vice.
President, B. II. Faris; Secretary, Miss
Annie Oswald; Critics, Miss Ella Gorby
and Uly Smith.
Mr.. A. L. Witherald has gone to Mar
tins Ferry to fill his new position as
superintendent OF the Ohio Valley Iron
Works. Mr.. Harden L. Beck takes the
position vacated by Mr.. Witherald, that
of superintendent here. Mr.. Wither-
AIDS family will remain in Bellsire, at
least for the present.
Officer Mccormack, yesterday, ar
rested suspicious character, who gave
mis- name as George Mitchell, and on
whose person was found two watches, q
lot of unworn clothes, and some other
property. He is held in the lookup on
suspicion of having committed q bur.
glary IN Clsysville, Pa.
AT the Disciple Church on Monday
night lear the close of the meeting, Mr..
Morris requested all present to vote on a
question he WAS going to put, whether or
not the audience would allow Mr.. Dun
bar to 90 to Newark on Wednesday
evening TO attend calico social. The
ayes were inaudlble, but the noes falriy
shook the church. About one hundred
SIGNATURES we're Obtained, and fact
worthy of note is that most OF the signers
were habitusl drinkers. The mmenee
Disciples Church was literally crowded
TO sutfocgtlon. The meeting last night, as
also the prayer meeting yesterday after
noon, were held in the Presbyterian
Church.
There is talk of organizing a temper.
snce society auxiliary to the Woman's
League and Young Mems Union among
the children. There is need of it We
saw on Monday parcel o! children from
eight wears old ID fourteen, whose parents
are all strictly temperate, gather about
key that had been set out IRON
saloon. One ofthe boys took off his hat,
and the Others inverted the keg over IT.,
and drained the settings into it. The
crowd then drank the beer out OF the hat
and went of smacking their lips like old
topers. -.
Monday night Mr.. Dunbar was telling
about trick the saloon keepers have oil
hiring men to wear blue badges by
giving them whisky. While the speaker
was telling the story three young men
pulled of their blue ribbons, went up
and signed the pledge and donned
genuine Murphy badges.
The Loyal Orange Institution No.
l22 elected the following officers Monday
night: w. III, John Glasgow; d. NJ,
Robert Alexander; Secretary, Robert
Brown, Chaplain. VIM. j. McClaln;
Treasurer, Andy Schick.
The National glass works closed yes
terday in order to get the glass in proper
working order. They will resume to-day.