The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-30
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELI.AIRE.

Chnnke In the n. 4 y, Freight ibcl,0t-
Prof Nelson's Talk on the Creation Of
Hcientists and the BIbIe-I.oraI News
ana Gossip.
The little brown jugs have been pretty
well distributed over town, among the
Methodists; and by their preacher, toe.
But they have slit that might lei ont
any "bitters," and will let in any loose
change that may bO lying around.
Miss Caroline Osburne, OF 81. Clairs.
vile, has been visiting her many friends
here, and looking around among acquaint.
ances.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany will make schange in its freight de.
partment at this place. Much Of the re.
billing that has been done here will be
done in Baltimore hereafter, and the force
otclerks employed here will be reduced
about one half. John Randolph and
George Conway have secured places in
the baltimore Office, and have left for thai
city.
This week will be observed as a week Of
prayer by the MethOdists OF South Bel.
laire, one week earlier than the regular
week of PRAYER. Rev. Armstrong will con.
duct the services,
Prof. Edward Nelson, Of the Ohio
Wesleyan University. at Delaware, ad.
dressed the congregation at the Methodist
Church Sunday night instead Of the regu.
lar evening sermon, taking Ior his subject
the irst chapter Of Genesis. lie did moi
take up the chapter verse by verse, but
spoke generally Of the creation OF The
scientists and that Of the Bible. His reas
oning about the inspiration olthe Mosaic
account of the creation was that Moses,
writing twenty-five hundred years after
Adam and thirty.ive hundred years be.
fore the beginnings oi geological science,
has nevertheless given an account that
agrees with that read in the rocks by
science, and therefore he must have been
inspired. Then lie glanced at that agree.
ment between geological history and
Bible history. Science claims that the
earth is very old, millions OF years; so
does tho Bible. Mans (ArChbishop
Usher's) estimate Of the Bibles account Of
the age OF man makes Adam 1901 YEAR,
before Christ. Mans estimate Of the
testimony Of the rocks as to The age OF man
has placed the hrstlnan hundreds OF thou.
sands OF years before Christ; but scientists
are now reducing this estimate, and the
latest writer says he hopes to live long
enough 10 sec the scientific estimate agree
with the Bible in this ALSO
The Bellaire and Southwestern will now
be able to accommodate It's large passen.
ger travel. On the B. Il o. track are an
elegant coach and smoker with L. S,
mail compartment in one end. The ears
are on broad trucks, their own being on a
flat car behind. The seats OF the coach
arc bright metal, like the i. & 0. coaches,
with dark red cushions. The whole finish
OF the car is very fine and two beauties Of
lamps will light IL. The smoker has
lowered srepp seats. The outside nTna.
mentatiOn is elaborate and shows the pre-.
vailing style.
Rev. Rambo on Sunday preached his
last sermon 10 his congregation here. In
tue morning lie preached TO the members,
III the evening 10 the children. tic leaves
for his new home. NelsOnville, Athens
County, on Friday. His charges lie around
that town. Ills family will not leave Bell.
alre till the first Of April. The conGrega.
ton adopted some very complimentary
resolutions on the occasion.
Miss Lou Roscoc, who has been on
visit 10 her old home near 81. ClairEviIle,
is home.
A new building association will soon be
started. The old "National' association
has about made arrangements to close up
its affairs, and this will leave tho mem.
bers free TO Join new associations. Some
other OF our citizens feel like Joining in u
new enterprise oI this kind. The damper
that retards the organization Of associa.
tions here is the great length OF time most
OF them run. In st. Clairsville they begin
and end one, while BelInire association
is getting faitly started. Perhaps some Of
the bylaws might beimprovod.
Tho Athen1 propGry, just north OF the
CCwen, Sheets x Co.'s bank building was
sold at auction Monday. Mrs. PGffen.
bach was the purchaser, paying Si,050
The appraisement was 5000.
A street musician adopted the plan
Monday, OF going to the back doors Of our
houses.
a petition ia being circulated, asking
the school board TO reconsider their action
changing school books. The expense and
inconvenience are the objections urged 10
the action OF the board. II. G. I.