The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-19

BELLAIRR LocALs.-The Bellaire and
Southern railroad begins Monday to run
trains on d new time table, to suit the in.
creased length OF the road that Is now In
running order. There are eleven regular
stations and six others where trains will
stop when tagged. The run to Arm.
strong's Mills Is made in two hours, start.
ing from there at $50 A. NJ. and starting
back again at $3.50 r.. N. This gives the
country people seven hours In town.
A festival was held in the colored school
house Friday night.
There Is 10 be a festival lasting three
evenings, May %, 20 and 80, in the band
room al the colored school house, for the
benefit Of the African NJ. 4. Church.
Monday evening will close the festival
being held by the Second N. L. icolored)
Church in the old Episcopal Church on
Belmont street.
Mr.. George Evans and Mr.. Mace, OF
GAINESVILLE, are In town.
The threatening rains Saturday held of
and allowed the many who attended the
Catholic school picnic to enjoy the entire
day. The Catholic brass band marched
up to the picnic in the afternoon and
down again in the evening. 1t seemed to
be the general opinion that this bands
playing has been improved.
A petition is being circulated, to the
Legislature, asking tor a law to protect
railroads against ticket scalpers.
The nail works did not run Saturday
forenoon.
The programme Is out for the Presby-
terrain Sunday School Convention next
week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sessions
will be held Tuesday afternoon and even
ing, and Wednesday morning, afternoon
and evening, Various subjects connected
with Sunday schools are TO be discussed
by different preachers and teachers Of the
Presbytery. Sunday afternoon, at three
o'clock, there will be a children's meeting.
The church is 10 be decorated for the oc-
casion.
There were several fights on Saturday,
and much drunkenness shown on the
streets.
There have been a great many flowers
sold in Bellaire in the last week or two,
and some Of them could have been sold
very cheaply, for the seller made no re-
turns to the owner, and has gone no one
knows where with what money he got.
There was singing in the Presbyterian
Church, Sunday afternoon, by the child.
rem practiCing for the Sunday School Con.
vention.
There was a temperance meeting in the
Disciples Church Sunday afternoon. Nc.
Connell will begin his meetings Monday
evening at the Disciples Church.
The festival given by the Methodist Sun.
day School Friday, night and continued
Saturday night, was well attended. The
strawberries tasted natural and makes us
wish for u gardeners to hurry theirs up,
The dolls name was Amanda, and was
guessed by no one; but was voted to Edna
Armstrong. The proceeds OF the festival
wore about $50.
Snakes" have been after a Bellaire man.
Saturday he ran away from them and
couldn't find his way home. He asked a
man to tell him his own name and where
he lived, but happened on one who did
not know him. While in this condition
he was supplied with more whisky at one
Ut our saloons.
Sam. A. Chambers spent Sunday in Bell.
ARE.
A great many went to Wheeling from
Bellaire, Sunday, 10 hear the Methodist
bishops preach. R. G, F.