Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-01
NEIGHBORH00D NEWS.
BELLAlRE AND BRIDGEPORT BRIEFS.
Probable Fatal Accident-MiIitary, Re-
igiOus, Personal, and Other
Minor Notes.
BELLAIRE.

fatal occurred on the B. Il ). W. X. k
Saturday morning. James Birchfield, s
brakeman on the road, was peering from
the car to detect something that was ap
parently wrong with the wheels, when
his head came in contact with iutting
rock and he was knocked from
the car. The train had probably
gone two miles before the man
was missed. He was picked up and
brought OH the return train to his
home in this city, where he was attend.
ed by DIR. Kurz. His head is badly cut
and the shock has produced conclusion
of the brain. Mr.. Birchfield is a mar.
ried man, about 2G years old, and has
been on the narrow gauge since It's
opening and was held in great esteem
by the road. The accident occurred
about sixteen miles west OF this city, at
Rocky Fork.
At the Presbyterian Church yesterday
there were seven additions made to the
membership of the church on presenta-
ton of their certificates from sister
evangelical churches. Two were from
the NJ. +. Church of this city, four from
the Presbyterian Church at Sloan's Sta
ton, and one from the First Presbyterian
congregation at Steubenville.
Rev. Toland yesterday conducted
| quarterly meeting exercises for Rev.
| Armstrong, of the South Bellaire charge,
and Rev. Armstrong preached at the
NJ. f.. Church, taking for his text the
query: what think We OF Chaist
Whose Son is He?" Rev. TOland
occupied his own pulpit in the evening.
Miss Tillie Nuzum, of New Martins
vile, w. Va, is visiting relatives in Bel
laire.
The election for Captain of the Bel
laire City Light Guards came off Satur-
day night in the armory, the candidates
being Lieut.. w. II. Little and w. II. ii.
Brown. The vote resulted in tie,
| TWENTY-FIVE votes being cast for each
candidate. Mr.. Browns candidacy was
not publicly announced until Saturday,
and being personally a very popular
man, he drew off considerable of Little's
strength. The result of the vote was
anticipated. Indeed it could not
| better express the diffiulty the
| bows found when two such uneXCeptiOn-
able candidates were given them to make
their choice from. Both are veterans,
each having served with distinguished
honor IN the late war, and Lieut.. Little
| received wound then which still shows
| its effects. Mr.. Brown was also sergeant
major of the regiment during COL Bar.
On's colonelcy, while Lieut.. Little is now
| lst lieutenant of the company, having
been promoted by degrees from the po-
sition of orderly sergeant, to which
he was appointed by Captain Morgan
at the organization of the body. lie
has made a faithful and efficient officer
in every capacity. His public docu-
ments are models of neatness and artis-
tic penmanshIp, and he is a most
! thorough master of the manual OF arms,
and q good instructor. The company
cannot fare badly, whichever candidate
shall be chosen at their next election,
which will come off this evening at the
armOry.
Another accident, almost fatal in its
character, occurred at McClain's stone
quarry, on Indian Run, at 1 o'clock
| Saturday, to Scott Hockinberry. While
he was stamping a charge in a drilled
rock, through some unaccountable cause
the charge exploded and very seriously
burned and mangled his hands, arms
and face. His nose was mashed TO a
jelly, and his eyes and face
badly burned from the powder. Dr..
Kurz is attending the wounded man,
who is doing as well as could be ex-
| pected, though he was suffering intense
| iy Yesterday. The doctor thinks he
will recover, and there will be no
occasion for amputation. The wound
ed man lives on Noble street, is single
and 80 years old. A strange fatality
seems to shadow this stone quarry.
The excursion to Woodsfield over the
narrow gauge on Tuesday, will leave this
city at $50 o'clock in the morning, and
arrive at WoOdsheld ll:30; leaving at
4:3O in the afternoon, it will arrive here
at $50. Everything points to crowded
trains.
Apples are bringing 20 cents a peck in
| our market.
The differences between the boilers
and helpers in the Benwood mill have
been settled, and the boys will put
things in full blast to-day.
rDeldyed from Saturdays issue on dcconnt
Of a press of other matter
The miners at Kidds Coal Works at
Quincy, quit work for one day because
one OF their number had been dis
charged A general strike was threaten
ed, but wiser counseis prevailed and the
men returned to their to work, though
the man discharged was not taken back.
c. s. Wright, general agent Of the b.
Il O. X. II. at Cincinnati, is in the City
looking up the interests ofhis Company.
Farmers in this vicinity complain OF
the Bellaire nimrods, who, they say, 90
about the country seeking whose fences
they may tear down. They threaten TO
enforce the laws against trespassers.
NJ. Sheets, Secretary OF the Belmont
Glass Works, informs us that there Is
not any noticeable decrease In the orders
received at the Belmont. On Monday
an order for several hundred boxes Of
goods was received from California.
There is only one member of the He
ella Club that does not read and talk
French. Two weeks ago the Club sent
out some invitations printed in Partisan
French. Only one was returned, with a
polite request to turn it into United
States" He will be expelled at the first
regular meeting of the Club. No person
not thoroughly familiar with the French
language or customs will be admitted to
membership in the Club,
Misses Alice and Anna Winans and
Miss Elya Wetherald visited this office
Thanksgiving evening and favored the
young gentleman who presides in the
REGISTER Counting room at Wheeling
with a beautiful song, beautifully rem
derel, Gently Down the Stream OF
Time BY the way, the Bellaire Office
has received calls from several bevies
of theb eautiful ladies for which Bellaire
is noted. We are all glad to see them,
always, and the gentlemen at the home
office more than delight to listen to their
melodious voices through the telephone.
We hope they will call often.