The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-20
NEWS.
BELLAIRE.
Local News and Gossip In Our Neighbor
- inE City.

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Local News and Gossip in Our Neighboi
inE City.
Mr.. Wilson is building a cottage II
Horns Addition.
Mr.. P. T. King is having a sawed-ston
pavement put around his dwelling.
Mr.. j. T. Lane is having neat porcl
put TO his house. .
Mr.. John King is putting an addition t
his house.
MI. 9. Q. Crafty is making a new ston'
walk at his home.
A large sawdust ring has been made by
some of the boys, on vacant lots neal
Indian run.
There seems TO be scarcity OF coal Al
some OF the banks here. The town de
mand is greater than the banks can sup
ply with their short work, especially when
q cold snap comes.
P. T. Barnum never brought Jenny
Lind to Bellaire to sing, or he might have
learned, what he may die in ignorance OF,
namely, that she was supporting him in
laziness.
Efforts are being made to build foot
bridge over the creek at the end oil Union
street. This would save several squares
walk to half the people who go across the
creek.
Mr.. Tappan has in his showcase a
picture OF Miss Sherman which certainly
compares fayorably with those either Miss
Sherman or Miss Won Blumen brought
here with them.
The city council is to visit the wharf
Saturday afternoon to see Its condition.
Rev. Rambo will preach in his old pulpit
at the Episcopal Church, Sunday.
There will be confirmation services at
the German Church, Sunday.
The employees OF the B. & o. railroad
have been officially notified OF the restora-
tion, after April LIST, OF their wages as they
stood before the ten per cent reduction OF
1877. This will make over eleven per
cent OF an advance.
Rev. Dean will preach Sunday evening
on Protestants and Catholics, their agree
ments and differences. The discourse will
be preparatory to series OF Sunday even
ing sermons on the Religious positions of
the Disciples.
There will be a teachers examination
here Saturday. This will be the last one
here before June 10th.
The Republican primaries meet Satur-
day evening at such places as they can
get in some Of the wards. The usual pla-
ces OF holding the elections is the designa-
ted place.
Nj. Chas. Lewis, Of Lewiss Mills, was
in town Friday.
Miss Annie Faris entertained her Sum
day School class at her home, Thursday
evening.
The next Gravel Hill mite society meets
at DR.. McCullough's.
VIM. D. Blackinston was, on Thursday,
elected by the Union Window Glass
Works, manager. Mr.. Blackinston is at
present factory boss OF the Bellaire Win
dow Glass Works.
DR.. John T. MCGEE intends to open an
office in the room over the market house.
Mr.. George s. 0rth, one of the first
architects OF Pittsburgh, was in town Sat
urday, on invitation Of Rev. CASTOR, to ex-
anime the Presbyterian Church. This
church has large crack in the rear wall,
dating from short time after the compile
ton OF the building; and this has been
urged against any attempt to finish the
up stairs OF the building. To satisfy those
who have their fears OF the safety OF the
building, it was determined TO have an ex-
animation made which would carry weight.
Mr. 0rth will make his report in few
days, based on the thorough series Of ex-
aminations and measurements he made.
He Is already perfectly confident that the
building will never fall down.
Wilbur White, who is well known to a
great many OF our citizens, and iavorably
known, died Friday Of typhoid fever. The
funeral will be Sunday afternoon.
James Keller, Mr.. N. L. Marsh's assist
ant, intends to open store OF his own,
where the auction room Is, about the first
Of April.
There will be communion services at the
Second (colored) NJ. E. Church Sunday.
Reys. s. W. Lewis, OF Bellaire, Hollinger,
of Wheeling, and Branch, Of Bridgeport,
will assist-Rev: HargraVe. This is the last
communion this conference year.
The contest for the prizes atthe fair and
festival at City Hall will come off Saturday
night. Those interested are working earn
eslly 10 make 1t success. r. U. F..