Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-14
NEIGHBORH00D NEWS.
DEATH or A PROMINENT PHYSICIAN,
WELl.kk0Wk IN wHte ING.
Miss Won bIumen at BeIIaire e-luIl Court
Report from St. CIaisvills--SO-
eial, Personal and Re
IigiOus Notes.
ELLAIRE.

DIR. Junkins Dead-Ohurch hdes Per-
soual-social Chat Candidates for Mar
shal
We are glad to note coniderable
improvement in the gas, LAT night.
The frozen con dition OF the ppes was
the cause OF the poor lights thelast two
evenings.
Things are warming up in tie way ot
the city marshalship. The blowing
candidates have active friends who are
anxious to see their iavorites elected;
John Mccormick, L. o. Criswdl, Wm.
NJ. Drugan, Michael Curran, shannon
Archer, James Till and others.
Several Bellaire ladies have nceiyed
invitations to attend leap yea party
at Barnesylle Ou the 18th inst. Kramer,
of your city, is expected to fu rrish the
music.
The following ladies' and gentlemen
gave Miss Nellie Hoge surprise on
her 18th birthday, last night: Misses
Lille Kirk patrick, Fannie Battelle, Ella
Miller, Belle Miller, Mollle BaInhlil,
Halle Nsylor, Miss Brodie, Messrs.
Jack Kelley, u. x. Jackson, Robinson
aud Melvin. The boys say the evening
can he summed up as the double SUI
perlatiye Of enjoyment"
Messrs. Booth \ Rodewig report the
following prevailing prices oi produce:
Butter 32d31c; eggs loo; dressed poul.
try OGGl0c; live poultry 10 G"ac lard
lOc; talluw l0c; rags . l-5c dried APP
pies 7dlOc; dried peaches lOci corn ~
(aGOc; oats 45CG50c.
DIR. NJ. W. Junkins died at I'D last
evening, aged Il years. 1t Is with deep
regret that We chronicle the death ot
DR. Junkins. lie grew up with
our city, and probably has shown
more humanity to the poor thar any
man in II. His ministratlons Ia ihepOor,
when he had no hope Of return were
only lew traits OF the doctors chaTac-
ter that made his name prOmlnen, with
everything that went hand III
hand with charity. The poor viii
call Dr. Junkins blessed, and Justly,
too. 4 few years ago lac was 4 man
oi considerable wealth, but hls gener'
osity knew no bonds, and most OF his
possessions have passed into other
hands. aud the family lac leaves
behind him las but lttleto shelter their
orphanaer bat We hope the world will
deal as rharltahly with hIs children as
lac was Kind tu those in need. II We
were to uilera sentiment on his Ceath, 1t
would bethat TAI, good works iolbw him.
Rev. u. 4. Pearcr, oi Scio, vii. preach
in the NJ. T.. Church on SUNDAY at 10y
4. NJ.
Rev. Dr. Bedding, Of Troy, New York,
will preach in the Disciples Church on
SUNDAY morning aud evening at the
usual hours oi holding service.
Martin Thuhuru, oi Mt. Pleasant, o.
smiled upon his Bcllaire friends on frl-
day. lie was ru route Tor delaware,
o, and will probably 90 As lar west rs
Wyoming
Andy Schick has just received one oi
the largest and finest stocks ut hIrd
cages ever brought Ia this city They
aTe OF all styles aud varieties and he sells
them very cheap.
The trains ON the d. y :. W. railroad
failed tn put IN an appearance ycster'
day, aud up tu late hour last night. II
is probable that the detention Was Oc-
casioned hy land slides along the track,
The Mammoth Ministries, whose per
furmancc was spoken OF IN the RkGIsrER,
appeared at the City ilall instead ol
Zilch's, rs before announced. The lat
ter hall is occupied tonight 10y Miss
Won Blumrn's walking match. The
Mammoth Minstrcio 10 a hume "rganiza-
ton, aud both OF the entertainments
will no doubt draw crowded houses.
There Is an ugly land slide on the u.
Il q. railroad, west oi BcilaIrc, which
was much inconvenience 10 trains yes
terdav aud last night.
The Walking Match
Bellaire has not been So aroused tor
years AZ she was last evening 10y the
walking match between Miss Elsa Won
Bumen, the professional pcdes,rIenne,
and Mr.. W. X Kennedy, q cooper and
an amateur pedestrian, who lives at
Benwuod Mr. Kennedy attempted 10
walk fifteen miles while Miss Won
Rumrn walked twelve. OF course he
did not expect to do this, but he gal.
laully aSsented to that arrangement and
then did the best he could. Tie made
thirteen miles aud two laps while Miss
Won Blnmen was making her twelve
miles This Is certainly good showing.
The lady herself expressed the highest
delight at Mr.. kenuedy's success. lie
will walk at Iilch's Hall, tonight,
attempting IL make fourteen
miles to Miss Won Blumens :
twelve. The reduced distance, he says,
he is determined tn make, aud the ex-
cltement runs high among his friends.
Miss Won Blumen's fastest mile was
II min. 30 sec, while Kennedy made
mile IN 10 min 80 sec-an excellent
record.
Miss Won Blumen and other persons
will walk at the same hall this after
noon at a matinee. Several fine ANA
teur pedestrians from Wheeling will be
present, though It is not known whether