Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-16
OVER THE RIVER.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM BELMONT
COUNTY.
Political, Personal, General and Particular
Points from Bellaire-The Off :ial
Vote Of Belmont
BELLAIRE.

Personal Gossip - Happenings about
Town-Politics, n Usual.
]. B. Gorrel, OF this city, has pur.
chased Mr.. Bsnson's interest in Ben.
sons ferry. The boat will hereafter be
managed by Mr.. Gorrel.
A quarterly meeting at the Methodist
Church commences tonight with ser.
mon By Presiding Elder Gray. he will
also preach tomorrow morning.
Union street is to be improved by
having the sidewalk widened about two
feet. The good work is now going on.
The next teachers examination for
this county will be held at Martins
Ferry on Tuesday, October 26th.
A new iron foundry is the latest man
ufactory talked OF here. Why don't
some good substantial men not only
talk OF, but start q wholesale grocery
here. That is what We want.
The editor OF the Tribune goes to
Pennsylvania on Thursday and Friday
of this week to speak for the Republic
cans Tribune, October 10.
1t is q sad thing that the editor OF the
Iadpendent don't take pity on Colonel
PoOrman and advertise him in his pa
per, so as to save Po)rman the trouble
OF advertising himself.
Communion Lervices are to be held at
the Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning. Preaching in the evening at
JPN. Rev. Prof. Milford will assist
Mr.. CASTOR in these services.
In the case OF the State OF Ohio vs..
Col G. s. Baron. which was tried yes.
terday, no evidence was introduced
against Col. Baron, and the case was
dismissed after some expense had been
caused.
Among the prominent persons at our
hotels Yesterday were: John McCook,
NJ. l. Trainer, John McClave, and }. \.
Kthcart, OF Steubenville; l.. j. e.
Drennen, Joseph Medill and J. 4. Gray,
OF Martins Ferry: Thos. V. Brown,
Columbus; John Thomas, Allegheny;
John C. Stevenson, Harrisburg, Pa;
s. l.. Mooney, Woo lsfeld; Geo. Dun.
can. Bridgeport; G. Dawson, Barnes
vile.
The stockholders of the Bottle Works
are to meet and elect directors on ,.
vember 18th.
/, was astonishing the manner in
which one Of our city prayer meeting
broke up on "Wednesday evening when
the Republican procession passed nv.
Messrs. McCook, Trainer, McCiave
and Kithcart, attorneys OF Steubenvil!e,
were here Yesterday arguing the Medlll
will case before Jas. NJ. Rees, to whom
the case has been referred.
The b. 4 D. trains were all off time
Yesterday. The fast line going East was
behind time five hours.
Capt. Mansell had large tumor re.
moved from the back of his head a few
DAYS since. lie is doing very well since
the operation. The tumor had troubled
him since boyhood.
&C. Cochran, OF Bridgeport, was in
the city yesterday. G. Z, is bad on pol
itics
always calm after the battle" Is
we'll demonstrated here in the way OF
news. Scarcely any news, even OF po-
litical character, is to be- found.
The Central Hancock and English
club had a splendid meeting last night.
They will hereafter meet on Tuesday and
Friday nights OF each week at IIlch 3
Hall.
The Democracy OF Benwood hal a
jollification, last night, over the grand
victory in West Virginia. Cannon was
fired and all enjoyed themselves.
The Turner's OF this city celebrated the
fourth anniversary OF their society at
Turner Hall, last evening, with grand
concert and ball. At midnight an adj.
journment was had to Carriers Hotel,
where the members sat down to a good
lunch. The boys OF this society are a
joval set, and their entertainments are
always enjoyable ones.