The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-02
HBoRHooD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

The next 'iug breaking" at the Metho
dist Church will take place Wednesda!
evening Of next week. Rev. James Tho
burn will make an address Of some kind
on the occasion.
The Catholic societies will parade or
some Of our streets Saturday before taking
the B. & s. W. train for their picnic al
Bethel.
Mrs. ]. w. Yost is back to her home on
Gravel Hill from visit to her husbands
home at sunfsh.
Captain Booth came down in buggy
Thursday morning and took Mark Lester
to meet the Diurnal, to serve as engineer
on the trip.
All oyer, Thursday, the reporters
questions were greeted with, "Yes, it's
going to rain"
Work was begun on'the gully at Gravel
Hill, but on complaint OF some parties that
their property would be endangered II the
water was turned into the proposed chan.
mel, work was stopped. The drainage for
considerable part Of Gravel Hill is pecu-
liar. The water runs for several squares
to the northward, then back TO the hills
and then southwark again clear TO Indian
run.
Thos. Harris, Of the Fifth ward, who
has been sick with congestion OF the
lungs, Is able to be out again.
A leak in the water pipe in the alley
back OF the 'long row." caused the alley
to be closed to vehicles Thursday.
The G. & P. Freight depot Is completed
and in use. Cars run on both sides OF 1t.
The Committee on Permanent 0rganiza-
tion OF the Garfield club, reported Tuesday
evening the following, as officers: Presi-
dent, Charles Balzell; Vice-Presidents @.
S. :. Baron and Levi Cassell; Recording
Secretary, S. q. Garrard; Corresponding
Secretary, w. Ii. Brown; Treasurer, An
drew Roeder; Executive Committee. the
committeeman OF the various wards aud
OF the township, with the president OF the
club. There is splendid chance for con-
tlict OF authority now open. II this club
has control, the township committeeman
is left out and this committee did not even
put him on the Executive Committee.
Constable Durgan, will on Monday, sell
the horses, wagon and harness, belonging
W Juuu II. "oOuof W batioAfs Cihiulh VI
Barber Tidd dal.
The hardware stores Of town have
agreed to shut up the entire day, Satur.
day.
The military picnic will be the most
convenient for Bellaire people TO attend,
and a great deal OF amusement will be
granted to those who do go. -.
The Register man was hunting Cum.
Minis Grove, Thursday afternoon, in
hopes of another bloody row in the shape
OF prize fight, but he was doomed to dis
appointment His button-hole bouquet
may have been mistaken for the shield OF
an officer, and the duelists with natures
weapons" have kept quiet.
Several parties Of Bellaire people will
hunt Charley Hornbrook's ''chamois,"
Saturday.
The officers OF Lotus Lodge, Knights OF
Honor, were to be installed Thursday
evening, but circumstances interiered be.
fore the time came that postponed the Ger:
emony.
The annual Catholic picnic will be Civ
en- this year at Bethel Grove, ten miles
out the Narrow Gauge railroad, Saturday,
July 3rd, and promises to be thoroughly
ENJOYABLE. The st. Cecilia's Brass Band
and the Bellaire City Orchestra will fur.
nish the music, while dancing, fat mems
races, three legged races, sack races, target
shooting, QUOT pitching, and the creased
pig will delight the crowds. Ample pro.
visions are made for water and non.intox-
icaling refreshments. mo beer or liquor
allowed on, at, near, or about the grounds"
Is the way the posters express 1t. The
round trip-total twenty miles, is only S5
cents. Altogether 1t seem that the picnic
will be big thing, and will be success.