Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-10
BELDAIRE.
Reportorial Research IN the Glass CITY
The Cemetery HUI Road


The Cemetery Hui Road
Excavating on Union street has been
commenced. In front OF Muth's grocery
the street will be lowered over three
feet. Ii was but few years ago that
this street was file 1 up and it seems but
folly now to damage valuable property
by removing the earth put there at
much expense.
The Rev. Mr. Gibson and wife left
Yesterday morning ior Cincinnati. where
they will attend the EpiscOpalian Con.
vention which convenes there this week.
Mr.. Alex Kennedy, formerly OF this
city, spent Sunday with friends here
and returned to his home at Columbus,
O., on Monday.
After months OF delay, the pavement
on Union street is being widened as or
dered 10y the Council.
James Warren, OF Boston, represent.
ing a soda water fountain company, was
among our druggists yesterday.
The Druids expect to have their picnic
and parade some time this month. They
will have a grand timeif the weather is
oaly propitious.
Mack Gray, who had siege OF ty-
phOid fever, was able to be on the street
YESTERDAY.
Bellaire is badly in need OF an Opera
House, and in place OF expending money
on the dilapidated city building, the city
should erect an opera house large enough
t. accommodate the inhabitants OF a city
OF this size. The building could be
placed on the "public square" and still
leave ample room for the new court
house.
J.K. Jacobs and Jos. A. Langden, OF
Pittsburgh, were registered at the Globe
House yesterday.
You do not step on the street but that
YOU hear some one talking OF the Loan
exhibition. Every one takes an inter
est in it and it is bound to be grand
success.
A small child OF Nick Bannon's had
the misfortune to fab out OF bed yester'
day. The youngster was considerably
hurt but will probably pass through,
DIR. George Masser, OF this city, has
located at Parsons, Kansas, where his
shing,e swings with the western wInds.
Three young men charged with rs.
saulting fellow creature" were fined
az Inece and costs, yesterday, by the
Mayor. A little heavier fine might have
a telling effect.
Hope Hose Company No. 2 expect to
hold picnic at CumDins Grove on
Nav 2Sth.
Mr.. Benson is grading his Union
street property, preparatory, II is said,
10 the erection OF business block.
The Bellaire and Southwestern Rail.
way is still doing large business, both
in the passenger and freight line.
On account OF the wreiched condition
of the road leading up Cemetery Hill, a
great deal OF traffic which would natur-
slly come to Bellaire is nedesssrily turn.
o in another direction. Besides this
il ia next to impossible Tor funerals to
ascend the hill to the burying ground,
a has been well proved the past winter.
The City Council now have an oner
from the owners OF the Morgan and
Kelly property by, which they may. by
incnrring little expense, alleviate all
of this trouble. These parties propose
TO grant the city the free right OF way
through their property, provided the
city paw for the grading OF the road.
This appears to US as a very hberai
offer and it is certainly the only pracu'
cable route there is mp the hill. The
city council should by all means accept
this OTTER and do so at once for We un-
derstand that several lots in those tracts
of land would soon be sold and then the
city would ever after be without sat
isiactory road over the hill. There Is
no provision in the agreement - TO
when the road woulj be built, 80 II &C
cepted by the city, there would not nec'
esssrily be any immediate expense In
grading. Let the matter be considered
at council meeting tonight.
Wm. Mahafee, OF Wegee, had q Sc
we're attAck ot some final trouble, yes
terdsy, and at last accounts he was in q
critical eonditioc.
We hear that the meeting at the Pres
byterian Church, to. morrow night, is in
relation to calling the Rev. Mr.. Gordon,
OF Three Rivers, Mich, to preside over
the congregation as pastor. There will
be preaching at the meeting.