Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-21
BEILAIRE.
Body Ident,fied-VIce aud immortality
. Items Of General Interest.

tine addressed to "The Prettiest Young
Lady in the City," The ninety nine
other pretty girls are dying OF envy.
The busy hum of the rolling mill is
abroad in Bellaire this morning. Every
department OF the mill is in operation
aud everybody is happy.
Here she comes! The "La Belle"
that new packet which is to run between
Bellaire and Wheeling.
VIM Cockbuin, that Taylor county
Nv. Va. man, has turned over a new
leaf and has got job at the b. & D.
Round House.
The morning train on the B. & S. W.,
Saturday morning, was delayed by slip
at Ruckershausen & Sterritt's Coal
Works. But the obstruction was soon
removed and trains are running as usual
to-day.
George Ducan, a prominent lawyer OF
Bridgeport, was in the city Saturday on
business.
Mr.. Ed. Lewis. formerly OF Bellaire,
now engaged in business at Deersyile,
is visiting friends in this city.
Saturday was pay day on the B. &. S.
". Mr.. Hoebler, Secretary and Pay
master handled the filthy lucre.
The funeral ceremonies OF Edwin
Owens were conducted the Odd Fellows
OF the city yesterday. The attendance
was large.
Mrs. Anthony Lockwood and Mrs.
VIM. Hull are visiting friends in Clar-
ington.
SIR. NJ. Nelson has charge OF the c. &
p. yard engines again.
Mr.. NJ. Gordon, the &. & p. ticket
agent, is still confined to his room by
sickness. Mr.. Ed. Permar, OF Steuben.
vile, has charge OF the business in the
meantime.
Robert wilkins will soon begin to con-
struct a double house on his property
near the .Etna.
Mrs. Battelle and Miss Bessie are Wis.
iting friends in Newark.
Oliver Miller is visiting his brother,
Morris V. Miller, OF Gravel Hill.
James Adams, OF Belmont, Ohio, was
shaking hands with Bellaire friends,
Saturday.
No services were held at the Presby-
terrain Church yesterday, as Rev. Mr..
jenkins, of Orrville, Ohio, missed con.
nections and could not reach the city.
unusually large congregation col.
lected at the Episcopal Church yestsr-
day morning. Rev. Mr.. Gibson ad-
dressed his remarks to the members OF
the church in solemn and impressive
language.
Baptismal services were held at the
Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon.
80. pN
Baptism.
The Episcopal social is to be enter
tanned BY Mrs. Morris Y. Miller, OF
Gravel Hill, next Thursday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Heintze preached at the
German Reform church, yesterday
morning. No services were held in the
evening on account Of the sickness OF the
pastors wife.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman preached to a
large congregation, yesterday morning,
on Christ's prayer for his disciples. 1t
was one OF Mr.. Chapmsn's solemn and
effective sermons, calculated to do prac-
teal good.
a meeting OF the NJ. T.. Ladies' Aid
Society will be held at the residence of
Mrs. John Wagner at the usual time.
That dog case. A dog belonging to
Mrs. Christina Schramm chawed up An.
derson Fulton a few days ago, and on
Saturday Fulton brought suit for $500
damages against Mrs. Schramm before
Justice J. J. Powell. James Tallmsn,
Esq, attorney for plaintiff, and Attor-
ney General White, OF Wheeling, coun-
sci for defense. A judgment OF $50
was rendered for plaintiff,
There will be a meeting in the interest
of the Land League, in the City Hall, on
the evening Of OVERWHELMINGLY
Birthday Rev. Father Lane, of Mount
Vernon, who has a great reputation as
an orator, will be tins principal speaker,
though others are also expected to
speak. Prominent Irishmen of Wheel.
ing have signified their intention OF being
present Altogether the meeting will be
Il big thing.
Messrs. Michael HAYDEN and Christy
Connars are up and about with all their
clans in the fight for the cane on st.
Patrick's night. The many friends of
Misses Mary Hartenstein and Mary
Murphy are also busy. Bellaire people
think collectors from Wheeling ought to
give them rest until the Belaire con-
tests are over. Too many at time
spoils good thing for all.
BoDY IDENTIFIED.
Henry Therber, a saloon keeper of
Pittsburgh, seeing the description OF
body OF woman being found at Bel
laire, came to the city yesterday. The
body was disinterred. and he recognized
by the shoes and the teeth that the
body was that OF his wife, who, IN the
absence OF her husband, in a fit OF tenn
porary insanity, was supposed to have
jumped off the bridge at Pittsburgh
about six weeks ago. Mr.. Therber left
for Pittsburgh Yesterday morning, taking
the remains with him.
DRUNKENNESS.
Union street presented q disgraceful
sight, yesterday. Intoxicated men had
full possession of the pavements while
numerous loaiers held the street corners.
But this was too dry, so Sunday after
Moons matinee was held near the Tn.
ion street bridge, in which performance
two men well filled knocked each 9TH
er down. No policemen. No arrests.
At a late honr Saturday night Mr..
Jefferson Riggs, who keeps boarding
house on Twenty. sixth street, was rous-
ted from his slumbers by maniac yells
and curses. He got up, went to the
window and there discovered three ruff
fans who dared him out. They threat
ened to cut his heart out and brought
their call to close by battering in his
front doors aad windows. When the
fun began Mr.. r. hastily loaded his
shot gun and opened fire on the crowd
without execution. Policeman Archer
hearing the shots repaired to Riggs
house and started on the scent No ar
rests at this telephoning.
The 9ecret of Haniness