Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-16
B ELLAIRE.


SOUGHT OF by tLe Register Reporter.
VIM. @ Barnard has returned from
his western trip.
c. d. Watson, Of Middletown, Va,
was in town yesterday.
He. Gould, OF Allegheny City, was
about town yesterday.
81. Mooney, OF the b. & 5. w. road,
spent Saturday in the city.
Mrs. Col. I. H. Morris, OF this city, is
among friends in Newark, y.
Geo. b. Turner, of Bridgeport, was
tramping our streets Saturday.
sc. Wilson, of Morristnwn, o., drop
ped in on his friends Saturday.
J. W. Gill, one Of Steubenvil.e's cit:.
gems, was about town yesterday.
The Gaslight and Coke Company elect
directors on Saturday, May 2lst.
Mrs. Stewart, OF Wheeling, opens her
boarding house in this city this week.
Press Cowan, OF st. Clairsville, WAS
looking up old friends in Bsilaire on
Saturday
Fred Muhlenan is back at his post on
the wharf boat, after pleasant trip to
Cincinnati.
]. w. Watson, one of Matamoras'
business men, WAS among our merchants
on Saturday.
The usual number OF Wheeling buns
visited Bellaire yesterday to sample
Wheeling beer.
Jacob Maser, who has been quite UNI
we'll for some time, was able TO he in
town Saturday.
There was but one arrest on Saturday
night--one unfortunate Was hauled up
for drunkenness.
Season tickets to the Loan Exhibition
are selling well. Everyone. should in
vest in several OF them.
Single admission to the Loan Exhibi-
ton will be Is instead Of so cents, as
stated in Saturdays RRGIsrER.
Quite a number OF our people will
take in the excursion to Parkersburg on
the Durnal next Saturday.
The Loan Exhibition will be declared
open at s o'clock tonight, the doors be.
ing open at Z. Music by the Heather
ington band.
The steamer LiBelle is going to make
q trip from Wheeling every evening dur
ing the Loan, returning after the exhi-
bition has closed.
The International Show boards sue
combed TO the heavy wind Of Saturday
eve. This show will exhibit in Bellare
on the 9th inst.
John Van Law, the druggist, leaves
to-day for Toledo, where he will attend
the State Pharmaceutical Association,
which meets there this week.
Somehow says that its all talk about
his having free lemonade at the Loan
Exhibition. Some OF the boys were
trying to play joke on him.
A COW OF Mrs. Kreider's on Gravel
Hill, mysteriously disappeared on last
Wednesday. lis supposed that she
has been chopped up into steaks.
About $50 persons attended the picnic
at Schramm's on Saturday. Dancing
was the order OF the day. Illch's well.
known orchestra furnished the music.
Col. B. ID. Worthington, of Steuben.
vile, arrived in the city Saturday with a
valuable collection CT war relics, which
he will place on exhibition at the Loan.
Three OF the nail kings Of this section of
the country, Messrs. McCourtney, Hol-
loway and Laughlin, are up in the
northern ore regions on tour Of inspec-
ton.
While returning from the picnic at
Schramm's, a carriage containing three
men was overturned by the horse be.
coming frightened at the train. None Of
the men were seriously hurt but 1t was
narrow escape.
Thirteen lots in Cummins' addition
were sold on Saturday. The amount
realized was Sl,S50. The remaining
twenty seven lots will be put up at an
early day. The sale was perfectly salts.
factory TO those concerned.
A large number of the employees of the
G. Il p. railroad at this point left by
special train yesterday, to attend the
funeral OF Engineer O;terson, who was
killed by Sundays accident. The ell.
CINE was appropriately draped in
mourning.
On account of the stormy weather, the
county seat meeting at the City Hall,
Saturday evening, was not largely At
tended. A very fair number OF our
business men was present however.
After an informal talk among them
selves, those present decided to adjourn
until next Friday night, when it is to be
hoped there will be large turn out.
Charley Winsns, young man living
here, was quite seriously hunt on the &
& p. road on Saturday morning. For
the last week or so he has been trying
his hand as brakeman OH freight train.
The accident occurred between Yellow
creek and Port Homer. 1t seems that
he was putting on the brake when the
rod broke and he was thrown from the
top of the car to the ground. He was
picked up and sent TO Wellsville, where
he now lies. His mother left here on
Saturday afternoon. From the latest
reports he is resting comfortably aud it
is hoped that he can soon be brought
home.