Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-31
BELLAIRE.

Decoration Dsy-K. publican Delegates
Accidents, News ~ otes and OF Course
the Loan.
The Sidney took on considerable
freight here for st. Louis.
&c. Anderson, Of Columbus ",
was about town yesterday.
Mr.. Peltis and sister were spending
the day in town yesterday.
l.. N. Childs, OF New York City, was
among our merchants Monday.
A large number OF Marietta eIenI-
sionists spent yesterday afternoon IN
looking about Belaire.
A large number or persons from here
will attend the commencement Of inc
Wheeling Female College. .
The Postoffiee was closed portion OF
Yesterday. Many business houses did
no, open their doors at all.
The Public Schools were granted o
holiday yesterday. Many Of tie schol'
ars put IN the day at the Loan.
The street railroad company did a
rushing business yesterday. Many per
sons were attracted 10 the picnic ut
Cummins' grove.
The Loan continues TO boom, and
large numbers OF persons are attracted
there in search Of cool retreat during
this warm weather.
The Diurnal laid here for two hours
last evening while the excursionists ex-
amined our Loan Exhibition. All were
favorable impressed with Bellaire.
The City Council and Chief Muth in.
spected the Fire Department on the
public square yesterday afternoon.
Everything appeared to be in good trim.
Mrs. John Schuman, who has suffer.
ed greatly for year past with a tumor
in the bowels, died yesterday morning
and will be buried this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
The Articles OF Incorporation OF the
South Bellaire Methodist Episcopal
Church were filed on May 18th.
Ground has been broken and the work
on the new building will be rapidly
pushed along.
A hali.witted fellow OF probably
twenty-five years has been about here
for some days past. He spends his
nights in the lookup and his days in
amusing the boys and loafers. He
should he given a position in the
asylum.
While several OF the Bellaire boys
were on the hill back OF the stock yards
on Sunday, they found vahse with the
name Of ]. +. NJ. Roth, Cumberland, on
it. The yalise had been cut open with
a knife, portion OF its contents re-.
moved and the balance, consisting OF
wearing apparel, tools, letters, &c., left
undistributed. No one seems TO know
what has become OF the owner. 1t is
a rather mysterious affair and has caused
some little excitement.
Another coal mine accident was bare.
ly escaped yesterday morning. Theo-
dore Henry, ID. Potter and Lon Long
went to work at midnight Sunday and
| about four O'Clock Yesterday morning
they felt hungry and left their room
for something to eat and upon returning
soon afterward were surprised to ind
that a great quantity OF stone had fallen
in. Had it not happened that the
men left when they did, all would have
probably been killed.
Decoration day was extensively OBJ
served here. Early in the morning a
large portion OF the residences and bust
ness houses were covered with Hsgs.
At s o'clock the veterans, carrying the
old battle flags now on exhibition at the
Loan, marched up Belmont street
headed by the Bellaire brass band.
| Upon arriving at the public square they
were joined by large number OF citi.
zens, and the whole procession proceed
ed TO the cemetery, where the graves
OF the dead heroes were strewn with
| flowers. Twas very evident by the fine
time the veterans kept to the music
while marching that they had not for
gotten what they had learned in the field
near a score OF years ago.
The Republican County Central Com
mittee appointed the following delegates
| and aiternates TO the State Convention
to be held az Cleveland, on Friday, June
Sth: Delegates-Dr. j. y. Ely, Ezra Nc
Connel, A. ]. Baggs, T. W. Emerson,
Asa Il. Holloway, o. K. Wood, Hon. L.
Danford, Il. B. Jackson, Charles Bait
zell, Andrew Mcfarland, Samuel Thrall,
John Sidebottom.
Alternates-W C. Burgundthal, VIM.
A. Sharon, John Watson, W. b. Kirk,
Geo. W. Chcssel, Thos. Wilson, George
Crczier. DR.. j. NJ. Todd, Nathan Hollo.
way, W. A. Hunt. A motion prevailed
instructing the delegates to support
Charles Foster for Governor, and Hon.
K. q. Richards, OF Steubenville, Lieu
tenant Governor.