Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-12
BELLAIRE.
COuncil-Business Briefs and
General Notes.


The Cowen and Sheets bank building
was sold 10 Joe Schreiber, OF Mareiield,
HARRISON county, for IS, $50. Mr.. 5. Is
one OF the most enterprising gene raj
merchants in Harrison county. His in
tention is to tear out all the partition
walls and make store room OF the old
banking office.
Mrs. John Allen, living near Bellaire,
was found deaf in her chair Yesterday
morning. She had been unwell fer
sometime, but her death resulted from
heart disease. Mrs. Allen was 4 sister
of our townsman, Alec McGregor. Her
sudden death is great shock to her
numerous friends.
visiting has son Mr.. &. ii. Lewis, of this
city. Mr.. L. is one of the leading polili-
claus OF his sections and is up in all pol.
itical happenings.
James k. BIrnes, OF Barnesvil)e, was
rushing around our streets Yesterday.
Ross McCourt and Il A. Conner, OF
ClaysvilIe, made us a call Yesterday.
James NJ. Rees was sworn in as a
member OF the school board at the meet.
NJ Monday night
Mrs. Gertrude lIeinlein, of Bridgeport.
passed through Beiltire yesterday, on
her way home from Barnesvile.
A new clothing store is talked Of on
Union street.
Mayor Neiswanger, OF St. Clairsville
gave us call yesterday.
That needle peddler, F. j. Gardner.
not relishing the city board, paid up his
fines, 50 IS, Yesterday.
The Mayors books show several as
saults, which brought in quite an
amount into the city locker.
+ p. Mcclure, Of Springfield, Ono, il
visiting friends in the city.
At the meeting OF the school board
Monday ght, the BrlIaire school libra
~ was organized, and will be opened to
the public next Saturday. The library
is made up OF two or three hundred
books, among which are large number
Of standard books The city is to BE-
congratulated on their valuable aCquisi-
tion.
There will be special meeting Of the
School Board this afternoon TO cxamin,
the new heating apparatus in the Cen
tral school building and to accept and
settle for the same ii all is satisfactory
AS it will be no doubt, Mr.. Fitton has
made good job for the city at a cheap
figure.
Grand Ambassador, T. J. Irwin OF
WaneIta Trlb. No. - OF Martins Ferry.
Improved oder Of R'd Men, Instituted
the lawmakers AT Red Cloud Tnhe
Brliarre last night. The following Off
GERS were elected:
Grand SULTAN Lewis Clohan.
Grand Nizrr-J. l. Nelson.
Grand Captain OF CAvalry-J. S. Car
ter.
Grand Scribp-W. NJ Drugan.
Grand Minister of Finance-llenrl
UlrclI.
The order is prosperous with a iair
chance OF numerous scaIps.
Good Will tioSc company, No. 4, vii
meet at their hose house on Ia moron
evening To transact important bu-incss
The members are urged tO he present
The annex of the Catholic festival or-
Cured last Friday night The marhl
top table became the property OF Mis-
Mary Hnnty; p'ctule ot Knock, Ms
Watts; violin, Christian kcysrr. Ih,
sewing machine and so bon were kept
for future occasion.
COUNCIL NETTING.
Last evening was the time set for .
regular meeting OF Council, and that
body convened at the usnal hour ia the
Mayors office. Present, Me-srs. Beatty,
Bippus, Ebcrl", McGnwar, johnson,
Lockwood, Reed aud ROielcr. The
Committee on Finance reported thar
they had negotiated a boni %! SI,2I5,
with Thomas CuMmingS. The rcpnrr
of the Committee on Bridges was next
taken up, and a communication from
the b * d. IOId WAS received. In TIA s
the main rO'nt was that, under OHio's
statutes, the city had no right Ia make
any contract suCn ~ proposed, that II
the B. IL q. road was TO erect 4 bridge
over its track on Belmont street, pro
viied the city would take charge OF the
Union street bridge, keep 1t IN proper
repair, and become responsible for al
damages After some discussion, the en-
tire matter was referred tD the q V
Solicitor. The Committee on PIhllc
Building and Jail rpDrted that they hal
contracted with Mr. Geo. Grafton 10
paint the scenery aud repair the samra'
4 cost OF SlCO; dressing rooms have also
been contracted for In rcfcrrEcc %
the matter nl employing city evil er-
ginecr, the fiuanre Committee rgcDm-
mcnded the employment by the city cl
such an officer; the committee further
highly rec)mmen led Mr Nprton's AZ.
plication and recommendations. and tlc
Ordinance Committee was requested to
confer with the Flfalrr Committee in
preparing proper ordinance in relation
to the Office Suuiry claim, were crd"I-
ed paid. CIunci. adjourned.