Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-19
THE BELLAIRE LOAN.


City Points-Council Meeting.
The Catholic schools will visit the
Loan 10 day.
The tableaux tonight will probably
be very fine.
A. l.. Baron & Co. fixed up their
booth yesterday.
Various bands will he in attendance
during the exhibition.
The Monroe county delegations will
begin to pour in tomorrow.
Banner, of Wheeling, has several fine
instruments on exhibition.
p. r. King added much to his exhibit
Yesterday and now has an excellent dis
play.
The Wheeling Washers caused great
CONSERVATION among the Bellaire boys
on Tuesday night.
Steubenville has quite large number
OF exhibits here, all OF which do great
credit to the owners.
Dallas Raymond has q fine collection
OF Colorado minerals on exhibition.
There are some excellent specimens
among them.
A large number OF articles are to be
ratified off during the exhibition
among other things the painting OF
"Old Abe" the war esgle.
Captain Ed. Bowie, of the Etna Glass
Company, assisted by Prof. John Bur.
riss, will render some fine selections OF
music at the old folks concert tonight.
A committee will be sent to Wheeling
to attempt to get the State flags. There
are a large number OF United States
soldiers in this neighborhood, and it is
to be hoped the flags may be allowed to
come.
Tableaux and old folks concert will be
the special attractions for to might.
These evening entertainments will be
given on the third floor where a stage
has been specially fitted up for the
purpose.
The rockery, which attracts 80 much
attention, does great credit to Misses
Jennie Kelly, Carrie Randolph, Laura
Grove and Messrs. Randolph and w. &.
Grafton, who designed and constructed
the affair.
Excursions will be run on the B. 4 S.
W. railroad on Friday and Saturday, the
b. 4 o. railroad Wednesday and Satur.
day, and the c. & p. railroad on Tues.
day and Saturday. The country people
will pour in.
Col. T. II. Morris showed us some in
teresting relics yesterday-one be.
ing pewter spoon made in 1851 also
an autograph letter Of George Washing.
ton to Sir John St. Clair, Barenet White
hall, London, which was dated 1898.
The Colonel has hunted up many inter
estug relics fog the exhibition.
The receipts at the door 50 lar have
averaged Sl26 day. This is doing very
we'll and the management is we'll
pleased. The relic department will,
from necessity. be somewhat extended
in order that all exhibits may have am
pie room. Misses Poorman, Winans
and Over are doing good work with then
fishing pond. It's an attractive spot.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
f. f. Williams, OF Pittsburgh, was in
the city yesterday.
+. Reef and son tramped over Bel
laire's rough streets yesterday.
st. Clair Kelly, of st. Clairsvile, was
about town yesterday. He is a frequent
visitor.
A longer time was granted the Com
mittee who were TO confer with the b.
& S. w. railroad authorities in relation
to their grade.
George Gitchell had his hand badly
used up at Dubois & McCoy's planning
mill yesterday. Two OF his fingers had
TO be amputated.
Rev. f. S. Robinson, who preached
two excellent sermons at the Presbyte'
rian Church on Sunday, leaves for bis
home at Congruity, Pa, to-day.
At the Council meeting on Tuesday
evening, it was decided to tear the old
workhouse down and cut road through
there to the b. & o. freight depot. The
stone breakers will hereafter work in
the hose house next to the City Hall.
CITY COUNCIL.
The City Council held special meet
ing last evening, for the purpose OF ap.
pointing Board of Equalization. The
following gentlemen were selected:
First Ward-Wm. Harvey.
Second Ward-Thos. McGee.
Third Ward-Josephus Garvey.
Fourth Ward-J. F. Crafty and j. Il.
Darrah.
Fifth Ward-Wm. McGraw.
The Board will be organized at once,
and will meet at the county Auditors
office on next Monday evening for bust.