Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-04

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Mr.. W. G. Bernard has retunsd from q
Rr s. William J. Kelley is visiting friend,
The stockholders Of the Ohio Sign Com.
pany held meeting last night This new
organization is in fiouishing condition.
Miss Phoebe Henderson, who has been
quite sick at the home Of her brother-in.
law, Councilman McGowen, is recovering.
The Union Glass Company will declare
an per cent dividend out Of the earnings
of the past year. This. from such . new
establishment, is significant.
The families Of Messrs. A. L. and Thos.
Wetherald and s. r. Wells all went out to
Burr's Mills yesterday to spend the balance
The National Building and Loan A1o-
citation in this city wound mp its ahatKs re-
Gently with rebate OF 20 csnts per shass
to those who had paid In all the time
Rev, g. B.. Moore, OF Hagerstown. Nd,
will fill the pulpit in the Disciples church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The new warehouse of the Belmont Glass
Company will be, when completed. the
largest building in the city with the single
exception OF the tobacco warehouse. They
will be making glass out OF both furnaces
at these works next week. The Lantern
Globe works have resumed operations With
q full force OF hands.
The postofice was moved yesterday to
the new room on Union street But few
hours was taken up by the work OF removal
and the evening mails were distributed as
usual There has been some delay in get
ting the new furniture, but We hear II will
be delivered soon and will be set up with
out disturbing the present arrangement
Rev. John Giffen, formerly of this coun.
ty, but for the past seven years q United
Presby terrain missionary to Egypt, arrived
at his fathers home near st. Clairsville last
week, accompanied by his family. Mr..
Giffen left Alexandra June I'D, and ar
rived Mt Philadelphia July oath. He -
SON of Samuel Giffen, and will spend some
time in his native country. go :,
James Williams, of St. Clairsville, and
Joe Nixon, of Bridgeport two penitentiary
birds who got out Wednesday, arrived IN
town Yesterday. These young men have
served out their time. Williams was sent
from St. Clairsville for burglary and nixon
was sent up for committing rape. Both
of them are down on the modus operandi
in the pen. They say II . man don't work
they soon prepare him for the hospital or
insane asylum. Williams Is spoken OF ss .
good hearted, well-meaning young man, but
like Others who tamper with the cup that
intoxicates, went wrong while in liquor.
Williams had some money and went
up to Martins Ferry during the day,
and while there fell in with Bellaire
chap who is off on breeze, and the Bel
laire chap succeeded in getting ten dollars
from him in order to get some change.
Williams came home minus the money.
The b. c. forgot to come back.
The salary OF the average school teacher
has been perceptibly increased, all Of which
cheers the hearts Of the young idea trainers.
Bellaire Democrats are jubilant over the
nomination of James B. Dsrrah for sheriff:
Mr.. Darrah is man in every way well
qualified for the position. For six years
he was Presiden. of the Bellaire city Board
of Education, in which position he acquit.
ted himself bonorably and we'll, and could
have retained the place longer but for the
fact that his business so increased that he
was com PEELED to resign, not being able to
give il the attention il required. Mr.. u. is
a brother of your townsman: Thomas OAR
rah. That he will be elected, there can he
hut little doubt