Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
BELLAIRE BUDGET.
The New school Contract-General
News Notes.

News Notes.
The School Board let the contract for the
new Fifth ward school to several OF the bid
dcrs, a. follows:
Vim. McGraw, excavation, SIS.
HAYES & Weeks, stone and concrete, 1868.
c. {. Williams, brick work, $1,000.
VIM. McGraw, wood work, S2,6l9
Wood & Bros, plastcring and black
boards, S375.
VIM. McGIaw, glass, glazing and paints,
S295.
VIM McGraw, tin and galvanized iron,
1859.
VIM. McGraw, smoke pipes, register etc,
$50.
VIM. McGraw, plumbing gas, etc, si5.
Wood & Bros, sewerage, Sl5.
Wood & Bros, iron. So.
Total, S6.717.
Mr.. r. S. Tappan, OF this city, will be one
of the photographers in the transit of
Venus party that goes TO San Antonio,
Texas. Mr. T. accompanied Professor Hall,
who has charge of this party, to China on
a similar mission years ago.
VIM, Slaven, of Martins Ferry, was run
in by the police at an early hour Yesterday
morning. for euchcring Albert Conway, a
coal MINER, out of -. He was held by the
Mayor in the sum of 800, and will have an
opportunity to crack stone in st. Clalrsvillc.
The men from Philadelphia who are to
put down the perforated pipes to supply the
water works are here, and Yesterday after
noon they began the erection of the derrick
TO be used in driving the pipes The work
will be pushed along as rapidly a. possible
now that it has been commenced, and We will
soon know whether the experiment makes
any improvement in the condition of the
water or not.
Mr.. S. NJ Sheets, late President OF the
Window Glass Works, was among his Bell
airc friends yesterday.
Mr.. John Cunningham, who formerly
owned the Rhodes farm, west OF town, is
visiting friends in this city and vicinity.
About thirty years ago Mr.. Cunningham
went to Delaware county in this State,
where he still resides. He will attend the
Rock Hill reunion to-day.
Messrs. |. NJ. Jones, Robert Jones and
John II. Wise, OF Delaware county, Ohio,
came in yesterday to attend the reunion at
Rock Hill. These men were all, until q
lew years ago, residents OF this county.
Some dry thieves stole keg OF beer out
of the yard back of Winners saloon last
night. He had left it out for a fishing
party.
Mr. P. r. Miller, the newly elected prin-
cipai of the First ward schools, has already
taken up his residence here. He is from
Akron, Ohio.
The Bellaire schools will open on the 18th
Of September.
Some young blood. OF this city got on a
spree the other night and made nuisances
of themselves. They were all arrested.
Fred Fedderson was fined $40 and costs.
Oscar Poormsn would not plead guilty and
be awaits hearing, and Case Tobias skip
ped the town.
Mr.. f. B. Winans is assisting Postmaster
Misc in the Of the n0st
office
The Hob Nail Fishing Club broke up
their camp Tuesday night and are all at
home now They have been gone for six
weeks
Street Commissioner Gallagher is doing a
fine business Just now in the way Of im-
proving the crossings.
Mr.. Shank Thornberry and daughter left
yesterday afternoon for Iowa City, Iowa,
on visit TO relatives.
Business at the Bellaire wharf is rather
lively since the river got so low All OF the
Pittsburgh freight is transferred at this
point.
Henry He'll, of this city, has issued
challenge to James Golden, of Wheeling.
for boat race. He'll wants to row so badly
il is pity no one will take him up.
The Independent, OF this city, has this to
say of Wheeling gentleman: Mr.. Thos.
Wilson, mailer in the Bsllaire factory, has
turned granger and is just now engaged
in agricultural pursuits near Fargo, in
Dakota. Mr.. Wilson and other gentlemen
from this city year or two ago purchased
some property ont there, held it FOR time
and then sold it to good advantage. Since
then they have purchased other property
in Fargo, and Mr. Wilson writes that the
young town is fairly booming, and that the
prOperty owned by the RelIaire gentleman
is so taken with the country that he has
purchased large farm, $50 acres of which
is in wheat, and he writes q glowing &C
count Of his harvest field experiences. fol-
lowing a self.binding reaper. From this
$50 acres OF wheat he expects TO realize
IL coo bushels of grain. Mr.. Wilson is a
wide awake gentleman and We are glad to
learn of his prosperity"