Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-11
BELLAIRE.

Mrs. Crawford Armstrong and daughter,
left yesterday on a visit to Kansas City,
Missouri. "a
Workmen were busy all day yesterday
in cleaning up the debris OF Tuesday nights
wreck,
Some of the Bellaire saloonists will close
up at the end of this month, as they are
under the impression that the Pond law
allows them to continue till June first.
Council has instructed the Mayor to col
| lect $50 Is in the hands of ex-Mayor Girls
we'll which belongs to the city. The ex-
Mayor will first want to see how his bill
against the city comes on.
The editors Of the evening dailies are ed
| living their readers with very explicit edi-
torials of which the aforesaid editors are
the subjects. The subject matter outside
of the personalities is largely made up OF
resuTyeeted political reflections Of the one
anu the Don Cameronisni o, .he other. It's
very sharp and interestin' readin
A little child of Arthur McClain was Sc
verely scalded, yesterday, by the upturn'
ing of vessel of boiling milk. DR.. kurz
relieved the little sufferer.
There are five men On the city's stone
pile lust now.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. A: Sheets
this afternoon.
There was no meeting of the Board Of
Health yesterday afternoon, as no quorum
appeared.
The auditors of Belmont aud Monroe
counties have fixed the valuation OF the b.
Il. & c. railroad as follows: Main track, AZ
miles, at 81, 400 per mile; side track, seven
tenths of q mile, $500 per mile; rolling
stock, 1870; other property, sS2o. Total,
$G6S95.
The Board of Directors of the Belmont
Glass Company met yesterday afternoon,
to consider the matter of the resignation OF
Matthias Sheets, the Secretary. All the
members of were present except, George
Wise, OF Wheeling. The resignation Of
Mr. Sheets was presented and accepted
and Mr.. Charles J. Gill unanimously
elected TO fill the vacancy. For assistant
secretary there were two candidates. Geo.
r. Grafton and Will Tappan were nomi.
mated, and Mr.. Tappan elected. Mr.. Will
bur l.. Snively was elected general travel
ing salesman. vice Mr. Gill promoted. Mr.
Gill, the new Secretary, is very young
man, hut he has developed a Won
derful aptness for the glass bust
ness, and has been exceptionally success
full as a traveller. Mr.. Snively is also
a Young man who is thoroughly 40
ouainted with the details of his trip and
has considerable experience Oh the road.
The new officers will take charge June
first.
Mr.. Starbuck, o; GAINESVILLE, was in the
city Yesterday, arranging for the purchase
and delivery of all the tar on hands and all
that will be produced at the gas works OF
this city during the coming summer. The
tar will be used in the tarroofing business
at GAINESVILLE by the company or firm rep
resented by Mr.. StarbuCk.
Col. Poorman is actively at work repair
ing his fences and healing breaches in GER
tain quarters OF the county. His prospects
for CARRYING nearly the solid delegation OF
Belmont county are very tiattering' was
the remark OF one of his friends last night.
The funeral of the little daughter OF Mr..
Samuel simmons took place yesterday
afternoon from Mr.. Simmons residence.
The interment took place at Greenwood
cemetery. East Wheeling.
Douglas, the negro who escaped from the
lookup, Tuesday night, has not yet been re-
captured.
Genial Bob Burdette, wife and son, sis
tcr-in.law and servant arrived in this city,
last night and are quartered al the Globe
House Bob. will lecture i'll the Disci piles
Church tomorrow night, and is sure OF
large house. He came here ahead OF time,
he says, that he might enjoy little need
cd rest, and do some work for his paper
Since the elevation of Mr.. Hat ton he says
MS uuueS nave DttI very iIlateIialis auS'
mented, and with lecturlng and writing he
has his hands nearly full. Mr.. Burdette
will likely call upon the Wheeling press
fraternity. He says he is a native of
Greensboro Green county, Pa, and is 81
years of age. His father, +. II. Burdettc,
is native of Pruntytown, Taylor
county, West Nirninia, where several
if his relatives still. lie is also a nephew
of Hon. John S. Burdett of Charleston.
Since Taylor's aggressive campaign began
the Updegraff wheel horses are on their
mettlc, and they are preparing for strong
altogether pull in behalf OF their cham
pion.
A spasmodic spell OF deccnCy has struck
the "bums," as not a single arrest has been
made since Monday
We understand the position of the Re.
publican papers OF this Congressional dis
trCt is to be about as follows The Belmont
Chronicle, Bellaire independent and Stcuben-
vile HcroH for lpdegraii; the Guernsey
Times, and Steubenvillc Press for Taylor;
the Cadiz RcpuJicom for HollngswOrth;
the Caldwell Rcpuj'i"Ga for Delzell, and the
Bellaire Tribune for Poorman.-S. Cioirs-
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