Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-09
BELLAIRE.

lie coming contest 10 chicago IS attrac.-
ing some attention in this city Everybody
is patiently waiting for the nominee 70 be
named. The families of John Camp. Alex.
Oele and John Coulson will spend the sum
mer ut Burr's Mills. He'll still walks and
rows as much as ever He intends to show
his many friends, on the day of. the race,
that he is TO disposer Of races, except by
merit Mr.. Thos. Strong is preparing to
move his family to Massillon, 0. Frank
Dennis q glass-blower left for Chillicothe.
O., Yesterday afternoon. Hugh Patterson
GOES TO Ireland on the 18th The mother
of the Young babe found in the Sec
ond ward returned several hours
after she had departed and reclaimed
her baby. She did not take
it with her, however, but put it at the door
step of it's father, as she claims. One oil
the ladies of that neighborhOod took the
child and gave it proper care. The A. NJ
E. Church has purchased from Mr. ISAIAH
Croft his lot, corner Of Noble and Thirty
seventh streets. Price, $3.50. The con-
gregation will put up good bailding on
the lot at an early day. Miss Jane Ed
mundson, a young lady aged Is yeas, died
Yesterday morning of consumption. Funeral
t is afternoon at p. m. The G. A. R.
find they are about $50 ont Of pocket by
the Fourth of July exercises. Mrs. Sam.
Parks has returned to her home at Lazeur-
vile. The social given by the members OF
the NJ E. Church at the house of Rev. Will
Hams last night was we'll attended. Adam
Gibson, the chap who hit Frank Beltz in
the head with a rock, was taken TO st.
Clairsville Yesterday and lodged IN jail.
His bail was fixed at $1,000. At this
writing it is not known whether the show
will be held on the commons or
the Public Square. Mr.. Abraham Gibson,
an employee of the Stamping Com
pany.had one Of his hands badly cut with a
piece of tin. A boy named Stricken, Lying
in this city, but who has been on the farm OF,
Mr.. P. Tutley for some days, fell into well
that was on the place and narrowly escaped
death. His head was badly cut his body
bruised, ard he may be hurt internally. The
fall was 40 feet To-day the Burr Robbins
show holds forth. The city is now without
a supply of water. The old Water Works
are broken down and the new ones fail to
work as was expected and had to be stopped.
Mr. Wilson, Secretary of the Water Works,
at once telegraphed to Mr.. Epping, of Pitts
burg, to send Ean down to repair the
pumps for working. Workmen are now en-
gagged in fixing up the old pumps. The
Etna Machine Works are engaged in max
ing the necessary connections. In a talk
with Mr.. Wilson he stated that there was
three feet of water in the reservoir, which
is reserved in case Of fire. He also re-
marked that if the people were more saw
ing of the water the city could easily be
supplied until the new power house was In
working order He stated that We con-
sumed, when there was full supply of
water, over 100000 gallons of water per
day, equal to about 100 gallons per person.
There has been waste of water that ough'
to be stopped. Most Of the factories about
town that are now running were compelled
to Law of Yesterday and to-day. The mill
bows who went down the river on the Andes
have returned home well pleased with their
trip. Louis -Battelle and f. W. Buell. lef;
Yesterday for Marietta. The official year OF
business in the pOstofiice of this city closed
the first of July, The receipts for the year
we're greater by over 800 than the year
before The amount of business done was.
also much greater as it must be remembered
that the two cent letter postage was in
vogue nine months of the year Just past.
The sale of postal cards was less than it has
been for the last Years. the people pre-
ferring to send their messages-by letter now
that the rate of postage has been cheapened.
Mr.. Wise, the postmaster, is the right man
for his position and our people recognize
this fact. There was no Council meeting
last night The colored Blaine club meets
on Thursday eveaing. Show night is not
good evening to get the colored brethren to-
gether. so the eveniRg-is one day later in
the week than usual.