Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-27
BELLAIRE.
Political Points Business sisttsfs--case Of
False Pretenses.

False ffetonsee.
The Blaine and Logan club of the fifth
ward met last night and organized. The
Febo society. notwithstanding the unfavor-
able weather. held their picnic yesterday at
the horne of Miss Lima Thomas, four miles
west of this city. John Preston took the
Young folks out and good time was had
I3rocers are complaining Of q dull trade.
Several private picnics come of on the 4th
of July. The picnic grounds on Indian Run
viii not be used this summer. Mr.. Chris.
Bippus new store room is nearly.completed.
Business is dull at police headquarters
About half dozen street walkers OF the
feminine gender that walk our streets from
almost constantly should be pulled in, and
nut on the stone pile. "Tug" Wilson has
moved his barber shop into the new build
ing of VIM. LaRoeche in the Fourth ward.
A number of colored folks will
private picnic next month.
Mr.. VIM, thinner, who came here from the
Pacific coast yesterday, will only remain
few DAYS. The object of this visit is to Sc
cure workmen. so that the new works can
be started up at once. He says it is cool
and pleasant on the coast and that the six
weeks stop there is made in October and
November. If arrangements can be made
with the Glassworkers Association to Sc
cure hands under these circumstances he
will return next week. GAINESVILLE shipped
FIVE thousand nine hundred bushels
of strawberries this season.. Quite
a number OF our Bellaire window
house men expect to go to Massillon next
Friday. Thos. Duffy, of near Rock Hill, has
sold his clip Of wool to W, B. Kirk, for 81
cents per paund. Charles NJ. Hyatt, can
didate for Clerk of the Court in Guernsey
county, Ia @ brother of I. g. and Wm-.
HYATT, of this city An application has
been made for charter for the Ohio Val
lev Foundry Company, of this city, with
capital stock of $50 900. Col. Taylor will
attend the Republican Congressional con-
vention at Caldwell next Tuesday, and make
the opening campaign speech in Noble.
The G. A. R. Post will picnic at Gran
giles orchard, out the B., Il. Il c. road on
the Fourth. Proceeds TO 60 to paying of
balance due on the soldiers monument.
Belmont county received $23,0 900 from the
Scott tax last year Of this amount Bell
aire received little more than one-fourth-
5000. II will be less this year. A Cam
Cambridge policeman was in the city yes
terday evening subpGnas in the case OF the
State VS. Frank Stanley, Wheeling crook,
who is to be tried at that place tomorrow.
Eddie Clator will drop his boat down to this
city Saturday evening and will begin
training He'll for his race with Manton. As
HeiIs boat is broken Clators is to be used
in the race. A special train leaves Bellaire
next Monday over the B., Z. Il c. road, at
| o'clock P NJ, standard time, for the &C
commOdatiOn of persons who desire to at
tend the Republican Congressional Conven-
ton, which meets the day following, July |,
at Caldwell. Rev. J. X. McKallip and
Messrs. Andrew Anderson, Harry McGregor
and Lew Over returned yesterday evening
from the WashingtonJefferson College
commencement. Rev. McKallip met many
former friends and classmates there, and wa,
highly entertained. There were present al
the reunion men who graduated at that col,
lege seventy years ago. Thomas Ault sued
Henry Lashley for obtaining goods under
false pretenses. Lashley a year or two ago
had both legs fractured, and is not at ali
stout. 1t seems that after he recovered
W W dUOut Cow
zen acres of land to use and work, but did
not deed it to him. He started a little store,
and worked the place at odd times. This
suit grew out of the purchase of some -four.
I.aslley. had been buying -four from Ault,
md when he purchased the first bill from
rim it seems that he remarked that he
mad ten acres of land down there, but was
'unning the store to keep up odds and
ends. The first two or three bills of goods
bought by him he paid for. Then another
oil came, and the amount of it, ST., rs still
standing. Ault claims that he couldn't
nave had the fourbut for his representa-
ion that he had ten acres of land besides
he store, and on this was founded the suit.
At the conclusion of the evidence Judge
George Criswell recognized Lashiey to the
Court of Common Pleas in a bond of 800.
LaShley charges that Ault approached him
once, and pointing revolver full in in his
ace. demanded his money, and he threat
ems TO bring suit against Ault for pointing
pistol at him.