Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-31
a nAraInesIAl EVENT


Rooked FOR Beilaife-At Letter Of FER
sonal GesatP.
An event will take place tonight Oh
Union street, in the Second ward, that will
surprise the citizens of Bellaire. The event
h matrimonial one. It Is not leap year
one, but has been booked for many month";.
The public has not been aware Of this fact,
nor even Of the day fixed. and there are not
one dozen persons outside of the family
knowing this % We Write. The participants
sre Miss Lizzie shannefelt, an accomplish.
cd and popular young lady of Bellaire, and
Mr.. g. Rutherford, an elegant young man
OF Maryland. The ceremony will be per.
formed this evening, n above stated, at
the residence Of the brides father, Hon. J.
B. Shannefelt. The wedding has been kept
secret, and on account Of the prominence
of the parties interested, will create quite
q sensation.
Ed. Windell is quite sick.
A number of Bellaire people took in the
On Monday a little child OF James La
Re che, of the First ward, died OF diphthe-
Last night preparatory services for com
munion began in the First Presbyterian
church.
Mrs H. K. Hess has retuSned from de.
liehtful visit TO Alliance.
Charley Bradford left yesterday for Bos-
ton, summoned by the illness OF his
mother.
W. o. Merrill has been promoted to
night car inspector on the B. Il o. here.
Thus far about $3.50 have been subscribed
TO the monumental fund, by Sol: Love.
James Murphy, q glass worker, aged
about %, died yesterday at his mothers
residence on Guernsey street after iingef-
George Park, residing at Rochester, Pa,
was run over and killed by passenger train
No. AZ on the G. & P. above Steuoenyiiie,
On Tuesday nights most enjoyable soiree
was given at the residence Of Russell Ster.
rett In the First ward. The affair was q
surprise gotten up and gwen Mr.. Sterrett
by twelve or fifteen couples.
Yesterday Officer Andy Roeder ARE tied
young man for stealing q ride on the
B. 4 O.
George Grafton and family are back from
a weeks visit from Richmond, Ohio.
The Tribune has begun issuing semi
weekly paper, published on Wednesdays
and Saturdays. This does away with the
weekly, and shows enterprise on the part
Of Col. Poormsn. i,
Edward, the fourteen.year old son OF
Thomas Cowap. died Tuesday night, and
will be buried to-day from St Johns
church at S:30A. NJ.
Rev. Fathers McElligott and Deehan,
of Wheeling, Hartley, of Steubenville, and
McMenamn, of Ben wood, dined with
Father Gull yesterday.
Judge Grafton, Sol Love, W: IL. Little,
Fred. Ebert, Arthur McClain and Anthony
Lombard are representing Post 30 at the g.
A. R. encampment now in session atIanes'
vile.
Miss Eta MutA is back from pleasant
trip to Kansas.
At the last meeting of Post 20 Of the G.
A. R. six applications were received for
membership.
Mrs. Geo. Alton has returned from brief
visit out the b., y. & G. II. Il.
Lsst night the ordinance OF baptism was
administered in the Christian Church.
Misses Kate Travis and Annie Nay will
contest for gold watch for a gold watch at
the festival for the benefit OF Liberty Hose
Co.
A masquerade party will shortly be held
by the young folks in The Fourth ward.
Petitions are being circulated and largely
signed asking our Legislature to pass law
authorizing the organization Of State
Sanitary Board.