The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-31
BELLAIRE.
Memorial Day EKsrolSSS-Heu Beats Rleh-
AFdS-A Big Race made.

Memorial Day EE0FolSeS-Hou beats kleh-
ArdS-A Big Race made.
A, W, Bags, Of the Goblet Company
10 home,
The funeral Of Thomas Duniee took
place yesterday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Wissner, OF orryllle, Ohio,
preached at the German church yesterday.
Willie Myers, the son OF A. J, Myers,
died yesterday after a short illness with
fever.
Rev. James II. Jones, Of Wheeling,
preached yesterday at the A. NJ. +. church
on Rose Hill,
Charles Colley and wife, Of the First
ward, were divorced last week by the Com
mon Pleas Court.
The First ward will have four s%aloonsj
the second seventeen at the $500 tax and
three at the half tax,
About thirty applicants for Bsllaire
schools were examined at the Central
school house yesterday.
Rev. ]. M, Monroe, OF the Christian
church, delivered an address at the Burr's
Mills decoration services Saturday.
Rev. w. W. Walker preached a farewell
sermon yesterday TO his congregation at
the Episcopal chapel. He goes to Wash
ington, Pa.
Private DsIsell will lecture here Wed.
nesday evening on "Letters and Letters"
illustrating his lecture by letters from well
known men.
There were q few picnics Saturday, the
day being more properly observed a a
memorial day, but to-day there will be
quite an exodus to the country In different
directions.
The firemen buried John Catcher yes
terdsy afternoon, there being q very large
turnout. Heatherington's band headed
the procession and the coffin was borne on
the reel Of the hose company TO which he
belonged.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh changed
time yesterday, but there are very slight
Ohio also changed time yesterday, the
principal change here being the arrival OF
the accommodation train at 0 o'clock In the
morning, an hour and a half earlier.
The Directors Of the Buckeye Building
Association expect to have the series plan
adopted. The new Belmont started on
this plan and the Glass City has already
changed It's bylaws and adopted the plan,
starting q new series last October. Those
who have ~patronized the building %associa-
tons find that 1t is not those who earn
most, but those who save most who ac4
quire property.
Decoration Day was much more general.
ly observed here Saturday than ever be-
fore and the turnout was o surprise TO
those who knew little Of the preparations.
The streets were lined with flags and
streamers, The procession was led by
Heatherington's band. There were 232
girls and 2l0 boys from the public schools,
In charge Of Mr.. Wenner, all laden with
flowers and flags. spaugler Post q. A. r.
and the Woman's Relief Corps followed,
led with q martial band. The lodge OF
colored Odd Fellows formed the rear. The
early season supplied au abundance OF
flowers, roses especially, and all the graves
were covered. There was q large audience
present in the cemetery to witness the
ceremonies and listen TO the address OF
Rev. j. X. MCKalllp,
The boat race attracted quite a crowd
Saturday, although there had been 80
little reliance placed on Richards ability
that not much Of a contest was expected.
Richards did not come to row over the
course till Friday. The betting was largely
In favor OF He'll, and those who had
money TO put up had hard work to find
anyone to bet on Richards. r. @. Adams
chosen referee and the start was q
good one. He'll wore q striped suit OF
blue and white and Richards q dark blue
suit. He'll rowed his usual long stroke,
Richards being considerably faster. He'll
was ahead before the bridge was passed,
and turned four lengths ahead, but Rich.
ards gained several lengths in turning.
This Rvalled nothing, however, as He'll
steadily and easily pulled ahead, Richards
following along the Ohio shore. Whom
He'll reached the bridge he stopped row.
Ing o minute and all the way from that
point up he played with his opponent.
The whlstling Of half q dozen locomotives
and the steamboats, announced the victory.
The time was about twenty.one minutes,
but was Of little Importance as He'll
stopped 80 often. Ritz and Weisgorbsr
met afterwards at RumbaCh's garden
and made arrangements for a race on
this course for $1,000 q side, Saturday,
July Sd. @. Rumbach was made stake.
holder and O forfeit OF $50 was a. once de.
posted. This will be the race Of the
season.
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