Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
BELLArRE.

Heil's race with Richards takes place
next Thursday.
Joseph Boswell, of the 22d ward is slowly
recovering from the fever.
John Gill, the well-known salesman for
Maring, Hart & Co., is in the city. He viii
take the road about the middle of the
/ month.
Miss Douella Thompson has been visit
ing friends in the country.
4 No news has been heard from the Dried
Herring Fishing Club since it departed, but
hopes are entertained that the crew is still
in good health.
The indications are that business will be
first-class in Bellaire this fall and for the
next year or two.
The contemplated excursion to Marietta
has been given up.
Rev. r. F. Keller and family will be
among the residents at Burr's Mills.
Constable Helsley informs us that the
largest corn in the county can be found at
Captina.
Thousands of dollars worth of wool is be-
ing purchased every day in this county.
If the Andes is running next Tuesday,
some of our people viii excurt to Cincin-
natl on her.
There are three fishing parties camped
two at Armstrong;.
J. H. Steele and A. c. Robinson, the oil
drillers will begin prospecting near Barnes
vile at an early date.
j. A. Scarborough will move his family
to Arkansaw.
Bellaire has crack shot and an effort
will be made by his friends to make match
for him with some gentleman in Wheeling.
The family of Henry Carr will go to
Burr's Mills this week.
VIM. Waldron is making some improve
on his 4th ward property.
The residence of Miss Belle BeaZel, in
the 4th ward, is completed. 1t is modelled
after the Queen Ann style of architecture
and is a very substantial as we'll as con-
venient house.
The Y. Nj. c. A. is without President
at present, Prof j. w. Houston having re-
signed.
The local market is well supplied with
fruits of all kinds at present. Eggs are
selling at - cents; butter 10 cents; pOta-
toes 20 cents peck; apples 10 to 10 cents
a peck; tomatoes two baskets for % cents
beans 10 to 10 cents peck; cucumbers ~
cents dozen; raspberries three boxes fol
% cents; chickens from 20 to 80 cents
blackberries 50 cents bucket and water
melons 30 to 80 cents apiece.
Repairs are being made at the steel works.
If natural gas is not here by August LIST,
and it is certain that it will not be, the
Lantern Globe Works will resume at that
| 4. WI aT
the fuel gets here.
The farm of Miss Nancy Cochran will
be sold on Thursday 1t consists of Do
acres and is situated four miles below town
The Sheets homestead on Belmont street
is being improved.
Mr.. John r. Cow is spending the sum
mer at Burr's Mills.
, The funeral of Miss Julia Kane takes
place this morning,
A number of our people will take in the
Sangerfest at Milwaukee on the Goth.
/ Mrs. Alice Stewart was buried at Bel
| mont yesterday.
: Supt. Jones has gone to Shreve, Ohio, t.
= spend several weeks.
| J. A. CASTOR is acting as Assistant Adam
Express Agent during the absence of Jane:
Mann.
r Very little coal is being mined in the
5 banks in this city.
) The employees of the bottle works take:
, two months. stop.
| Mr.. Risler is erecting an ice house on hi!
! I'd ward property.
l The office of the Ohio Valley Foundry
: in its new warehouse, is nice one.
? All the glass factories are engaged on re
pairs,
The Central House is advertised for rent
Mrs. NJ. 7. C. HOge has been visiting a
Burr's Mills for several days.
Miss. S. Mccain, of the Pittsbnrg Deco
rative Art Rooms, who has been displaying
work in this city for the past two weeks
will leave for Wheeling tomorrow.
Miss Jessie Wiley is visiting in st. Glars
vile.
The festival held at the Church of Goo
on Friday and Saturday evenings was ;
financial success.
; David Rice has returned to Grand Island
Nebraska.
Louis Long has been handling the paint
brush for the past week. Asa artist Loui
: is success.
If the Cannon Ball and the c. l.. & w
: roads terminate here it is likely that al
addition will have to be built to the post
Office in order to allow the necessary room
for the supply Of mail that would b.
) brought here.
The fayorite bathing place is at the ferry
landing and every night great crowds O
: boys and men congrcgate there to have !
swim.
The upper wharf-boat did large bust
ness last week. Most of the boats tina
came up the river were compelled to shiI
their freight by rail for points above, anC
the transfer was made at the wharf-boat
The Il. Il. &C. has passed into the hands
; Of receiver. OF the road the Nobl,
county Republican has the following to say
''rhe Bellaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati
is 1l2 miles in length, running from Bell
aire TO GAINESVILLE. 1t is the old Bellaire &
Southwestern narrow gauge, and has beer
in bad financial condition ever since thu
GAINESVILLE extension was built Notwith
standing the strenuous efforts of President
Mooney, debts have accumulated, and the
present step was the only one left open tC
the company. Attorney Irvine said that
the bondhOlders expected to invest money
enough to put the road and its equipments
in first class condition"
The Knights of Pythias of this section
will picnic at BartOn's station on next
Thursday.
The Dow law allows the council of city
to say whether salaons shall run or not, but
this body, except in rare instances, will
not attempt to bother saloons, but will do
the wise thing by letting the people vote
whether they want drinking places or not
If a vote was taken here the result would
be, we want saloons On the Goth Barnes
vile will vote for prohibition.
At the Democratic primaries last night
the vote for delegates to nominate sheriff
resulted as follows:
First ward-Geo Difbaugh, Independ-
ent
Second ward-John Gallagher, James
Fallen, Samuel Sulzgarber, for Joseph
Beatty.
Third ward-Wm. Manly, George II.
Much and p. G. Heyott, for Beatty.
| Fourth Ward-J p Flynn and Wood
Hines, for A. Fauple.