Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-14
BELLAIRE,

eight hours q Gay ID I'll tue o'e.os
should work, but l read an article q me
time azo which interested me The sub
stance Oft is as follows: Instead OF tax
ing two hours of from each day 8 worK'
making twelve hours less work q week, the
plan was suggested to make Saturday the
workmsn's holiday. This would reduce
the number OF working hours OF the week
ten hours. 1t would also give the laoorer
a solid day for home, for garden, for pleas
ure, or for private business Two hours
taken off from the working hours OF the
day, could not be we'll improved. No BINS.
mess of importance could be begun and
completed. The two extra hours OF each
day. like small change in the pocket, will
in moot cases be invested in trities, yield
ing no permanent good return. But q
whole Saturday, like q FIVE dollar bill, will
usually be better invested. With Saturday
for a holiday, one argument foe Sunday ex'
cursions and amusements will then be in
validated. Now, it is said that Sunday is
the only day the lsborer has for eDJ oyment
and recreation and his family. was OF
the opinion that the Saturday holiday IN
this city could easily ba adopted, as most
OF our laboring men only work until noon,
"a arrangements are at present.
GAS AND OIL.
Gas and oil wherever found have Q ten
dency to make business lively and cause
tie average merchant 10 assume q look OF
profound satisfaction. 1t is with sorrow
that we Den the lines that Bellsire has
never been able TO thrill with excitement
and animation over oil or gas for more
than one day at q time. Some Of our cap.
italists are not done boring for these arti'
cles, and it may be that success will crown
their pluck. The Bellaire Gas and Oil
Company is nov in existence and although
it's stock is nearer zero than par, it's stock.
holders are not discouraged. 1t has been
some time since there has been q lind
equal to the one that threw gas, mud aud
water over the derrick, or the n that
flowed FIVE barrels Of oil in one night and
stopped. 1t is high time that something
else in this channel should be sprung to
the front for the purpose Of creating some
excitement, else our people will forget
that such q thing as oil or gas was ever
tried for here.
OrR CHAMPION SKATER,
It'd Shuttleworth has suffered another de-.
feat at the hands OF BUrkett, and the latter
now holds the proud title of champion Of
the Ohio Valley. The last race showed
plainly that orr boy WAS losing his pres
tige as q roller, and unless he is given
more attention by Lis friends and q pair Of
ball bearing races be will inevitably
fall behind as o leader in bis line.
Barkett is always careful Of himself
aud we think be vas in much better con
dition for the race than Shuttleworth. 1t
has not been but "A few months ago when
the question Of superiority between these
two racers was by tar in favor Ct the Bel.
laire boy. But cow he is getting more uu-
certain and if something is not done for
his benefit, all the little towns in this neck
OF the woods will crow over our back slide
in the racing line.
SOMETHING WRONG.
A few weeks ago the doctors were feel
ing hat the outlook for business was de-
cidedly unpromisiDg but since that time q
radical change hos taken place, and where
q month ago one case Of typoid fever was
reported there are at least three row. One
doctor alone reported q couple of days ago
that he was attending lG cases OF fever
aud that sickness wss developing 80 fast
among bis patients that he really had more
business than he could attend Among
the small children the measles have been
going the rounds, and whils q great many
OF the little ones have been quite low, slI
but one or two cases have recovered. The
familiar cold appears 10 be bothering old
and young Of both sexes regardless Of
color.
THE PINE TEA SOCIAL.
The L.oriug Mission Ban ! ia an auxiliary
OF the Second Presbyterian Church and it
has been 4 very useful band during it's ex.
%istence, having added beauty and finish to
the church or eeveral occasions. Last
Monday evening 3 pink ten social was held
St the residence of DR.. Mccullough, under
the auspices Of its membership, and O very
pleasant event it was The crowd in a.
tendance greatly enjoyed the line of re.
treatment table was decorated 10 pink
Quite q nice little cum Wa realizsd. The
band will give another social in the near
Local Markets.
Owing 10 the inclemency of the weather
the country people have not been doing
much marketing Tor the past week, and as q
C ,Dsequence some things that 90 to make
up a irst-clsss spread for dinner have not
been to hand. Turkeys and CHI kens have
been so scarce as at present for some
These fowls dressed are retailing at
II! cents Der pound. Chickens on foot
bring from % to 40 cents, according to
age, size or present condition. Butter 10
not very plentiful. yet there is about all
is needed on the market, and retails
st 20 and % cents. Eggs still remain at
rs cents. Medium oysters are Is cents a
quart; standards 80 cents. Apples retail
at GO cents per bushel; potatoes ct rs
cents.
local EEws
The Red Men vii met 10 their wig vain
on Monday evening"
Jake KempIe will lecture here on thet
Of St. Pstrick's day.
The Bspqust Club hop on Friday even.
ing was one # the biggest events Of the
Kind ever held on Gravel Hill.
c y. Gsuuer, Ct The Manifold Shield
and Banner, vs. in tn~n yesterday
A Young Peoples Nesting has besn o..
in tie Second Prssbyt.ri an
It meta every Sabbath evening
It $50
At the First Presbyterian church this
morning ordination and installation servi-
will he held. The trustees recently
have not yet hesn installed or OF.
lair ed, and this fervice will take place o.
Neither Of the Jerry boats were ruDning
yesterday.
Chris Bippsrs hss put c,nders on his
walk near SchEob's store.
Hope Hose Company No. 2 holds q
pecisl meeting on TuesdsY evening.
The SunHoEer Fishing Club danced 10
lily Hall again last night.
Mr.. Thomas Wilson has returned (, Ds-
;ota.
Rev. w. ". Walker will hold service, q,