Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-24
BELLAIRE.

/ AOINAH f~v
There was a German family ball in
Turner Hall on Wednesday evening.
Prof. Kreiter has been elected organist
ut the German church for the coming year.
The funeral Of Mary Fry took place yes
terday.
The rowing contest this afternoon be-
tween Muth and Shindewolf will be an
interesting one, as the boys are well
matched. The race will take place be-
tween four and six O'Clock. The enter
tainment given in the First NJ, Z. church
last night was only moderately well at
tended.
The Horse of Heinlein, the expressman,
frightened yesterday afternoon and run for
several squares, but was stopped before any
damage was done.
w. P. Crozier, the news dealer, made an
assignment to George NJ. Woodbridge.
Two chaps pummeled each other on
Union street yesterday afternoon for which
they were arrested.
The famous actor, j. Garner, supported
by a full dramatic company, will open the
Elysian theater on November l.
C. Rumbach, Will Bridenstein, WILDER
Smith and H. L. Wilson are home from a
hunting expedition.
Quarterly meeting began in the Second
NJ. E Church last night.
There wa a big turnout of X. Of l..
members last night to attend the indigna-
ton meeting.
There was a meeting at the Elysian
Theater last night, called for the purpose
of soliciting ~pecuniary assistance for the
opening of the new place of amusement.
The Natural Gas Company will soon
put a low pressure main on Belmont
street.
The boat race at Bellaire yesterday AZ
ternoon attracted a good crowd and there
was considerable betting, most OF which
was even, until Just before the race when
odds were offered Muth. 1t was a few
minutes past four o'clock when referee
Adams sent the boys off. Muth had the
West Virginia side and was quicker at
getting away than Shindewolf, but the
latter soon showed two boat lengths to the
front. For the first mile the positions
were not changed. Muth pulled a long
sweeping oar while ShindewOlf took rapid
dips. At the creek bar Muth recovered his
lost ground and soon took the front. At the
turning buoy he was two lengths ahead,
which distance he increased to about 100
yards at the finish. The official time Is
not given, but the race was rowed in o
24@ minutes.
Col. c.. l.. Poorman is back from a
stumping tour in the interest of the Repub-
lican party.
Bellaire is getting a reputation abroad as
having q number of valuable ball players.
George Stevens, who has been i'll with
the fever for the past two months, is get
ting better.
There are more scholars taking German
this term than there will be next. There
is q kind of mania for the study now, but
as the lessons grow tougher the interest
will lag until finally German is given up
altogether. What a finishing it would be
if all the pupils who begin this study
would conquer it.
Seals Bros. have added another room to
their tailoring establishment and have en-
plOyed two more wOrkmen.
The money cleared at the entertainment
given in the First NJ. f. Church on Friday
evening will be used for purchasing new
sinbing books.
The school superintendent Of the Ohio
Valley met in Wheeling Friday evening on
business.
When one grocery keeper in this city
quits business two starts up.
The candidates have another week in
which to appeal to the voters.
The Presbyterian Church at WarnOck
made about sos out of its festival.
There is but very little sickness in his
city at present.
Prof. Jones last week inspected the
desk of every pupil i'll the public schools.
An effort will be made to have all desks
kept constantly in order.
Every stove into which natural gas is in
troduced reduced the consummation of
coal TO Just the extent a stove would use.
The coal operators and the miners are the
persons whose toes are being trampled
upon.
John Shuttleworth enjoyed himself
greatly while away on his trip.
There will likely be a between ameLeur
oarsmen early in the spring.
Quarterly meeting, which began in the
Second NJ. E. Church last night, will be
continued to-day.
The First Presbyterian Church will prob
ably select a pastor this week.
The Natural Gas Company will open an
office in this city.
/. n. Grafton has returned from a visit
with friends at McCOy's, Ohio.
Miss Mary Runyon has returned home
to Minneapolis.
The street railway will likely be sold
next month.
The Elysian theatre will be n first class
pleasure resort and only first class plays
will be put on the stage.
Twenty couples of the young folks at
tended the party given by Wm. Parks.
The steel works is turning out over 300
tons of metal every "a hours.
On account of the non-arrival ofthe iron
the work of rebuilding the Crystal Wind
Ow Glass Works has been delayed some
what.
Miss Matte Rankin is back from q visit
in st. Clairsville.
r. X. Sheldon, of Chicago, formerly
manager of the bottle works, was in town
on Friday.
Mrs. L. B. Winans, of Chicago, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Miss Clara Showacre and Miss Lottie
Jackson, of Moundsville, are the guests Of
Mrs Chas. Sheets.
The Gill Pot Factory is selling its prod
net as fast as it is turned out.
The Willing Workers will meet on
Tuesday evening.
The Young Mems Democratic Club is to
be recognized.
1t will be a good thing for Belmont
street Is opened across the B. & o. tracks.
The Pennsylvania supply depot has
opened in the room vacated by Mr.. Ham
ilton on Belmont street.
Work on the new building OF the
Stamping company has been commenced.
The planning mill continues to run in
full but orders are somewhat slack now.
Marshal Darby is back from q hunting
"Trip in Pennsylvania. He captured %
squirrels and one rabbit.
James Maser has accepted a position in
the news depot of Davis & Archer.
The c. l.. 4 W. road has several routes
laid off into the city. One of them runs
from the nail works across the commons to
the B. & o. switch, near the frame row in
the 4th ward.
A. Ward and F. NJ. Strong have been
elected trustees of the 1st Presbyterian