Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-07
BELLAIRE.


Works the strike was declared on ABOUT
six weeks ago. The miners receive two
cents per bushel for the coal as it comes
from the mines, no screen being used. AL
the Belmont Coal Works new screen Is
being put in according to the demands OF
the miners. 1t is said the change is favor
able TO the company, as it will give them
more slack than formerly.
The first week of school has closed.
There is a larger attendance than ever De-
fore. ~.
At Glencoe the citizens have not gotten
over the oil fever The Standard On Com
pany has played its usual game OF blum ana
departed. leaving the folks out there III a
mournful state. Now they are talking OF a
home company. Most of the money re-
ouired has been subscribed and the stock
holders will shortly call meeting and APP
ply for charter There is oil at Glencoe,
but lust where TO drill TO find 1t is the ques-
ton. BY all kinds of arts the coal oil mo-
nopoly has discouraged this field. 1t Is
high time that something be done.
A great transformation scene took place
at the laundry of 10y Sun yesterday. Inc
two Cinnamon concluded to renounce the
motherland and became full-tledged Amerl-
can citizens as well as in fact. AT 5 O'Clock
the scissors went through the plgtall OF
All Sin. The owner of the hair felt sorry
way down in his boots at the terrible loss,
but he bore up manfully. The treasure
was carefully folded and laid away. 10y
Sun was so overcome at the sight OF the
horrible act that he asked for stay OF
for several hours He wanted
the warm coil to rest about his manly head
lust "A little while longer Last evening
he submitted TO the ordeal 10y Sun is
Young and is good Chinaman and likes
America. He has received a fair educa-
ton and knows the worth of a dollar. For
some months he has attended Sabbath
school at the First NJ. r. church, where he
is Il great favorite. 10y likes his teacher
very well and often carries her bouquets.
It is said that he contemplates marriage
and is on the hunt of "Melicawoman' to
share his life's troubles.
Several days since the ticket office of
Lewis' Mills was robbed OF SOB while the
agent was at dinner. \ so-called detective
who had been loaiing about the village was
suspected of the theft, but before he could
be arrested he took u sudden departure
and has not been heard from since. He also
left Il good-sized board bill.
The hop held at St. Clairsville Thursday
night was attended by the following ladies
and gentlemen of this city, viz John Ran
kin. VIM. Nicholson, Robert Haase, VIM.
Kirkpatrick, Jos. Cooper, DIR. Boone, VIM.
Milligan, Chas. Husbands and Fred Wass-
man. and Misses Maud Lilly, Ora Ogle,
Laura Dickens, Julia Gorby, Clara Robin
son, Ella LETTERS, Sallie Mills, Carrie Land
freid and Miss Cooper. Bellaire and
Bridgeport young people made up the
most of the crowd that attended.
The Good Samaritan Club will give a
hop the first of the week in October at the
odd Fellows Hall.
4 well known business man, who for
several years has been troubled with a
demented wife, has at last suffered mental
arrangement himself, and both have been
taken TO an asylum.
The minister of South Bellaire NJ. b.
Church has announced that he has prepared
a series of sermons which cannot iai! to be
His first sermon delivered
last Sunday in reference TO theater going,
was strong one.
The German peddler, who arrested a
man and woman for stealing his pack, is
confined in the lookup along with his
prisoners. The peddler was unable to give
bond for his appearance at the time the
case is set for trial and there was no alter
native but to lock him up. Rather tough
on him.
There were five prisoners in the lookup
yesterday.
Good circuses have given Bellaire the
''go-by'' for the past two years.
Jack Rye, formerly a blacksmith here,
who has eeen living in GAINESVILLE for a
wear or two, was arrested last week for
using horse feed that belonged to another
party.
Summerfeld has a soldiers reunion this
week.
Sheriff is about as juicy as this years wat
ermelon.
DR.. Frank Piper, of Glencoe, has deci-
ied to locate in Bellaire with his father.
Glencoe is now without village doctor
Miss Annie Faris received certificate
TO teach two years, at the examination held
NJ ST Clairsville.
There have been 500 teachers examined
in Belmont county within the last year.
Two hundred and forty-eight of them were
rejected.
A strike of oil was made at Cameron,
small village south of here, few days
since The well was plugged up. The
Oil Company owns the new lind.
Farmers near Businessburg realized a
better crop than they expected.
The Belmont Coal Works will resume
some time this week.
Reserved seats are already selling for the
show on Tuesday night.
There is a small amount still due on the
trough on the east side of the
Public Square.
The painters are still as busy as bees.
Contracts have been taken for numbers of
houses Work will be good until cold
weather
Rev. O'Mera has returned from Canada
and will preach in the Episcopal Church
to-day
There were twelve deaths in Bellaire in
August, six of which were of children I'M
der five years of age.
A well known young man is making
cravon portrain of himself. He stands be
fore glass and paints from the reflection.
He is doing a good Job.
The Street Commissioner has been doing
work in the Second ward of
late
A couple of postal clerks who have been
slow about paying just debts, have been
notified by John Wanamaker that he must
paw up, as he wants no dead beats in the
service.
1t was pension day Friday and large
number of people were in the city getting
their papers certified to.
A coal wagon stuck in hole on the short
street that runs to the water works yester-
day. When the wheels sank the driver
took tumble, but did not get hurt The
place should receive attention at once.
The work of opening Thirty second street
goes along very slowly. At the present
rate the piece Of thoroughfare will not be
in shape for passage before next summer.
The County Convention of w. G. I. T.,
which meets in St. Clairsville on Wednes-
day, will be attended by representatives of
the different Unions in the county. One Of
the features will be Demorest medal con-
test
STEUBENVILLE.