Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-01


The Epworth Convention Of the
BarnesviIle district is being held In
south Bellaire NJ. E. Church. The ex-
ercises opened last evening and were
ouite interesting. Rev. T. W. Lane
opened the convention with prayer.
Mrs. M. Hoffman, Of this city gave an
address of welcome. w. w. Walton re-
piled to the address. After orieI talks
about Epworth work the convention ad-
journed until this morning at y O'Clock.
Below is given the full programme lor
to-day:
TUESDAY MORNING.
Opening Exercises. ........... go uius hose
Epworth Experience Meeting.
Reports from Leagues.
Epworth League-Its Origin and oo1ects,
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Opening Services.
General Discussion on BEST Line OF Ep-
worm NeAeu' WA Miss Ada Fowler
Defamation. ...........'..'..sainu Tl on 80
Recitation. .''''.''. Mrs LESSEE Carroll
Question Drawer.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Jubilee Song Service.
Platform Talks, by W. II. jones, 81. N Morton,
w. g. Cash and others.
Music throughout the programme.
The paymaster of the G. & P. road
arrived In town yesterday with money
for the Italian laborers who have been
working for the J. G. Gibney Co. Some
of the workmen who were afraid their
wages would not be forthcoming sold
their claims as best they could. 1t was
funny to watch the men when they were
paid Yesterday. Most OF them received
their wages in their open hands and I'M
mediately dropped on their knees, cast
the coins in their hats and counted
them.
The Bellaire fire department is a
little sore on the Martins Ferry fire de-
partment. The boys here believe the
brethren up the river are lot OF "blutf-
ers.n Some time since the fire depart
ment of this city raced the department
of Martins Ferry for fine silver cup.
The cup, we are informed, was to be a
fine. handsome affair. When the folks
m the river lost the contest they came
to Bellaire and purchased a cup that
| the department here has never taken
from the jewelry store, because 1t was q
very poor affair.
VIM. Barnard is laying sewer at his
brick works that is double-decker.
The pipes are twenty-four inches each
and one is laid above the other. Not
much danger Of this passage-way be-
coming choked.
Will George, of this city, who is play
ing with the Portland, Ore, club, Is the
first player in the Western Association
who made record of one hundred hits
this season.
Squire D, W. Cooper, on Thursday
night, married at his residence in the
Fourth ward. Frank Butler and Miss
Dora MesSner, both OF Franklin.
The dog poisoner was abroad in the
Fifth ward on Sunday night and a num-
Der of dead CANNES were found In The
streets yesterday morning.
John Nelson, an old boiler from the
Bellaire Nail Works, who has been liv
ing in the country for several years, ha
removed to Bellaire.
The Y. P. S. C. Z. of the First Pres
byterian church met last night at tn
home of Miss Annie Oswald.
Col. j. T. Mercer left yesterday 10
Chicago to look after the new works o
the stamping company.
A. Rinker, who was painfully hurt b.
being kicked by horse, was able t
drive out yesterday.
yosUeIudy nI5-tunoI la 4rnoed 4ap
Cormick.
Thos. MCGEE has his race horses a
the Cadiz fair this week, where the,
will race.
Residents in the Fifth Ward are com
planning of the stencil pond in tina
ward.
Tho city received lot Of new hos
yesterday for the sporting companies.
Freight traffic on the railroads i
quite heavy at present.
The excursionists to Niagara Fall
have returned home.
A big awning is to be put up in from
Of the poSt-office.