Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-05
BELLAIRE.

The Belmont Gun Club got away Tor
camp Yesterday on the steamer Courier.
About ten of the club went down.
Tents will be spread at Ravens ROCK.
The visit will be for six weeks although
some of the boys will be coming ana
going all the time. Among those who
went down yesterday we noticed Bert
Morgan, Robert McVey, James Dubois'
Lon Mason, DR.. Wells and VIII MILL
gan.
An eighteen-months-old child OF ID.
S. Temple was given bed bug poison In
mistake for other medicine ana nearly
died. Both bottles occupied place on
the mantel and the mother got hold OF
the wrong one for the baby. Prompt
action on the part of the parents saved
the child's life.
A syncronized clock was placed in the
Windsor hotel yesterday. Jos. Black
burn will have one placed In his drug
store. Several others will be located
about town. These clocks will be regu-
lated every day at IL o'clock oy the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Sweeney & Sons, of Wheeling, bid
So, 400 for the repairs TO be made at tne
water works. The bid OF the htna
Manufacturing Company, OF this CITY,
was one hundred dollars less. The
change will result in the saving OF big
item in fuel.
A new night clerk at Merchants
Hotel did not waken yesterday morning
in time to make the usual calls. Wnen
he did awaken he went all over the
house and banged the doors and then
skipped and has not been heard OF
since.
Sixteen young men took the Oriental
degree at the meeting of American Me-
chanics on Monday night. Some K. OF
P's took part in the exercises. II you
have never taken the Oriental you have
missed a pile of fun-so they say.
Painters will hereafter get S2.70 for
nine hours work instead OF $3.50. In
the new contract, painters pay their
own board when away from home. The
organization of the painters has proved
good thing for the workmen.
Thieves have been stealing lumber
from the Bellaire window glass works
in such quantities that the firm is erect
ing fence about the plant to shut out
intruders.
Rev. A. B. Williams, pastor OF the
Christian Church, was united in mar
rage yesterday at noon by Rev. Alva
Hopkins, of Wheeling. The couple took
the afternoon train for trip to tho
lakes.
Constable Baugh has levied on boat
that lays along the Ohio above Mona
hons creek for debt. The owner Dor
rowed money from several people in this
city. The goods will be sold on August
14th.
In the suit of Jas. D. Ewing, trustee
of the owners Of Benwood Ferry VS..
! owners of the Steamer Phillips, for
damages in landing at the ferry, plain
tiff got S42 and costs as judgement.
The old board of directors of the Bel
laire Window Glass Works was re-elect-
ed and the present officers were con-
tinued. The works did fairly well last
year.
The inmates of fast house on Rose
Hill, who were arrested the other
night plead guilty and were fined S25
and sent to jail for 20 days.
The Etna Manufacturing Company
has been awarded the contract to make
the repairs at the water works. The re-
pairs will cost about $4,000.
A crowd of young folks passed
barnesvlne on JneIr way W mouHJa.u
Lake Park.
There will be an important meeting
of the flint glass workers at their hall
this "wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
Rev. T. w. Lane and James Wilson,
president Of the Bellaire Nail Works,
left yesterday for Mountain Lake Park.
Campers at Bethel are all home. The
affair was a success financially, and this
is what counts.
Visitors from various parts Of the
State have been visiting the driving
park Of late.
Joseph Heatherington and wife are In
Steubenville attending the wedding of
a relative
John Hawkins is home from q bust
ness trip for the Mansfield Stove Com
pany.
Mrs. Mary Brinton, of Sharpsburg,
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. Thos. Boyce.
The clerks In the postoffice are taking
their vacations in turns-one at time.
VIM NJ. Reed, the shoe man, has de-
cided to move his business to Alliance.
Thomas Nicholson, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis, is able to be out.
Hackett's band will go to Chippewa
lake on the excursion Sunday.
Fred Burkett has purchased lot on
Gravel Hill from Parks & Co.
The new road above town will take
by the old route improved.
The Good Templars installed the new
officers last night.
Isaac Luchs leaves for Colorado next
month.