Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-21
BELLAIkE.

ganization. The organization will be
known as THE Board of Trade OF the Guy
of Bellaire." A constitution was provided
for. and committee of five was appointed
TO select nominees for the various offices
and Board of Directors. The new officers
will be elected at the meeting on next
Tuesday
The marriage of Isaac Blum, Of Blum
Bros. this city, and Miss Hannah We'll, OF
New York, which occurred on tie l'th,
was brilliant event Over l2O couples
were present at the reception, which oc-
Cured in Vienna Hall. Mr. Gus En-
sheimer, late of Wheeling, was one OF the
ushers. The wedding cake was done up in
souvenir shape and enclosed in fancy boxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blum left for Atlantic City
to spend few days, after which they will
return TO this city.
Robert Haase Leon Somehow and
Charles Sheets went angling at Wegee the
other morning about o'clock. The trio
had enough bait with them TO capture all
the fish in the Ohio river After waiting for
several hours like the Lone Fishermen
and catching nothing they gave up the
task. The boys will try coon hunting next.
Henry Blum has returned from New
York, where he attended the wedding OF
his brother.
Inc IdUllly OI 1cO Dcbi AllOh VIII oPCHu
the summer at Chicago Junction.
Chas. Mcdonald and bride will go to
housekeeping near Pittsburg, where Mr..
Med. is working.
A woman was seen gliding about the
streets wearing mans coat, vest, shirt
and hat. She only lacked one article to be
rugged out man. This is q progressive
age, and it is likely that it will not be long
before some of the gentle sex don the
article mentioned above. Metapherically
speaking, some of them do now.
Wilbur May, B. & 0. express agent at
this point, while handling trunk had the
misfortune to run q splinter of wood under
the nail of one of his fingers. The acct
dent caused May TO keel over. Some MIN
BILE fingers about the depot removed the
silver and he was soon all right again.
According TO the GAINESVILLE Republican
there was not quarter of crop of straw
berries this year The shipments last week
averaged nearly 200 bushels per day, while
during this week, to date, the daily aver
age has perhaps been 300 bushels. The
shipments are now decreasing, as the sea-
son is drawing TO q close. Owing to the
early appearance at Chicago Of the Michi-
gan berry, the GAINESVILLE berry has to a
great extent, been crowded out of that
market The greatest part OF our berries
have gone to .Pit,sburg and Philadelphia,
where prices have ranged from g to $3.50
per bushel. AS high as IS to 50 per bushel
was realized on a few berries shipped to
Chicago early in the season. The pros
poets for large crop of raspberries are
excellent Some of the earlier varieties
were slightly injured by frost, but Of the
late variety known as the Gregg there will
ne an unusually large and fine crop.
The owners of Wallace Dam are kicking
about that place being used for picnic pur-
poses.
Thos Nicholson, the ball player, writes
from Denver that ne is getting along nicely.
His family is spending the summer in
Sioux City,
Geo. H. Muth is collecting subscriptions
for a new sporting reel.
Members of the Episcopal Church hele a
social on Friday evening at the home Of j.
A Gallaher.
Henry Fitton talks of opening plumbing
shop in Uhrichsville.
A child of Jack Rowles has been quite i'll
for some time.
The commencement exercises of ST.
Johns school will take place on Wednesday
evening. A great many tickets have been
disposed of, and the Elysian Theatre will
be crowded.
Charles Apple has got q patent out on a
potato masher. Mr.. Apples new coAtriv-
ance will mash more potatoes and do II bet
ter in the same length of time than any ar
ticle we have seen. This is the second pat
ent Mr.. Apple has gotten out of late.
The steamer Phillips will likely make a
run down the river on evening Of each
week.
The boarding tent at Burr's Mills is now
open.
Isaac Lucks talks of summering in the
country.
DR.. Wm. McMasters will spend several
weeks in camp at Moundsvil!e.
A green looking individual got of a b,
Z. & C.. train yesterday morning and was
Immediately approached by stranger
who said, "How do you dol" in very wei
come manner. The Woodstield chap was
invited into a saloon by his friend o.. The
latter paid for several drinks and finally
spoke of game of cards for s. or SO. The
chap with the messy appearance set his
foot down on this proposition in the fol-
lowing language, viz: Look here now,
NAV look green and may be fool, but
YOU don't play none of your skin games on
me-" and he departed, several drinks
ahead.
VIM. Mccoy, of the firm of Dubois &
Mccoy, is spending ten days in Chicago.
WILDER Snively, travelling salesman for
the O'Hara Glass Works, is spending va
cation in this city.
George Woodbridge is back from trip
out the B., z. 81 &.
Joseph Blackburn will lake a trip for
week or ten days
As WILDER Smith was turning the corner
near the Chinese laundry, one Of the mules
of his team slipped on trap of a sewer and
turned it so that two legs of the animal
went down into the hole. Luckily the
mule suffered very little. twas a narrow
escape, however.
The lumber dealers report business as
very good.
Quite a number of stone masons from
here are engaged on work in Wheeling
The ladies OF the Chautauqua Circle are
arranging for pleasant evening for the
members of the club at the home of Mrs.
William A. Wise, on Gravel Hill on next
Friday evening. This Will be the last
meeting until fall.
An Epworth League has been organized
in the First NJ L. Church Sunday School.
Meetings on Sunday evenings.
4 Belgian and several Bellaire gentle
mea are arranging with the owners OF the
Enterprise window glass works for the use
Of the plant to make tests for producing
gas from coal. The Belgian cannot talk
English, but is well versed in the French
language, and has explained his method TO
several Frenchmen, who think he has
good thing. In England there are window
glass factories that have been operated
cheaply from coal gas for the past 40 years.
There will be quite an exodus of people
from this city about the lst of July. Trade
is getting little dull already, and sea
son of Quetness that will last seven or
eight weeks will set in about the first of
the month, and most everybody will want
vacation during that period.
Speaking of wages in Chicago as COM
pared with this city, one who knows says
that wages are better in Chicago than in
any city in the land. The common laborer
on the streets gets sl.75. On account of
the expense of living it is necessary to
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