Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-20
BELLAIRE.


Merchants hope for a big business from
now until Christmas The rush began yes
terday.
Bellaire's delegation on the stone pile at
st. Clalrsville was materially increased
last week.
II is said that nearly thirty heads Of fam
lilies who will work in the new glass works
at Moundsville will reside in Bellaire for
the present
Jos. Blackburn, the drug man, is arrang-
ing to give $4,000 packages Of candy away
on Christmas morning.
The small boy gets a vacation from
school OF two weeks TO enjoy the holidays
The Boston Lyceum Concert Company,
which appears at the Elysian Theatre on
Tuesday evening, is one of the best that has
ever appeard here.
There will be the usual Christmas tree
and treat at the Episcopal Church on
Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Helsley, of the Third ward, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Fuller, OF
Columbus.
Most of the factories will be of for a
week or ten days to take stock.
j. M. Maring and Courland Rankin are
back from Tiffin to spend the holidays.
1t is wonderful the enterprise displayed
by the boom towns to secure the location OF
a factory of any kind.
The Board of Trade has been quietly
resting for several weeks.
j. SOnneDorn has disposed OF his store in
Wheeling, and will make Bellaire his head
quarters.
J. A Gallaher has returned from visit
to Marietta. Mr. G. is one of the Directors
OF Marietta College.
Several nice business buildings are prom
ised US in the spring, on Union street.
The merchant tailors have been quite
busy getting out Christmas slits.
Rev. j. r. Mills held Quarterly Confer
ence IN the First NJ. L. church, on Friday
evening.
The Bell Telephone Company is arrang-
ing TO run its line from Quincy to Barnes
Vile. Nearly all the right OF way has been
secured. We will soon have telephone con-
nection between all the surrounding towns.
Miss Laura Sellers has been assisting in
the singing at the revival meeting at Gen.
treville.
Sterling silver inlaid spoons, forks, etc
% years gUarantee-also, sugar shells and
butter knives in cases, orange spoons and
orange sets, in satin lined cases, appropr-
ate for Christmas, birthday or wedding
presents. We are having great sales on
these goods. Also, berry spoons, pie
knives, ladies', all done up in nice cases, at
John Becker & Co.'s, jewelers., S527 Jacob
street, Wheeling.
The Gibuey, Gordon g. Gibney comedy
company played to big house last night.
The engagement was paying one, org
houses all week and the company good.
VIM. j. McLain has the contract for the
erection of big building Ia Columbus.
Several arrests Of boys who were unruly
were made at the Elysian Theatre last
week.
The fact that the Bellaire Window Glass
Works has gone back to the use Of coal has
had a tendency to help Bellaire consider
ably. 1t has given the average citizens
new lease of life, especially those chaps
who thought Bellaire "gone goslin"
Geo. Staley, the singer, will appear here
on the 2Sth Soap Bubble will likely be
the New Years attraction. A Pair OF
Jacks was booked for Christmas but can
celled.
This is the season when good many
people carry home goods from Wheeling
that they did not know could be purchased
just as cheap at home. 1t is very poor
policy.
Every merchant Just now brides himself
or his Christmas display, and everything
that can be shown TO purchasers is on eX-
hibltion. There are people who will go into
these fancily decorated places and ask II
the holiday goods are in display yet. The
average merchant gets hot at this.
There is good skating on the creek.
Two chaps beat aed robbed an Italian on
Friday night, down near the market house.
Rev. J. Il. Mills will conduct services in
the First NJ. E. Church tonight. Commun-
ion services will be held after the sermon.
A colored woman and man were taken to
the county JAIL yesterday, by the Marshal
The annual concert OF the Christian
Church will be held on New Years night,
The new reading room on Gravel Hill
was opened last night, and good crowd
was present.
Something over one-half of the saloon
men have payed the Dow tax.
The Christmas entertainment Of A. NJ. e.
Church opens Ia City Hall on the 23rd.
A little daughter Of Louis Schramm was
painfully hurt by bullet from shot gun.
Manager Shelly, of the new glass works
at Moundsville, expects to begin operations
the 18th of January.
Yesterday was dark day. The sun was
out on the hills but failed to pierce the
mist in town.
Wilbur Jetfers is suffering from mashed
hand.