Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-29
BELLAIRE.

The fair held in Turner Hall the past
week for the benefit of st. Johns Cath
Ollie Church was decided success, be-
You'd the most sanguine expectations OF
the management. On Saturday night
the hall was crowded, over six hundred
tickets being sold. The contest for the
silver censor by the ten altar boys, was
won by p. Whealan and Walter McDer-
mott. The contest for doll between
Miss Bertha Mckelvey and Miss Nay
Tor, was won by Miss McKelvey. In the
contest for the cross by Miss 0'Mal-
! ley, Miss Gallagher and Miss hain,
Miss O'Malley was the winner. Mvs.
Turnbull won fine spread in contest
with Mrs. Wormley. 1t has been de-
| cided 10 continue the festival tonight.
| Heatherington's brass band has prom
| ised 10 furnish music, and the sketches,
| farceS, vocal music and other features
will be continued. 1t is a delightful
place to spend an evening and those who
attend will be amply repaid besides con-
| tributing something TO worthy cause.
An innovation in contests was inaugu-
rated at the fair, no begging being al
lowed outside the hall.
Q1ite a number Of our people are OF
the opinion that if City Council would
raise the salary of the Mayor TO 5000 or
$1,000 per year far better material would
| be offered at the nominating conven-
ton. The paltry sum OF 500 per year,
the present salary OF the Mayor, Is so
meager that that officer is tempted to
look for violations of law for bare liy-
ing. The other day we heard a good
man remark that he would accept the
Office if the salary was raised TO $1,000,
and would enforce every law as he found
it on the ordinance or statute books.
Johnny Ward, manager Of the Brook
Ign Ball Club, has been negotiating
with William (Perk) Kennedy for the
coming season. He is anxious tor him
to sign and go TO Florida with the club,
but Kennedy has not yet decided what
he will do, as he has several offers.
Very few Of the Bellaire players have
signed yet, Notwithstanding negotia-
tions have been pending with some OF
them for several months.
Colbert Simpson annoyed his neigh
| bors in the Fourth ward Saturday night
| by beating his wife. Marshal Shepherd
went up and found him still smuggling
his "better half" Simpson started TO
run and the marshal had to pace at
| least mile before he nabbed the Of
! fender. He had a hearing before the
| Mayor, and was fined $50 and costs. He
will be taken to the GAINESVILLE Work
house to-day.
Rice's beautiful Evangeline will no
doubt draw big house at the Elysian
! tonight 1t is pronounced the best
show of its class that will visit the city
! this season.
A grand leap year ball which has been
talked of for a month past will be held
in the Windsor Hotel parlorS tonight.
A leap year ball will be held in Choral
Hall.
Mrs. John Rabel, Of New Martins
vile, w. Va, is the guest OF her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Hook, OF Rose
Hill.
Henry Camp Lodge, Good Templars,
will send FIVE delegates TO the District
Lodge, which meets at GAINESVILLE next
! Wednesday.
w. II. Weeks, the miller, left yester-
cav for New MatamoraS, o., where he
will take charge Of flour mill for a
while.
Robert Simpson will be the first man
sent from this city, II not from the
county, to the GAINESVILLE work-house.
Some of the back doors were open
Yesterday or the boys took big jag
| home with them Saturday night.
The Mayors Office has been brighten
ed up and the sunlight can now pene-
trate the windows.
Samuel Bennington, Of the Third
ward, has been granted a pension OF So
per month.
Several arrests for drunkenness were
made Saturday night and two or three
| yesterday.
John A. Gallaher Esq, will settle up
the estate OF the late Joseph Bamford.
Rice's Evangeline Company came In
/ from Columbus last evening.
Clark Gloer is spending a few days
with friends at Centeryille.
Ed. La Roche IL home from Pittsburg
| and may remain here.