Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-08
BELLAfRE


NAMES and the number of delegates that
will attend the Flremen's Convention to
be held in this city Tuesday aud Wed
nesday of this week: New Philadelphia
Hose Companies l and ?, I'VE delegates
Wooster Hooks, two; CITY hose Com'
uany, Canal Dover, one; lndepenaent
Hose Company. Salem, one; City HOOK
aud Ladder Company, WeIisviIle, one;
Independent, Liberty and Alert, mar
tins Ferry, ten; Navarro. Fire Depart
ment, four; Rescue Hook and Ladder
Company, Letonia, two; Hope Fire Com
papy and Star Hook aud Ladder Com
uanv, LoundensvilIe, one; Continental
Hose Company, Letonia, two; City FIRE
Department, Salem, one: Canal Futon
one: Vigilant Hose Company, Martlns
Ferry. two; New Philadelphia Hook and
Ladder Company, three; City Hose COM
pany, Wellsville, one; Pony hose Com-
pany, Marietta, four; Orville Monitors
Ave; Coshocton Hose Companies, nine;
Biake's Mills. one; Merchants, Liberty
Gravel Hill and Mechanics, Beilslre,
eleven. Cambridge Fire Department
will also likely be represented oy four
delegates.
A drove Of obstreperous hogs created
considerable amusement for the by
ISLANDERS in front of the City Building
Yesterday afternoon. Two of them ran
under an electric car and laid down,
recurring several minutes to dislodge
them so the car could be started.
Another rushed into the Mayors Office
and laid down bv the Office desk; an
other ran between a gentleman's legs as
he was walking. along giving the man a
hip-up and fall, while still anotner
invaded doctors Office without ring
ing the bell. The owner OF the hogs
chased the porkers around In that
vicinity for en- hour in all directions, al
fording enough fun for the oystanders
TO last them the remainder OF the oay'
At last accounts the man and his hogs
were both heated 10 eZhaus ton.
Major ]. T. Moore, Chairman OF the
Belmont County Congressional Commit
tee, was in the city yesterday, on MS
way TO attend a meeting Of the District
Committee at Steubenvlle to-day. Ma
ior Moore is q Jealous friend OF Colonel
Poorman, and during his stay In the
city was well buttonholed by the Col
onel's friends, as well as by politicians
in general, who want the Convention
held in Bellaire. Major Moore favorS
Belaire in this matter, and he Will do
all he can 10 secure the Convention Tor
this place. Asa further effort TO get
the Convention here ex-Mayor NC
Gowan and Squire Frank Mason will
go TO SteubenYille to-day TO help make
the pull.
William He'll, Union street butcher,
was up before the Mayor yesterday,
charged with keeping his place OF busi-
ness open on Sunday and selling sundry
articles in violation Of the Law. A jury
trial was demanded and the case set for
hearing at 7 o. m. Ii the case goes
against He'll In the Mayors Court, be
will, through his attorney, James Tall
man, ESQ, take the case TO court.
In the city yesterday: w. II. Har-
ris0n, Newark; George Simms, Cincin-
natl: NJ. L. Murphy, Pittsburg; NJ. ID.
Case, Lexington, Ky; }. NJ. Pierce,
Detroit, Mich; f. L. Weisgeroer, New
ark: Charles Hrsch, John w. Gerbert,
Z. Barr and Henry MUM, Wheeling;
John V. Lawton, Philadelphia; h. IL.
Bentz, BaruesviIle, and Ed. Wincher,
Philadelphia.
q. Z. Gordon, motorman on the pike
division Of the electric railway, reports
having been struck with stone Sunday
evening by an unrulY passenger whom
he assisted to put of the car.
Superintendent Harris and Master
Mechanic Weisgerber, of the Central
Ohio division of the Is. IL o. railroad,
were transacting business in the city
yesterday.
The County Commissioners were in
regular monthly session at st. Glars
Vile, Yesterday. The Board have their
hands full of county business.
Contractor Day left yesterday for
Canton, H., where he has paving con-
tract. Several men will leave in few
days to work for him.
NJ. L. Johnson's store in the First
ward was broken into Sunday night and
lot OF tobacco and cigars carried of.
Walla Campbell, Duck Powers and a
party OF other Belaireites are in camp
fishing near Shadyside.
MIR. John A. Neff, prominent citizen
of Richland township, was in the city
on business Yesterday.
William Drugan, of this city, is at.
tending the Grand Council OF the /. o.
r. NJ. al Newark.
Hon. Newell Kennon, OF st. Glars
VILE, was in the city on legal business
yesterday.
Mr.. Anton LaROche continues in a
critical condition, with but slight hope
Of rally.
The two new extinguishers for the
fire department arrived yesterday.
The Bellaire steel works are very
short OF coke and pig iron.
Miss Florence Kennedy, OF the North
Ed fs ouife sick