Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-17
BELLlAIRE.

On Friday night literary entertain
ment. interspersed with music, was held
in the GLASGOW Hall, near Georgetown.
A large and appreciative audience was
present and all pronounced the per-
Torrance fine. 1t was given in the in
terest of the Winebenarian Church, and
about $50 was cleared.
The Bellaire representatives to the
State Department G. A. R. and State
Convention w. R. c., got home late
Friday night, and report most excel
lent time, though two of the party were
locked up in cell little while. Com
mander H. c. Kemple and Officer Of the
Guard o. c. Jones we're the representa-
tives 10 the G. "A. R. meeting, and Mrs.
Anna Thompson. President, and Mrs.
Emma Porterfield, Secretary, and Mrs.
o. c. Jones, delegate, were the ones who
represented the w. R. c., of Bellaire, at
the Safe Convention of the w. R. C.
p NJ. Smith. of Lafferty; G E. Weir,
of Beaver Falls, Pa, and H. E. Haw-
thorne, of Heath. were guests of the
Windsor on Saturday
w. A. Chalfant. Of Byersville, L. J.
Armstrong, Of Jerusalem, T. P. Harris
of Somerton. and James Duncan and
Mrs. E. Rine, of Bridgeport, were reg
istered at the Hotel Anderson on Sat
urday.
w, D. Porterfield, candidate for the
superintency of the Bellaire schools, but
at present a teacher in the New Athens
College, was in Bellaire yesterday get
ting acquainted.
A new time card goes into effect on
the c. & p road to-day. The train that
left at 2:30 p. m. will hereafter leave
two hours later, and the a. m. train
will leave at 5:45 a. m. These are
about all the important changes.
There were AZ births and 80 deaths
in the First ward last year. So says
the assessor.
Mrs. S. Bippus will insure the public
that she will not run out OF ice cream
this evening. Will have all flavors.
Call and see.
John H. Campbell has gone to De-
troit to attend the convention of iron
and steel workers as delegate from the
Bellaire lodge 1t meets Monday.
E. T. Barnes, of Morristown, another
candidate for superintendent, was in
Bellaire on Saturday viewing matters.
The popular Hacket band orchestra
will play concert music for the patrons
of Mozart Park on this day week
The Ohio Valley Telephone Company
have been pushing the record in rush
ing the building of their line in Bellaire.
They are engaged now in deciding what
make of phone" to adopt for the use of
its patrons.
The Glencoe base ball team and the
Georgetown team, each club having
few players from Bellaire, crossed bats
on the commons Saturday. The score
was II to 10 in favor of Glencoe. The
game was holly contested all through.
Messrs. "Walla" Campbell. C. w.
Rodwig, Frank Day and John S. Ellis,
who attended the Northwestern Fire
Association meeting at Letonia, are at
home and brought celluloid bells home
as souvenirs. A fine parade was given
and a pleasant entertainment to all. A.
J. Holt. secretary, reports the associa-
ton in healthy condition, there being
s35.O7 left over after expenses were
paid.
They say the steel works will go to
work tomorrow.
The two Epworth League Societies OF
Bellaire will celebrate the seventh an
niversary of their organization to-mor-
row night in their respective churches.
The township trustees gave the West
Virginia Natural Gas Company privi-
lege to lay their lines through the
southern part of the township to con-
meet with their line in Bellaire. This
means more gas for Bellaire and posi-
bly, an increase in our factories and
Frightening for Bellaire business.