Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-07-25
NEWS OF BELLAIRE.
The Happenings of a Day in a Thriving
NeighbOring City.


NeighbOring City.
Postmaster Warnock stated yesterday
that the free delivery system will be inau-
gurated on August 4th. The carriers are
now becoming familiar with their routes
and have already ordered their uniforms.
Some of the special furniture is already
here and more is on the way 1t Is mys-
terry to many persons how the free deliv-
cry system was secured in dull year, az
ter many years of effort.
The C. L. and w. excursion to Cleveland
this morning will take no less than one
hundred passengers from this city. The
exceedingly low rate makes it one Of the
most popular excursions ever leaving Bell
aire. one party alone will number thirty
five persons. The local agents expect TO
run a train consisting of three sections
The Rev. w. P. Walden, pastor OF the
Christian Church, will preach his farewell
sermon this evening. He was compelled
to resign on account of falling health, and
will return to his home much to the re-
gret of the members Of the congregation.
DR. VIM. Piper, who has been spending
several weeks with his daughter, near Co.
health is much improved.
Smiley Nelson, dairyman living near
Rock Hill, killed a large copperhead snake
while hunting berries.
Hotel Windsor arrivals-Evert Fox, of
GAINESVILLE; Thos. H. Mead, Of GAINESVILLE;
E. d. Meek, of Glencoe; H. T. Ulrich, of
Dillonvale; w. E. Wilkins. Of Alliance.
Jack Baugh is taking the school census
of the city.
A. p. Myers, formerly principal of the
Second ward school. now d successful shoe
merchant of Allegheny, was a guest Fri
day of E. D. Meek.
%. ]. Steger has secured the contract for
furnishing uniforms TO the mail carriers
and substitutes.
Miss Jessie Elliott gave a pleasing soiree
to a congenial party of her friends at her
home in the Fifth ward Friday evening,
complimentary to Miss Leila Hill, of
GAINESVILLE, and Edward Adams, of In
diana. The evening was spent in the usual
social amusements. supplemented by re-
past at the conventional hour.
The A. NJ. E. Church camp-meeting will
open at Whites Grove during the early
part of August.
Hacketts, Heatheringtcn's the K. Of P.
and the Jr o. u. a. NJ. bands of this city,
are making preparations for participating
in the musicians parade at Wheeling to-
morrow.
John Cunningham and Jennie Woods,
both colored, were arrested Friday night
for conducting a disorderly house. Cum
ningham was fined and the Woods woman
confessed.
Mrs. Lettie Kane died yesterday of can
Ger. She has been living in Bellaire for
forty years, and was we'll known. Two
children, son and daughter, survive
her.
Miss Media Smith will leave to-day for
Osgood. Ind, to visit her sister for about
three weeks.
The Bellaire Bottle Works closed down
this week for annual stock taking. Man
ager D. A. Colbert and wife departed for
Atlantic City and New York to spend sew
eral weeks.
large number Of Bellaire persons left
for Epworth Park last night TO spend Sun
day. All of the Bellaire cottages, except
one, are occupied, and the population of
the Park is larger than at any time dur
ing the summer.
James Aldridge, colored. was taken to
ST. Clairsville yesterday. after being con-
victed of assaulting Mrs. George Stewart.
A ten-year-old boy named Martin was
struck by a bicycle ridden by James W.
Fry yesterday afternoon at the corner Of
Guernsey and Thirty-third streets. The
boy was cut across the knee cap and bruis-
ed about the body. This accident empha-
sizes the necessity for exercising care on
the part OF wheelmen. and also on the
part of parents.
Inquiries are frequently made about the
intentions of the projectors OF the new
bridge across the Ohio. II is understood
that the plan has not been abandoned
Tho ferry property. which is owned by the
bridge company. is a paying investment
and it IS probable that the company is not
in q hurry to carry out its plans.