Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-28
NEWS OF BELLAIRE.
AResume of Yesterdays General Hap
penings as They TranSpired in the
Busy River Town.

last evening for that place.
Samuel McPhurston, of the Second
ward, returned last evening from Sis
| ersville, w. Va, where he has been
working for Davis & Archey, street
contractors.
Hon. S. B. Campbell, State Treas
urer, and wife, were in the city yes
ielday on the way to their home IN
Columbus, O., from the Steubenyille
Centennial.
Walter Maxwell, formerly an opera
tor in the Western Union telegraph
Office in this city, but now located
at Cleveland, O., is in the city calling
on friends.
Oliver Herman, who has been at
tending the Steubenville Centennial,
returned home yesterday.
MIR. Leo Wolf, o. the Wheeling Mat
ress Company, was in the city yester-
day calling on customers.
George A. Watson, of Pittsburg, was
a guest yesterday of j. B. Watt at
the Hotel Globe.
John Hickey returned last evening
from Wellsburg. Hickey was also at
Steubenville attending the centennial
where he won a gold medal as a WIN
ner of a foot race.
George Lynskey returned home last
night from the Steubenville centen-
NAL
Ohioans at the Anderson-E. c.
Shelter, Newark; w. H. Lesser, New
Philadelphia.
Thomas Malone, John Glover Con-
stable Fred Hazel returned Thursday
evening from Buffalo.
Mrs. w. ]. kirkpatrick returned yes
terday morning from Epworth Park,
after spending a pleasant summer sea-
son.
Misses Martha kirkpatrick, Ada
Weyriek and Kate Rodefer, and w. e.
Danford, teachers of the city schools,
returned home yesterday from the
teachers institute at Bethesda.
Misses Flora Bonarius and Ella
Clements spent Thursday in Steuben-
Vile as the guest Of Charles Martin.
The 3. & o. train scheduled to leave
Bellaire at 11:13 p. m will run three
hours later every Saturday, commenc-
ing August 28th. for the purpose OF
theatrical accommodation.
Eugene Evans, of UhriChsville, O.,
was in the city yesterday on business.
6. w. Mundell, of Bellfount, O.,
was in the city yesterday and stop
ned Al the Belmont.
r P. carroll, Of the Third ward,
left last night for Pittsburg to visit
relatives.
Miss Minnie Lowman, Of the First
ward, returned Thursday from a
three weeks visit with relatives at
various points in Noble county.
Miss Rachel Payne, Of the First
ward, is visiting relatives in Harris
vile. Before returning home Miss
Payne will visit friends at Mt. Pleas
ant.
Miss Carrie Lockwood, night opera
tor in the Central telephone Office,
Wheeling, returned Thursday from a
two weeks visit at Mt. Lake Park,
and is spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lockwood, Of
the First ward.
Misses Mollie Long and BERTHE jack
son are guests Of the Misses Show
acre at Glendale, w. Va.
Harry Dunaway, of the Fifth ward,
has gone to Anderson, Ind, where he
has accepted a position in glass fac
tory.
Miss Columbia Bartlett, of the DEM
ocrat Office, is spending vacation OF
two weeks with her parents near Pru-
ntytown, w. Va.
Attorney G.. T. Moore will leave
shortly for his home in Monroe coun-
~, where he will spend a weeks vaca-
ton.
DIR. J. A. Dixon, of the Fourth ward,
is home from a few days visit with
relatives at Glencoe.
Mrs. r. johnson and daughter Mrs.
George Work, have left for Buffalo,
from which place they will go to Mag
ara, and before returning home will
visit points in Northern Ohio.
Isaac Shanfauber, of Coshocton, has
returned home from apleasant visit
with friends of this city.
Thieves entered the residence OF
Hugh Merritt, about three miles west
Of Bellaire, yesterday morning, and
succeeded In carrying away a lady's
gold watch, a gentleman's silver
watch and 4 gold ring, among a num-
Der of other valuable articles. The
robbery was committed some time af-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt had locked
I'D the house and come into the city
on an errand. The neighbOrs in that
vicinity say that they saw two men,
both Of low stature, emerge from the
house and hurry in the direction or
Bellaire. The police were informed
Of the robbery shortly after 1t occur
red and reported last night having a
strong clew to the thieves.
A meeting of the Bellaire and Ben
wood Bridge Company will be held
this afternoon at the Windsor Hotel.
Bids amounting from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars have been received and the meet
ing Of this afternoon will be for the
awarding of the contract
Two men who gave their names as
Thomas Cody and Peter Smith en-
gaged in a quarrel with Wood Smith
yesterday morning about two O'Clock
and were arrested and locked up by
Ofneers Johnson and Neal. Yester-
day morning they were arraigned be-
fore the Mayor, who fined Cody ten
dollars and costs and Smith twenty !
dollars and costs. In addition 10 the
fnes the men were sentenced 10 ten
days Imprisonment.
Edward Green, the coloTed man who
was arrested Thursday night for -four
ishing Z revolver at Rafe Gibbs, the
porter at the Exchange Hotel. was
fined FIVE dollars and costs by Mayor
Williams and released.
The Shafting for the new building
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