Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-22
NEWS OF B1LLAIRB.
A Resume Of Yesterdays General Pro-
ceedlngs in the Glass City.

The civil suit filed in Squire Ma
sons court on July II against the beii-
aire Tool Company, was an action "
recover a claim OF $37.45. The cast
was SET for Yesterday morning, when d
renresentatiye of the company called
and confessed judgment for the amount
claimed. Also a suit brought asa!ns'
the company for SOS by the Dollar SAY
ings bank. was settled by the deIehodlts
confes&ng Judgment for 500.
DUMP" sherman, formerly OF TINS
CITY. attempted TO make a rad on tne
village of Waverly, Thursday, and more
than met his equal among the oil. men
of that region. Repleting himself with
the elixir of life Mr.. Sherman marcheu
about the streets telling everybody now
dangerous he was. and Of how the pso-
ple of various towns such as Bellalre'
Columbus. GAINESVILLE and Wheeling
were accustomed 10 fleeing in terror al
the very sight Of his person. Inc law
abiding citizens of that community
stood his wild, Assumptions and au-
thoritative dictiOn until forebearance
ceased 10 be a virtue, when an indlgna-
ton meeting was speedily convened ana
resulted in Sherman being bundled up
and thrust into a ten foot oil tank The
door of the tank was locked and the re-
belliOus citizens served their turns by
squads in rolling the singular jail over
the rOughtest spots they could find
about the streets In order TO amuse
Mr.. Sherman while being thus conduct
ed about. a dozen men armed with clubs
marched along with the tank and beat
fercely upon its revolving sides. After
a couple of hours confinement Sher-
man was released, somewhat bruised,
but perfectly sober. He forthwith left
the town and has not been seen since.
Albert Heatheringt0n. Who took in
the excursion TO Cleveland last Satur-
day, in company with the party that
left here lost large. grip in that city.
Albert says that it matters little, for it
contained only a single collar.
A number of people from here are eX-
pected to take in the excursion over the
c., l.. q w. Sunday to Cleveland.
Mr. ID. A Colbert, of the Bel!aire BOT
tie works, and wife, left last evening for
Philadelphia They will journey to New
York and Atlantic City before return
ing home.
Mrs Lizzie Woodbridge and sister,
Miss Lucy Anderson, delightfully."- en-
tertained- an assembly of friends Tues
day evening at their home in the
Fourth ward. Cards and dancing were
the features Of the occasion, after which
a sumptuOuS repast was INDUCED in at
midnight
ID. T. COwen and wife leave to-day
over the b. & o. for Atlantic City.
Rev. Charles NJ. Watson, of Holidays
Cove, w. Va, delivered a sermon last
night at the Christian Church. The
ediiice was crowded 70 its utmost ca
pacity with members of the congrega-
ton and public in general, who ex-
pressed themselves as being well pleas
ed with Rev. Watson'S instructive re-
marks
Bayha Bros, of Bridgeport, Ohio,
have purchased the Bellaire Edge Tool
COmpauy's machinery for $500.
Plymouth Council, No. u, o. L. A.
NJ, held their regular meeting last
night at G. A. r. Hall.
Mrs. Emma J. POrterfield is confined
to her bed with an attack of typhoid
fever.
The Fort Wayne base ball team was
in Bellaire Tuesday night calling on
their friend Jacob Schindewolf.
The Bellaire bottle works has shut
down to take an account of stock and
to manipulate some much needed re-
pairs. The works will remain closed
for an indefinite period
Messrs. David Lee. Charles Vadikin,
s. h. Blowers and'T. J. Frazier, B. &
o. officials, were in the city last Mon
Gay evening on business relative to the
change of the yard tracks and the pro-
gression of work on the new freight
house. These Improvements and
changes are being made TO facilitate
the handling of freight at this point
Miss Lizzie BOnnieSteel and Fay
WarnOck, left Tuesday for Warnock,
Ohio, to spend few weeks with Miss
Warnock's. grandmother, Mrs. War
mock.
E. n. Riggs, Powhatan, O.; A. H.
KOrner. Alledonia, o. and o. Meehan,
Franklin, o., were registered last night
at the Hotel Globe.
NJ. E. Moore. Chicago; Charles
Hause WOOdsfeld. o.: r. l.. Warnock,
" al ntNh- H. nOlnAS Ddh4Cls lOANNbs
O.. and J. Gallagher. Pittsburg, Pa.
were registered last night at the Hotel
Anderson.
J. H. Hoevoeler. Racine. Wis; S. D.
Owens. Coats. o.; w. H. Albus and
James Nichol. Wheeling; w c. Cot
ton. Cleveland, o.. and Adolph Mans
mann, Pittsburg. Pa, were registered
last night at the Exchange Hotel
John +. Rice, Cincinnati; John Nc
Hight. Pittsburg, Pa; T. J. Kerr,
Wellsville. o.; J. Gleason, Allegheny;
Charles Chanelby, We,lSyille and Jo-
seph o. Dunning. Brilliant, O., were
registered last night at the Belmont
House
A. G.. Shade, Verona. Pa; Mrs. S. R.
Piper. BarneSville. O.; F. c. Merrill,
Pittsburg. Pa; William Taylor, Oil
vett, o.. and Miss Roland, Cleveland.
O.. were registered last night at the,
Hotel Windsor.
Mrs. George Walters and guests SpentI
a pleasant time at the MOundsvinA
camp grounds yesterday. IN
John d. Baker. who he's been visf
ing relatives in this city for two weeA
left for his home yesterday in - T.
lay. KS
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