Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23
BELLAIRE NEWS.

Runaway Accident Occurred Yesterday
Afternoon-Ihe Mechanics ana Chemical
Companies field a Meeting and Disa greed
a Resume of Yesterdays General Hap
penings
Yesterday afternoon, shortly after
four o'clock, horse attached to a
buggy belonging to George Robinson,
the Drlck manufacturer, while standing
at the corner OF Belmont and Thirty
second streets, became frightened at d
passing car, on the Bellaire, Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry electric line, and
ran up Thirty-second street at a lively
rate Of speed. The buggy struck tele-
graph pole near the Standard boiler and
bridge works, and was smashed into
numerous pieces. The horse continued
on, and later was stopped by Officer
Frank Mason, before further damage
was done.
The joint committees appointed by
the Mechanics and Chemical hose COM
panies, to arrange for fremans race,
met at McCaffray's place, and disagreed
in the selection of course for the
race. The Mechanics offer to run on
South Belmont street was rejected by
the Chemical company, who offered to
run on any other street in the First
ward, except Belmont, owing to the
B., B. & NJ. T. car track running along
that street. The two companies agreed
as to other arrangements for the con-
test.
Rev. S. e. Brewster, of Morristowr,
Ohio, passed through the city yester-
day, on his way home from Wheeling,
where he attended a reception given in
nr II h.
pastor of Zane Street M E. Church, on
Friday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the United
Presbyterian Church are taking pre-
liminary steps toward holding Christ
mas market at the church, during the
week previous to Christmas.
Rev. R. G. Wallace. of San Diego,
Cal, will occupy the pulpit at the
United Presbyterian Church to-day. at
both the morning and evening services,
beginning respectively at 10: As and 7:45
O'Clock.
j. ]. Mead and Ross Farbert. of Pitts
burg, were business arrivals in the city
yesterday.
L. ]. Hill. Of Cleveland: Miss Yucy
Deahl, of Columbus: Miss Ida Gerard,
of Warnock; J. ~ Warnock, of War
mock; n. J. Owens, Toledo. and Con-
gresham Lorenzo Danford, were among
the prominent Ohioans in the city yes
terday.
Theodore Neff returned to the city
yesterday from a weeks business trip
through the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lichtenberge
and Mrs. Robert Lchtenberger, of the
Fourth ward, left last evening for
Wellsville, Ohio, having been called to
that city to attend the funeral OF a
friend.
Edward L. Moore, Of this city, leaves
for Lancaster, Pa, this week to join
the Labodie Repertoire Company, Mr.
Moore having bought half interest in
the company. Mr.. L2bodie is well
known to the theatergoers in this
section, having produced Faust a num-
Der OF times in this city and Wheeling.
The company will visit this section in
the spring, and no doubt will be well
patronized by all lovers Of comedy and
drama.
Yesterday was payday at the Bell
aire steel plant, Beliaire bottle works,
and for the B. & o. employees.
D. H. Harris, representing Simmons
hardware company. Of st. Louis, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Miss Anna Kimbel, OF North Belmont
street. left yesterday for Pittsburg. to
take up q course OF study in the Penn
! sylvania Musical College, at that city.
On Friday in the Common Pleas
Court at St C,airsville, the jury dis
agreed in the case of State against
Morgan and LETTERS, on the charge of
| assault and battery, with intent to kill.
Miss Laura Lashley will depart to-
morrow for her home. near Terre Haute,
| Ind, after Z two months pleasant visit