Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-01
BELLAIRE NOTES

ulSS OtcWdIu, VI GAINESVILLE, WdS
guest yesterday of friends in the Third
ward
William Porter, of Maynard, passed
through town yesterday.
Ohioans in the city yesterday were:
Owen Meehen, Franklin; w. G.
Decker, Beallsville; T. S. Menongah,
Cincinnati; w. C. Smith, Cambridge;
w. S. Sims, Darlington; William
Vogording, Cincinnati; S. M. Samuel,
Germano.
Every grade in the city was crowd
ed last night with coasters.
A number of people fro12 this city
were in attendance last night at a hop
given by the Dancing Club at Nc
Mechen.
Edward Moore, business manager of
the Wilson Repertoire Company, is
home spending a short vacation. He
will leave next Monday to join the
company at Tarentum, Pa.
A new metal ceiling is being placed
in Fred. Wassman's shoe store, on Bel
mont street, by Andrew, Korn, the tin
ner.
Mrs. Bernice McCroba, who has
been visiting friends in the Second
ward, has returned to her home at
GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Margaret Douglass. Of Barnes
vile, is a guest Oh her sister, Mrs.
Henry Heller, OF Gravel Hill.
4 blind man selling sheet music Of
original composition and rendering
vocal selections, attracted consider
able attention on the streets yester-
day afternoon.
A number of well known citizens are
talking of organizing an Elks' Lodge
and will meet some time soon to make
final arrangements. Messrs. Smith
and Bippus are at the head Of the
movement and are using every effort
to secure large membership.
The Tenth District Commandery
of Ohio, knights of st. John, have de-
cided to hold their battalion drill in
this city on July 4th The local
knights will exert every effort to make
the event a success, and it goes with
out saying that the visitors will re-
ceive a cordial welcome.
The University Centre held we'll
attended meeting last night Business
of a routine nature was transacted.
| The Centre has a large membership
and is in flourishing condition.
| Perry Cummins is in town, having
been called home by the serious illness
! of his mother, Mrs. S. O. Cummins, of
the North End.
| The Mothers Club will hold regu-
| lar monthly meeting Thursday after
noon in the parish room of the Trinity
| Episcopal church. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared for the oc-
| casion DR.. D. w. Boone has been
| slated for an address.
| James Johnson, the popular police
man - the Second ward. is announced
as a candidate for City Marshal, sub
/ ject to the decision of the Republican
| primaries.
| In the Common Pleas Court. at St.
! Clairsville, a suit has been filed by
briggs and Heinlein for William Long,
against ]. r. McCourtney, alleging
| damages to the amount of $1,999 49,.
! The charge is that Mr.. McCortney gave
orders to not allow Mr.. Long on the
| steel plant premises during the strike
| of the steel workers; that Mr.. Long
was in the employ of the Pennsylvania
| Bridge Company, and. by being pre-
vented by the Waterman at the steel
| plant gate from going to his duties,
| he lost his position.
| Harry M, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Oliver, of Thirty-second
! street, died Saturday evening of brain
| fever. The funeral took place from
the late residence yesterday afternoon
| at two o'clock, and was conducted by
| Rev. c.. NJ Watson, pastor of the
| Christian church before large assem-
| blage of relatives and friends. The
| interment was made in Rose Hill Gem
| etery.
| A regular and we'll attended meet
| ing was held last night by Bellaire
| Lodge, F. & A. NJ. Some business of
| Importance was transacted.
| Mack Criswell, of Youngstown, O.,
was in the city yesterday to attend the
| funeral of young Harry Oliver.
| Supt. H. G.. Williams, of the public
| schools, has returned home from
| Senecaville, where he attended the
| Guernsey county teachers institute,
which was held Saturday. Mr.. Will
Jams made very pleasing talk at the
| afternoon session, and at the evening
| session delivered his ever-delightful
! lecture on Helen Kellar."
The Republicans announce that L.
| W. Gilcher, president of the City Coun-
| Gil. is out for the nomination of City
! Marshal.
| An evening paper states that some