Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
B[LLA|RE REPUBLICANS
Close Their City and Township Ticket
Last Evening.
The Primary Election Occurs Sat-
urday - Names of the Various
Candidates Subject to the De-
cision--What is Going on Among
the Clubs-A Coming Cooking
Main Health Officers Report.
Other Bellaire News.

Ot0of bolldlfo news.
AS prearranged by the Republican
City Committee at Bellaire the fling
of candidates to be nominated for the
various city and township offices closed
last evening at seven o'clock. But
three days now remain until the Re-
publican primary election, which oc-
ours Saturday. All places on the tick
ct have been filled with one or more
candidates with the exception of that
of City Assessor in the Third ward.
and this place will be filled some time
before Friday night AT the hour of
closing the ticket with Committeeman
John Huffman the following names
had been filed for the various Offices
Mayor-W. E. Danford, Isaac T.
Freeze, Henry Bahra and j. w. Nor
rell
Marshall w. Gilcher, James S.
Johnson and Joseph Walker.
City Solicitor-Hunter S. Arm
strong.
Treasurer. M. Dubois.
City Commissioner-W. P. Crozier,
J. L. Lancaster, Joseph r. Davis, Will
liam J. Carson and Thomas G. Har-
per.
Water Works Trustees-Mord Nell
son and George Walters.
Members of School Board-(Two to
elect)-Will Dougherty, Robert Brown,
John Nj. Mcdonald and r. M. Gille-
land.
Council, First ward-Jacob Boney-
t.
Green. Second ward-J d. Saylor.
Third ward-James Grafton. Fourth
ward-A. T. Stewart and August Bah
ra. Fifth ward-W w Whitmore and
William B. Kinsey.
City Assessor-First ward-Thomas
Holt; Second ward, John c. Bolen,
Sr.; Third ward, (no suggestionl;
Fourth ward, Harry Faupel and w. C.
Mansell; Fifth ward, c. V. Leach and
Gus A. Stephens.
For Township Trustee-James A.
Dunfee.
Township Clerk--Amos Roscoe.
Constable-William Brainard.
Assessor-West Wheeling. W. H.
Wolf.
The hottest fight in the campaign is
that for the nomination for Mayor,
four candidates being in the race and
. each feeling confident of victory This
feeling on the part of each candidate
is, OF course, due to promises as one
candidate stated last evening that he
had secured promises of votes from
about three-fourths Of his party. For
City Commissioner. w. P. CroZier
claims to be in the lead, while the
other four candidates say they are
perfectly satisfied with the outlook.
For Marshal, Officer James Johnson
is making a good run. but is closely
followed by Messrs. Gilcher and Arm
strong. The race for Council in the
First ward has three candidates and
things in that section of the city are
certainly lively. The contract for
printing the tickets to be used at the
primary election will be let to-day
and work will be begun on them i'm
mediately, in order that they may be
ready for use by Friday.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon in the parish room OF Trim
ity Church by the Mothers Club. A
paper entitled, STORY Making will
be read by Mrs. Sawyer, and paper
on THE Model Mother" will be read
by DR. Mcclellan. The meeting prom
Uses to be quite a successful one.
The Twentieth Century Club was
charmingly entertained last evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Strahl The time was devoted to mu-
sic and social discourse until a sea-
sonable hour, when the guests partOok
of a very tempting spread, departing
about midnight.
The Gravel Hill reading rooms will
be the scene of a very pleasant affair
Friday evening The ladies in charge
of the library are preparing an inter-
esting programme to consist of vocal
and instrumental music, readings and
recitations. This will be followed by
the serving of refreshments such as
ice cream, sherbet, dOughnuts and
cake. The affair is given for the bene-
fit of the library.
The Choral Society held a largely
attended meeting last night in the
First Presbyterian Church. After
transacting the usual amount Of busl-
ness the new music was rehearsed.
One of the biggest cooking mains
that has been held in this valley for
years will occur at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
on the night of March 18th, between
Rellaire and GAINESVILLE parties. Each
partv is to show fifteen birds and Will
fight all that fall in for $50 a battle
and 500 on the main. A large num-
Der of sports from this city and sur
rounding towns will be in attendance.
The birds to be Ahown at the contest
from this city will be taken by their
owners to GAINESVILLE on the morning
of the 10th.
Health Officer D. w. Boone's report
for the month of February shows sew
enteen deaths to have occurred IN the
CITY. The causes are as follows: Can
Ger, /; grip, /; accidental, i; typhoid
fever /: septicemia, L; cerebral con-
gestion. /: inflammation of the bowels,
i old age. /; consumption. !; pneu-
monia, 4; diphtheria, /; uremia, ];
masasmus. /; commissions, l; erysip-
elias, /. White males, 8; white fe-
males. II, and one colored male. IN
der five years, seven.
BELLAIRE BRIEFS.
a Young son Of Orion Porterfeld is
i'll with tonsilitis.
Robert Cow is i'll with mumps at his
home on Belmont street.
a. L. Poole and wife. Of st. Glars
Vile were guests of friends yester-
day.