The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
BELLAIRE HAPPENINGS.
Matters ofInterest in the Metropolis
OfBeImOnt County.

OF ASelulOuL NOulltys
Congsessmnn John ]. Lentz, OF the
Columbus district, stopped of here Sat
urtiay morning and dined With his
friend John T. Flynn, on his way to
st, ClaIrSyIIle, where he spent Christ
mas with his mother, He Is an old
BelmOrR county boy and has many
friends and acquaintance throughout
the county. He Is an ardent Democrat
and will entsr upon his second term IN
Congress on tn 4th of next March.
Several Of the manufactures here will
be closed down this week to take an
account OF stock and round out the old
year. but they will PROBABLY start upon
the first week in the new year. Part
Of the Industries will run right up to
the close Of the year, and make an nc.
counting atterward. Trade Is so good
in some lines that they hesitate to stop
until the demand is fully satisfied.
Congressman Danford and his daugh-
ter, Miss Carrie, are expected TO spend
holiday week with relatives In this
countE. Miss Carrie was looked for
home on a furlaugh, They win spend
psrt Of the time at Crabapple, where
the congressman's father still lives, but
In a very critical condition. Dewitt
Danford and Cook Danford and wife
went out Saturday evening.
The holiday trade Of retail merchants
this gear was far In advance OF that
OF last year. In staple goods the mer-
chants report quite as good business
as they ever had, while the toy dealers
Jared better than they ever did before.
The toy sales have been limited for sew
eral years, but this year people seem
to have determined to make II a merry
Christmas for the little ones,
The absence of drunkenness this holt
dag season Is the Ruhject OF remark.
There ia q great deal less Of 1t than In
former years. The saloons seemed to
be doing a good business on Christmas
eve along with other people, and YET
there were fewer drunken persons on
the street than on any Christmas eve
In recent years, rather gratifying in-
dlcatFoR OF the trend OF afiairS.
James McNamee, who tell under the
wheels Of the st. ClaIreVllle nccommoda-
ton at Bridgeport Saturday when at
tempting to get on, having both feet IN
iured 80 that he will lose one OF them
had an accident Of the same character
q few years ago by which he lost one
hand. He has a family here ana many
#ITlGtluS VINO ASIupuNHlhS WIN '''AAA AA1 t''S
great mlsfortuneB
There was a report Saturday evening
that q man named Wright had been
badly hurt In the II. & o. yards, but
no one connected with the road could
be found who knew anything about
such an accident.
This postofIlce force will be on duty
most OF to-day. but tho general deliv-
cry window will be open only from
20 II o'clock The carriers will make
their forenoon trips only
Squire Morrell overruled the motion
for new trial IN the case Of j. Il.
Smith against the city, but u Is proba-
blc the suit wifi be brought TN new
form.
There Is a species of grip prevalent
In this city Just now and quite a large
number OF people are suffering with
colds TINT closely resemble the grip.
II. Roemer. president Of the Bettatre
Stove company, Is dcvotlng his time
now TO the AFFAIRS OF that company.
Mr. b. NJ. Wallace and wife, OF Sis
tersVllle, spent Christmas with the fam
ily OF Mr.. John Darts,
There are evidences already Of some
new building to be done here In the
early spring.
II was n lively Christmas eve and
lasted until early Sunday morning
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