Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-30
BELLAIRE.
A Brief News Budget Containing the
General Happenings Of Yesterday
in tho Belmont Coun y Town.

Will H. Burrows, at his residence in
the First ward, last evening, enterta n
ed the High School graduating class of
which he is a member. The entire
class, consisting of thirteen girls and
nine boys, were present. The evening
was very pleasantly spent in numer-
Gus sorts of amusements until the US
ual hour, when the guests encircled the
festive board and did full justice TO an
elegant spread.
Yesterday was pay day at the Bell
aire Steel Companys blast furnace.
Over thirey-iive dollars were the
net proceeds realized from the enter
tainment ard social given last week
by Coed Will Lodge No. A. |. Q. G. 7.
The Sons of Veterans, at a recent
meeting. decided to remit all dues and
assessments TO any one Of the order,
taking up arms against Spain. The
i order is anxiously awaiting orders
/ from headquarters for action, and in
| such an event will place a big company
| in the field
D. H. Darrah, Of the Third ward. is
at St Clairsville serving as member
of the petit jury. which has been in
session for the past two weeks or so.
| Extensive improvements are being
made at the city building. The old
partition between the main hall and
Lieut. Eblers office has been torn down
! and is being replaced with a new par
tition extending from the floor to the
| ceiling. The old partition extended to
a point about two feet from the cell
! ing. When this has been completed
| the improvements of a like nature will
be made. The Lieutenant's office will
! receive new furniture.
The new electric system Of locking
rails will shortly be inaugurated on
| the B. & 0. bridge. The work of put
ting the rails in a position for such a
| system has been going on for the past
| two months. BY means of the new
system the instant a train approaches
| the bridge from either end every rail
| is locked Therefore ii is impossible
/ for more than one train TO cross the
| bridge at the same time and vani-hes
| the least possibility of a collision TAX
| ing place.
Emil Schmidt proprietor of the Elk
| change. received dispatch yesterday
| from Claudius Wood. one Of the Bell
aire bows of the Moundsville com
| pany. It is stated that in ali proba-
| bilitv his services would not be need
| ed at present.
I he special car making a tour of the
| country for the distribution of circulars
| of information of the International Cor
| respondence Schools. at Scraton, Pa,
| was stationed yesterday on the G. & P.
| tracks near the ferry landing. Messrs.
| Hugh L. McGann, ]. H. Foster and
| John G. Forsythe are in charge of the
car. They were registered at the Wind
f, sOr.
William Williams. of Barberton. O.,
formerly Of this city, is a guest O.
| friends on Gravel Hill.
Samuel Davis of Clarington. Ohio,
| has received an increase in his pension
! from $50 month to s72 a month from
| April 13th. 1897.
Henry Blum. of New York city. was
| an arrival in the city on business.
W A. Smith, of GAINESVILLE was a
guest yesterday of friends in the Third
ward,
F. E. Arnold. of Canton. spent yes
| terday in the city and registered at the
Anderson.
Miss Rebeccah Haney, of Barnes
| vile, after pleasant visit with rela-
tives in the Fifth ward, has returned
home.
VIM. Breidenstein. of the Third ward,
| has gone to Macon, Ga, TO look after
his orchards at that place He will
probably remain in the South during
! the better part of the summer.
! ". S. Carroll. the well known gro
| Ger of the Third ward, is at Columbus
| ON business.
| w. c. Hutchinson, Of Wanock. Ohio.
/ and Mrs. Mary Day, Of Amber, Ohio,