Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-04
BELLAIRE.
Budget Of News liens from the Bel
mont Metropolis.

Ephsem passed away at St. Johns rec
tory after an illness OF four weeks from
typhoid fever. In her death the Bell
aire mission, to which she has been at
tached for the past ten years, suffers
q loss which will be keenly felt by her
co-workers and those who have been
the beneficiaries OF her conscientious
and kindly labors. This was her first
and last assignment, and during the
decade she has been with the people OF
st. Johns parish she has had charge OF
the convent and has taught in the
school as a supply when needed. She
came originally from Boston, and her
brother, James O'Hare, who still re-
sides there, was at her bedside when
the end came. She was attached to
the Mother House at Nazareths KY.
The funeral will take plate at 10
o'clock tomorrow from St. Johns
Church, when solemn high mass of
requiem will be said. Interment will
be at the Bellaire Catholic cemetery.
The reported strike among the help-
ers at the Standard Boiler Works APP
pears rot to be exactly what that term
implies. 1t seems the services OF a
few laborers were dispensed with for
cause, and they gave it cut that a strike
is on. The management say the whole
plant is pursuing its even tenor and
49, 5ox.o-J fo. on inPrpagn 0f
wages was asked for. The works are
\ as busy and full handed now as they
have been at any time this year.
There will be no celebrating here to-
day to attract the public generally, but
quite a number of lesser events. public
and private, nave been arranged for.
Complimentary TO DR.. and Mrs. j. 5.
4 Newcomer, several of the Twentieth
Century Club Ladies have planned for
a picnic at Shallcross' Grove, west OF
the city, and the trip to and from the
grounds will be made in conyeyances.
Last evening another private party was
being made UP to picnic at wheeling
Park, and two Or three other private
excursions are on the tapis for the
day. Those who desire to visit a good
orderly place of public amusement
will find it at Bellaire Park, where
there will be coed music and dancing,
beginning at 1 p. m. No admission will
he charged. The Thimble Circle will
! Nicnic neal Bethel.
One of the notabel Fourth Of July
events in this vicinity to-day will be
the picnic at Shady Side, given by the
Good Templars. 1t is expected to have
members OF the organization present
from Steubenville, Martins Ferry,
/ Bridgeport and Bellaire, and other
surrounding towns. The general pub
aic is cordially invited to attend, and
| those who desire an outing with ra-
tional recreation. but no rowdyism or
Objectionable features, will find the
gathering much to their taste and lik-
ing.
Mechanic Hose Company No. 3, will
have a team in the fireman's race at
Moundsville to-day, and their friends
confidently expect to see them get a
share of the purses hung up. Their
competitors in the race will be the j.
f. Jones Hose Company, OF Sistersville,
and a team selected from the depart
ment at Moundsville. The boys will
go down on a special car on the Ben
wood and Moundsville line at 1880
this morning, and they will be accom-
panied by something like a hundred
rooters. Donald Mcdonald is foreman
OF the team. Frank Mason will break
the hose and VIM. Kruger will adjust
the nozzle. The line up of the team
includes the following %sprinters: Stan
ton Findlay, Alex. Kilgore, Jas. Kill
gore. Justice Allen, EGw. Allen, Frank
Nelson. Jos. Burke, Frank GLASGOW,
Jacob Goodrich, Chas. Wilcox, Geo.
Clegg, VIM. Seabrooke and Jos. keyser,
the latter two plugmen. The race IS
the regulation run of $50 yards, lay )
sections Oh UOSG, uISSOiHcSI, NONPAS "AN
adjust nozzle.
Yesterday J. NJ. Davis. representing
the Central Lyceum Bureau OF Cleve-
land, was in the city e~ndeavoring to
arrange for a lecture course here the
coming season. 1t is altogether prob
able that those who have had charge OF
this matter in the past will arrange to
give the community something good
in the entertainment line again this
season and they should have the sup
port and encouragement of citizens in
SO doing. Mr.. Davis claims his bureau
has some of the best talent on the
platform and if it is brought here it
should pay something more than ex-
penses.
Democratic candidates for county OFF,
GERS are spriIging up like mushrooms,
and by the time the convention is
called there will probably be several
contests On hand. Local conditions, as