Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
BELLAIRE.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
of DR.. n--Demise of Well
Known Farmsr---Funeral of John
Bayle---Death of Mrs. Babel Other
News,

DR.. w. o. Huston, whose death, as
was chronicled in yesterdays Register,
occurred yesterday morning at one
O'Clock at his home on Thirty-second
street, and was due to cancer of the
stomach, was born in West Fairfield,
Pa. He was forty-one years of age.
He had resided in this city for the past
six years, and was generally we'll
known and esteemed. DR.. Huston
graduated in a general course of
studies from Westminster College, and
received his medical education at the
University of Pennsylvania. Prior to
his coming to this city he practiced
medicine at Peninsula, in Summers
county, this State, and in both places
he acquired a large practice. A wife,
nee Fannie Conger, and three young
children, Alice, Irene and Nellie, sur
vive to mourn his loss.
In accordance with a request made
by DR.. Huston just before he died, a
over the body yesterday morning at IL
O'Clock by Drs. Beetham, McClelland,
West, Boone, Cooper and Wells, which
resulted in the finding of cancer as the
cause of death, showing the case to
have been correctly diagnosed.
A funeral service was held over the
remains last night at o'clock at the
United Presbyterian church. The
ceremony was conducted by Rev. 0. w.
Holmes, pastor of the First M. E.
church, and was very largely attended
by the condoling relatives and friends
of the deceased. Quite number of the
members of the medical fraternity were
present. Many beautiful floral trib-
utes were received. The pall-bearers
were Drs. West, McClelland, Cooper,
Beetham, Boone and Wells.
The remains will be taken to Pen
insula, the home of Mrs. Huston's pa
rents, this morning at 9 o'clock, via
the c., L. & W. road, for burial.
William Shields, a we'll known and
highly respected farmer, died at his
home at Neff's Siding, west of this
city, Wednesday night at seven
o'clock, after two weeks illness Of
typhoid fever. The deceased was a
native of Belmont county, and was
,rtx old Wild oil a nd
favorably known throughout the
county and the news of his demise
will occasion a deep sense of sorrow
among a large circle OF his friends.
He served at one time in the capacity
of trustee of Pultney township. Mr..
Shields is survived by a wife, nee
Miss Dunlap, and two small children.
He was a member of Bellaire Lodge,
F. & A. NJ.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence tomorrow morning at
eleven o'clock, and the interment will
be made at Rock Hill cemetery.
The funeral of John w. Bayle, who
expired last Monday evening at his
home in the First ward after long
illness of complicated diseases, took
place yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock from his late residence. The
funeral service, which was conducted
by Rev. Austin Wilson, pastor of the
South Bellaire NJ. E. church. was at
tended by many of the deceased's rela-
tives and friends, and at the conclu-
sion the remains were borne to Rose
Hill cemetery for burial. The pail
bearers were Louis Schramm, Frank
S. Mason, Joseph Weyrick, Fred Haze
lett, Henry Sager and A. Porterfeld.
The funeral was in charge of Spangler
Post No. 80, G. A. r., of which the
deceased was a member The body
was laid to rest with the honors of
war. A large number of the members
of the order turned out to pay their
last tribute of respect to the de-
ceased.
Mrs. Alkaline Babel died Wednesday
evening at five o'clock at her home,
No. 41S1 Jefferson street, from
epilepsy. The deceased was sixty-five
years old and was well known and
highly esteemed throughout the city.
She was a devoted member of the
First NJ z. church The arrangements
for the funeral had not been COM
pleted yesterday.
BRIEF BELLAIRE ITEMS.
The Duquesne Club have issued
unique invitations for a masquerade
bo11 70 he oivap on Thursday NIGHT