Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-22
BRIDGEPORT.

The meeting of the Belmont County
Teachers Association, held at this
place yesterday in the Presbyterian
church, proved not only very enjoy
able but profitable affair. as we'll.
About $50 teachers and visitors were
present. The meeting opened at ten
O'Clock IN the morning with an address
by A. M. Brown, of Flushing, which
was followed by Loo l. Evans, of AM
vii, with an interesting paper, the sub
ject of which was Light from Light
Geography" was the subject of an in
structive paper BY Ida Coffield, of Bell
aire. Prof. James " Stillwell, of the
school here. then addressed the audi
ence for a snort time, taking for his
subject, The Boy" Needs of Ohio
Country Schools" formed the title of a
very interesting paper by w. G. Cream
er, of ST. Clairsville.
The afternoon session opened short
ly after one O'Clock with an address
as interesting as it was eloquent, by
State Commissioner OF Schools Louis
D. Bonebrake. of Columbus. Commits
sioner Bonebrakes subject was Mod
ern Educational Ideals Moy +. Nc
Clure, of Martins Ferry, followed with
much study OF his subject II. R. Nc
Keen. of the Bellaire schools, discussed
the subject, "History-How, When and
Why after which the meeting adj
journed. Supt Linton, of the Powha-
tan schools, and Prof. Reynolds, of
Martins Ferry. were down for read
ing from Riley and paper on English,
but neither were in attendance.
Drl&@ Os.hA
taken from here to st. Clairsville TO
be tried for insanity, has been commit
ted TO the county infrmary for the
present Her insanity racket seems TO
be more Of sham than anything else,
and why she is working it is hard to
state.
A temperance lecture will be given at
the Kirkwood Methodist, church to-
morrow evening by Rev A. NJ. Collins.
j. T. Hodgens, of Portland Station,
was in town yesterday on business.
Ralph Turner is down from Mingo
spending the day.
FRANC Morrow, who has been work
ing at Newark, o., stopped off with
| relatives here yesterday on his way to
Marietta, where he has accepted posi-
ton in a glass house.
The remains of Miss Nellie Uros-
basco. who died at her home in Aetna
vile Friday, were shipped TO GAINESVILLE
yesterday for interment..
The Belmont County Teachers AS
ISOLATION, held at this place, was well
attended and proved very successful.
Ed. Virtue, of Fairview, o., was in
town yesterday on business.
haywood Forsythe, of Blaine, was IN
town yesterday.
Bert McCleary is visiting relatives at
Washington Pa.
Wheeling Creek miners worked four
days the past week,
| Lee Coen is expected home this morn
| ing from a couple of weeks tip through
the State
Fred Amarne is able 10 !e cut after a
weeks Illness caused by this grip
DR.. Van Wagner performed an operation
yesterday on Joseph Bailey's les. The
member has been causing him much trou-
BILE for some time past.
| Frad Adler, an employee of the Wheeling
Creek mines. residing al Pasco + suffer
| ing from what Is supposed to be blood
! poisoning. Some time ago 4 Ill Of slate
| in the bank struck him on the riSht leg,
| brusng it very badly. lie did nor pay
much attention to the leg untli about a
month ago when it gave him a great deal
of pain. 1t has been growing worse grad
uaIly and he is confined TO his bed on ac-
count of it.
Fire came near destroying George Dun
cans new residence in kirkwood at an
early hour yesterday morning, and but
for its timely discovery the building would
probably have been destroyed Mrs Dun
can awoke shortly after midnight, and
smelling wood smoke started on a tour of
investigation. Upon opening the door of
the bed room a cloud of smoke enveloped
her Assistance was called Immediately
| and the blaze, which was caused by
broken crate in the dining room, which
allowed the gas fame to ignite the mantle,
was soon extigr~hed.
| Mrs David Crawford IS confined to her
home at Blaine with severe attack of tie
grip.
Frank Coss is entertaining young girl
at his home in Kirkwood.
DR.. A. j. Henlein is home from Colun-
bus, where he was attending the State
convention of health officers. The doctor
was appointed on a committee to have
laws enacted preventing the gathering Of
| ice from the rivers and creeks for domes-
| tic use,
| Prosecuting Attorney Weems was down
from st. Clairsville yesterday on business.
Harry Trueman, Of Empire, Is spending
the day with relatives here.
The recently elected officers Of the
branch of the Ohio Building and Loan
company, organized at this place Will
hold meeting to complete their organiza-
| ton and get down to actual business next
Friday eevening in the town hall.
! j. C. Heinlein is home from a business
trip TO Pittsburg.
William f. Williams will spend the day
with relatives at Flushing.
| great deal of sickness prevails about
the town and surrounding country.
CAMERON