Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-23
BELLAIRE.
A Chronicle of Yesterdays General
Happenings Personal, Social and
Otherwise.

Otherwise.
f. NJ. Robinson. of Stafford, Ohio,
was a guest of friends in the city yes
| terday.
The Duquesne Club has decided to
continue the holding of hops every
Saturday night at City Hall during the
remainder of the season. Extensive
preparations are now being made by
this organization for a masquerade ball
to be held at the city building on the
evening of February 9th.
Prof. Delbrugge will tender a recep-
ton to the pupils of his dancing class
n their friends next Friday evening
at Armory hall. Dancing and a cake
walk will be the chief features of the
evening. All indications point to a
very enjoyable time and a large crowd
will, no doubt, be in attendance.
The stockholders of the Novelty
Stamping Works will hold their an
nual meeting this afternoon at two
o'clock at the Office of the factory.
John Mccormick, the genial c. & P.
travelling passenger agent, is confined
to his home in the Fifth ward with
grip.
Chas. Dankworth, clerk at the G.. &
P. station, is recovering from an at
tack of grip. His son Charles, Jr., an
employee of the Bellaire bottle works,
is also recovering from a spell of the
same disease.
John Ney, an employee of the Bellaire
bottle works. residing in the Second
ward, is able to be on duty again
after a confinement to his home with
grip.
William Cleaver. of the First ward,
is able to return to his duties at the
Bellaire bottle works after a severe
attack of grip.
A young daughter of William Pen
nington, of T%hirty-ffth street, died sud-
denly Saturday night after a brief ILL
ness.
Glare, a young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orion Porterfield, of Guernsey street,
is able to be out again after a long
illness of typhoid fever.
The services at the various churches
yesterday were fairly we'll attended.
considering the large Number of folks
who are now confined to their respect
i've homes on account of Illness.
The condition Of Mrs. William Lloyd,
who is i'll with grip, was worse yes
terday.
James McEldowney arrived in the
city yesterday from New Martinsville,
w. Va, and spent the day with friends.
An alarm of fire was sounded yes
terday morning about 1 o'clock calling
out the Duquesne hook and ladder, the
Liberty, Mechanics and Chemical COM
panies to the Bellaire stove foundry. A
small blaze had originated near one of
the cupolas from some unknown cause,
but was extinguished before any dam
age worthy of mention had been done.
Misses Belle Levine and Minnie Ham
ilton have returned to their home at
Steubenville, after a weeks pleasant
visit at the home of the Misses Steger
in South Bellaire.
A ~well-known druggist of this city is
contemplating the erection of a new
building on Thirty-seyenth street in the
zeal future, for occupancy by himself
as a place of business.
About twenty-five employees of Rod
| efer's glass factory are on duty and
| confined to their respective homes suf-
fering from grip.
Two plain drunks will be disposed OF
this morning in police court.
Col. C. L. Poorman returned home
| on Saturday from Columbus, where he
attended the meeting of the Columbus
gold and silver equal coinage league
| held there on Friday night. Col. Poor
man made a very excellent address be-
| fore the assemblage on THE Connec-
/ 49, IS D;-onto11icpn With tho prnSnQr-
ity of the Country" which was well
received. He reports the meeting to
have been a very enthusiastic one. Col.
Poorman has promised to return to
that city and address the League on the
| subject Government or Bank Issue
| and Control of Money" some time dur
ing coming month.
The condition of Mrs. c. L. Poorman,
who is i'll of pneumonia, was much
better yesterday.
The funeral of Mrs. James Murray,
whose death on Saturday evening was
due to pneumonia with which she suf-
fered for about a week. will take place
from her late residence in the First
ward Tuesday morning at nine o'clock.
The place of business of H. P. Rod
ewig. the furniture dealer. will soon
undergo extensive repairs and improve
ments. A stone pavement will be placed
in the cellar and the south end of the
building will be fitted with an ele-
vator, to run between the cellar and
second floor. Business will be trans
acted on each of the three floors which
n~ecessarially calls for an increase in
the stock of goods now handled by Mr..
Rodewig. With the elevator in this
section Of the building easy access to
any part of the house will be provided.
Small repairs will be made in all the
departments.
A Bohemian was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Marshal Johnston for dis
orderly conduct. He will be arraigned
before the Mayor this morning.