The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-20
BELLAIRE HAPPENINGS.
Matters ofInterOst ia the Metropolis
ofBelmont County

OF helNlQuL AQulAAy
Thomas E. Clark. one % The cd res
dents OF this county, and vel ana m
Vorably known all over the county
died az 81. Clairavllle Tuesday night
from the effects Of paralytic stroke
last Saturday evening. He was sky
three years old md had been proprietor
OF the old National hotel at the county
seat and later owned and run the New
Clarendon. He was q man well llked
By all who knew him and he was wide
known. HIS wife preceded him TO the
grave q few years, but he leaves one
son and three daughters, among them
Mrs.. r. c. Meyer. Of this city. The
funeral viii be held 1t 81. ClairHVihe
his afternoon At 3o'clOck under the aus
plces OF Hope commandery, knights
Templar, OF which deceased was q
member. Heatherington's band VIII nt-
tend the funeral with the eommandefy'
Miss Carrie Lee Danford and q COM
panlon trained nurse have been assign
ed for duty In Manila and VIII take
passage next Saturday. Miss Carrie y
devoted TO her work a. q nurse ana
during all Of the many months sne
watched and nursed her father, Hon.
I.orenzo Danford, so carefully she
watched with keen interest the progress
Of the American forces. and when she
realized her loss she at once set ABOUT
for assignment to duty. She and her
coinpanion went to the President and
ina day or two the war department
nSsiRned them. II will be remembered
that she was with the army for several
months and came home on furlough
IN time 70 nurse her father until MS
death.
Bellaire friends Of Sam. B. Campbell,
state treasurer, doubt the stories about
him concerning the hanging OF pie
t1re OF Judge Mash IN his office. Mr.
Campbell Is a gentleman, and unless
there was something very offensive IN
the manner OF wanting to hang the PIC
ture there, no response would have tol-
lowed. and the attempt to convey tne
idea that he Is not Nash man Is iar-
fetched and probably born OF malice
Nh. Campbell was treasurer OF Jeher-
SON county two terms and treasurer OF
state two terms, and he Is not an In
CRATE.
Fred Williams was considerably
burned about the face and hands by
natural gas at the Bellaire steel works
Tuesday night. He is not dangerous
liz, hut Is painfully burned. and Il oe-
CURED by his standing on top OF q ladle
and dropping a match to see II there
was any gas. The explosion that fol-
lowed Is what did the damage to him.
There seems to be a lull in the pre-
iIminary congressional canvass. II u
quite apparent that the convention VIII
not be held until the latter part OF Au-
gust or early in September, and resting
during the hot season may be very
proper.
The man Donayln who was taxed $50
and costs and given so days IN 1aii by
Mayor Freeze, when he realized the eN-
tent Of his punishment. said he was at
the end Of his Olsslpating period. Drink
is all that landed him in the scrape.
Quite a crowd OF BellaIre people at
tended the butchers picnic at Sum-
nit park yesterday, and ut the grounds
/ the throng was immense. The Bel
laire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati had
special train each way.
John w. Allen. OF sistersyille, and
/ Miss L,ottle WinesburR. OF this city.
were married by Rev. o. w. Holmes on
Tuesday evening. They left yesterday
for Jewett. Ohio, where Mr.. Allen Is en-
gagged at present.
Rev. S. A. Bright. Of Leayenworth,
Kan, passed through the city yester-
day morning from Crabapple, where he
spent few days with relatives, he
was on his way home TO Kansas.
The friends here Of Chester Lewis.
whose Injury between Baltimore & Ohio
cars was noted yesterday, were palned
/ TO hear OF his misfortune. This was
his former home.
A car with eleven tons Of silver bull
ion went west over the Baltimore q
Ohio attached to train No. yesterday
morning. The bullion was valued at
1876. 900.
Miss Helen Cofey daughter Of the
Rev. Robt. Corey, has arrived In tho
city from England. to remain two OF
| three months with her parents In this
city.
Miss Nellie Meyers, Of MuncIe, Ind.
Is the guest OF friends IN the Third
ward. She leaves tomorrow for Sis
tersville to visit Mrs. George Z. Work.
Miss Laura Thornberry returned
home TO GAINESVILLE yesterday after
noon after spending month with rel
Rtives here.
Mrs, John Davis and family have re-
| turned home from a two weeks visit
with relatives In Sardls and SisteTsville.
Miss Erla Kelly left yesterday after
noon for her home in Wellsville after
spending two weeks with relatives here.
Mayer Herzberg and family. Of the
| Fifth ward. have gone to Akron to
spend n week with relatives.
Miss Hattie Aplin, OF the Fifth ward,
| left yesterday for Pittsburgh TO spend
two weeks with relatives.
II. B. Wilkinson is remodellng his
home In the Fourth ward and will build
| quite an addition TO Il.
John Sanders left yesterday after
noon for Moundsville TO spend two
weeks with friends.
Miss Lottie Kelly will leave Saturday
for Elyrla TO visit friends.