Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26
BELLAIRE.
News Items Of Various Odds ana
Consequence.


The fair and festival given BY the
Mechanics Hose Company in the First
ward closed with a big attendance SAT-
urday evening and those IN attendance
voted the affair an entire success. Aside
from the social features and the revival
OF interest in the company, the IRE lad
dies realized neat sum BY their ef-
forts. All bills have not been settled
yet, but the profits will net something
like four hundred dollars. The contests
In which there was no small amount OF
interest taken We're decided Saturday
evening. In the bicycle contest these
amounts We're turned in Miss Sadie
Lopeman, S64.05: Miss Trecy Pelky,
$500; Miss Rosie Fabra. $35. 80: Miss
Annie Steele. s22.l0. In the contest
for most popular young lady. Miss
Hester Miller received 1850 votes and
Miss Nettie Meyers 1,I9S votes. Each
vote represents one cent paid by the
voter, and consequently the income
from this source was $S5.SS. In the
contest for the gas stove Miss Alice,
Goodrich turned in $3.50 and Miss
Ethel Shackleford $3.50. The holder
OF ticket No. 1929 gets the water set.
This morning the Elks viii get to-
gether at their hall at 8 o'clock to at
tend the big parade which inaugurates
the fair and carnival at Wheeling. 1t
is expected 10 have between eighty and
a hundred of the boys In line and
Heatherington's band will lead the pro-
cession. The Bellaire Elks will be in
charge of Esquire Isadore Somehow.
who also acts as field marshal upon
such occasions. The retinue viii be
taken TO Wheeling on the Eliza.
The action of the Belmont Trades
and Labor Union in annulling the boy
colt on the B.. B. a. Nj. +. line yester-
day, was pretty generally favorably
commented upon by citizens who learn
ed of the action last evening. The
d9mpany last evening ordered tha
men to report for duty this morning.
and the cars. 1t is understood, will be
run on schedule time between this
point and the transfer station at Aetna
vile to-day. There was not an Ohio
delegate voted against giving the en-
ployes the privilege to go to work.
The storm which visited this COM
munity on Saturday afternoon was very
severe in the southern part of the
county, and traffic on the b.. z. & G.
railroad was suspended on account of
the washouts. Several Rellaire neople
who were passengers on the accommo-
dation which reaches here in the even
ing, had to drive in from Irwin Station,
and others came in on the hand car.
me damage to the road was very con-
siderable, but it Is expected TO have
rfyaer
On Saturday the marriage of MIR.
James Roscoe and Mrs. Minnie Scett
was consummated and so quietly did
the affair take place that few persons
except intimate friends of the contract
ing parties We're aware of the fact I'M
til yesterday afternoon. The groom's
home is at st. Clairsville, but he is
employed at the steel works here, and
the BRIDES home is on North Belmont
street The many friends of che counle
are extending congratulations.
Il John Armstrong and wife and sons.
Randall and Howard, of New Castle.
Pa, stopped off in the city yesterday 20
await train this morning for Malaga.
Monroe county, where they go TO at
tend the funeral of Amos Armstrong.
well known citizen of that commune
ity. Deceased was the father of john
Armstrong, and another son lives in
the Fourth ward In this city.
]. Q. Mace, of Bridgeport, was in the
city yesterday.
The new steam yacht, f. w. Groves.
will be running on schedule time to-
day The boat laid off yesterday to
have 24-inch propellers replace the 20
inch ones. and it will now be able to
make better time than ever.
County Examiner r. f. Barnes. OF
Morristown, was in the city yesterday.
T. NJ Potts, of Wellsville, spent Sum
| day here.
There was big crowd of excursion
lists went to Cleveland on the C. & Z.
yesterday morning
Owing to the inelement weather the
excursion of the chemical hose COM
pany was not we'll patronized Saturday
night, and the boys Will be losers by
the venture. The boat only ran 10
Wellsburg and returned.
The Warffuei yacht Is the quickest
and shortest route to the Midway