Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-07
BRIEF BELLAIRE NOTES.

BRIEF BELLAIRE NOTES.
Miss Alice Bailey. of the Third ward,
will depart to-day for Pittsburg, where
she will be the guest of friends.
J. L. Jordan, of Marietta, was in the
city yesterday on business and stopped
at the Windsor.
Charles ]. Lunch, of Woodsfeld, was
registered yesterday at the Exchange.
J. w. Clark, of East Liverpool, was a
guest yesterday of the Anderson.
William Boyd, of Steubenville, was
an arrival in the city yesterday on
business
At the regular monthly business
meeting of the Belmont Turnverein,
held last Sunday afternoon, :, commit
tee was appointed to make arrange
ments for a grand ball to be given at
Turner hall some time during the
coming month.
The contract for the erection of a
two-story brick building at the corner
OF Noble and Thirty seventh streets
for Charles w. Bippus, the Union
street druggist, has been let to Jones
& McGraw, the general builders, at
their bid of $4,000. The contracts for
the different kinds of work on the new
building will be let by Jones & Nc
Graw. The first story of the structure
will contain large store room, to be
fitted up for use by Mr.. Bippus as his
drug quarters, and the second story
will contain dwelling apartments.
Work on the structure will be COM
menced at once, and will be pushed
forward with all possible speed.
r ~
lying quite i'll of complicated diseases,
at his home on Belmont street for some
days past, was much improved yester-
day.
The condition of DR.. T. NJ. Wells,
who has been confined to his home for
a few days past, quite i'll of grip, was
much worse yesterday.
]. A. Cox, of GAINESVILLE, was regis
tered at the Globe yesterday
Yesterday afternoon about two
o'clock the ferry boat Charon, while
making run to the Ohio side, had her
rudder disabled by some drift wood and
was carried considerable distance
down stream. The accident caused
some uneasiness to exist among the
crew and passengers on the beat until
the rudder was cleared, as it was fear
ed that the boat would land against
one of the piers of the B. & o. bridge,
in which event it might have been
capsized.
1t is expected that the north store
room of the Degarmon building, which
is now being remodeled, will be got
ten into shape for occupancy some time
next week. The room has been engag-
Cd hxr A how H., tI,,r
street haberdasher, as a place for his
business.
The natural gas supply throughout
the entire city was shut off yesterday
about 1890 p. m. on account of a
break in the main pipe at a point near
Cameron, w. Va. A large force of
men were Immediately put to work on
the broken pipe and succeeded in get
ting things in shape for a turning on
of the gas about three hours after the
time of the accident. In consequence
the Bellaire bottle work and the Nov
city Stamping factory were compelled
to shut down and considerable incon-
venience was experienced by everybody
using the gas.
Howard Snedeker, of the Fourth
ward, who has been lying i'll of grip at
his home, was considerably improved
yesterday.
Robert Fitch, engineer on the ferry
boat Charon, is lying i'll OF grip at his
home in the Second ward. Mr. Fitchs
son, Harry, has been appointed to fill
the vacant position.
A social will be given at the Gravel
Hill reading room next Saturday even
ing by the North Bellaire Literary AS
ISOLATION.
A poverty social will be given on the
evening =, the 14th inst. by the Ed
worth League of the South Bellaire NJ.
E. Church, at their quarters in the
First ward.
People living on the low lands along
MaN.ahon's creek felt quite uneasy
yesterday owing to the alarming river
reports received from upper points
early in the day. According to later
reports from above it is not likely that
the river will reach a stage sufficient
ly high as to cause the water in Nc
Mahon'S creek to back up to a flood
stage.
The shutting Off of the natural gas
yesterday was the cause of various
parts of the Bellaire steel plant clos
ing down.
Dad Love and a coal digger were
arrested last evening on the charge OF
fighting by the police and will be given
a hearing before the Mayor this morn
ing. Dads" eyes were blackened in
the conflict, which occurred in the al
ley at the rear of the city building, and
was a lively one.
w. c. Van Horn, of this city, is now
at Moundsville and will return home
soon for the purpose OF entering
charges against one of his relatives.