Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-02
BELLAIRE.
A Varied Collection Of News Items
From the Belmont County Town.

Union street at O'Clock yesterday after
noon and was numerously attended by the
old friends and neighbors of the deceased.
There were many handsome flowers
placed upon the casket, the tribute of rel
atives and others. Rev. Weiss, of the
German Reformed church, assisted by
Rev. Watson, of the Methodist church,
conducted the services. The pail bearers
were the two sons of the deceased, John
and George Stro'bel. a grand son, Claude
Harrison, and three sons-in-law, George
Anderson, James Harrison and R. w.
Carouthers. The remains were laid to
rest in the German cemetery.
The interest of the public in the com
mencement exercises tonight is evidenced
by the advance sale of tickets which is
the largest upon any similar occasion
for years. The seating capacity of the
Methodist church, where the exercises
will be held, is 405, and at O'Clock last
evening only 81 seats remained unsold.
The strike among the packers at the
Rodefer glass house has been settled. and
the plant is moving along as usual. OPP
erations were resumed in every depart
ment yesterday morning. All but two OF
the old packers. after due consideration,
were willing to return to the jobs and
they were re-instated. The two vacancies
were filled by new men.
1t is understood that the Enterprise
Enamel Company has received a notice
from the National Enameling Company
asking that the former refrain from the
use of certain processes upon which the
National claims to have patent 1t is
not unlikely that the matter will be taken
to the courts, as the interests involved
are said TO be very considerable.
The rainy weather this week has very
noticeably retarded the work of the local
plant of the Suburban Brick Company,
and has in fact retarded progress at all
the company's plants in this vicinity.
The clay men cannot well work in the
rain and besides it makes the Dirt sticky
and hard to handle. Aside from this inn
pediment, the local plant has been max
ing good time.
The rs men employed at the Rocker
shousen mines, south of Bellaire are still
out and as the company seems more dis
posed TO use the time in completing i'm
provements rather than running the
works. a resumption is not in sight. The
company is using a three-eighths bar in
the screen and the men want a five
eighths bar, and there is some little mis-
understanding about the dead work,
too. The company expects TO raise the
tpple and put in the new machines at
an early date.
Thos Kane and wife left yesterday to
visit friends at Fairmont W Va.
Harry Thomas. of the steel works, left
yesterday on a business trip east.
Duane Cowen left yesterday morning
for the scene of the Republican conven-
ton at Columbus.
Mrs. Charles Strahl, Mrs. NJ E. Wether-
aid and Mrs. Anna Thompson are attend
ing the meeting of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society of the NJ. E. church
at Bethesda.
Ed, Blon, the Gravel Hill mail carrier,
is taking his vacation al the fishing camp
down the river, and Henry Fitton is sub
stitut.ng for him.
Sebastian WINNER took advantage of
the cheap rates to so out to Columbus
yesterday.
Postmaster Cow went out to Columbus
yesterday morning to see the fun.
Horace Kane, a glass worker, is in from
Dunkirk, Indiana
VIM. Deafenbaugh and Miss Eva E Pit
ner, both of Bellaire. have been licensed
to wed.
Albert A. Hutchinson and Miss Nancy
]. Conoway, and John I1emsley and Miss
Jennie Jenkins were two couples mar
ried by Rev. Wilson Wednesday
Health Officer Boone reports 20 deaths
for the month of May.
The weather Decoration Day is con-
trasted with some satisfaction with that
before and since.
Ellis Criswell has returned from
Youngstown TO accept better job at the
steel works.
AT the commencement tonight the
doors will be open at 1:So, exercises to be-
gin at So'clock.
Jacob Fisher has accepted position
with j. S. Welty, at Wheeling.
Sunday. June 11th, will be Childrca's
Day at the Christian church.
Mrs. DR.. Harris, of Glencoe, was calling
On friends in the city yesterday
Sheriff S. S. Foreman was IL BeIaire
Thursday morIinS.
W. 5. Carroll has retusaed from 4 tr.n
though Northern Ohio
VIM. Robinson. of the Fourth ward. who
was erected with articles belonging -
The Z. S. Express COMPANY Stable on
Oak alley N his posse ssion, was held to
ne grand jury b. Mayor Fseese in ,hs
sum of $780,