Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-15
BELLAIRE.
Budget Of News Items from the Bel
mont County Metropolis.

=
mont County Metropolis.
This is National and Grand Army
Day at Epworth Park Assembly and
the veterans of the town will be repre-
scented there. A lecture upon The
Brown Button" will be given by Frank
C. Burner, Past Grand Chaplain In
Chief of the G. A. r., and camp hre
will be held in the evening. The pro-
gramme for the season Will end TO-
morrow and the lecture of Maud Bal
lington Booth at p. m. Will be the
drawing card.
Yesterday evening Charles, son OF
John Motter of the Fourth ward. met
with an accident while handling an air
gun The load was accidentally dis
charged and the ball lodged in the
index finger of young Motters left
hand. DR.. Piper extracted the lead
and dressed the wound. which is not
serious one. This indicates the spar
row-killers are not altogether harmless
unless carefully handled.
James Duffy, c. & P. passenger con-
ductor, is laid up at his home in The
Fourth ward and Conductors Leith and
Gerren are doubling" on trains 339
and $40. Louis Buchse, formerly car
clerk, has been promoted to bill clerk
to succeed Reed Freeman. who has
gone to Ravenna and C. E. Duffy has
been made car clerk.
The condition Of 1. n. Grafton, who
suffered a third stroke of paralysis on
last Thursday, has been very much
aggravated by an accident which befell
him Sunday night. After the family
had retired Mr.. Grafton arose from his
bed. and in his helpless condition en-
deavored to leave his room when he
fell, injuring himself very seriously.
He has since been unconscious and
last evening his condition was critical
The fact that in several places IN
Belmont county there is tendency up
on the part of Republican leaders to
have delegates to the Congressional
convention express a second choice be-
fore the primaries are held, indicates
the Weems men are skeptical as to the
outcome. Since Gill has been conceded
the solid delegation from Jefferson he
has not only been recognized as for
midable, but as a likely winner. The
tendency of Hollingsworth and Gill
to bury the Ratchet and forget old
sores is another thing that augurs Ill
for Mr.. Weems There is said to be
a pretty general feeling throughout the
district that Belmont county has re-
ceived enough favors at the hand of
Sixteenth district Republicans and
there is danger of this sentiment grow
ing as the time for the convention
draws near and delegates have an OPP
portunity to give the subject sober
consideration.
E. G. Phillips and Miss Rose Phillips,
of the Fourth ward, are visiting Penn
sylvania relatives.
Mrs. A. J. Holt and daughter leave
this week for Muncie, Ind.
Miss Mary Everett, of Peoria, ILL.,, is
the guest of Fifth ward relatives.
The Republicans in both the town
ship ard city will nominate candi
dates for decennial land appraisers at
the same time and place, the Con-
gressional primaries are held on Sep
TENDER 2nd.
The Belmont County Fair Associa
ton has posted handsome Autographs
announcing the dates for Tuesday,
"wednesday and Thursday, September
10th, Goth and Dist.
Sunday party of young ladies Of
Wheeling creek gave picnic which
was attended by number of young
men of this place.
Chas. Gill, the we'll known glass
salesman. of Pittsburg was meeting
old friends in the city last evening.
w w Robinson is here from Frank
lin, Ind.
Mr. lazure, bookkeeper for the q. S.
Glass Company at Pittsburg, returned
home last evening after visiting his
folks in this vicinity.
D. H. Millgan, Esq, of St. Glars
vile, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Matte Stultz. of Moundsville,
is visiting trends on Rose Hill.
L. Ohliger, ef Wellsville, was in the
city yesterday.
Chas. Toban was called to Martins