The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-08
BELLAlRE HAPPENINGS.
Matters Of Interest in the Metropolis
ofEclmont County

T.. i.
Matters orIntcrcst In the Metropolis
ofEclmont County
The local Republican committee hns
everything here In good shape for the
county convention to-day. The Turner
hall is decorated nicely and provided
with chulrp. while Heatherington's
band VIII be ou. In the morning ard
discourse sweet music until the Gloss.
Hon. c. ;. Howard, OF GAINESVILLE. Will
he chairman OF the convention. 1t will
be short, as all Of the candidates are
denominations except for prosecuting
attorney, and the contest for that plncr
has grown quite interesting. 1t 10 the
field against Armstrong II reports are
true. .5s5
Howard Grafton. q young man Of this
city. who hns been attending the Lin
sly Institute In Wheeling the past year.
was quite victorious ut the field day
exercises given By that institute on
Wheeling Island Tuesday afternoon.
The young man entered eight contests
and Won six. finishing second In two
others. He was awarded the medal for
having the highest number Of points at
the finish.
The men In the steel works and glass
factories here have not been able to
make full time the past three days on
account Of the sudden warm spell. A
few have been overcome, but not many
Of them seriously affected.
The sale OF the old Sullivan property
on Rose Hill for $1,000, has subjected
the school board to criticism. The pro-
perty was bought for school purposes
few years ago at $500. That Is when
the mistake was made.
The county commencement under the
Boxwcll law. was held In Bethesda yes
terday. Six graduates from this town
ship were on the programme. Several
from this city attended the exercises.
1t Is said the old Catholic church
property recently bought by Charles
Rosser. will be used for n new electric
light and power plant, but this Is hard
ly probable, yet 1t may be.
Quite crowd was attracted to the
river front ut noon yesterday. caused
by the steamboats, whistllng on nc
count of small frame house In Ben
wood burning.
The young son Of Cleveland &; Pitts.
burgh ticket agent John A. Nay, died
early yesterday morning and will be
buried this afternoon from St. Johns
church.
Two young men from Marion, Ind,
rldlns tandem wheel. reached Bel
lairc yesterday and after getting clean
ed up mere went on to Wellsourg and
perhaps Philadelphia.
Ihe wheeling Tent & Awning Com
pnny mas been awarded the contract to
sln,n,s i'og 1,h,n ginss factory with
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The Gravel nm literary aud Socio,
Club will meet this evening Mt the
home Of Mrs. James f. Anderson.
The delegates to the county conven-
ton began to roll In yesterday evening
und all VIII be here this morning.
William Breldenstein will have his