Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-09
BELLAIRE.
Two Deaths---B. & O. improvements.
Other News Notes.


Miss Ella Marsh, daughter OF A. H.
Marsh, formerly of this city, died at
her home in Sistersville, w. Va, yes
terday morning from peritonitis. The
deceased was forty-ive years of age,
and had a large circle of friends in
this city, who will be panied to learn
of her demise. The body will be
brought to this city this afternoon at
three O'Clock, after which it will be
taken to the Christian Church, where
funeral service will be held at four
o'clock. At the conclusion of the rite,
which will be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. c. M. Watson, the remains will
be conveyed to Rose Hill cemetery for
burial. The deceased was sister of
c. c. Marsh jeweler of Sistersville,
and n. L. Marsh, who is engaged in
the jewelry business at Warrington,
W. Va
Mrs. Mary E. Boyle died at her home
in the Second Ward Sunday morning
at 5 O'Clock. of heart trouble. The fun
eral took place yesterday afternoon at
one O'Clock. The interment was at
Mt. Zion cemetery.
Mrs. Rush Faris, Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
CARRIER, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGregor.
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John Grouse spent Sunday at Bethesda.
There is much activity along the B.
& 0. route between this city and New
ark at present, which indicates that
the idea of double-tracking the C. &
0. division has not been given up, de-
spite the fact that the orders for such
improvements were cOuntermanded
some time ago. Large consignments of
S5-pound rails have been distributed
between Bellaire and Newark, and men
are at work engaged in Strengthening
the bridges at various points between
Bellaire and Cambridge.
W. D. Mansfield, of Dayton, was an
arrival in the city yesterday.
c. P. Wheeler and wife, of Cincin-
natl, were the guests of friends in the
city yesterday.
j. Ellis, of Cleveland passed through
the city yesterday on business.
A. Clarke was a business arrival in
the city yesterday from Franklin.
A number of young society folks of
the city will attend the reception, to
be given at Wheeling Park next Fri,
day evening by Prof Delbrugge.
{. d. Corning, of Cleveland, register
ed yesterday at the Globe.
1t was reported in this city yesterday
that large eagle had been seen late
ly in the vicinity of Belmont and
Bethesda, and that the farmers resid-
ing between the two places have been
missing lambs from their respective
focks at various times. Quite a num-
Der of folks are inclined to believe
that the bird that has been causing
SO much talk was a bllzzard. a bird
which is frequently seen through the
interior of the State.
Rev. Pike, pastor of the Christian
church at GAINESVILLE, passed through
the city yesterday on his way to
Woodsfield.
Mrs. Nellie Williams, wife of Rev.
A. B. Williams, of Mt. Vernon, O., has
arrived in the city to attend the fun
eral of her sister, Miss Ella Marsh,
which takes place to-G<r
Will Landkrohn has accepted posi-
ton as clerk at the Wiley meat mar
ket on Thirty-second street.
A young son of Daniel Davis, of the
Fifth ward, is suffering from a mashed
finger.
A large number of new books have
pCSh pldNGu Ol Tic Sn6lNto dI the pun
lie school library. More new books
will be received at the library during
the coming week.
Tom Cooper, a C. & P. employee, of
the Fifth ward, has gone to Denver,
Colo, to visit relatives and friends.
Howard Blankley has returned to his
home at Harvey, Ills, after having Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. William Simpson,
of Rose Hill.
The Stewart enameling plant, which
was absorbed recently by the National
Enameling and Stamping Company of
New York, is to be considerably en-
larged and improved throughout, and
the force of employees will of course be
increased. Several new presses and
lathes are to be put in and additional
furnaces set up some time shortly
w. D. Mansfield, of Crawford, Ind,
has arrived in the city for the purpose
of organizing a court of the fraternal
and beneficial order of Ben Hur.
On Friday last the township schools
taught by R. E. Crow and Miss Maggie
Nesbitt were closed with appropriate
exercises
Two plain DRINKS were fined in yes
terday mornings Police Court.
The old system Of paying the en-
ployes at Rodefer Bros. has been dis
continued and new system has been
inaugurated.