Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-18

/ three years service last spring, his SyS-
| tenn was fun of malaria. but he says his
| life on the high plains of the West has
entirely cured him. After Mr.. Giffen
heard OF the death of his brother, Ira,
in Cuba, he concluded to abandon
| army life and through the efforts OF
Mrs. Capron, with whom he Is well ac-
uqairIted and who interceded with the
war department in his behalf, he secur-
ed his discharge.
/ The flow of Bellaire people to At
lantic City does not appear to abate as
the season advances. Yesterday a
party left over the Panhandle to be
/ gone the full limit of the tickets,
which will be fifteen days. Those who
made up the party were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. kirkpatrick. Miss Emma Lam
ford, Miss Minnie Colts and Mrs. Chal-
mers Trimble, of Bellaire, and vicinity,
and Mr. W. w. Robinson, Of Frank
lin, Ind. who has been stopping with
friends here.
| A coming event which is anticipated
with much pleasure by the young set of
society folks is the marsh mallow
toast announced by Miss Oral Dickens
and Miss Mabel Lichtenberger for one
| night next week. The affair will be
| Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Dickens and some
novel features will be introduced for
! the entertainment Of the guests.
The reunion of the Darrah family
has grown to be a conspicuous event
among the several affairs of the kind
given in the county annually and the
enc given at Steel's grove, north Of
Martins Ferry yesterday was not in
ferior in interest and attendance to
| those held in the past. Persons bear
| ing the name and blood connections
are numerous in several States and
each year since the custom was inaug-
urated they journey for miles to Bel
! mont county to renew associations and
| recount the deeds and incidents in the
| lives of their ancestors. Upon such oc-
casions it is a favorite pas time to I'M
ravel family connections or rather to
attempt to do SO, for the problem in
some instances becomes too obscure
for the most proficient. Bellaire was
| numerously represented at the reun-
! ion yesterday.
While driving in the South End of
the city Wednesday evening a horse
| belonging to Ross McCabe, of Glen
dale, ran off, and greatly damaged
the buggy to which it was attached.
Mr.. McCabe was accompanied by his
| wife and another lady, but all jumped
in time to save themselves. The ami
Pinch Run and ran to Twentieth street
before it was halted. The horse was
| also somewhat injured by the run.
Last evening the remainder of the
boys who have been stopping at the
! National fishing camp returned home.
The boys would have remained longer
/ had it not been for the fact that sew
eral of them work in the chimney
at home was necessitated. The mem
bers who have been enjoying the camp
life are Thos. Powers, Bonnie Stahl,
Martin Ney, Walter Campbell, W. j.
Campbell, VIII Shindewof, Eddie
Fitzpatrick, Frank Grafton, Frank
and Harry Minnehan.
The Bellaire Lodge of Elks at the
/ meeting Wednesday evening set on
foot a project which will mean much
to the order locally if carried to a sue
! cessful conclusion. A proposition to
have the lodge erect a building was
made and favorably considered by the
members present. Plans have not
been matured yet, but leading mem
bers have for some time been consid-
ering the matter and such an enter
prise is not only considered desirable,
but altogether feasible. There are
several good sites in view any of which
would answer the purpose and it is
said the best of these is obtainable at
a reasonable figure. The plan as
! roughly outlined, is to erect a three
story brick building. The first floor
would be utilized for business purposes
and on the third floor the Elks would
! have their hall. The second story
would be devoted to offices and to
| club rooms. 1t is thought a suitable
lot can be secured and a building after
the plan suggested can be built at to-
tai of from eleven to twelve thousand
| dollars. To accomplish this a stock
company will be organized by the
members and with the nucleus which
the lodge already has in the treasury
A CENTURY RUN.