Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-13

Budget of News Items from Our
Belmont County Neiehbor.

Legal talent that has investigated the
question presented by the vote on the bond
issue is inclined to the opinion that the IS
sue has carried and Council will be so adj
vised by City Solicitor Armstrong, at It's
meeting Tuesday night. Precedent is cited
In case from Cincinnati which Was pass
ed upon by the Supreme Court. The ques-
ton raised there was identical with the
one at hand, and the courts held that bal
lots that were not marked either Tor or
against the proposition did not represent
the sentiment of the voter, and by strictly
logical construction were no votes at all.
The corps of B. & o. engineers who
have been at work for some weeks past
laying out route for the proposed Pow
hatan branch are still at work along the
Captina valley 1t is stated the read will
pass through rich farming country, but
this is evidently not the enticiag phase of
the outlook for the B & o. 1t opens up
a fine mineral district of Belmont and
Monroe counties, and will afford an avenue
for the West Virginia product to reach the
trans-Ohio division without having to
come by way of Benwood Junction ard
climbing the heavy grade to Parnesviile.
People living out in that section of the
country look to see the road materiaiize
in short order, and are much pleased with
the prospect.
Miller Holland, the popular day c.srk at
the Globe, has taken the local agency for
the Dundee Rubber Co., of Chicago, AID
will handle their line of mackin toshes.
The lunch counter of the Exchange will
be moved into the office room today.
The work of fitting the room in Central
$3.50 r,7+ T.
progressing rapidly.
A petition is being circulated by mem
bers of the old electric light company. to
have the contract for lighting the city
given to the lowest bidder.
The B. & o. is collecting all the old rails
at this end of the line, and taking them
elsewhere for sidings.
The weight of mail matter passing
through the Bellaire office during the
period of So days, aggregated 1929 pounds
and ounces.
The Shakespeare Club will be entertain
ed Tuesday evening by Miss Maria Gala
her lat her home on Gravel Hill.
Miss Mabel Lichtenberger will be hostess
to the Country Club this evening.
Council. at its session Tuesday night,
will officially canvass the vote on the
electric light question.
Miss Esther Egan has resigned her posi-
ton at A. Kerns store, and will be sue
ceeded by Miss Nellie Mercer.
Bishop Vincent, of Cincinnati, will be at
Trinity Episcopal church Wednesday even
Ing, and his presence is looked forward to
with no little expectancy by members of
the congregation and others among the
church-going people of the city. The
Bishop is an attractive pulpit orator, and
his sermons are always pleasing and in
structive.
Robert Amber, of Jewell, Pa, is the
guest of his father here.
| Isaac Pickett, VIM. Coffied Poodle
: Price Mrs. Michael Kennedy and Mike
Muller are registered on the slate at police
headquarters.
/ Mr.. Wall, of Wall Bros, of Buffalo, N
Y, is in the city.
/ W. c. Cochran leaves Friday for Whit
man, Mass. to accept the position recently
rendered him by a manufacturing firm.
Frank Coard came in from Youngstown
to spend Sunday with his family in the
Fifth ward.