Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
BELLAIRE.
Personal Topics and News Items
Briefly Photographed For Register
Readers.

Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
Mrs. BENZ. Neff had a narrow escape
from serious injury while crossing
Union street to the wagon occupied by
her husband. Mrs. Neff had just left
the postoffice and was about midway of
the street when a buggy, in which were
Mrs. DR.. McMasters, OF Wheeling, and
another lady, passed rapidly south.
Mrs. Neff did not see the approaching
! vehicle and was struck and knocked
PROSTATE upon the pavement. She was
not hurt beyond bad fright and
slight bruises, and was in short time
able to accompany her husband TO
their he.ne west of town. The ladies
in the buggy we're also badly frighten-
ed, and their screams when they saw
the accident was inevitable attracted a
crowd The affair was an incident OF
the street for which no one particular
ly is to blame.
The push and enterprise of Bellaire
contractors have long been recognized
here and the way they have been
scooping in the jobs of late shows
they are able to meet all corners IN
the fierce competition that is met IN
this particular line of employment.
During the past ten days P. l.. & j. b.
Maloney have secured contracts for
$4,000 worth of pike work in Jeffer-
son county, and Davis & Archer have
signed an agreement to do $4,000
job of paving at Alliance, Ohio. Henry
Day is just finishing UP his $4,000 pike
contract in the southern part OF the
county.
The next national holiday will be
Fourth of July, and already some OF
the social clubs are planning picnics,
overland excursions and boating triEs
for that date Among the folks who
are anticipating an outing upon that
occasion are the members of the
Twentieth Century Club. AS the
plans of the club were somewhat frus-
trated on Decoration Day, it is IN
tended to commence making arrange
ments early this time. The majority
xofthe members have expressed a pref
erence for yachting trip upon the
river and it is likely it will be decided
to spend the day in that manner.
The Knights of st. john will meet
this afternoon to complete arrange
ments for attending the church dedi-
cation at Steubenville ne2t Sunday.
The boys will take part in the parade
and will in all probability give an ex-
hibition drill. The knights are al
ready in good practice, owing to their
preparation for the event at Zanes-
vile, but they will at tie meeting to-
day arrange for several rehearsals dur
ing the current week.
The watch which James Wilson, the
man from Washington, Pa, complained
Of being unfairly taken from him, was
recovered by the police yesterday.
Scott Lavelle, who had the property,
gave it UP without a protest, and as
Wilson did not care to prosecute, the
matter will be dropped. Wilson has,
however, learned a lesson that he will
not soon forget.
The party of six couples that at
tended the dance. at Wheeling Park
FRIDAY night came near meeting with
an accident at West Wheeling on the
way home. Just as the party reached
the point in the road at that place
:
close to the wagon way, a freight train
dashed into view and the glare of the
headlight so frightened the team that
it required the combined efforts of the
gentlemen in the crowd to keep the
horses from backing the vehicle onto
the tracks. There was confusion
among the gentlemen and terror
amcng the ladies for few minutes, but
bor n inc
The commencement exercises Friday
night gave general satisfaction, and
complimentary expressions were heard
upon every hand yesterday. OF the
class CT so, several will continue their
studies at the higher institutions of
learning the coming year. Mayer
Rodefer will enter Hiram College in the
fall, and Miss Inez Kinney contem-
plates matriculating at the Ohio State
University. Orlando Irwin. the first
honor man, may take a course in the
Wheeling Business College before ac-
cepting his scholarship at the Wesylan
University. His grades in the final ex-
animation averaged SO per cent, and
his yearly average was "a 4-10. His
closest competitor had an average of
81 10. BY virtue of his high standing
young Irwin gets both the scholarships,
but the one at the Wheeling Business
College must be accepted the coming
year, while that of the Wesleyan Uni
versity can be used at any time.
Neither are transferable.
The parties who bought the steam
tug Groves" with the intention of
putting her into the Wheeling end
Bellaire service, have not been able to
DO SO as soon as they expected. When
they came to look the craft over they
found considerable repairing and re-
modelling necessary to adapt it to the
purpose desired, and among other
things new boilers had to be put
in, for which purpose the boat has been
sent to Pittsburg.
Perry Cummins is home from the
University of Pennsylvania.
There will be no services at the q.
P. church to-day on account of the
improvements that are being made to
the building.
Union services Of the C. E. societies
at the First Presbyterian church this
evening
The out of town teachers will like
ly leave for home tomorrow. Miss
Lentz goes to Louisville, Miss Nc