Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-11
BELLAIRE.
General News From the Metropolis
of Belmont County.

MISS ELLa cooper returned lrOm
Pittsburg yesterday.
George Connors, of Powhatan, was
in the city yesterday.
John Mcdonald was in Moundsville
yesterday on business.
S. Owens, of Gates, was in the city
yesterday on business.
Nick McGraw is spending few days
with friends in the country.
Bert Hopkins returned yesterday
from business trip to Pittsburg.
J. M. Ullam, of Warnock's, was in
the city yesterday calling on friends.
Miss Fay Warnock is visiting her
uncle, Charles Warnock, in Homestead,
Pa.
The directors of the Enterprise En-
ameling Works held meeting yester-
day.
DR.. Price, division surgeon of the
G. & p, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Mr.. William Parkhill, OF Steuben-
vile, was the guest of friends in the
city yesterday.
Robert Cow, of Kenyon College, will
return to-day to spend a weeks vaca-
ton with his parents.
Misses Kinney and Thompson, of st.
Clairsville, were the guests of Mrs.
S. j. Lockwood Monday.
Charles Crawford, a C. & P. brake
man, who has been sick for some time,
is able to be back on duty again.
The suit of Thomas Good VS.. Ange-
line Campbell was heard by a jury
before Squire Morrell yesterday.
Work On filling in the trestles and
other similar work on the G. & P.
extension to Bellaire is being rapidly
pushed to completion.
Mrs. Governs auxiliary of the First
M. E. Church will give a baby show
the last week of this month. All babies
under two years will be eligible for a
prize.
Theodore Neff, the popular insur-
ance man. was reelected as a school
director for three years at Bald Knob
district. Mr.. Neff had three against
him, but came out victorious.
Alfred Kraemer, who has spent
three years at Pueblo, Col, is in the
city visiting his parents. He has not
yet made up his mind as to what he
will do in the future. His position is
still open for him if he wants to return.
Hopkins Brothers had an unique dis
play in their window yesterday for
Easter. The window represented a
wood scene with large stump of a
tree ard bark for the back ground :.
The window is inhabited by several
full blood Belgian hares, about half
grown. The attraction was quite a
drawing card to the public.
Some of the colored people are
wanting to know where they come in
on the new administration. They say
they stood by the administration, but
that when the pie was cut they were
not counted in, and that although
they like pie, it is very scarce in their
ranks and for this action many swear
they are done with promises.
The Odd Fellows are making great
val in May. Among those who will
contest for prizes are Miss Rebecca
Boyles and Miss Mary Buskirk, for a
gold watch; Misses Mary Crozier, Eta
Norris. Emma Hudson will contest
for a bicycle. The fair and festival
will probably be one of the largest
and most popular events of it's kind
held in the city this season.
The Pleasure Club was charmingly
entertained Monday evening by Mrs.
Louisa Tiber at her home in the
Fourth ward. About all the members
were present, also a number of visit
ors. The evening was passed away
very pleasantly, several special num-
bers of music being given by the mem
bers and at a seasonable hour dainty
ing was very enjoyable.
A special meeting of the township
trustees will be held On April 18th,
when the newly elected trustees will
be sworn in, also the constables. The
franchise for the electric line between
this city and Shadyside will not come
up until the regular meeting in April.
This decision is looked forward to with
much interest by those interested in
this new road, and it is thought by cit
liens of Benwood and Shadyside that
it will be a great benefit to both.
w. c. Warnock, the popular assist
ant cashier of the Dollar Savings
Bank, has received from a friend in
Nebraska a full blooded young blood
hound five months old by the name OF
Bryan. 1t is a perfect type of blood
houd, and is at present about as
large as a common fox hound and
when full grown will weigh about 80
pounds. The pup is grandson of
Ben and Sandy, who tracked the train
robbers in 1898, for three days with
out food, but were successful in the
end. Mr.. Warnock will give the dog
good training. The pup is very docile
and easily trained.
At the meeting of council last even
ing the old council paid off the bills
and the architects submitted revised
plans for the new city building, TAX
ing off eleven feet on the south side
and twenty-one feet on the rear, so
as to build at $4,000, and council will
ask those who bid to place estimates
on both plans and allow the people TO
be the judges. The new council and
officers were sworn in and the follow
ing report was made: Mayor collected
$50: water works received S1,S73; ex-
penditures. S542; bonds redeemed
$40 So- -f,,-l-c