Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-03
BELLAIRE.
News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County Town.

mont County Town.
Yesterday morning Kate Long ap-
peared before the mayor and plead
guilty to the charge of keeping a house
of i'll fame. The mayor fined her $40
and costs for this reputation, and the
men and women received five dollars
and costs. All the parties paid and left
the mayor with sad look, most likely
with the idea that this sporting life
is not what it is said to be, but that
while it comes high they have had the
experience. After this aggregation
the mayor asked for more prisoners
and the hack-load from Wheeling was
ushered in. This crowd plead guilty
and received five dollars and costs All
paid except two men, who are now in
Jail awaiting the good act of some
friend. Next was a plain drunk, who
received the usual fine for such offens-
eS. y
Chas. Kittlewell, who was charged
with cutting with intent to wound was
bound over to court in the sum of $500
bond which he could not furnish, and
was taken to st. Clairsville by Marshal
Johnson. Patrick Leonard, of Mart
ms Ferry, was turned loose and allow
ed to wander back to his home.
The action of the Belmont Central
Trades and Labor Union seems to have
touched a sore spot in some of this
city's papers, and one of the publica-
lions gives the union some advice, but
comes rather late, as the body has TAX
en- action. This union will treat all fair
and has prejudice against no one, 1t
will treat the Bellaire papers right, but
they will ask these papers to become
union papers.
Geo. T. Moore is spending a few days
in the country.
The Board of ducation has at last
got it's eyes open and will now try and
secure course in the city schools
equal to those in the valley, SO that
the graduates will have an equal foot
ing with those of Martins Ferry and
Bridgeport. The High School will most
likely have one year added, which all
the citizens of this city will appreciate.
Mr.. Keller, of the Board, is at the
head of this move, and is working for
the benefit of the public schools. The
Board is making some extensive repairs
to all the buildings.
Bellaire will furnish its full amount
of people at the big picnic at st. Glars
Vile on the Fourth. Besides the lodges
from this city, there will be several
hundred citizens attend, and no doubt
the county seat will see the largest
crowd that has ever been in their
town.
H. w. Norman and family will leave
to-day for Canton, where they will
spend several weeks with relatives
A funny occurrence took place Sun
day on Union street, between two men,
One sold the other a revolver for one
dollar, and when the buyer looked at
the purchase he found it no good and
started for his man, chasing him
around the pier but failed to catch
him. Marshal Johnson happened to
come that way and caught the man
while the pursuer yelled loudly to
hold him. The marshal heard the
story, gave both some advice and let
the man go, as he had done nothing.
The man who purchased the gun is
dead sore
Harvey Sheets, of Pittsburg, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Mrs. Caroline McKnabb will leave
to-day for Pittsburg to visit friends.
Several from this city will attend the
Dellbrugge cctillion at Wheeling Park
this evening.