Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

fRieSds ii 1tbinSfon LA nsltinnnrel
Win return home today, accelnpen1ed
~ Mn. Wllt{am Dowpey and MIS-. a,
Wiley, of washington City.
james Gorby, OF Mansfeld, Is In the
city the guest Of friends. Mr.. Gorby
Is I former Bellaire business nan and
is probably the Oldest living, having
kept a general store on the corner Of
Belmont and T~hirty-second streets.
When he commenced business the
lower part OF the city was a corn field,
and the population about 100. MI.
Gorby can tell some very interesting
anecdotes Of the early part OF this
city's history.
Theodore Neff left yesterday for
Pittsburg on business connected with
the coal deal, which will Don be con-
summated.
Miss Grace Stilwell, the teacher or
the Rock Hill schools, was in the city
yesterday the guest of friends.
George +. Branon, of Richland town
ship, was a business called in the city
yesterday.
Robert Brice, of PoWhatan, was IN
the city yesterday calling on friends.
Bellaire Encampment No. 122, l. y.
o. F., held a very enjoyable and IN
teresting meeting Friday evening, and
conferred the patriarchal degree on
one candidate. At the April meeting
they will confer the Golden Rule de-
gree on several candidates.
w. G. Sompson, of Glencoe, was in
the city yesterday.
Hon n n Arp,cfrCOp was IL the
city yesterday on business.
Rev. A. B. Minamyer will preach at
the Presbyterian church at Bethel to-
day.
P. Helpbringer, of Glencoe, was in
the city yesterday.
Bert Hopkins has accepted a roper
torial position on the Bellaire indie
pendent.
b. H. Darrah has placed a fine cigar
case in his drug store.
Mrs. I. j. Mckelyey. who has been
visiting friends in Pittsburg, was III
the city yesterday ON her way home TO
Bethel.
w. w. Hanlon was in the city yes
terday on business.
Col. C. L. Poorman, of S~hadyside'
was in the city yesterday calling on
friends.
Jud Fish, of %Powhatan, has an
nounced his candidacy for commission
err on the Republican ticket. George
Wise. of this city, and W. G. Simpson,
of Glencoe, are also candidates, Mr.
Wise being for reelection. This
makes three candidates for the COM
missionership in this section OF the
county. For representative, w. w.
Handlan, of GAINESVILLE, has with
drawn in favor of Major Petty, OF
GAINESVILLE. This leaves three candi-
dates in the field. For clerk of courts,
l.. l.. Scheehle and John S. Cochran,
of Martins Ferry; w. j.. kirkpatrick,
of this city, and Rodney Barnes, of st.
Clairsville, the present deputy, are
| candidates, and the fight promises to
be a warm one. Bellaire Republicans
are not backward'in asking for Offices
in the county, and at present have
the bulk of them.
Seymour Ault, the well known oil
man, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
| AuIt will drill a well east of the Stltts
farm, near st. Clairsville, as soon as
the roads are in better condition, so
that he can get his material on the
ground.
Miss Pearl Henderson, of the Fifth
ward, is visiting friends at Clarks-
burg.
Frank Colard and wife of the Fifth
ward, are visiting friends in Pitts
burg.
Secret Service" is the excellent at
traction at the Columbia Theater Mon
day night. 1t is a play that will please
all.
Miss Beulah Smith pleasantly enter
tanned the Bow-Knot Club Friday eve
ming at her home OIL Union street.
The district lodge meeting of the
third division of the order of Good
Templars closed their session in this
city Friday. The meeting was well
attended and very interesting. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected for the
ensuing year: d. c. T., A. H. LETTER,
of Bellaire; councillor, E. S. Farmer,