Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-11
BELLAIRE.
News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County. Metropolis.


News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County Metropolis.
al. Fees, of GAINESVILLE, spent the day
in the city yesterday.
Wilbur Thornbury. of GAINESVILLE,
was calling on friends in the city.
Charles w. Watt. of GAINESVILLE. was
in the city yesterday calling on friends.
Randall Lane. of GAINESVILLE, was the
guest OF friends in the city yesterday.
Clarence Mercer, of Pittsburg, spent
yesterday with friends in the city and
returned last evening.
William Duffy returned yesterday
from Wellsburg, where he has been
spending several days with friends.
]. Benfeld, a workman at the steel
plant, received bad cut on his right
wrist Saturday from a piece Of flying
steel and will be compelled to lay of
for several days. DR.. Minesipger was
the attending physician.
c. l.. Sleusser, special internal reve-
nue. inspector, was in the city yester-
day. For several days ne has been in
this district. which Is 4Anown as the
Cincinnati district. Mr.. Sleusser has
the territory or four States
The Ohio Valley Telephone Company
will extend it's line from John .Neff's
to Centreville, and many farmers will
De connected with this extension. This
local company is gradually growing
and many new subscribers are being
received.
sf1c pv.Cly s-l,s
ed a large number Of their friends last
evening at supper on their swell boat.
About twenty were present and an ex-
cellent supper was served. Many of
those present rendered fine instrument
tai and vocal selections. The affair was
one Of the most pleasant ever given by
this popular club.
The citizens of Bellaire are very anx-
ious to see the bridge over the B. & o.
tracks on Union street torn down or
repaired, and the bridge to be replaced
by safe structure and one that will
accommodate the public. This old
structure has been an eye-sore to this
city for number of years, and it is
about time that Council is making
this corporation come to time, as the
city has been very lenient with this
road and has given them many favors.
This bridge at present is hardly safe,
and should have been rebuilt several
years ago.
It has not yet been learned when the
B. & 0. railroad will commence their
work Of remodeling their bridge, but
it is understood that the government is
very anxious for the company to begin
work as soon as possible owing to num-
erous kicks being made by the river
men. The government has ordered the
chanel span to be heightened to 500
feet, and it is thought that it will re-
Quire about one year to do this work
There will also be many other improve
ments made to this bridge 1t is said
that 1t will be made a double track
bridge, which would add much to it's
capacity.
There has been some comment made
as to the disposition of the people of
this city in regard to the proposed new
bridge, but it is we'll to inform the
people that this opposition emanates
from Pittsburg. The river men are
making a hard fight against this new
bridge, and they are using their utmost
efforts to make the public believe that
the majority of Bellaire citizens are
objecting to the bridge being built.
This is a mistake and in every way
misleading to the public as it is well
known fact that the people of this city
want the bridge, and the Board of
Trade, the representative body of the
people of this city, have endorsed the
building of this structure, and that they
do not need the advice of Pittsburg peo-
pie as to their needs, also that the pro-
motors of this new bridge have con-
coded more than the law requires as
regarding the channel span. 1t is SIM
ply absurd to try to make the public
believe that the people of this city are
adverse to the building of this bridge.