Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-10
BeIIaire Briefs.

BeIIaire Briefs.
George w. Yost is a business visitor
In Chicago.
Chas. Rosser is a business visitor at
Pittsburg to-day.
The Queen City passed up yesterday
with a large load Of produce and pas
sengers.
Albert Grafton and bride have arrived
In the city, and will go to housekeeping
at once.
Theodore Neff is away on a business
trip to Columbus, Cincinnati and cities
in Indiana.
DR.. William Piper left yesterday over
the c. & p. to spend a four weeks vaca-
ton at Lakeside. o.
Mrs. N. w. Zelliker and family, Of
Wellsburg, W. Va. are the guests of
relatives at Shadyside.
Miss Blanche Phillips. of the Fifth
ward, has returned from a pleasant visit
with Pittsburg friends.
Che Second Ward Stars, a 17-year-old
ball team. want a game with any other
team Of the same age in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rockenhouser. of
this city, will sail for Germany on the
steamer Koenigen Louise July II.
Miss Mary Shannafelt is visiting her
sister in Pittsburg. From there she
will go to the Buffalo Exposition.
The new span is being put in the
bridge that goes over the road to the
wharf by the p. o. V. & c. Railway.
J. T. Flynn, M. G. Lynskey, John
Baugh and David Wagner left yester-
day for Columbus. Other delegates left
last night.
II. T. Day has put a large force of
men to work on his pike contract at
Barton and will push the work to an
early completion.
Edward La Roche will resign his posi-
ton with the Central Traffic Associa-
ton, and work for the insurance COM
pany at Wheeling.
The class of '99 of the Bellaire High
School will take a hay ride to st.
Clairsville on Friday evening. Supper
will be taken by them at the Wayside
Inn.
Last Friday evening, Messrs. James
G. Johnston and Bert English and
Misses Stella Faucet and Anna Kelley
drove out to the Wayside Inn, at Maui
town.
The tax rate in Bellaire this year will
be $2.6 sc. High enough, but not so bad
as some of our neighbors think, and
better than we can look for soon
again.
John Sweitzer died yesterday morn
ing at his home in the Second ward
from the effects of the injuries he re-
ceived at the plate mill last Sunday
afternoon.
Albert Altmeyer, who has been firing
a helper on the B. & o., has been pro-
NOTED to extra passenger fireman, with
headquarters at Newark. He will move
his family there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Downey and fam
lily and Miss Edith Wiley, of Washing
ton, D. c., are guests Of relatives at st.
Marys, W. Va. They will return to
Epworth Park to spend the summer.
C. L. Dorer attended a banquet at
Wheeling last night given by the Ger
man Literary Society, in honor of H. F.
Behrens and wife, who will leave in a
few days for a years s%ojourn in Europe.
A car load of discharged soldiers
passed through this city yesterday, 60
ing eastward to their homes. They had
been mustered out of the service at San
Francisco after a term of service in the
Philippine Islands.
The Sunday school picnic to be given
by the South Bellaire M. e. church
promises to be quite a treat for those
who attend. The committee will have
wagons run from Nineteenth street. The
fare will be 15c for the round trip.
The Neff Coal Mining Company has
been reorganized for the purpose OF de-
veloping a large block OF coal territory
recently purchased by the ~incorporators
OF the company. A mine will be opened
neal Neff's siding. A large force OF
men will be employed.
The congregation of the Second Pres
byterian church held an interesting
meeting on Monday evening, and in
structed the trustees to proceed with the
IIdlStutul " II uNNllS "a Y
church. The larger part Of the money
for the new building is in sight. 1t
will be built on their lot at the corner
of Noble and Forty-third streets.
Rumor has it that a little game OF
poker came very near ending in a fight
at a prominent resort a few nights ago,
had it n been for those present who
represent the citizens as law makers.
1t is said they interfered, and thus
peace was established. 1t is about
time for another resolution from Coun-
Gil c%ondemning gambling ard slot ma
chimes.
DIR. e. N. Riggs. for man. years a
prominent physician and politician at
Powhattan, has decided to remove to
Bridgeport, as his health is such that
he cannot keep up his large country
practice. He has about sold his prop
erty TO DIR. Ramsey. a rising young
physician, who will take his place and
practice. Powhattan's loss will be
Bridgeport's gain.