Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-01
BELLAIRE.

belmont County Metropolis.
Andrew Reader, of the Fourth ward,
is quite sick.
Mrs. Alex. Dubois. of the Fifth ward,
is seriously sick.
E. W. Wiley, of Glencoe. was in tbs
city yesterday on business.
J.. Roach, of GAINESVILLE. was in the
city yesterday on business.
James D, Mellott, of Glencoe, was in
the city yesterday on business.
John B. Miller. of P~ittsburg. was in
the city yesterday on business.
John L. johnson. of Glencoe, was .
business caller in the city yesterday.
DR.. W. ". Scales, of Woodsfeld, was
the guest of DR., H. e. Eddy yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. A~ldredge. of ST
Clairsville, are the guests of friends in
the city.
Charles herman, a popular travelling
salesman from Cincinnati, was in the
city yesterday.
W. A. Blankey leaves to-day for Al
bany, Ind, where he has accepted a
position in a glass factory.
Mrs. C. w. Dickens and Mrs. Alice
Wilson left last night for Washington
to attend the inauguration.
Mr.. and Mrs. IN. C. Stewart very
| pleasantly entertained the Gravel Hill
Literary and Social Club last evening.
I The sickness in the city seems to 5e
| abating and the health of the city has
| shown some Improvement in the last
few days.
Mrs. E. L. Lynch and daughter Lot
tie, of Woodsield, was in the city yes
terday the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas,
| j. Lynch.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Taffe will
take place Saturday morning at ten
o'clock from st. Johns Church. In
terment at Rose Hill cemetery.
The Mildred Holland company play
! ed to a large audience at the Columbia
Theatre last evening. The play wac
enjoyed by all and the acting of Misc
Holland received much applause.
The new rural mail delivery, which
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will be i~naugurated to-day, making the
second rural delivery from this city,
and will cover a large amount of terri
tory.
Or. j. r. King and wife, of Columbia
City, Ind, were in the city yesterday
on their way to Bethel. Or. King has
just recovered from a siege of typhoid
fever, and has returned to his old home
TO recuperate.
Hopkins Bros. have sold their shoe
store, on Union street, TO II. A. Nee.
of Powhatan, who will take charge Of
the store to-day. ]. II. Holden. of the
Locke Shoe Company. of Wheeling, in
voiced the store yesterday.
An entertainment and literary exer-
cises will be given at the Second NJ. E.
| Church this evening. The following is
the programme. Opening singing by the
choir; vocation; duet, ny James AL
bright and Charles 4,oss; essay, Grace
A. Lucas; song, Clara Williams; reci-
tation, Endel Williams; instrumental
| solo, Sadie Ross; debate, subject is it
Right or Not Fright 4or Mrs. Nation to
Smash Up Saloons" affirmative, w. Fl.
Rolls and Albright, negative, Brandon
and S. White.
From a reliable authority II is re-
| ported that the National Stamping
Company, formerly Stewards, will close
down indefinitely in the near future.
The cause of closing down this plant
has not been given out, although there
are a number of alleged reasons. 1t Is
said the machinery will be shipped 90
Baltimore, and will he placed in one
| Of the trust plants in that city, and
that some of the skilled workmen will
be offered a position in the latter
works. The news of this plant dlscon-
tinuing was quite a surprise and the
report is not credited by some persons.
The closing down of this plant will
tArow a number Of persons out OF en-
| ployment, a large number being girls,
who were employed In the works.
Rev. r. e. 5eetham, who will grad
uaIe from the Drew Seminary and the
New York University next week, will
| soon pay a visit to his brother, Or. A..
c. Beetham. of this city. and his par
ents at Somerton After a short visit
| he will return TO New York and leave
for South Africa, where he will CO.
tablish a college under the British en-
pire, but under the direction of Bishop
Hartzell, of the Methodist Church OF
the United States. Rev. Beetham is
only twenty-s-x years of age, and is a
bright young man, but has chosen this
| work, as he believes that ne can do
the most good among these people.
Until is a small city, and has about
| six hundred OF a white population, the
| balance being the natives. Rev. Beo-
| than enters his work for five years.