The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-28
BELLAlRE:
nantain Brooks.

MA, who Years ago was known from
PITTSBURGH u New rOleans as Uncle
David" died Saturday evening AT me
home or his nephew. p. B. BROOKS on
North Harrison street. following long
Illness ot paralysis. Although 50 years
o'd and a virtual invalid to- the last
three wears Of hts Ne. Mr.. BROOKS main
;ained a clear memory and cheerful as
position until thu end.
CAPTAIN Brooks worked on MISSISSIPPI
and Ohio river boats in the days when
Samuel Clemaus C'Mark Twa'n'p. Amer
,ra.s foremost humorist. was plotting
ho,,s t-op, s.. Louis 70 New Orleans: IN
tho DAYS before the river valleys were
r,,sa with railroads. and the packets
were supreme in the carrying Of pas
ssnr.rs and freight. He spent 50 years
on the Mississippi and IT'S tributaries
and was known in every important land
ing place they touched. The closing
vsa-s os hts life ne Sren; n retirement
al Rraddock. Pa. and Be'laire.
No immediate relatives surv'rs. Al
though he leaves tHre" EepheWS. i0NH
q ~ ClarksburS. Charles. ~ NA0m-
Ing. and n 3. Of Rela!re. ana ono
,t.cs Mrs Elizabeth Sopher. Of Clarks-
ourg. ", Va.
Funeral services vii, Re conducted At
ian o'clock this evening az the Brooks
home on North Harrison street Black
prince Lodge. X. o, P. will have charge
and the remains will be shipped Tues
dav morning 70 Braddock. Pa. for In
torment
Condition Improved.
Tho condition &C Miss Hester NNems.
ropula- Rellaira girl who has heen crit
tra'lv III a: tho ohio Valley General hos
rital in Wheeling. was reported some
what improved AZ a late hour last night
Miss W"cms. who IS a daughter or me
late Congressman c. l.. Weems. was 20
Gently injured while bathing ut Ell
worth Park. and her Illness Is believed
to have developed from that injury.
Bellaire Briefs.
Born. 70 Mr. and Mrs. r. G Graham.
~ North Franklin street. son.
Miss MARY Norton. or Rose I'm. -
spending n few days with relatives at
Columbus.
Mrs. Clara kirkpatrick
Mrs Clar kirkpatrick. So. died A.
t5.rh o'clock sunday morning at her
home on North Jefferson street follow
ing an Illness of a complication Of dis
eases Death while not unexpected
CANA as a severe shock to A vide circle
u friends and relatives.
Mrs Kirkpatrick was thN widow Of
the late John Kirkpatrick. IN" % the
orvan,zers OF the old Rclla'-" Nail
Works. now the Erla:re plant of tn"
, Carnegie steel Co She vas horn IN
/ S,affordshIrc. England. ard cam" :"
his country with her parents when
child. ten years Of age. the family set
tliug In Pennsylvania. In lht" Mrs
! Kirkpatrick. with her husband, moved
10 Ee.laire and had resided mere con-
/ t!nuouSly sine" that time.
! Mrs. Kirkpatrick was n lfc member
nf the PRESBYTERIAN church and on" OF
/ the most prourrucn, and widely known
nF rho Older residents Of Rclla'rr. Sur
vivInr hs~ arc tho following grown chill
.d-sn " I. - Cl"reland. John y. OF
{ Altoona "a Mrs ~ Smith. Fender.
/ Nah Mrs.. g. W. SqulgC"us. cincinnati.
/ Mrs s . ,ummine Ec'laireI and Miss
/ Martha. Of Beliaire All - The fore
going except Mrs. Smith. whd Is too I'll
( - come. arc here ro attend IN" funeral
/ Fura-a' services VII hc CoHdVct"d a.
! the I7's home TuHaday afternoon n ?
/ o'clock. w.'h 'n,erm"nt IN R"s" H'1
. cemetery.
Garden Part
} LIMITATIONS have been ISSUED fo~ 2
: Par,lc,, ra-'~ - he E!I"u Thursday
afternoon Of this week by Mrs. James
Ncr;-aU and Mrs Ross HarO"S a ~"
yrC;raw home IN North jefferson street.
cards and sewing vail he ~" dlv'rs'"n9
and mo ATTAIN prom SOS :" p" on" -
tho btgg"s, social o'"u's %; tn" month
Kuhn Funoral.
Tho funeral ~ N.CN Kuhn. stewards
lille man Who died Thursday evening
a, the Martins Fer" hospital OF m
,,-ies received ~ an accident ~ tho
Franklin rr'ro. viii he conducted this
afternoon A. iN~ 'aro No'r~ Irt"rmont
viii 10 made ~ IauWond cemetery, n"ar
bridgeport
To Hold Outing.
. F-rployae Of tn" various banks -
Ealla;rr aud Shalys!d". together with
,he:r families viii hold their annual
ou,lrg Wednesday 81 this wA"N ~ ~"
. GUNNER home ~ " - N-''air. S"v-
} .rar miles y, - 81 Tits civ. Elaborate
rrcrararions are being made for he
event and a general good time Is ant'ci'
+ parsd
Lawn Party.
Tho Wouar.e Foreign Missionary so-
! got, IT rhe First Merhndts' church w','
ar'er,ain WIN . lawn party "Wednesday
, Afternoon o" this ,S-ak A. tho 1arso1a 2e
on TaUmau avenue Big preparations
lure being mad. rn~ ~. sy~n'
Teachers Home.
: rnr.i teachers v,Hr .,iisud' ! Mo an
. rual Hsrn"r' county T"7rl 'r.' u"