The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-08
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
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pearance at Court OF the party VINO tooh
the butter from the Baltimore and ohio
Railroad Company the other night. But
no one need be alarmed, as Squire Powell
understands his business fully as we'll as
those knowing ones who would like to
get up big scare over the matter. The
bail is perfectly good.
LAW business has been lively at Squire
Pewell's Office for the past few days.
We don't know whether anybody is
making money in the thing or not, but
we feel certain that before the whole
thing is settled up some one will be out
of pocket.
THE School Board organized two more
schools last night. One on Gravel Hill
and high school in the main building
of the Union school house. They employ
ed Mrs. Sitton for the primary school,
and ]. T. Noble for the high school.
MARTINS FERRY.
AVERY pleasant and memorable event
took place at the residence of John
Woods, who lives on the ridge, about
three miles back of Bridgeport on last
Saturday. 1t was a reunion OF the
Woods family. They had gathered from
far and near, to the number CT over
FORTY; one brother from Illinois and a
sister from Iowa. The party consisted
of Grandmother Woods, whose locks are
silvered over by eighty-fve winters, but
who is still hale and hearty, and her
four sons and one daughter and their
descendants down to the fourth genera
ton. The day was spent in social con,
verse and renewing the scenes Oh AUD
Lang Syne by the old people, and games
and romping by the younger ones. Short
" after noon the whole party sat down
TO dinner, and such dinner-all that
the most capricious epicurc could desire
was there in profusion. Johnny Woods,
the eldest son presided, and seen that
each one did ample justice to the feast
he had prepared. Those present Will
long remember this event and marx II
us a bright spot in their lives.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on Fri
day morning to son of Col. G. w. Mitch
ell. He was sitting in the house read
ing a back, and was playing with load
ed revolver with one haLd, when in some
manner it was discharged, the ball en-
tering his side and passing around the
ribs into the feshy palt of his back. pro-
ducing painful but not fatal wound;
DIR. West was called in and probed
the wound, but was unable to find the
ball. AT present he is resting quite COM
fortably. This is another warning ofthe
danger of playing with firearms.
THE old Franklin Literary Society
had a reunion and supper on Thursday
evening at the residence Of A. A. Allison.
A splendid supper was prepared and a
general good time was bad. A number
of toasts were read, and the responses
were well timed and some very witty
Rev. John A. Gray responded to "The
Franklin Literary Society and Fred
Ralston to the Sentiment, Judge Gray,
one of our members" in particularly
happy manner,
The Ohio City Works paid of on
Thursday. They will start up in full
blast on next Monday, with orders
enough on hand to run them some time.
THE Glass Works will not start up
for another week yet.
ONE of our village bells, Miss Lizzie
Pennington and Mr.. John Cutler, OF
Pennsylvania were married on Thursday
evening.
THE old and notorious Red Ouion Sa-
loon property has been rented and
drinking saloon started again. "Once
more there is sound Of revelery by
night"
SHERIFF COCHRAN was in town on
Friday.
THE Directors of the Mechanics Build
ing Association had meeting on Fri
day evening and appointed Thomas
Cochran, Secretary and Jas. A. Gray,
Treasurer for the ensuing year.
BRIDGEPORT.
THE following programme was carried
out at the Bridgeport School Hall on
yesterday afternoon, commencing at two
and closing at four o'clock, under the
direction of Superintendent d. p. Pratt:
Song-G reeting Glee-----~........school.
Gretchen Ella Clark
American Flag,
Josie Baggs
PersonsM Mary McGraw
Recitation-The Best Cow In Peril,
"Alice Richards
Eddie Woodcock
Swinging Song ...-............~.......Schoo
Recitation-Be Content--.AmandaD Davis
y-Chrstmas... Hattie Rice
Decentralization Burns, OF Gettysburg,
Clarence Laid
i'' ''''' Emma McConaughy
Fssay-Memory. ..........................-lda Todd
The snow Fall-.-.Clara Forbes
Song.-The Footstep at the Door~School
Recitation-Aunt Tabitha, o,
Recitation-November~~.LiiIie Alexander
rs. ay-The Centennial John Clayland
Riband OF White,
Battle of Lexington,
Henry Hathaway
is Such a Fidgety Thing,
Katie Baggs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 the Gladistors,
James Atkinson
Quartette Swing the Cot Gently.
Minnie Junkins, Nav Todd, MessrS.
Schofield and Pratt.
DcclamatioR-Not at all in the Paper
to-day Bernie Griffith
Recitatlon--W Which Shall IL be,
Annie Branum
Noblest Monument,
Louie Clark
An Order for Picture,
Lizzie Woods
Gu mberland and Mer-
rimac.......... ....--.....-..Charles HOLSTER
Crowning ...-......-..ischool.
absent. Excused.
The ynnnr folks did Themselves and