The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-30
BRIDGErORE B!ABBLINGS.

NEARLY all OF our business houses
were closed during the greater part OF
the day, but few were open.
1T will be observed that the tendency
to alliterative headings indicates poetic
genius on the part OF the REGISTER cor
respondents.
If any one in this beginning of cool
weather need good heating stove, he
can select from three cheap ones by call
ing on PRO-. Pratt, of Bridgeport.
The pHblic schools are closed from
Wednesday until Monday morning to
enable the teachers to attend the Associa-
ZION meeting in Rellaire on Friday and
Saturday. All of the teachers will
attend.
SOME remarkably cheap turkeys were
offered on the streets Thanksgiving morn
ing by a market man anxious to get
home. Eight and nine pound turkeys,
IN good condition, at so cents apiece, are
not often picked up, but we saw them
this morning.
A SLIGHT change in the published pro-
yramme OF the Eastern Ohio Teachers
Association, which meets in Belaire to-
lay, is rendered necessary by The fact
hat Miss Keeler will not arrive till P.
NJ. 1t is probable that Supt. Pratt, Of
Bridgeport. will fill one OF the Vacancies
0ccssloned by her absence.
THERE seems to be a strong sentiment
IN favor OF Mr.. John Rhodes succeeding
Q. z. Whitley, in the agency OF the
Cleveland ana Pittsburgh railroad. He
is faithful capable man who has been
n the service of the company Tor thirteen
Britain Is his chief competitor, the first
years. May friends OF Mr.. Trueman also
urge him tor the position.
Mrs. FLEsCHNER states that the slur
upon her in Fieschner's card in yester-
Days paper was utterly false, and that
ne evidence adduced in the divorce case
showed that he, not she WAS the uH!alth
jul aud guilty party-else the court
you'd not nave decided in her favor and
granted her alimony as it did.
Nearly every citizen OF Bridgeport
whom we have heard mention the mat
OF speaks III an uuhesltating manner OF
the gull: OF FIeschner IN firing the house,
aud the popular verde. is 50 strong
against him, that, whether guilty or not,
1t must be exceedingly unpleasant for
aim to show himself In this community.
Rev. q. w. Chalfant preached the an
nUal thar ksgiving sarmon TO the united
congregations OF the Methodist and Pres
byteran churches in the NJ. Z. Church.
Reys. Glidhil and Smith occupying the
pulpit with him. The text OF the dis
course was Rev. xii, IL, land the earth
aelpei tle woman" The preacher
,Iiuuet to the attempts OF President
Hayes to bring about an era Of conf
teuce and good feeling By conciliatory
measures, and praised him therefore, tes-
.iy ;ug TO the success OF this policy rather
.nan that of force, in Use during all these
former years. He also alluded 10 the
Russo-Turkish war, foretellIng the
1ownfall of the Turkish nation,
shat "blot on the civilization
If the world. He also referred to the
French embrogiio, prophesylDg that
TO the Will of the people, us more
GauShtV soNefelShs nave done before.
Tins he believed WAS Gods plan for
Ult-amontanism, OF which
the presidential following in FLance were
the opponents. a reference WAS made
70 the strikes and the great lesson taught
Oy them, that men must heed questions
OF moral right and moral obligation,
rsther than give heed only to to their
own schemes of shTewdly overreachiDg
one another, and getting. The
;ospe! is the crest exponent OF the doc
trIne OF love aud kindness and goodwill
towards al. men, and, as its teachings
are accepted and acted upon throughout
the world, the world VIII help the wo-
men-whlch fsursIively represents the
church OF God.
The sermon WAS an excellent scholarly
production, and WAS listened 10 by
an attentive audience.