Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-18
BRIDGEPORT.

4 concert is to he given by the young
lolkS under the lead OF Capt. Abe Davis
at the West Bridgeport NJ. h. Church,
tomorrow, Thursday evening. IL is for
the benefit of the choir and Sunday
School. As it is an unpleasant walk on
dark night Tree transportation has been
provided for all who desire togo. Busses
will leave Vests drug store about !
o'clock T.. VI. Our livery men John Hill
and Mart McConaughev, very generous
" contributing this rs their sharetoward
the benefit OF the church.
\ recent visit To- the La Belle GLASS
Works showed that they wererunning to
their full capacity and filling large orders.
80 busy were they in the cutting room
that We could not get a small job of en-
craving done before the holidays.
,Jno. Scott has recently erected two
frame dwellings near the glass house.
An addition is being put t. the large
frame dwelling owned by ii. West and
situated opposite the VI. T.. Church i'll
kirkwood.
Eli Gilmore, who keeps about the
neateot little grocery i'll town, found
his new store room too small and had
small room built just back Of the
building. lie has also put III Il novelty
in the shape OF an oil can holding sixty
gallons, and So arranged that no meas
ures are required by very ingenious
arrangement, simply turning one "f the
three faucets will draw either a gallon. a
half ora quart as the drawer may
desire. 1t is the ncatest arrangement out
for handling the at best disagrceable
carbon oil.
Another OF our groCcrs l. about 10 put
in one Of the new coffee roastcrs men
toned in the REGISTER few DAYS ago.
Geo. ,iifiin will turn out the roasted
berry done just to the right shade
Of brown that will brew the cup to
cheer and strengthen. Mr.. Hall, the
patcntec Oi the roaster, IL still here, and
canvassing Wheeling groceries I" place
his machines 1t certainly cXccls any
thing in the line oi a coffee rUaster We
have ever examined
The ONO valley Nrrs, has been re-
Gently advocating the removal OF our
county seat from II. Clairsyille tn Bel
laire. such Il move would please all
the dwellcrs in the river and railroad
towns, but We fear il will not he accom-
pliShed anyway soon, at least.
Hon. L. j. Alexander declared him
self opposed to il, although ii would
suit his own personal convenience bet
ter. Ii Bellaire will furnish the grounds,
erect handsome court house-say like
| the one in Steubenville-and donate II
to the county, he intimates that he
Al - =
| Bellaire wants the county seat, let hel
| arise and shine a. aforesaid.
| \ few evenings since We dropped III
| at the Rhodes House, y. Strahl, land
/ lord, and were surprised Ia see what
improvements had been made by tn,
owner of the building, Mr.. T. L
! Rhodes. \ handsome new counter 4"
pine and walnut adorns the office Be
/ hind il l. beautifully grained case ("
wardrobe Tor storing 0verc0aiS satChels
Nc. The parlor has also been enlarge,
and handsomely furnished. Two clc
CANT glass chandeliers hang from tht
ceiling and furnish light.
The pupils oi Mr.. Haines WRITING
school : peak highly Of his instructions
aud claim To he receiving fuli value 1"
their money.
Our public schools will close on frida,
evening until the first Monday in Jan
uary. The Young folks are longing {"
the time Ia come ~ soon when they cal
drop their books and go play fo
awhile, and the tired teachers. not SORT
of the promised rest, say 1" all Wit
Rip Van Wrinkle, MAY YOU III Ion
und hin happy