Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-29
BRIDGEPORT.
Readable Resume from Our Robust Over
the River N eighbor.

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Readable Resume from Our Robust Ovel
| the River N sighbor.
Thanksgiving Day was duly enjoyed
by all. The stores generally were CLOSED
and all kinds Of business suspended
The school children enjoy double
Thanksgiving, as they have an extr,
holiday on Friday. 1t is becoming Gus
tomary 10 close the schools from Wed
nesday till Monday at Thanksgiving
| time; and il is wise, from the fact that
not more than half the pupils would ~
| turn on Friday, and they would he in
| poor plight for study.
The men engaged in laying the foun'
dation for the new glass furnace felt that
at this season they could not waste such
a favorable day, and so pushed thelr
work right along.
Very few people showed theiI
piety by attending church
According to custom of long obsery'
/ ance here union services are held. This
wear the meeting was in the Kirkwood
| NJ. f.. Church, and the sermon by Rev.
q. w. Chalfant, OF the Presbyterian
Church. The audience was small, but
select; the music rather slim, as there
was no choir at all, and the cOngrega'
tional singing didn't have the jubilant
ring il should have on thanksgiving
day. The sermon was able and showed
thoughtful preparation, the subject be-
ing that we should recognize the hand
of God in banishing our hard timesand
bringing us prosperity. We are too apt
TO look only at the human agents that
bring in the business activity, but we
should look beyond them and give
thanks unto God.
Rev. Mr.. Vale, OF the NJ. +. Church,
went 10 st. Clairsyille with his family to
spend Thanksgiving.
Rev. Smith, of the West End church,
was not present, so that the leadership
OF the services fell on Mr.. Chaliant and
Squire Howell, who has just got about
after severe illness.
Poultry got on too much of a boom in
this market on the day before the feast.
1t was so plentiful and such drug in
the market that turkeys were offered as
low as &c and &C per pound, and did
not find ready sale at those figures.
The measles seem destined 10 become
epidemic. Several new cases appeared
Yesterday, yet the parents OF the unior-
tunate ones could give thanks that it
was not diphtheria or the deadly scarlet
fever, one or two cases OF which are IN
the community.
A dance was given in Heinlein's hall
on Wednesday evening.
Only one case of drunk and disorderly
before the Mayor Thursday morning,
contributed = and costs to the treas
ury.
Another house has just been moved
from the north side OF the new railroad
10 the south side. 1t was bought by Mayor
Robinson and placed on his lot beside
another house already there, which
was moved 10 one side TO make room
for the intruder.
G.. NJ. Rhodes's stable on railroad
ground il the latest building whose int
notation is demanded by the necessities
Of the road, and it is half torn down.
Two more boat loads OF railroad ties
have been landed just below Baggs
planning mill, and are being hauled ont
on 10 the track. Men were here this
week making arrangements for putting
i'm a switch TO make connection with the
&. and p, and to-day or tomorrow track
laving begins. Next week, If the weather
holds, we may hear the snort OF the iron
horse in new pastures. The order is ia
"push things" and December lst OI
10th may let daylight through Flushing
| tunnel.
Some Of our amateur spOrtsmcn put
| i'm THANKSGIVING afternoon in shooting
practice. To the field near the new
railroad across the creek from Amrine's
they hied themselves with guns. glaS'
! balls and traps. II the aforesaid balls
| had been birds they would have given
| thanks for such shooters. The doctor
| and the grocery man, who are bras
| squirrel hunters, couldn't pepper tn,
balls. The Mayor succeeded better
! while the miller, possibly the surveyor
| and the hazy representative from MeS
| Wheeling carried OIL the hOnOrs. tn,
score Of the whole party would not DIS
/ count BOgardus heavily. But practlc,
/ makes perfect, and We may he able L
! give a better report next time.
The present arrangements of the I. y
| =. railroad, bv which passengers caI
leave here at O'Clock =. N. and reacl
/ Cleveland the same night, without de
tention at Wellsville, are superior t'
any they have ever had in aCcOmmodat
ing Cleveland travel.
| The rapid decline OF the river Is very
noticeable on the bar OF the back river
| Ii is partly out of water, and soon, II In,
decline continues, gravel can be haule,
from il to ballest the track OF the I. '
| road.
A large number of heavy piles are be
ing hauled Just east of the c. 4 p. tract
! below the creek bridge. We suppos'
they are to Oe put in to support TN
continuation OF the 7. V. track to Wes
Wheeling.
The suggestions that have appeare,
in the REGISTER from time to time II
regard to improvements in side walk
and other things here have been acte,
upon. The iootwalk on the bridge wa
! restored, the bad step down left at the
south end was fitted up, n temporar,
walk was put in by the railroad com
pany over their fill. and other improve
ments made.
A gentleman remarked To- Us the ia.
after We noticed his improvements IN
store, "tiiteen or sixteen people were u
to see these new cases, saving they ha,
seen the mention OF them in the paper.
People who recognize the fact tina
printers ink is power and adverus
f, judlciously make ten strike every time