Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30
NEIGHBORH00D NEWS.
Continued from First Pdge.l
BRIDGEPORT BOOMs.

improvements - ACCIDENT 10 OElfins
Party School Pictures - Removals -
Railroad Items-water-Wo rks- Some
Church Leaders Don't Care sam-Bad
Boys at Boat Race-Visitors.
To tear down and demOlish old build
ings seems TO be the order Of the day
here. First the old saw and planning
mill has been leveled to the ground,
and now the work OF destruction has
been commenced upon the block oil old
buildings on Bank street, opposite
Branums grocery. The property be-
longs to the Oglebays of your city, and
We understand, they expect to erect
substantial structure in place OF the Old
rattle-trap destroyed.
John Scott is putting up two new
dwellings in Kirkwood, near Andrew
Boggs' new house.
Considerable grading and setting OF
curb for pavement is being done on
Bennett street.
Several OF our citizens have their
dwellings lighted by gas from private
machines located on their own premises.
We notice new one going in on L. VI.
Rhodes premises.
Work on the south abutment OF the
new bridge has progressed so far that II
has been found necessary 10 interrupt
travel on the footpath OF the bridge.
About one more week with good wealth
er will suffice TO complete this END oil
the work. The excavation for the north
abutment is progressing well and is al
ready deep enough TO cause Tears LOT
the safety OF the old abutment. The
bridge is very shaky.
\ good work has been done IN the
completion OF the bridge on the Bellalre
road over Jub Run. 1t Is now finished,
and no more jolting around over the
stones is necessary on this drive.
The extremely low water furnishes an
excellent opportunity to procure gravel
from the bar ior filling, and the railroad
folks are improving the time TO get good
filling Tor the street crossing.
One day last week what might have
been a serious accident happened to
family party out driving As they drove
under the railroad bridge, just above
Burlington, the / o'clock express north
came over them. The horse happening
to look up SHE'D little at the train, and
the lady driving lost her balance, falling
out and carrying the lines with her. The
horse trOtted on uncOnCerned. The
gentleman in the buggy, large heavy
elderly man. endeavOred TO step out ana
yet the rcigns but fell, spralnlng an
ankle, and breaking the radius bone,
near the wrist. The two ladies' remain
ing became alarmed at the near ap-
proach OF the buggy to the river bank,
and jumping out were somewhat
bruised, one by the fall, the other by
the buggy running over her. The horse
soon stopped without damage to him
self or carriage.
4 photographer from Baltimore has
been taking the school children in groups.
Some OF the pictures are very good con-
sidering the large number in the group.
One group embraces all the teachers
and is a good picture.
:. \. Junkins, has just returned from
the East, where he has been stOckingup
for the Fall trade
Geo. Mcdill, is getting in new goods
constantly, and his store Is well filled
with fresh stock. He is a reliable dealer
and if he says "its yard wide and all
WOOL" you won't find the chain cotton
and the measure short.
Mr.. Mathews, roller at the .Etna
Mil, who has been living in William
Rainev's house, KirkwOOd, removes this
week TO Niles, Ohio, his former home.
He secures a better position and also
considers his wlie's health better there.
We shall be one Democratic vote short
by his removal.
Mr.. John Rhoads, who has filled the
position OF telegraph operator and ticket
agent here for number of years, Is
ordered by the railroad company, as a
promotion, to a better position at Canal
Dover, o.
He has been most faithful and trust
worthy servant OF the company and
deserves well at their hands. We shall
especially miss his artistic Sunday
School black board work. He will be
succeeded here by his brother Harry
from Bellaire. The Bellaire office will
he taken by Mr.. Gorden, assistant train
dispatcher at Wellsville. These changes
90 into effect October LIST.
Last night was the time set for Foster
to show up here but he didn't mater
ialize.
4 large audience appeared at the
PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday evening.
Part of il was due TO the fact that there
were no services at the other churches.
Sam Cary was announced at the
SUNDAY Schools i'm the morning TO lecture
at night in one 81 our churches on The
Wines Of the Bible" but certain OF
the Scribcs and Pharisees thought the
temple would be proianed by his pres
enCc, rs it is on record that Samuel,
while a political candidate, in Cincinnati
did imbibe certain malt drink which
strict temperance iorbids, so the door
was shut and no man entered therein.
The reservoir OF the new water works
for the LaBele Glass Company is about
half done. It's capacity Is sufficient to
supply the town of kirkwood with
abundance OF water.
At the boat race, Saturday, certain
gambling games, as the wheel OF for
tune, chuck-a-luCk, &c, were in pro-
gress, contrary TO the statute OF the
State of Ohio made and provided for
such cases. Officers OF the law were on
the ground, but no arrests were made.
Certain violations OF both United States
and state laws in the retailing OF intoXi-
eating drinks were going on, and no one
there TO say word in the matter.
Mr.. J. f.. Truman, freight agent OF the
c. 4 p, road, succeeds Mr., John Rhodes
rs Adams Express agent.
Revs. Edgell and Smith are away at
tending Conference.
Col. j. w. Shield and wife, OF lie Roy,
y. y, are visiting at Prof. Pratt's.
Some enterprising thief recently got
away with suit OF clothes belonging to
a Young clerk here by hooking them
through a transom over the door. 1t
was a topping good suit, which is prob