Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-12
BRIDGEPORT.
Arrival of the First Engine on the e.. It
V.&W. X. R.-Progress Of the Road
Other Matters.

other Matters
Wednesday was high day for Bridge
port. The people felt as excited as II a
circus had come 10 town. The cause ot
the commotiOn was the arrival Of the
engine, No. ID OF the C., L. V. x w.
railroad, in charge of Engineer Prosser.
The engine bears the name, Warwick.
About $50 o'clock A. NJ. she drove her
wheels over the new track for
the first time. Everybody turned out
to see the sight, and the school Children
were so excited they couldn't study
quietly. The engine nj once began her
work of pushing the construction train
loaded with ties and iron out to the limit
of the track. A cabOose was brought
along for company. The work OF track
LAYING can now be pushed vigorously,
and as soon as the track reaches gravel
bank the construction train can bring
ballast on the return trip. With the
road.bed in good condition, the bridges
done and material on hand the track
should be extended half mile day.
4 side track has been run from the
main track, near McGavran's house,
down to where the old Belmont planning
mill stood, and from there on will run
into the old factory OF George Rartholo-
new, which has been turned into an
engine house. Warren Baggs is conduc-
tor of the new train.
Col John Hills old Belmont House
has been metamorphosed by improve
ments, paint and new sign into the
Imperial Hotel" Ii is one OF the sal
signs that we are drifting into an en-
pre-, this delight. in Imperial"
The front of the recently rebuilt
Oglebay block, east of the aforesaid hotel,
is being altered into an open, and is TO
he liquor store. Now, il is a good
thing TO have improvements, but If new
buildings are To be poison dispensari les,
we would rather do without the new
buildings.
Miss Newlin, the excellent teacher OF
the .Etnavile school, has been ont since
Thanksgiving with very bad attack OF
diptheria. 1t is hoped she may be in
her place next week.
Our gun club is holding regular meet.
ings and improving in craftsmanship.
They have practiced frequently since
Thanksgiving and upon becoming
sufficiently accurate shots propose going
for the REGISTER reporter who gave
away their Thanksgiving store. Spring
us from the right kind of a trap and
you may blaze away gentlemen.
A certain recalcitrant prisoner named
Dallas Smith, who has been languishing
in our lookup for week, refusing TO
work out his fine, yesterday caved in
and took TO the stone pile. One week
of such a place as our cooler would
drive almost any one 10 work rather
than 10 lie in its sweet ambrosial shades.
The grand staple Of our streets just
now is mud. IL is deep, deeper, deep
est-and still rising. II you want TO
hear a man cuss just stand by and see a
stranger with nicely blacked boots step
into one OF the puddles in the defective
pavement on Bank street. The air turns
blue.
Workmen are having their hands full
TO keep slip Of the hill from entirely
over running the Cadiz pike about mile
up the road.
One barge loaded with ties for the L.
V. X. X. had hole knocked in her bot
tom and lies sunk at the landing below
Baggs' mill No damage, as the ties are
easily gotten out.
Small bills and silver change seem
scarce in this market. Our bank sought
a supply in Wheeling yesterday.
A handsome new protection railing
for our bank counter has arrived and
will be put in place soon.
Our millers pay sl.30 for choice wheat
now. Hay is scarce at 81 per ton
straw, even, is offered at $40 per ton.