Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-06
BRIDGEPORT.
Interesting Items on Various
Subjects.

Monday morning a large gang OF
wOrkmen began on this end of the l..
Y. r. K. They first plowed up large
section of the bottom land near the
creek i'm KirkwOOd and hauled the dirt
TO ill the low ground on the street
Just above the planning mill. There
must be eight or ten feet OF till at one
place there. II give things quite an
active look TO See the men at teams stir
ring up this work. The contractor has
advertised for 500 men and number Of
teams with which to push the work.
W. W. Card, who has charge OF the eX-
tension was in town yesterday looking
alter matters here.
Yesterday morning our postmaster
received twenty thousand dollars in the
four per cent. certificates, and at once
placed them on sale. BY half-past II
clock they were all sold, and so great
was the demand for them that another
twenty thousand could have been sold
by night ii he had had them. The ac-
crued interest was seyenty-three cents
on each hundred dollars, so it took one
hundred dollars and seyenty-three cents
20 buy ten of the little papers. We no.
tiCcd that a number Of hard working
men invested and went away looking
happy. Even many children placed
their small savings in this popular loan
and cried for more.
While upon the subject of certificates
we give a rumOr that reached us very
direct. It IS said that the Wheeling
pOstOtlice has received more certificates
and that while the sign, NO Certificates
to-day hangs in the office, vet to a
favored few they are quietly sold. We
hope that ior the credit OF the office this
is not So. Ii not a denial from the post
master would satisfy all doubts. This
loan is for the benefit of the people, and
we very much doubt whether any post
master has the legal right To refuse to
sell % any one whatever who comes to
buy. up 10 one hundred dollars worth.
No preferred buyers is the motto OF
the people.
Capt. Thos. Clark and family have re-
moved % Emporia, Kansas. Capt. C.,
I'm shipping his goods, got some little
advantage from the railroad war. He
got a through rate of 500 on a car.
Mr.. Kaminsky, from some point up
the G.. S T.. railroad, Portland, we be-
iryc. moves into the house vacated by
Capt Clark, which was purchased by
Vincent Mitchell, Esq.
The death oi Miss Woods, OF Martins
Ferry, WAS deeply Iawcntrd by many
friends ui the iamily living here. \
Gentleman stated % yuur reporter that
this Young lady is the third OF the
.raIuating class OF last year in the
Msr.iu's Ferry High school who has
nee Cie l. There must be something
conducive To- ill-hcalth when u IN I Ia
'al Is occurs among those VINO seem
Young and vigorous.
Ex-MayorM rMcConaughey, of our town,
Is happy I'm q young daughter.
There are rumOrS of UneNampled gal
ctv I'm our Stlid borough, next week.
Dg dit that there is 10 be a wedding and
a large pJrJy-a reception party oil re-
Gently married couple. Ii our Mayor
does not interfere To prevent the mar
riage I'm any way it is almost certain 10
come oh. IL is sail that the house re-
Gently occupied by Mr. Nugcnt will he
the future residence of the new family
Temperance lecturers should be care
u. not tp make engagements that they
Io not fulfill. Last Sunday evening
guitc q large congregation assembled at
the West End Church To hear Mr.. Cra-
craft. of Wheeling. but he came not
Nr. e.. B. Smith filled the time very
pr1it9bIv with an excellent address.
The Presiding Elder of the VI. f.
Church preached in the kirkwood
church % a large audience Sunday even
ing. His ability is well spoken OF.
Rev. G.. W. Chaliant attended the an
ufyrrsJrvt ceremonies of Rev. DIR. Mitchell
no Mount Pleasant Wednesday.
Political questions have almost been
lost Sight of i'm the interest in our new
railroad activity. The Democrats with
whom We have conversed would have
preferred t0 have Thurman nominated,
but think the ticket q strong one anu
saw 10 will win. The Republicans oil
course call il a weak ticket, and clam
the battle rs already won.
senator Waguer's success IN getting
mis- county seat removal bill through
the Senate shows his skill rs a tacucIan.
10 is hv mo- means impossible that going
into the House with the prestige Ot
having passed the Senate, 1t may go
through. 1t certainly will and should
unless ST Ciairsville keeps her
narrow-euugc engine on the road in.
stead of i'm the Pittsburgh shops or laid
up for repairs half the time.
A good way 10 get To st. CIalrSvllle
now is to watch vOur chance and walk.
Home supplies Of excellent straw
borrips are Offering on the streets at
cents per box. New peas at - cents
per peck. The recent rains VIII StIII
1--WE us about half a crop OF straw
berries, although they were near COM