The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-20
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
BRIDGEPORT.


Local News Notes and Personal Mention
The O., 7. v. & W. Railroad ran thei
FIRST passenger train into Bridgeport yes
terday. The train arrived on ime-l0:St
a. M.-and left on Its return trip Il
Uhrichsville at $50 p. N. This Is the only
passenger train that will be put on thii
end Of the road at present.
John Bates and George Medill started
Yesterday for their mine in Colorado
This mine Is reported to be paying very
richly, and some who ventured and sold
at even money have solemn faces.
Wilbur Tallman, OF the Etna Mill
started on western business trip on last
Monday.
The new street lamps shed a brilliant
light, and give entire satisfaction TO all.
"There, thank the Lord, your old Re-
publican pole is down" said Tilden and
Reform woman to Bridgeport Republic
can on last Saturday evening. "Don't
gloat over IL" said he, 1--WE can soon get
1t up again. Truth crushed TO earth will
rise again, you know"
The train due at II A. NJ, yesterday, was
forty minutes late. 1t waited in Bellaire
for the Alice Oates troupe, from the B. &
o. Railroad, en- route to Pittsburgh. The
forty minutes were made up, and the
train went into Pittsburgh on time, all
the same.
The following cases were disposed OF by
his Honor Mayor Robinson yesterday:
Berry Davis, Harry Wieson, George sny-
der, John Wheatley and Joseph Glass
drunk and disorderly, So and costs each
paid. John Pelts and Joseph Mcdaniel,
disorderly conduct Sunday evening, 81
and costs; paid. And the end is not yet
as warrants are out for another grist.
Miss Ada Lilly, handsome young
Bridgeport girl, wended her sad way to
Mayor Robinson's store yesterday and in
quired for Mr.. Robinson. "Thats my
name," said Dick, the mayors brother,
and Ada, taking a long breath, narrated
to Dick terrible story Of her wrongs.
Dick heard her through, and then quietly
remarked to her that he rather supposed,
judging from the nature OF her case, that
1t must be his brother, the mayor, that
she was in quest Of. Frank not being
about. she repaired to Hon. R. ]. Alex
ander's office, and the recital OF her
wrongs TO Ross resulted in the arrest and
trial of Charley Reed on charge of bas.
@rdy. The case was tried before Esquire |
Egleson, OF Martins Ferry, and Charley
was bound over in the sum OF $500 for his |
his appearance at court.
Reese Buldett, an ex-Bridgeport police.
man who has been butchering and
furnishing the railroad men with beef
during the past winter happened into |
saloon last evening on business, and while
in the saloon he was approached by a
smoothe tongued gentleman who wore a
silk hat. The man with the silk hat com.
menced conversation with Reese Ia
familiar and friendly manner and invited
Reese to drink. "AIl right said Reese"
feignipg to be very drunk he staggered
up to the bar and took lemonade, and
still another at the expense OF the nice
man with the silk hat, who by this
time had managed to get around close 10
Reese and was lingering at his vest pocket,
"Look here, stranger, said Reese, "that
won't do; that amt NICE" and with this
Reese hit him jolt under the of ear that
knocked him clear from under his silk hat
and sent him sprawling on the bar.room
floor. Reese then threw of. his mask OF
drunkenness, transacted his business and
walked out. The man with the silk hat got
up, not richer but much wiser man.