The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-11
BRIDGEP
Golden wedding Of HE. y, .. RaEgs
-OIhsE NeWaSf IimsIy IHIsFesl.
A most interesting event occurred at the

Golden WeddinE Of HF. y, !. IsREgs
Other AeWA0f ItmRly I~nleFesl.
A most interesting event occurred at the
residence Of Robert J.. BsRgs, the veteran
lumbsrmSn, Of Bridgeport, and the senior
member Of the firm OF 4, J. Bags & Sons.
R ]. Bsggs was born in Belmont county
in 1908, and with triAiDg exceptions has
resided IN the county always, and in
Bridgeport since 1882, His vile, Margaret
]. Bags, 10 also Q native oi.Belmont Coun.
ty, and ia . little the junior OF her hus.
band, Tuesday last WAs their hitleth maj.
riage anniversary. Their children and
mill operatives elssyed q pleasant SUI.
prise AAd accordingly repaired to the real
denCe Of the bride and groom
oil htty yeara ago, to do them honor.
] I. BRggs, on bshAli oil the children,
presented the parents with each an ele,
giant easy chair, q foot rest Tor father and
q hutsack for mother, and a gold lined
butter dish A. j. BSgRs, on behalf OF the
sisters and sisters'in'laW, gave them a
costly silver coffee urn, Meanwhile, the
mill employees, numbering nine, appeared
with music, and on their part Capt. Grubh
presented the old man with q beautiful
gold headed cane. Joseph NJ, Bsggs, de-
string his g~randiSther's head TO look a
neat Rs that OF his new cane, gave him
gilt OF q fine dress hat, whilst r ]. Rey'
nolds Bsggs, the youngest OF the grand
pons, offered 90 his tribute OF love
beautiful houque with the wish on bsbali
Of all that the evening Of the lives OF hi.
grandparents might be as bright as the
alwers, and ever as fragrant he theil
memories and ~eniDyments. Then TIT
employees children and q few other fIiendl
being comfortably seated, the old iatheI
feeliDgly returned sincere thanks toO
the unexpected kindness shown himsel
and vile. Refreshments were served, AMI
the evening passed delightfully."- away, en-
livened by music.
-Four hundred tlckets we're sold for thl
Cleveland excursion yesterday morning
Miss Lena Adolph has resigned he
position In school, add purposes attend
ing the normal school for q year,
Will Or, q brother OF our aupArintend,
emit, has been employed in ihb Iiilh room
while Mrs EaoCh, formerly Il thia room
may be assigned to the upper room
Our school never were so 81 tislaCtoIilN
coudrGted as now,
Alter muUN tHikee, the greater numbeI
Of the Wheeling Greek coal miners hAvt
again resumed work.
Mayor Robinson and wife will, will
Others, perhaps, leave for %Ohautauqua Il
day.
John Brown, OF Bellaire, go got mixsG
mp with other peoples property and baC
whisky, that 1t took a whole night in the
cooler TO get riRhled up, with the aid o
$40 and costS.
A contribution box for the Captain Cool
fund, is in the PostotiCe and 10 hauling il
the Ooppers,
Colonel Steel Of Lancaster, o., is spend
ing . day with many friends here.
]. E, Macdonald, recently 30 sick Is, vi
are happy TO say, gradually and pefma
nently improving and hopes soon to re
turn to Bridgeport.
From another correspondents
Colonel Morris, contracting agent foi
the O. &P. 4 r., was 10 town yesterday
Annie Jacobs, oil Cleveland, 10 here on
visit.
Mrs, Laura West, oil Columbus, Ohio, /
visiting In Bridgeport.
MRS I. NJ, Rhodea 10 home from q three
weeks visit to her old home in steuben
vile.
@, O. Cochran, Of the W. & L. II. R. R,
was 10 town yesterday.
Rev. Dr.. Trueman was In town yesteE
day on his way to GAINESVILLE to deliver
lecture.
A great many new phaeton buggie
have been purchased in Bridgeport re
Gently.