The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-09
NEAR HOME.
GOSSIP FROM TaE TOWNS
IN OUR VICINITY.
Letters from BsIIAire, Ct. CIAIrs.
VILE, HaFtIR's Ferry, WellSbarE,
BFIdGePOrt, BIeubeaVIIIe and
WAshIREtan.On.Ihs.P - PeO.
pie Pleasant aad PerVeFss.
BRIDGEPORT.

Real EsIaIe HOtea-Sueeeaafa Concert
Railroad and miscellaneous HeniiOn.
Several new houses are being built west Of
the Bridgeport High School.
Ns Joseph BOlon is lying Dangerously III
at her residence in KirkwOod.
Houses to rent In Kirkood are very scarce.
Mr., James Clark, who recently s'ld his
property In KirkwoOd 10 Mr.. Dent, has pur-
chased an adjoining lot, where he has com.
menced the erection Of new building,
The concert gwen at the Presbyterian
Church last night under the management Of
Mr.. II NJ. Clark was very good and was at
tended by very large aud well pleased audi
ence.
A passenger coach and two Ron1olaS are
standing In the c., 7. Y & W. Railroad yards
waiting transportation to the ST. OlaiFSvllle
4 Northwestern narrow guAge railroad, where
they are to be used.
Some OF the nav councinen elected intend
N make manly effort 10 put the town some
little In debt for street repairs. Pitch in,
we'll hold yOnr clott es and enjoy the fun.
There is talk OF raising the pavement OH
Bank street about six inches aud improving
the grade OF the street and paving the street
with cObble stones Amen
There are four pool and billiard tables in
town and more en- route.
w. H, Grout, general freight and passenger
agent Of the T. Y. & W. Railroad, Is In town
Asa bridgeport gentleman started from his
home In Kirkwood Thursday noon, he no.
ticed the roof was smoking ia q couple Of
places He ran back into the house, threw
Off bis coat and followed Tor his wife to go to
q neighbOr few doors away and get q ladder,
and when she came back dnging big oak
ladder, he had his boots of anu was about TO
throw them at the sparks when his wife
stopped him and told him TO go up himself
When he got the ladder up nearly straight
from the ground he ran into the house, got q
Tin Of water, handed 1t 10 his wife and asked
her II she had not better go up and put 1t out,
They hnaliygIt him rubbed down and he
went up the ladder quietly and put It out.
bridgeport Is very proud, as II hasa Liberty
Fire Company No. ],
The G, & P, railroad detective has been
yanking the boys in from BellAire and Mar
tins Ferry.
The large sore room formerly occupied by
o. M. Rhodes & Co., as wholesale grocery
house, will Eoon be for rent. This room Is
tue best room In town for wholesale busi-
ness In every respect, including location, and
a. there will be but one Wholesale grocery In
Bridgeport after G. n. Rhodes 4 Co. close
out WherA there used to be five, 1t will certainly
afford . fine opportunity for any one wishing
10, engage In toe business.
Wilbur Trueman, manager OF the Boston
boot and shoe house OF Bellaire, moved his
family to that growing city on last Monday.
He Is an energetic, wide awake business man,
and expresses himself as highly pleased with
bis new home.
Oswald schick, the barber and newsdealer,
opposite the G. & P. depot Is Bridgeport
lgent Of the Wheeling steam laundry. Laun.
dry work left with him will receive prompt
attentions C.D.T,