Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-02
BRIDGEPORr.

The foundation of the new school house
| in the West End is about completed.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Guliett have taken
rooms in the bank building.
Prof. Orr desires us 10 say that school will
not take up until the 18th, one week from
| next Monday. The cause OF this delay Is
| that the inside of the building is being
painted, and the paint is not dry enough
| to have school.
Oscar Mabery and Chas. Chapman left
Yesterday for Cleveland to yisi; friends.
Mr.. John Turner came home last night
from Pittsburgh, -,
lkTom Dunc:ns smiling countenance will
| beam hereafter over the counter IN +. A.
Msybery's shoe store.
Lost, yesterday-Col. John H.l-Some-
where between Niagara Falls and Bridge
port. Any informationa as TO his whereabouts
will be thankfully received. The last
known Of him was at Grafton. There the
! two forward cars of the returning excnr-
sion train were cut OF and sent TO Cincin-
natl and as the Colonel was in one OF them
il is supposed that be has gone in that
direction. Thee is a vast breach in the
history OF the trip 10 NiISar 70, as told BY
the excursionis;s, and ii requires that o.
the Colonel TO make IL complete. SO We
are in tears for his Absence.
Burt Duncan, q young son Of Jas. Duncan,
fell out of a tree in the back yard, Wednes-
day evening, and so severely hurt his left
arm that he now carrie" II in sling.
September is here and the oyster Will be
to-day. Mrs Coss will have tae first o. the
season and of the best quality. We will
sample them and see.
Mr.. Charles Rhodes is home from trip
to the sea shore.
Miss Katie Joyce has returned from
nine weeks visit to Grafton, West Var
ginia.
Charles Dorsey and Nate Henshaw, who
were sent 10 Jail at st. Clairsyill for thirty
days, are out again.
Harry Trueman is back from short trip
to Black River.
Miss Annie Spiker, of Deersville. Ohio, is
the guest of Mrs. James Woodcock.
Mr.. Eli YOst. widower OF only about
three months was married on Tuesday
night to Miss Lizzie Sopher.
A person walking from the creek bridge
up through Kirkwood on "Wednesday
night. would have thought that tornado
had lately occurred. In front OF Gilmore's
grocery the boxes, barrels and wheelbarrow
were promiscuously piled up across the
pavement, the front fence of Mrs. Funden-
burg's was here and there minus pi'ings,
David Howelrs fence at one corner was
cleared of paings for distance OF five or
six feet various wooden steps further up
were turned over ar pitched into the street,
and tree boxes and trees in front OF r.. I.
Rhodes residence were pushed over and
lying Cat on the ground. The persons that
did this deviltry are suspected, and the
full penalty of the law should be visited
upon them. This thing has occurred before
and nothing sid about it, but warning is
hereby given for them 10 make themselves
scarce along the way just noted.
The pay-car on the T. V. road came in
last night.
NOTES ON THE NIAGARA EXCURSION.
Bridgeports standard Of morality was
highly commented upon.
Mart McConnaughy contracted severe
cold.
Captain Tim McCarty sounds we'll, If it is
only captain of base bill nine.
Did the Niagara bsse ball club accept
your challenge, boys?
1t was funny to zee Tom Duncan drink
ing sulphur water under the Falls.
Yock Heinlein enjoyed a hack ride with
the young ladies in the Dominion.
Tom Durc;n is truly a hero. He rescued
a man just as he was slipping over the
falls, down distance Of 600 leet, he says
Quite distance.
A sPmhlance Of mourning is in order
over the Coloners sb.ence.
+. P. thinner went to Harrisville yester-
day on business. .'.
Mrs. DR.. Affieck returned on Wednesday
from three months visit in Buffalo. n.
y. Her daughter. Mrs Frank Sharp, three
children and friend came with her
Mr.. James Orr, of Wheeling, was the
guest of Prof. Orr yesterday.
The funeral OF Harry Paxton took place
yesterday afternoon from his home on the
Cadiz Pike. Quite a number of boilers from
The Top mill were IN attendance. He was
buried in Eridreport cemetery