Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-02
BRIDGEPORT, o.

Yesterday was one of Bridgeport's quiet
days. Business wss quiet, news very scare,
and merchants and business men in no
very amiable mood in consequence.
The street car track at the c. & 2. depot
IS being repaired. New rails are being put
down and the track being repaired. Acar
jumped the track there yesterday just as
the Martins Ferry accommodation was
pulling in and the engineer had Just room
10 stop his train before running into it.
Fortunately the train was not going at full
speed or a smashup would certainly have
occurred.
The telegraph instruments in the C. < P.
depot have been moved over into the bay
window and neat tables put in for the op-
orators. A big improvement.
The American Express Company have
moved their express office from Frank Ma
berry'S shoe store to the second story of
the c., l. n w. passenger depot.
Mr.. John Reed, of Valley Grove, W. Va.
was in the city yesterday on a visit to his
friends.
Mayor Junkins reported matters all
serene at police headquarters last night, no
arrests.
Marshal McConnaughy is nursing a very
sore hand, the result of his encounter with
a tough a few days ago.
Sample Brothers, the wholesale liquor
d. a'erS on Bank street, have aboutne gotiat i
for a liquor store in Wheeling, and expect
TO move their store here over there in a
short time.
Ed. Sample was takingin the circus circus
at Washington, Pa, yesterday.
Andy Helnlein and George Mckee, ESq.,
were GU on a fishing expedition yesterday.
DR.. John Cooke arrived home yesterday
from q brief business trip to Columbus.
A watermelon party, attended by all
he bon ton of the city, and a number
from Wheeling, was the attraction for Fri
day evening.
A large delegation will take in the circus
at Bellsire tomorrow. The most of the
boys will go down on business, of course.
The colored d. s.. c. gave a picnic in Har-
ra's orchars on Thursday afternoon and
joyable affairs of the kind ever given here.
Zilch's orchestra, Of Bellatre, furnished the
music. About one hundred were present
George c. Mckee, attorney at law, is
spending Sabbath with his sister out the T.,
l.. & W. RR.
Perry Hathaway and son, Frank, will
take in the 'Oriole" at Baltimore, aud at
the san e time visit his son, Henry, who
has been there the past year attending the
school OF pharmacy.
Mr.. Sawyer, a successful young business
uldu VI OIOuA Slty, MO Is SpeuuluS Il lew
days with the Misses Rice, of kirkwo)d,
while returning from his eastern business
trip.
DR.. Cooke was dispatched for last Thurs
d Y TO come immediately to Columbus, O.,
az the bedside OF his old patient, Mrs
Shields, who is dangerously i'll. Sac was a
Miss Enlon, formerly Of this place, and her
many friends feel sorry to hear such news.
Frank thinner, the druggist, made a hy-
ing visit TO Pittsburgh this week.
Kirk McConshey has all of his household
goods packed in a car, and he. in company
with Will Briedenstsin and John Blum,
will leave tomorrow for Jimtown, Dakota.
A certain youn8professional man went
fishing yesterday. no doubt TO CT h again
the -four pounder'' bass which got away
from him, he saws, several weeks ago.
He will be chuck full Of fish stories when
he returns.
The coloFed picnic at Hsrrah's orchard