Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
BRIDGEPORT.

teachers of the high school ofSteubenville,
are the guests of Mrs. ]. S. Winters
Rev. Chas Hollister, who has been
home on visit for a week, returned again
to Youngstown yesterday.
Rev. Peschau, of Wilmington, y. c.,
President of the Lutheran Synod of the
South, is the guest of Mrs. ID. Heinlein.
Communion services will be held at the
Presbyterian church this morning. Pre-
paratory meeting was held last evening.
This evening Rev Hays will preach on
The Bible in the Nineteenth Century"
Mrs. A. ]. Bags left yesterday for New
ark, o., where her mother, Mrs. Mabery,
is very sick.
Mr.. George Elliott is moving into his
new house ON Whitley street The one
vacated by him will be occupied by G. W.
Malby.
Mr.. C. NJ. Fisher, agent of the c.. L. 4
w. Railway here, is suffering from severe
carbuncle on his wrist
Mrs. Bertie Zeverly, of Wheeling, visit
ed her friend, Miss Ida Mcconnell, yester-
day.
The Misses Cassie and Lille Chandler
Of Morning View, entertained qti<s .
number of Bridgeport friends at theirpa-
latial residence last night Games and re-
freshments were in order, and quite goa
time was enjoyed by those in attendancS
Follc~:Lg-S tfie result OF the Demo-
cratic primaries held in Bridgeport yester-
day for delegates to attend the County
Convention, 10 be held in Bellaire Tues
day next: VIM. Fraiser, Il, J. Alexander,
G. W. Medill, Ed. Keller The alter
mates are Frank Seigler, jr., Samuel VIII
son, Henry Neinanger, John Hollohau The
Central Committeeman is Dr. Van Wag-
ner.
Work on the Wheeling Natural Gas
Company's ditch is in progress down Band
street and in the tunnel under the {. d T.
and c., L. & W. railroad tracks. 1t will
be continued to-day, in the hope of getting
out of the way of business necessary 10 bc
done on Bank street. At the railroad
crossing, tunnel six feet in height and
twelve feet below the tracks will contain
the gas pipe encased in n larger cast iron
pipe for safety. In crossing the creek the
county bridge will be used, the pipes being
hung from the girders underneath the west
side foot path. A force of men are at work
for the gas company tightening the bridge
supports, so that there shall be no danger
from over-strain.
The tax books will be open in Bridge
port on July 18th and 10th. j. T. Craig
Collector.
Mr.. Daniel Steenrod of Richland town
ship, was in town yesterday.
Billy McMechen, of st. Clairsyillc, called
on friends yesterday. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Geo. Jepson, also of ~. Clairsvillc
Miss CulbertsOn, of Alliance, o., is the
guest of Miss Ella Mckee.
Mr.. and Mrs Johnson Brown have re-
turned from Newark, O., where Mrs.
Browns mother is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Addison Thompson and son Rus
sell are in st. Clairsville among friends.
Aquilla Showalter and wife are the
guests Of Mr.. Geo. Bartholomew.
Isaac Berry, of Richland township, was
in town yesterday, and among other things
said that from sample lot OF three bush
els of Meyers Auburn" wheat which he
planted on two acres of ground last fall, he
had reaped forty bushels of wheat 10 the
acre, or 50 bushels in all
Rev. Secrest will preach in Martins Fer
ry this evening. Rev. Fortney, of West
Wheeling, will fill the pulpit.
Harry Clark, T. c. Judkins, Dick Rob
inson and Frank Fisher leave tomorrow
for Waulhaunding river to spend two
weeks.
Col John Hill was forced TO shoot the
white mare which couple of toughs
took out and crippled on stone pile. The
mares hip was broken by a fall.
Mr.. Flowers, Of Cincinnati, was in the
city yesterday.
The c., l.. & w. transfer boat, Lizzie
Townsend, goes 10 the mouth Of the Ka-
nawha TO go on the docks in few days.
4 party of young gentlemen go on the
boat, and hunt and fish, making the boat
a headquarters.
Charles Franzel has resigned his position
with $. WoOdcOck.
An infant child Of Fred Lilly is seriously
i'll.
The colored man hit by the train last
week is still living
Mrs. Hunt and her daughter, Bertha, Of
st. Clnirsville, were in the city yesterday.
II il reported on good authority that
Hon. David Wagner will consent TO stand
for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Belmont county.