The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-12
BRIDGEPORT,
Railroad Holss-PepOnal Gossip Church
Dedicated, etc.

uoalehteui eto'
Ice merchants are harvesting four inch
ice from the creek.
The newly instituted council Of o. U,
A. NJ. will meet in the Masonic hall TO-
morrow evening,
Parties are negotiating for the build
ing formerly occupied by Lee Leech as
a cooper shop, to be used as black
smith shop.
John Sells, a former Bridgeport boy,
now connected with a large eastern
clothing establishment, spent Sunday
with his parents here,
Ed Chapman, a former Bridgeport boy,
now connected with the A., 7. as. +,
railroad, at Topeka, Kansas, is spending
few days at his home here,
A fair and bazaar will be held in Helm.
lein's hall under the auspices Of the
Catholic congregation here on the even
ipgs Of the 2Sth instant and March !
and 2,
Z. @. Schanck, Of Pittsburgh, Is buy
ing large quantities OF apples In this sec
ton for shipment east, The price being
paid is eighty'tive cents per barrel,
while at this time last year the same
apples sold at 81,
Trueman Duncan and wife returned
yesterday from u visit to Brilliant friends,
Mr., Duncan has accepted a position
with the Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh Com
pany and will assume the duties Of his
new place at once,
The Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheeling
Company have put a new locomotive on
the Dellaire aud Martins Ferry accom-,
mediation train, II Is a very small one,
sits low and ls so constructed as to be
run either way without being turned,
II Is a very pretty locomotive and adds
to the appearance Of the train,
The new Presbyterian Church was
dedicated last Sunday evening, The
church seats about one thousand, andon
this occasion 1t was filed to It's utmost
capacity, The services were conducted
by tho pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hayes, assisted
by Rev, j, II. Rogers, oil the NJ. Il,
Church, and Rev, Mr., Underwood, OF the
German Lutheran Church, The entire
cost OF the edihce and furniture was
about thirteen thousand dollars, and this
Is all paid except something less than
one thousand dollars. Rev. Mr.. Hayes
expressed thankful appreciation Of the
kindness extended by other denomina-
tons and to the Young Mems Christian
Association for the use OF churches and
rooms during the twenty months his
congregation had been without a build.
Ing, since tho burning Of the old Presby.
terrain Church, welcomed members
Of other denominations To the new
church, and spoke feelingly OF the beau
ties Of dwelling In Christian unison. He
expressed an earnest hope that the d,
i. congregation would soon enjoy
much needed new building. Rev, Mr..
Rogers followed In a few happy and
well chosen remarks. His cup OF happi.
ness seemed 10 be full and his native
mirth dubbed to the top and took q few
careful peeps over the brim at tho con.
gregatiOn. He spoke OF God dwelling
amongst men and the propriety Of hay.
inga good temple in which 10 meet God.
He promised that his congregation
would build new church and good
one, but said that forty years experience
had taught him to have some money to
start on and not erect home To God
and have the world hold q mortgage on
1t. The music rendered by the choir
was Of the highest order, and altogether
the church can well feel pride In the
building, which Is credit TO the town.