Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-21
PORTLAND LOCALS.
Spring Brings New Building and Trade
Personal News.

Spring Brings New Building and Trade
Personal News.
PORTLAND, o., April 2O.-Dr. HOge
has hung out his single at the residence
Off. W. HOdgen, and solicits his share of
the public patronage.
Two large stone wagons were unlOaded
from the c. & P. cars yesterday, to be
used in dragging the stone from the large
quarry to the Portland bridge on the W.
al. E Il. Il. The contractors say this is
one Of the finest quarries in the State. The
ledge is about twenty feet thick and lies
on the surface and splits like locust.
Capt T. v. Moore had a very valuable
dog killed by the train few days ago.
The entertainment given by the TlltOn
Vile public school was continued from
Friday to Saturday evening, and was a
grand success. The house was filled both
evenings, despite the unfavorable weather,
and the exercises were of such character
and delivered in such manner as to reflect
credit upon those having it in charge.
Some of the quarrymen on last Sunday
thought to while away the day by taking
a boat ride on the Ohio river. The cur
rent near the shore being very swift, and
none of them being very expert with the
oars, one of them undertook 10 tow the
boat up stream by the aid of the willows
on shore. The willows broke. and dash
ing young man with his Sunday clothes
and all turned a sOmersault, and in his
flight seized another and into the river
they both went, clear out OF sight They
both came out all right. however, and
made a bee line for their boarding house.
J. T. Hodgen has painted up the room
recently occupied by G.. $. Bigger as a store
room, and it will shortly be occupied by
the W & l. + engineers as an office.
y. S. Gillespie is building large stable
and will enter into the livery business.
Miss Maggie Fshrenbach was shopping
in Wheeling a few days ago, and calling
on some Of her numerous friends there.
Col. L w Lutheran, of the Cleveland
and Wheeling was here Thursday in the
interest Of the road.
One of the large 50 funerals that has taken
Mace in this neighhOrbOOd for many years
was that of Mr.. KirkwOod Large on Wed
nesday Mr.. Large was one of the leading
teachers OF Warren township, a prominent
member OF the Presbyterian Church and a
teacher in the Sabbath School, where his
services were such as TO command the ad-
miratiOn of every one with whom he came
in contact Surely We feel deeply the loss
the community has sustained, and his be-
reayed family has the deepest sympathy Of
the whole neighborhoOd
Messrs George FiltOn and John Pyle, Of
Yorktown, were IN town Tuesday.
Our merchants each received large raft
of pine and hemlock lumber this week.
Mrs Captain Moore ard Misses Addie
Robinson and Maggie Dikeman, Of Tilton-
ville,were visiting Portland friends Thurs
day.
John haywood. of the Hotel haywood,
Martins Ferry, was doing business here
this week.
General Insurance Agent W. NJ. Lup-
ton, of Martins Ferry, was doing business
here yesterday.
Msssrs. WOodfOrd. Wilson, and Lessic,
Of the W. < L. f were in town yesterday
evening. AS yet they have not located
the road here, and the people anxiOusly
await developments. The @. 4 P. is de-
Iyering some heavy timbers for use in the