Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-26
NEW CUMBERLAND.

NEW CUMBERLAND, July 25.-JOhn 0.
Bates q Co. were awarded the contract Tor
paving the streets OF our town. The bids
Of the Mayors Office OpIhurs-
DAY evening only two being TO- finished
work, and WefRaS follows.'.l ~ .. Bates
& Co.'S bid was 50 cen square yard,
complete grading and hlh1g 70 the amount
of12 inches included; anything In excess
of that 70 be paid for extra, also, any re
setting or recruiting eurbstones. The other
bid was from John /. Jones u Co. This
bid prODOsed to do the work for $50 cents.
AS no guaranty or representative accompa-
MED the proposal 10 was passed by. Mr..
Bates & Co. agree TO employ home teams
and home labor If they can be procured:
The brick viii be furnished from several
Of the Yards In the vicinity OF the town.
d. a. F'reshwater did not send in any pro
posal. although one was expected.
Robert Harper went out 20 his son-in
law ]. &. MAYHEM, near FalrvieW some
DAYS ago. and became quite sick, so much
so that his life was despaired Of. He was
slightly better az last accounts. He form
erlv resided in Bellaire and is 81 years
Of age. -.,,,
Judge John A Campbell is said to be still
improving though slowly:
Owing to the attempted and some times
partially executed dog, chicken and COW
law the sargeaut is pOnderlng over the
query. whether life Is worth living. He
carries his little gun and woe TO any I'M
rnuzzled cur or stray chicken that ventures
upon the street.
THE town council, so far as paving goes,
has delegated about all its authority away
and is in good shape TO camp out, hunt,
fish and have good time generally.
The Misses Cora and Anna McCulgan,
Of ChniicOthe, o., are IN town visiting
their grandmother, Mrs. Cuppet.
There are two bad crossings Just below
Bu7lfncrtOn which are causing considerable
trouble 10 both farmers and teausters.
This should be looked after by the W. q
/. r.. r.. IL. Co. before 1t ends In trouble.
There were quite a number OF our
friends who visited the Myrtle nshlng
camp on Friday, and those VINO Went away
feeling sick arc al complaining Of feeling
better now. -
Miss Mary Delany has returned nome
after q pleasant visit among friends IN
Guernsey and Noble counties,
Mrs T. j. Smith is on the sick list
nc. Brown, Of Allegheny, IS In town
the guest of friends.
John Smith has mad his delivery wagon
overhauled and repainted which ADDS much
70 its appearance. .-,
Miss Minerva Myers of Beilaire, stOPpeH
OF on her return from PittsOurg 70 cali
upon the family Of Joseph Grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Atkinson, his broth.
er-in-law, Mr.. Thomas Hunt ana Mlle' OF
Toronto, aud neice Miss Sennle HaignJ
left Tuesday for ChautauGua and the Taou-
sand Islands, in the River ST. Lawrence
Teachers institute will be held here,
commencing August %, to last I'VE Jays
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Stewart of
Pittsburg, are visiting his mother, Mrs.
George W, and other friends.
The steamer Olvette is popular as an
excursion boat about every oJner DAY,
there being crowd on board for East Ailv-
erpoOl or way points
Mr.. Anderson, the evangelist, VIII oe
here on July 20 70 begin meeting IN the
Disciples Church 70 last through August
~ great many paving bricks, more than
usSat, are being shipped away oy raii ana
river.
Some Of the brick yards across the river
are shutting down, owing to duu market
and large stock.
It is said that new principal for our
public school win be employed for the com
ing term.
-.IoseDh Manor, who has been very sick
man for the lest ten days, is thought to De
ahttle better.