Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21
BRIDGEPORT.

Tomorrow the busy season opens among
all the manufacturers along this side OF
the river. The 4Etna and Standard mills
will go on in full, while section OF the
Crystal glass works will resume, with the
prospect Of working in every department
before the expiration OF the week: Smith, S
and Rhodess -four mills are hard at work
clearing out their stock in order TO give
room to the large crops Of wheat that are
expected within the next month. Alto
gether the prospect for busy autumn anu
winter are now encouraging.
The Democratic mass meeting last even
ing in the public square was one OF the
liveliest held on this side OF the river for
long while. Hon. Ross j. Alexander
made one of his usual forcible and eloquent
addresses Next Saturday evening an
other meeting will be held at the same
place. The committee Oh arrangements is
making strenuous efforts to secure Hon.
John A. Howard, candidate for Prose
cutting Attorney from Ohio county, as
speaker for the occasion.
About noon Yesterday, as some freight
cars in the C.. L. 81 w. yards. IN Kirkwood,
were being switched on a side track, they
collided with q caboose attached to another
train Of freight, and completely demol-
ished the car. The collision made such a
racket that quite number were soon on
the scene TO find out what had occurred.
The loss will not exceed one hundred dol
lars.
Officer Sauers had the misfortune to
strike the middle finger Of his right
hand Yesterday afternoon, while chopping
wood. The nail was torn off and his finger
badly lacerated.
The Driving Association is making
preparations to have the track at Brook
side rolled and fixed up generally.
After the smoke has cleared away it ap-
pears that individuals and firms will suf-
fer in the Taggart affair more than the
comparatively small amount of his paper,
all of which are amply secured, and will
therefore suffer no material loss.
A suit has already been
filed in the Court of Common Pleas Of ST.
Clairsville, by Eli Bailey, of Colerain, for
a note of five hundred dollars held by him
against w. S. Taggart. When this case
comes up the first step 10 be taken will be
to test the signature on the note and de-
termne whether or not it is genuine.
A new pavement is being placed in front
of Mr. Fundenberg's residence in Kirk
wood.
The sale OF the Montana horses at the
stock pen yesterday did not turn out as well
as expected. Quite a number Of business
men went down TO the pen and tried to
mount the horses to find out their riding
characteristics but determined that tus-
tie with one of the steeds would be worse
than Texas pony.
John McGraw, of the firm Of Scott &
McGraw, passed through town yesterday
on his way to his home in Bellaire, from an
extended European trip, where he visited
all the points of interest on the coast OF the
Atlantic as far down as Portugal.
The Misses Harris, OF 1ronton, are the
guests OF Miss Matte Howells.
Quite number will take in the trip to
Myers Lake to day.
Council meets in regular monthly session
tomorrow evening.
Fred. Walling left yesterday for his
home in Cleveland, after a months visit 10
his brother, Arthur Walling.
The High school is undergoing some i'm
provements, both on the interior and exte-
rior of the building.
Mrs. Ella Doane is expected home to-day
from trip to Buffalo and the Lakes.