Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-12

Council met last night and opened the
following bids for paving Jefferson and
Broadway streets: John 0. Bates, Steu-
benville, Broadway s1.O6, Jefferson
S1.O6, w. c. Stratton, Toronto, Ohio,
Broadway 97c, Jefferson orc; Borham g
Rosser, Bellaire, Broadway go, Jetfer-
son csc; C. C. Cochran, Broadway S9Lc,
Jefferson 99c: Maloney Bros, Bellaire,
Broadway csc, jefferson 91c;> j. 5.
Freshwater, New Cumberland, West
Virginia, Broadway Sill, Jefferson
STA. Malloney Bros. were the lowest
bidders on Jefferson and Cochran on
Broadway. None Of the bids were ac-
cepted, but all lay over until tomorrow
night. Seven bids were received on the
sewers, but they, too, were postponed
till the same time. The Terminal Rail-
way Company offered 10 sell the city
piece OF ground, 100 by 100 feet, near
Hickory street, for $1,000, and TO lay a
switch to 10, the city to do It's own fill
ing, the city to use the ground for its
electric light plant. This proposition
also went over.
The town was full Of brick and sewer
pipe representatives yesterday, being
attracted here by the advertisements OF
our city for paving aud sewering Jeffer-
son street, the contract Of which was to
be let at the Council meeting last night.
Among the number was Chas. OLSEN
ey, Of the Great Western Fire Clay
Company; Frank Bowles, Of tho Calu-
met Company; Chas. Shanble, Of New
Cumberland; Capt. John Porter and Mr..
Coleman, of the John Porter Company;
Bates & Co., of Steubenville; A. Will
hanson, Of Toronto; E. Fl. Freshwater,
b. M. Wilkinson, StrattOn, Hinkle 81
Stratton, and c. c. Cochran.
w. II. Helferibim, NJ. McCan, Geo.
Weber, Chas. Fetterer, Chas. Mcclure
and c. Lang left last evening to visit
the Oriental Fishing Club on Stillwater.
Miss Stella Weaver, of Pittsburg, is
the guest Of her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Selby.
Mr.. Charles Sommers and family, OF
the First ward, will leave to-day on
visit to Wellsburg friends.
Mrs. John Reed and children have
gone on a visit TO friends at Alliance, o.
H. Ebert was able to be out on the
street yesterday.
Wilbur Coss and wife, of Greensburg,
Pa, are the guests Of relatives here.
Charles Otto is IN WoOdsfeld and yes
terday Mrs. Otto intended to join him,
but she took suddenly sick and was IN
able to undertake the journey.
No railroads to cross at grades in 60
ing to Wheeling via the new Steeh
Bridges, making it the safest route. ="
Miss Mary Robinson Is very i'll with
malaria fever at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hutchinson.
Major Loring, Of the Benwood Iron
Company, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Constable VIM. Moore has returned
from visit to his son at Beaver Falls,
VIM. Jones, the Broadway shoe mer-
chant fell while getting out Of j. w.
Lanes wagon, and broke two ribs.
James Shipman left yesterday for
Scottdale, Pa, to take charge of a
tableware glass factory in that city.
Rev. /. S. Winters has returned from
a trip to Cincinnati.
West Paden, Of Steubenville, is the
guest of friends here.
John B. McKim, one OF the officials
of che c. g. p r. r., was the guest of
hif parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Kim, Of North Third Street.
Daniel McSwords is back from Val
psraiso, Ind, to spend few weeks
here.
Rev. H. N. Campbell left yesterday
for Paris, Pa, to spend several days
there.
Hon. W. T. Lewis and wife left for
Columbus yesterday.
VIII Crowl has returned from a visit
to ambrldge.
Harry, Joe, Dick and Mr.. Williams
and viii Lewis, all workmen of the
H,tna mill, left yesterday for Joliet,
H., to work In new mill there.
The easy grades Of the approaches
and roadways make the new Steel
Bridges the best adapted to heavy traf-
fic between Martins Ferry and Wheel
ing.
Fred. Hanlett for Kent, O., yester-
day.
Mrs. B. f. Brady and daughter Miss
Bessie left yesterday morning for New
York aud Saratoga to be gone several
weeks.
Misses Lola aud Blanche Patterson
who have been the guests Of friends
here. returned to their home at New
Cumberland yesterday,
The goods Of Thompson Thomas will
be sold next Wednesday.
There was a meeting Of the Board of
Directors Of the Y. NJ. c. A. last even
ing.
Henry Logan, q colored boy, was fined
So and costs for assaulting another boy.