Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-17
BRIDGEPORT.

Atthe Presbyterian Church in kirkwood
Rev j. NJ. Stephens. rector, VIII take Tor
his text this morning: 1.-THE Resurrection
of Christ" The following Easter music
will be rendered: Prelude, organ. Doxol-
ogv. Festival re Deum, Chapman. Ag-
nus Del and Donna Nobis, Farmer. Hymn
IL. Offeratory, Christ is Risen, Barrett.
Hymn 100 The choir is composed OF Mrs.
J A. Topping and Mrs. Geo. Summers,
sonranos. Misses Minnie Alexander and
Clara Chapman, altos; j. .. Howells,
tenor; Fl. NJ. Clark, basso. and Geo. Sum-
mers, orgaIast.
The Senior Order Of United American
Mechanics held a reception at the City
Hall last evening, which was well attend
ed. The following programme was rem
6ered: PRAYER, Rev. Fortney; guitar
duet. Misses Heinlein and Couture; intro
ductory remarks, Rev. FOrtney; music:
BANQUET; speech, Bro. Piper, guitar duo,
Heinlein and Couture; Music.
The following communication speaks 1or
itself:
The people OF Bridgeport are well salts
fed with the recent election OF their OIL
GERS, and believe they won great victory.
II was Il decided expression of opinion that
politics should not govern the town; that
the best men should be elected from ell
DdillGS, y
not possess all the Offices 1t was severe
rebuke to the riugsters. Some people Won
der what the new Mayor will do when he IS
inaugurated. One Justice OF the Peace
has moved in and taken possession OF one
corner of the Mayors Office, and another
has taken possession Of the central part
The business of the town cannot be trans
acted properly unless these gentlemen find
their own offices elsewhere.
CITIZEN"
There is a great deal Of talk about the
manner in which young rascals conRregate
around the West End church on Sunday
evenings and disturb the religious worship.
Often the ruffians are intoxicated, ana IL is
quite unpleasant for the congregation 10 De
subjected TO such an outrage.
The petition for improving tue three
streets is being rapidly signed. 1t only re
ouires the signatures of two-thirds of the
nropertv holders Two-thirds have signed
for Whitley and Howard streets and about
one-half for Bennett street. There IS still
another third remaining. Come on, We that
have not signed, and let your names be
known.
There will be a meeting of the Kirkwood
Tennis Club tomorrow evening at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. OIL. Howells.
The Union Cornet Band will give con-
cert az the Martins Ferry Opera House
next Wednesday evening.
Will Baker caught a fine bass at the
mouth of the Creek yesterday, 1t weighed
over three pounds.
A Young daughter OF Geo. Smith, OF the
Etna mill, is quite sick.
Chas. De Klyn, of Cleveland, is visiting
friends in town.
Albert Cole, OF Flushing, was the guest
of friends in the city during the past
week
Jno. Carnes, Of Jacksonville. Fla, is the
ruest of A. c. Branuin, of Kirkwood.
Jno. Topping arrived home from Chicago
last week.
Miss Eva Cass is indisposed.
Jas. Farrell, Of Dayton, O., IS at the
Sherman House.
Mr.. Lyle whose initials could not be
learned. further than that he was cousin
of MIR. Ed Lyle, was seized with an attack
of heart disease on the hirkwood bridge
between seven and eight o'clock last even
ING He was taken 70 Dr.L. w. Heinlein's
OFFICE where he soon recovered from the at
tacks