Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-16
BRIDGEPORT.

The new street car company ran out
OF rails In Bellaire and Martins Ferry
this week. The entire force laying rails
Is now at work between West Wheeling
and Bellaire A large shipment OF rails
Is looked for from JohnstOwn, Pa, the
latter part OF this week. Haliock Bros
have a large force OF men 81 work and
are excavating very rapidly for the new
power house OF the company. To-day
is the day the Belmont Commissioners
will meet in st. Clairsvile to decide
whether 10 allow the new company TO
20 from the toll gate out the National
pike to Wheeling Creek mines, Que
mile further than the track Is now laid.
A delegation Of miners will go to st.
Clairsvile to-day from the Wheeling
i6reek mines 70 ask and 10 intereede
with the commissioners that the grant
be given. that they may have a means
OF getting to and from their work.
Eighteen young ladies went out the
creek yesterday. on a fishing and pic
nicing excursion. They made II point
not to let the young gentlemen know
where the destination OF the party was.
AS the result the young men OF the
town wore a desOlate look all day. The
party was chaperoned by Mrs. Harry
Cook. A jolly good time was the out
come.
The new street car company got an
elegant new Barnes s. Company safe in
their offices. 1t was difficulty task to
get the safe to the second story Of the
Oglebay block TO its destination. The
safe which weighed fonr-thousand
pounds, was taken TO the rear Of the
building and elevated to the window by
means Of pulleys, and placed In that
way.
The building committee Of the new
NJ. e. church met yesterday and ac-
cepted the stOnewOrk Of the structure
done by Fred Yanit, the contractor.
This gentleman's work is very artistic,
and was entirely satisfactory. The
brick masOnS will be through with the
brick work to-day.
The Ladies Home Missionary Society,
OF the Presbyterian church, spent the
day yesterday at the church parlors
quilting. They took their dinners
along, and had a social time also.
More false work at the bridge is now
placed than was washed away before
the food. This work is now being
placed across the middle span, and work
is progressing satisfactory.
Ross Alexander and son St. Clair, are
home from Columbus. st. Clair gradu-
sted at the State University this year,
and the class consisted OF nlnety-fve
persons.
Last Tuesday evening Council met,
but.when they all got there, it was too
late for a session that night. a meet
ing will be held next Tuesday night,
Last night at her home out the pike,
Miss Mary McAlliSter entertained a
large number Of her Bridgeport friends
In an enjoyable manner
One drunk in the Mayors Court got
81 and costs yesterday, and there is
still another confined, whose case will
be heard this morning.
The w C. T. g. will meet at the home
OF Miss Kate Wharry, next Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock. All members are
expected to be present.
About ten couples of young society
people Of town, spent an after noon en-
ioyably yesterday, on the hill pic
nicing,
Fannie, Georgia and Lena Dent Min
ME Kuhn and Mary Graham enjoyed
pleasurable picnic out the creek yester-
day.
Halstead Caldwell has gone to Iron
tor, o.. where be will spend the sum-
mer with his grandparents.
Mrs. E. DrummOnd left for her home
in Barnesvllle yesterday. She had been
visiting friends here.
A. J. Smith, President Of the Kent
Cat Glass Works, Of Kent, o., was in
town Yesterday.
Work is progressing well excavating
for the new Scott & McGraWs building.
DR.. Won Murault OF TiltonFille, was
in town this week on business
COL c. f. Steele. Of st. ClSirsville,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Matte HoWells will leaveasoon
for the Worlds Fair.
William Scott will leave soon for thR
Worlds Fair,
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