Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-21
BRIDGEPORT.

WIN. Vaughn, a we'll known citizen OF
.Etnaville, died very suddenly last
Wednesday The gentleman had been
ailing for some time, but on the day or
his death was feeling better than for
long time. He had Just returned from
the yard and sat down In chair al MS
home. An artery In his throat was
b. -sted by bis coughing, and 10 less
than ten minutes he died. DR.. NJ. (.
Ebert was called, but before he could
reach the house Mr.. Vaughn was dead.
He was A. years old and leaves a wife
and family. He will be buried to-day
at 2 O'Clock 90 Weeks cemetery. Be
fore sickness Mr.. Vaughn was q watch
man at the Etna mill.
This is special election day in this city,
The issue is the voting for or against
the issuing OF S26, 600 worth Of bonds TO
construct a perfect sewerage system. IL
is believed, 70 the issue does not carry
at the election, 10 will be many years be-
fore it will. People In the First ward
are particularly anxious that 10
pass. In the First ward In Kirkwood,
the voting will be in the basement Of
the old NJ. Z. church; in the Second
ward, in the City building, and In the
Third ward, 10 Htnaville, IN Mlllers
hall.
The County Democratic primaries
will be held on the Goth Of this month.
The County Convention will be held at
St. ClalrSville on August 1. AT the
convention nominations will be made
for the legislature, prosecuting attor-
ney, treasurer and county commission
or. In Bridgeport, on the Democratic
ticket, there are no candidates for nom
inatiOn. as yet announced.
Next Tuesday night the Union Hall
Association will meet again TO look over
the plans for the new three-story hall
20 be erected here. The building is 20
be the finest in the town, and will be
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity. Already there are many appll-
cations for the rooms which will be Tor
rent
Scott aud McGraw, the lumber deal
ers. are negotiating for the old planning
mill OF Bags and Son. II they secure
&C. twill be used as a planning mill tn
connection with their lumber yards.
The deal will probably be made, as
there are but few hundred dollars be-
tween them.
Lively" Feirl, an Etna-Standard
mill man, living in Upper Bridgeport
has had a farm Of fifty acres, valued at
50 GOO. left him In West Virginia along
the river. The death Of a relative left
him heir.
Geo. Burriss, a boy ten years old, Of
this place, caught his left hand in the
c., l.. q w. r. Il. gates here last
wednesday, and two Of the fingers
were Dinched of their ends, falling TO
the ground. DR.. Black dressed the In
jury
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Howell, with
them. daughter, Miss Maggie, started
10 tie sVorld's Fair yesterday. Mrs.
DIR. Cook>and son, Harry, and wife,
also left for>ehe Windy City yesterday.
A raiwayis being built on the Kirk
wood bridge. The walk on the west
size of the bridge is TO be repaired soon.
The REGISTER called peoples attention
to these TWO needs not long ago.
officers SAVERS and Conway are at
Tippecanoe on a fishing trip. Mayor
Hathaway and Oilicer DOnley are home
from hunting aud fishing trip to
Georgetown, o.
The case brought against this city oy
Contractor G. c. Cochran, OF Martins
Ferry. FOR the remaining money due
him for paving 10 Etnayille, has been
amlcably settled.
A s1ce sized crowd OF young folks
were az Wheeling Park for picnic yes
terday. They were chaperoced by Mrs.
II W.. Houser and Mrs. Il. L. Cook.
CB. Henthorne, Of the First NJ. r,
Church. Is spending his four weeks va
cation at Spring Hill Camp Grounds,
near WellsYille, and st Alliance o.
Contractor r. Sells has just finished
painting two houses out the Cadiz pike,
md will begin to-day to paint Two
9 Ssidenees ia Kirkwood.
YIN. Moore. al employe on the steel
= ks 1.-THE new bridge, jumped on
3 tv aud very badly injured MS
> ~ ally. & 81
SlNlent Bridgeport ,strer sopis