Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-14
BRIDGEPORT.

| BRIDGEPORT.
AS the REGISTER gave it, the Belmont
/ County Commissioners located the streel
I car tracks OF the new company OUTSIDE
the city limits on the south side OF the
| pike to Wheeling Creek mines. Prop
/ erty owners objected, and are now cir
/ culating petition against placing the
! tracks on the south side Of the pike.
| Mr.. Jolly is not particular just where
on the pike his road is located. The
petition asks that the tracks be placed
| in the middle of the road, which Will
! probably be done A committee from
| the United Mine Workers OF Wheeling
/ Creek mines waited upon Mr.. jolly a
| few evenings ago,asking that the street
! car tracks be in the middle OF the PIKE.
It has been = long time since so many
| improvements were being made In
| Bridgeport. Painting Contractor ). Il.
| Sells has painted thirteen buildings on
| Lincoln avenue alone this summer
| Nine of these buildings were for koehn-
| line Bros. A. Sells had two houses
painted and Jacob Fox is having q
( house painted and will have another
improved by painting soon. ME. Sells
has houses in other parts Of town TO
/ paint also.
Last Wednesday evening the water
In the Martins Ferry water 9ystem was
turned on In full for the use OF Bridge
| porters. Formerly In the system a
gauge valve had been used in Atnaville
aud the supply 10 this place was, there
fore limited. 1t will be remembered
that the Bridgeport people gained the
recent suit relative to this. The gauge
in Etnaville Is now unused and the
supply of water in town is plentiful.
The directors of the Union Hall Asso-
citation have been elected and will meet
tonight to organize permanently. These
directors are w. w. Boggs, Albert
Young, w. s. Sells. Fred Fox, Jos. Reed,
0. M. Davis and j. w. Fowler. 1t is
intended after the organization to-
night to perfect plans for the new three
story Union hall to be erected. Bids
will be opened for the construction OF
the building soon.
Thomas Wilson and James Daisy
went into Hussmnn'S saloon, Etnaville,
a few nights ago, after drink on "tick. "
When they could not get 1t, they went
from the saloon, taking a Spitoon with
them, which article they hurled through
the window from the outside. Officer
Souers arrested Wilson, and he is con-
fined in the lookup. The officer has a
warrant and is looking for Daisy.
A large crowd of persons were at
tracted yesterday to Kirkwood, where
two women were having row. They
called each other all sorts Of names,
aud the affair ended by lively russell
between the two. The alteration
seemed to have started about the rela-
tive goodness of the two women's huS-
bands. No arrests were made.
The work Of preparing for the new
steel bridge is being rapidly pushed
forward these days. The abutment at
this end Of the bridge is being torn
away and the first pier on this side Of
the river is having the stones from it's
top removed. -Four car loads of steel
have arrived from Canton this week for
the new bridge.
After a dull spell, things are bright
ening up in police circles. Lenford
Lyle was before the Mayor yesterday
morning for being drunk, and got 81
and costs. He could not pay, and is con-
fined in the lookup.
Miss Helen Dunlevy entertained her
friends few evenings ago in a very
pleasant manner,On Lombardy Heights
Elegant refreshments were served and
"A ynnprel gOO6 time pDiOVpd
J. X. Jolly is home from a short
visit to Chippewa Lake. He accom-
panied his family there, and they will
remain there several weeks.
w. T. Graham, President of the
EJna-Standard Company, is in the West
in the Interests of his company.
Louis Calvert, a drummer for the
Baer grocery firm in Wheeling, is at
his home mere sick.
Mrs. Margaret Howell, from New
Athens, o., is visiting her mother, Mrs.
VIM, Frazier,
Frank Branum left yesterday for a
pleasure trip to his home, in Gate City,
Alabama.
Attorney Charles Heinlein will go for
trip to the Worlds Fair in the near
future.
Miss Mamie Robinson and Miss Katie
Rhodes left yesterday for the World s
Fair.
Ross Alexander and Mayor Hatha-
way visited in the country yesterday.
DR.. Hawthorne, from Colerain, was
business visitor here yesterday.
Miss Jettie Knolte, from Warrington,
is guest at j. c, Dents home.
Clyde Darrah was In the city yester-
day. He lives in St. Clairsville.
The works OF the Bridgeport Glass
Company are running steadily.
Thomas Maxwell, from Chattanooga,
Tenn, is visiting in town.
John Frazier, from st. Clairsville,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Matte Medill is visiting in town.
She lives at Brookside.
Henry Klemmens has gone to the
Worlds Fair.
B. NJ. Caldwell is here from Pitts
bug,
Henry ellis is dangerously sick.
Miss Helen Clark is quite sick.
R. R. Howell is quite sick.