Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
BRIDGEPORT.

The county commissioners have filed
suit in Squire Howells court against
Doc McConnaughey for the amount of
$40, claimed to be due them as toll for
travel up on the pike within the limits of
the corporation. The suit will be a test
case and will decide whether or not toll
can be collected within the corporation
Should the commissioners be successful,
there are number of others in the town
who will be forced to pay amounts rang
ing from $25 to 800 to the county for toll.
Should the defendant in the case be vic
torious, then the question as to whether
or not the commissioners can be made to
! move the toll gate outside the corporation
will be settled. The case which is being
looked forward to with interest, will be
heard next Thursday afternoon. Hon.
G. l.. Weems will represent the plaintiffs,
and briggs and Heinlein the defendant.
The revival services which have been
held at West Wheeling the past month
by Rev. F. D. Holtz, We're closed last
| week. The meetings have proven very
successful, and over forty-five conversions
were made and a number of new mem
bers taken into the church.
L. Lanam shipped his household effects
to Alliance. o., yesterday. Mr.. Lanam
and family viii leave for that place Tues
day.
A young child Of George Purdy, of West
Wheeling was taken very i'll Friday even
ing. but was some better yesterday.
The Republican primary ticket will be
as follows, unless some unexpected
! changes take place:
Mayor-C. w. Howell, Frank Davis and
Frank Rice.
Marshal-Sol. Douds and Thos Thomp-
SON.
City Clerk-John A. Fawcett.
Treasurer-Henry Fox and J. c. Nc
Farland.
Council-First ward Zone to elect. N. v.
f. Wilson and David Boston. Assessor
Jas. Clark.
Second ward Zone to elect)-J. E. Tue
man, Jas. McConnaughey, Henry Bengle,
w. H. Riley and Warren Baggs. Asses
sor. Charles Bratten and Wally Phillips.
Third ward-No councilmen. Assessor.
W. G. H. McAninch and Frank Martin.
Candidates have to pay their assess
ments by March I'd, or their names will
not appear on the ticket.
Mike Farragher left for his home in
Youngstown yesterday. He expects to re
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contest Thursday evening.
DIR. M. d. Vosburgs of Cleveland, has
located at this place, having his office in
the Sherman House.
Several of the public school teachers at
tended the meeting Of the county teachers
association at ST. Clairsville yesterday
Arthur Phillips has returned from Wis
it with relatives at Washington, Pa.
revival meetings at the West End NJ Z.
church this evening.
The broken water main in Aetnaville
was repaired yesterday morning and the
water turned on.
A. j. Heinlein and J. B. briggs returned
yesterday from a business trip to New
Philadelphia.
Joseph McConnaughey returned yester-
day from Washington, where he has been
on business for several days.
Mont Mozingo and his performers gave
an entertainment at Mentz's hall in West
Bridgeport last evening.
The WEIGH concert at Aetnayille last
evening was well attended and proved
very successful.
Yesterday was pay day at the Wheeling
creek mines The pay was Il very small
one, as the men had worked but one day
in two weeks. The mines will resume to-
morrow after several days idleness.
The Stolzer-Burns twenty-round glove
contest at the Opera House on next
Thursday evening is being looked forward
to with interest by lovers of the sport
The men are wen matched and a good
contest is expected. Stolzer is looked up
on as the best man Of the two, and is the
general favorite about town. The affair
has been thoroughly advertised and
larger crowd than the one that witnessed
the FarragherStolzer contest is expected
to be present.