Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
BRIDGEPORT.

1t has been proposed by a number of
power house of the B. B. & NJ. F. Com
pany and fit it out with electrical ma
chinery for the purpose of furnishing
their own lights instead OF buying
them as they now do. The scheme is
feasible one and is favored by all
who were asked about it. Now that
the Wheeling Street Railway Company
has purchased the line on this side of
the river and are making every pre-
paration to run all the cars by power
generated at their own power house,
the city could no doubt purchase the
3. B. & F. M. power house from the
Wheeling company at reasonable
price and use it for an electric light
plant, thus furnishing all the arc and
incandescent lights needed. Such a
plan would necessitate some outlay at
the beginning, but the plant would
soon pay for itself in time. Other
towns of no larger population than
Bridgeport, have electric plants of
their own and if they can be operated
successfully in a financial way, this
town surely would be capable OF doing
the same thing. The scheme is in an
embryo state but it would be well for
every citizen to consider the matter.
The traveller on the false work on
the C. & P. bridge over Wheeling
creek is about finished, and the work
of tearing down the old over head
bridge will begin the early part of the
week. If the old bridge is torn down
by Saturday the trains running
through on Sunday will be suspended
to allow the men to set the girders in
place. The new bridge will be one of
the largest and best of its kind in the
country.
The citizens residing on the upper
part of the old Cadiz road are very
much dissatisfied with the location of
the arc light recently put up there by
council. The light was placed about
half way up the road and as result
persons residing at the upper end do
not receive any benefit from it, where
as had it been placed farther up it
would have benefited all
A we'll known young business man
of this place will lead an estimable
young lady Of Bellaire to the matri-
monial altar in the month of Novem-
Der.
Mr.. Ceals, of Braddock, Pa, was here
yesterday calling on friends.
VIM. McMechen, of St. Clairsvllle,
was here yesterday on business.
The cigarette dealers here have
brought the price down to five cents
again.
Me- u Truo,,ap raturnad vnctar-
day from a couple weeks visit at
GAINESVILLE.
George Pondexter is on the sick list.
The Crystal made a shipment of two
carloads of ware yesterday.
Auditor NJ. Aldredge passed through
town yesterday on his way home from
the Knight Templar conclave at Pitts
burg.
Mrs. John Atkinson and daughter
returned home yesterday from sever
al days visit at Lafferty's station with
relatives. ....
Robert Purvis and wife, indicted
by the grand jury for contempt
of court, will not have their
trial for about two weeks, as cases
have been set for that period of time.
It would be a good idea for council
to have the men now employed on the
streets clean the mud off the crossings.
Mrs. jos. Phillips, of Washington,
Pa. returned home yesterday after
visit with friends and relatives here.
Will Bratton, who has been serving
in the volunteer army, is home from
Camp Meade. visiting relatives.
The Senior class of the High school
will go out to Scotch Ridge next Tues
day evening where they will be enter
tanned at the home Of Will Cook.
A hunting party, composed of sever
al men from here, leave tomorrow for
a several days hunt out the O., L. &
w.
Mrs. Charles Adolph, who has been
confined to her home with sickness the
past month, has about recovered.
Mrs. Richard Griner, who lives out
the nike. has returned home from
weeks visit to friends in Pittsburg.
John McDenna, of West Wheeling,
is living very low at his home with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. C. Dent and Mrs. W. 7. Ora
ham left for Uniontown, Pa, where
thew will Join their husbands, who are
On hunting trip.
Miss Nettie Berry, who has been VS.
iting her home here, has returned to
Philadelphia. where she is a nurse in
the Pennsylvania hospital
Oliver Howell returned home yes
terdav from Pittsburg. where he has
been visiting for week or so.
Lou Cortland returned home from
Scio yesterday to spend Sunday.
Earl Burns will spend the day in
Toronto.
James K. Hunter, D. D. S.. graduate
of U. of P. of Uhrichsyille, is in town.