Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-28
BRIDGEPORT.

Ex-senator Wagner left for Cleveland
yesterday to attend the races.
Miss Helen Cowan, of ST Clairsville,
returned home yesterday after several
days visit with Mrs. Walter Lewis.
Several from here went to Bellaire
last evening, where they joined the Ep-
worth League moonlight river excur-
sion.
The boat excursion gwen by the
young men of the First NJ. E. church
will leave Scott and McGraws landing
at o'clock this evening. Landings
will be made at Martins Ferry, Wheel
ing, West Wheeling, and Bellalre II sig
nailed The affair promises to De
great success.
James Morrow has returned from New
Athens, where he has been visiting
friends and relatives for several days.
The Wheeling Creek mines have been
working on half time the past TWO
weeks.
There was quite hot argument be-
tween two of the contractors working
on the street pavings yesterday over the
setting of curb.
Mail Route Agent Goodlow was in
town yesterday on business.
Quite a number of people from TINS
place attended the butchers picnic. The
butchers of this place marched over in
a body, headed by Meister's brass band.
They presented very nice appearance,
their horses and wagons being artlstl-
cally decorated.
The following partial analysis has
been made of the lithia water taken
from the spring on the Hugh Dubois
farm, recently purchased by Mr.. Jami-
son. Grains to the gallon: SILICA, 40;
sodium chloride, AZ; iron carbonate, 81;
magnesium sulphate, 3.42; calcium car
Donate, 1926; free carbonic acid, 1856;
traces of lithium.
The funeral of the young child of
Mrs. William Matthews, of Aetnayille,
that died Wednesday, will take place
this afternoon Interment will be made
at Weeks cemetery.
Arthur Kenton, of Louisville. KY,
was in town on business yesterday.
l.. T. Springer takes charge of his new
position at the c. & p freight depot at
Bellaire to-day.
Fred Appenzeller left yesterday morning
on an eastern visit.
The moonlight river excursion to be
given this evening by the kirkwood Meth
odist church on the steamer Leroy prom
Uses to be large one.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mckee left yester-
day to visit friends at Cleveland for a few
days.
Yesterday morning about ten o'clock
Mrs Anna Bratton, wife Of the late w. j.
Bratton, dropped dead at her home on
Pike street. She was apparently enjoying
good health for a woman of her age and
her death coming so suddenly was a great
shock to her children and many friends as
well. She had gotten up at the usual hour
in the morning and had finished her morn
ing 5 work, complaining of nothing at all.
Her daughter and herself were standing
out in front watching the butchers parade
pas shy, when she said she believed she
would do some ironing, and telling her
daughter, Miss Kate, to remain in the
store, she started for the kitchen. About
ten minutes later her son Harry discovered
her lying on the floor breathing her last.
The deceased was fifty-two years of age
and was born and raised at Mt. Olivet, in
this county, her maiden name being NAL
den. Six children, Harry, Ed, Charles,
WILL Miss Kate and Mrs. Harry Brieden-
stein, survive her. No arrangements for
the funeral had been made yesterday. but
1t will very likely occur tomorrow after
noon.