The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-12
pR1paEpoRT HAPpEN1Nas.

BRIDGEPORT HAPPENINGS.
Events Of Day in the Town at the
End Of the Bridge.
All persons desiring to be candidates
for election at the Republican primary
election to be held at the usual polling
places In the three wards OF Bridgeport,
on Saturday, April u, between the
hours of $3.50 and G:SO p. M, central
standard time, as committeeman, dele
gates and alternates to the Belmont
county Republican convention to be
held !n st. Clairsville. on Tuesday, April
II, must give their names to the central
committee of Bridgeport, at their meet
ing to be held in the mayors office on
Thursday, April IL, Mt o'clock, east
ern standard time. All persons so de-
string to be candidates must pay their
assessment to the committee at this
meeting, otherwise their names will not
be put on the ticket TO be uSed at the
primary election.
Yesterday. shortly after noon. what
might have been a very serious accident
WINS narrowly averted at the home Of
Samuel McDaniels on Railroad street
A seven year-old daughter was endeaV
orinE to reach an article from the man
tel and in order to do so was standing
on the fender very close to the crate
The bottom of the little ones dress
swung over the fire and In an instant
was ablaze. The screams Of the child
attracted the mother, who was In an
adjoining room, who hasteneI to the
rescue and after considerable difficulty
succeeded In smothering the flames. Inc
child escaped with slight burns about
the chest, but has II not been FOR the
presence Of mind of the mother III inc
method pursued in eXtingulshing the
flames. the little one would have GER
tainly beer seriously burned.
OIL well No. on the PETER farm In
the Tlppecanoe field is expected IN TO.
morrow and the indications are that ~
will be a good one. The Stevens well
No /. which was brought in the first
of the week, has been plugged and no
person Is allowed near the well, but the
general opinion is that It is good for at
least % barrels. Much effort has been
eXerted since the plugging OF the wei
TO secure leases on the territory lying
contiguous and several leases have been
taken. The outcome of the Stevens
we'll will be watched with much interest.
Twelve new sets OF tools are In the field
and work OF putting down wells VIII
commence next week. Well No. on
the Taggart farm. In the Morrlstewn
field was commenced Tuesday. Well
No. ] on this farm was n buster
The Cleveland, Loraln & Wheeling o.
flclaIs here are encOuntering much dii-
Rculty ut the present In getting thelr
passenger trains out on time. Owing 70
several accidents recently, they are
short one engine. making It necessary 70
transfer the ones they have. The st.
CIoIrsyille accommodation leaving here
nj 2:O5 was about fifteen minutes late
leaving here yesterday afternoon. being
compelled to wait until an engine came
I'm. ns there were none available In the
Yards. Engine No. 10, which lost one
of the drive wheels last week and Is at
the I,orain shops for repairs, Is eN-
pected back the latter part oil the week
The work OF laying the new steel
rails on the Cleveland, Lornin d wheel
ing has been completed as far as Ten
nnnt's tunnel. They expect TO COM
plete their work to Holloway by May l.
Tnylor souti, leaves May first for Jop-
lin, Mo. to be gone all summer. lie
| has extensive copper mine interests "
line southwestern part OF the stnte which
he goes to look after.
Charles Driggs returned last evening
from Gambler. Ohio, where he mas been
attending Kenyon College, to spend his
spring vacation with his parents
w. V. Campbell goes to Columbus to-
day on business. He is one OF me at
torneys in case that comes UP before
! tl,a suDreme court Friday
Miss Ciaire Sharp very delightfully."-
entertained number OF herlndy friends
| Inst evening at G o'clock dinner party
at her home In Klrkwood'
Services Will be held this morning at
st Anihony'R church at eight o'clock by
Father wClgand. The church VII! De
open all day.
Abou, n dozen actors Of the Ringing
Rros circus arrived in town yesterday
and are putting up at the Belmont no.
tel
Mrs Fmmet Ralston OF Cleveland,
is he guest OF her parents, Mr. aud
Mrs. samuel Cortland, in kirkwood'
Mrs BogRs left yesterday for T t;,i,rs
Texas, where she VIII make n'r lutu'u
home with hor sister
Mra ]. s. secrest has returned aft y,
n several days visit with relatiVes IN 81
Clnlrsyllle,
A force OF ten men viii be put to work
this morning cleaning tue streetS ~
| Kirkwood.
The stack for the boiler at the now
Kochnlne Ice plant was nut up y'"tfr'
day
s ] .Brlsior, OF cleveland, was bus
mess caller In the city yesterday
Dr. j. a. Hobson. of FiuehinF' was
in town yesterday on business
Judge j. u. briggs went to WOODS
field yesterday on business
| Wmlnm George Of BannoeH' WAS )"
town yesterday on business
Nathan Holloway goes to CleVe'"hu
to-day on business.
Harry sdls goes to Wellsville TO-DAY
on buslnesA,'