Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-23
BRIDGEPORT.
Events From the Town Across the
Way.


Mr. Burtoft and wife, of St. Glars
vile, were in town yesterday.
Luke Gallaher, of Bellaire. was in
town yesterday visiting friends.
f. Creamer, o. Businessburg, O.. was
caller at County Democratic head
quarters yesterday
Rev. Adkins, former pastor of the
Baptist church. was III town yesterday
calling on friends.
Several bets have been made on diff
ferent States in the lhst few days. No
bets Of any consequence have been
wagered on the gene ral result Up to
date this has been the quietest Presi-
Dental election this town has exper-
fenced.
Mrs. Lawson Emerson, of ST. Clairs-
vile, was the guest OF Mrs. A. T..
Bowie yesterday.
Mr. Fleming salesman for the Kelly
Drug Co. was calling on the trade
yesterday.
Al. Conway, an employee of the
Wheeling Street Railway Company, is
confined 10 his home with the fever
Yesterday was pay day at Wheeling
creek mines. This pay day is always
beneficial to our business firms.
Contractor Berry has small force
OF men repairing the paved street
along Lincoln avenue.
The Belmont Telephone Company has
established an office in the Heinlein
block.
Joe Frankfurther, of Kelley's Island,
o., was in town yesterday exhibiting
samples of fine wines.
VIM. Howard. who has been in Wash
ington, Pa, in the interest of the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company, has
returned home.
.Thos Taylor who has been visiting
relatives in town, has returned to his
home at Toledo. o.
Harry Russell is laying the pavement
in front of the Alexander Smith Com
pany Harry does his work somewhat
different from a practical payer.
Mr. Hall father of w. B. Hall. has
returned home from visit in Illinois.
Hangy Taylor, of this town, played
second base for the Wheeling club at
Wellsburg Friday
Chas. Coss and Fred Matz started
yesterday to drive through to Woods
field, where they viii work in the oil
fields.
The pretzel makers, who do their
baking in a shop connected with Jack
Murphy's place of business have been
working night and day filing their
many orders. The boys turn out nice
goods and their business viii continue
to grow larger.
Quite a number of town people Will
take in the Smithtield fair this week
Prosecuting Attorney Armstrong was
in the city yesterday.
Rev. Winters was in town yesterday
on his way home from St. ClairsviHe
Pat Scalley, ex-policeman of Wheel
ing, was in town calling on friends
yesterday.
A young son of Eph. Stahl, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever, is reported
much worse to-day.
A few evenings since a young man
of town was out driving and he ran
across three sc.4ool teachers whom he
was acquainted with They all adj
mired the rig One thought the buggy
was very pretty and should be an easy
rider, and the other that the horse was
Just handsome. looked something like
pas OF course neither of them cared
to ride At least the young man thought
so. as he drove on whistling the Girls
he left behind him"
Mrs Louis Steenrod was the guest of
her sister, Miss Helen Dunlevy yester-
day.
John Patton, of Cleveland formerly
brakeman on the c. l.. & w. Ry., spent
Sunday in. town.
Lee Coen, located at Irondale. is
spending Sunday at home.
John and George Doyle passed
through town yesterday on their way
| to st. Clairsvine to attend the funeral
of their uncle. A. Hughes.
The Jacky Arthur base ball team
and the Belmonts. of this place. were
to play a game yesterday. At the end
of the second inning. a dispute arose
about decision of the umpire and the
Jacky Arthurs refused to finish the
game
Cam. Alexander has been on the sick
list for the past three or four days.
Chas Collay, while at work as brake
| man on the C. L. & W. Ry., had his
| foot caught in switch. which sprain-
ed his knee badly, causing him to lay
lon work
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