Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-25
BRIDGEPORT.
Daily Events from the Town Across
the Way.

Daily Events from the Town Across
the Way.
Frank Fees returned yesterday from
Evansburg. Pa.
Prof. Hunter S. Armstrong was In
town yesterday.
T. J. Hodgens, of Portland. was In
town yesterday.
Mr.. Welsh has returned from visit
at New Athens.
Auditor NJ Aldridge was In town
yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Baugh have re-
turned from GAINESVILLE.
d. II. Sullivan was confined to his
room with a severe cold.
Miss Lydia Hun, of Flushing. is
the guest of friends in town.
John McMillen, of Maynard. was in
town yesterday on business.
John Elliott, of Flushing. was liz
town yesterday on business.
Rev. j. s. Secrest returned last
evening from New Philadelphia.
President w. II. Haskins and Thos.
l.. Lewis returned from Pittsburg last
evening.
Simon Miller, of Crescent, was fined
five dollars and costs by Mayor Nein-
niger, Monday evening.
Mrs Anton Hammer swore out
warrant for her husband yesterday.
charging him with assault.
The funeral of John Griffith will
take place this morning at II o'clock.
Interment will be made at Pennington.
VIII Summerville, who has been Ill
for four weeks is able to be on the
streets again. He will leave this week
for his home at Elm Grove.
Mr.. Gartley, the old man. who was
| locked up Monday night was released
yesterday morning, and was sent to
| Wheeling. where he has brother.
j. C. Heinlen returned yesterday
| from Moorefield, w. Va, where he has
been hunting and fishing, but was
called home on account of the serious
illness of his little daughter.
The c., l.. & w. now has large
force of men at each end of Tenants
tunnel working on widening same.
This work will require considerable
time, but will be a much needed inn
provement.
A man yesterday while driving
small hog to Wheeling, had all kinds
of trouble on Lincoln avenue, just az
ter crossing the Kirkwood bridge.
The man had a small rope tied to one
rear leg of the animal. and was urg-
ing it along, when it turned on him,
and became very mad and refused to
go any further. He tied the rope to
a telegraph pole and thought he would
let 1t rest. but the small boy was soon
on hand having plenty of fun, and
large crowd had gathered. All went
well until vehicle drove rapidly by
and his hogship broke for the horse.
and the rope snapped, then he went for
the crowd. and cleared the streets by
going back to Kirkwood. 1t was not
learned where the owner found him.
Vice President d. H. Sullivan, of the
Ohio Mine Workers, stated last even
ing that If he was editing paper, he
would probably be able to be known
as a bowler on paper like the cores
pondent of the Evening News, but that
he did not do his knocking down OF
pins on paper, but in an alley, where
this young man Is afraid to meet him,
or accept his challenge. He said that
the correspondent since his challenge
is afraid to walk past a bowling alley,
as a friend of his noticed him in Wheel
ing yesterday and that he would walk
ten squares in order not even 10 see
the sign of an alley. On paper he Is
an expert. This reporter started out
to bowl once and while on the way to
the alley talked of bis great record,
When they reached the alley and were
ready to start, he asked which end
they commenced at, and If a man had to
catch the balls. and how much that
counted. They tried td5teach him, but
1t ended in a failure, and after he had