Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
BRIDGEPORT.
Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way.

ddttb Eunlt utteaScu. near HFupkSlNe,
Ohio. containing about Is acres OF land.
will be offered Tor sale at publc auction
by the administrator on Saturday, July
9th, at one O'Clock p. m, on the prem
ises. Also at the same time tract of
three acres. on which are a good dwell
ing house and slaughter house.
bridgeport seems 10 he easy for the fak-
ir's especially uhosc who wrap ten dollar
bills around throc cough drops, THEN wrap
n pieco Of paper around the package and
scll the package for two dollars. just NJ
an advertisement FOR the cough cure, and
Il seems remarkable how many people
have coughs. and especially those from
oae would think were in good health. but
bita At tho old game and ne ono gets the
MONEY bust the fy,l1lr The Incense for such
robbery should be placed at a high rate
The man that worked here yesterday did
a good business
Melster's band leaves to-day for Chess
ter. Pa, TO furnish music for an outing
The taxpayers in bridgeport, like Mar
tins Ferry. are making u kiel5 about the
tax rte; but like All the balance OF the
county, tho objections Will not decrcaae
the rate Tho rate In this corporation IN
1900 was s2.6e on the Si0O but this srear an
incrcsso of 80 CENTS has been added, maxi
Ing tho rate S.25. the highest IN tho ooun-
". Martins Ferry comes next, being S.H,
followed by Barnesvtle 500. The lowest
in the county Is Riohland township, in
which the county seat is located. the rate
being only a.ig. The cause OF the i'm
mense increaso seems never to have been
fully explained, and probably never will
be. bridgeport expected an Increase, but
not as much as they received. The cost
enormously. and If It increases in proper
ton, no enc knows wthsre 1t will stop.
of runlulng t4lds county seems to grow
Edward sarvef, the we'll known plumber.
was the victim OF a pickpocket. who rob
bed him of $40 while he was in the jam,
corner of Fourteenth and Market streets.
Rev j. S. SecreTt, pastor of the kirk
wood NJ IL, church. has been given va
cation for thirty days, and will leave
next month for Buffalo and Il tour OF the
lakes During his absence the pulpit will
be filed by visiting ministers. There VIII
be M services In tGbe evening
Miss Margaret Howells and Mrs Susan
Howells have returned from a visit to
New npfR ana QUIET etiSutfh Siti'e'
Miss Lottle Duncan and her guests
Misses llouaer ana eauHe' drove 10 '"u'A
yesterGly to spend a few days.
Louis Bresoek returned TO Weiispurs
yesterday.
Lawson Emerson and wife, OF ST. Cladrs-
Vile, wers in town yesterday.
Mrs Thomas Mclean child ana Nrs'
Bell. Who have been visiting friends In
town, returned to their home In Steupeh-
Vile yesterday.
Mrs. BIelcnn and sister OF steuben-
Vile, are visiting Earl Meachn.
Prof. w. l.. Graves, Of Columbus, VINO
has been visiting G. u. Enlow' returned
10 his home yesterday.
Miss Minnie Powell, OF Darlington. 10
visiting the family of David Boston,
supt Romeser, OF the c., l.. 81 W., was
lntown yesterday ON business
Edward smith and Frank Miller return
ed yesterday from fishing caTnn
Or. Van Wagner Will attehH the hhs
anmaa convention at Milwaukee and VIII
leave next Sunday.
A well known professional man or ST.
Clairsvlle yas locked UP yesterday FOR
safe keeping.
Clel Conway ana FRANK DaVis returheu
yesterday from a fishing camp near ilea-
mont.
Aetnaville had float in the parade In
Wheeling last might, which attracted
much attention.
Miss Estela flnney, OF Elaine, IS the
guest of Miss Lulu Mcmahon, of Aetna
Vile.
WIN. Mcpherson and Robert Rixon re-
turned yesterday from the Morning Star
fisr ing clnb at Adena-
The arm of Jacob l:h.., west Of town.
will be sold next Saturday.
hob TT Ball and Il. let yet rday
for Hendry sourg to spend several weeks
Tn. town was almost deserted last
night, as a large number of citizens went
to Wheeling to see the closing Of the car
n4val The stree. cars were Ut adequate
to haul all this people. and many walked
over. rather THAN miss seeing the parade
Tine people of Bridgeport enjoyed the car
nival
Miss Nell Marshall, OF Mount Pleasant,
Is visiting friends In toGn.
The evening services at tho Presbyterian
church have been discontinued during the