Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-19
BRIDGEPORT.

Daily Chronicle of Events From the
Town Across the Way.
Edward McConnaughy left yesterday
for Buffalo.
Owen Nary, of st. Clairsville, was In
town yesterday.
Miss Eva Nelninger is confined to her
home quite sick.
Rev. DR.. Balph, of st. Clairsville. was
In town yesterday.
Bert Bumgarner, OF st. Clairsville,
was in town yesterday.
Samuel Fundenberger left yesterday
for Mt Clemens, Mich.
James Harken, OF Crescent, was in
town yesterday on business.
George Morrow, of Marietta, was in
town yesterday on business.
Mrs. McCallister, OF the Deaconess
Home, leaves to-day for Buffalo.
Miss Corene Myers, of Alliance. was
the guest of w. G. Smith yesterday.
Miss Lucia Nsininger. who has heen
Ill for several days, Is convalescent.
Ham Glass, OF Flushing, was in town
yesterday on his way to Sharon, Pa, on
business.
A foreigner was fined 81 and costs
yesterday by the Mayor for drunken
ness. which he paid.
Adam Koegler and Oswald Shick
were guests OF the Morning Slar fishing
club at Adena yesterday.
Harry Howell, Park Alexander. Phil
Kennedy and Charles Fisher will join
a fishing club at Tiltonsyille to-day.
The Assyrian community on Pike
street had considerable trouble yester-
day, which resulted only In q large
amount of loud language.
State President Haskins, Vice Presi-
dent Sullivan and District President
Alex. Smith, of the Mine Workers
Union, left yesterday for their homes.
Charles Hancher and George Ruoff,
two Transfers, were arrested yesterday
in Wheeling for overlooking their
wagons. They men were allowed to
go on bail being furnished by their
employers.
From reliable authority 1t Is learned
the present city officials connected with
the water business will have nothing to
do with Martins Ferry's proposition,
but will simply ignore 1t and allow the
contract to expire, but prior to that
time it is learned that they are ar
ranging for a supply Of water and seem
perfectly satisfied with the present
status of the situation. One of the Of
ficials stated tat they went before the
Martins Ferry board and were turned
down In their reasonable demand. but
later when the above city saw they
were going to lose, made the last prop
osition, but that under the circum-
stances this party thought 1t should be
igpored and lesson taught the Mar
tins Ferry people. 1t cannot be learn
ed from what source Bridgeport ex-
poets to get their water supply, neither
can 1t be found out when they will re-
ceiye this new supply. An Official who
should know, seemed to worry very
little over the situation. Suppose Mar
tins Ferry should, at the expiration OF
their contract, shut on the water and
the town would have no supply, no fire
protection, and water famine would
ensue. 1t Is only reasonable to ask
how many insurance companies would
care to renew their risks and how
many would prepare to cancel their
present risks. The situation is q seri-
GUS one and should be carefully consid-
cred, and II the members Of the Mar
tins Ferry water board. being only
three, have not been what the people
here think they should be. they should
consider that 80 per cent. of the citi-
xens Of the above town believe In fur
nishing this town with water. In
Bridgeport there are : number of in
1uential citi3ons Who ere anxious to see
the two tow combined into one.