Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04

Geeal News Eros the CITY ~ llllls
and Factories.

8aO E0GIORAGAs
Samuel Haskins was at Freeport yes
terday ON business.
John CCooney) Taylor is seriously III
at his home in town.
Mrs. Lou Dawson, who has been quite
sick, is much improved.
Rhys T. Williams will leave to-day
for Columbus on business.
The township trustees will hold their
regular meeting tonight.
Miss Bertha Ray, OF MoundsviIle, il
visiting friends in the city.
The Board of Education win meet
this evening to elect teachers.
Mrs. w. S. Morris and children are
visiting friends in Dillonvale.
Mrs. William Ball and son are the
guests OF friends at Bannock.
Howard Montgomery, of Pittsburg, is
the guest of friends in the city.
Miss Bertha Helling will entertain
the graduating class this week.
Frank link, formerly of this city,
now of Cambridge, was in the city yes
terday.
George Cooke returned yesterday
from a visit with his parents at New
Athens.
Mrs. Myron E. Cole and children left
yesterday for GAINESVILLE TO visit their
friends.
day for st. Clairsville to spend some
time with her brother.
There is no danger OF a water fam
inc in this city, as the new pump was
reported last evening to be doing good
work.
Those who participated in a fight in
a Second ward saloon Saturday night
will be brought before the mayor this
morning.
The local lodge of Foresters will at
tend the First M. L. church Sunday a
week, and have invited the Bridgeport
lodge and other n~eighboring lodges.
Two twins of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ri
bald, of Gaylord, died early yesterday
morning after a few days illness. The
children were only two weeks old. The
funeral arrangements were not learned
last evening.
Cecil Robinson stated that he could
not name the date when the new addi-
ton to the American Tin Plate Com
pany's plant will be completed, but that
the work would be pushed with all
possible haste.
The fremen will soon mmen to
train, and yesterday several OF the
members commenced work. making .
track on the training grounds. and in
a few days will have the same finished.
The boys are going in to train In earn
est, and will work hard.
The management of the Laughlin
sheet mill stated that il the present
weather continued for a week longer.
that the progress ON the new mill
would make a great showing, as they
were now at a place where a few good
days of weather would be of much ben
eft.
The Wheeling Traction Company Is
rapidly replacing the brick torn up for
the placing of new rails on Fourth
street. and have commenced to tear up
another section of the street. The com
pany seems to be progressing very we'll
with their work, and replacing the brick
in a splendid condition.
AT a meeting of the graduating class
it was unanimously agreed to give a
picnic on "Wednesday a week, west OF
the city. The class Will drive out the
Mount Pleasant road, and when they
find a suitable place will stop and spend
the day. The lady members of the class
will furnish the luncheon.
The Belmont Telephone Company
state that they do not wish to place
poles where they will be Objectionable
to the property owners, and will be glad
to arrange the position of the same In
a satisfactory manner. although II may
discommode the company and construc-
ton of the line. As the company seems
willing to do the right thing, 1t is Moth
ing more than right that the people
should also be reasonable, and try not
to discommode the construction o fthta
line. The new company will put in
operation in this city a system that
has no equal in the State, and means
a service in this city that all will APP
p%recIate.
At the meeting Of the water board
last evening the following proposition
was passed for the consideration OF
the citizens OF the village OF Bridge
port:
1.-The city OF Martins Ferry will agree
to supply water to the village of Bridge
port on the same terms N conditions
as now existing, for the period OF
twenty years. And in addition will
agree to pay FIVE per cent. interest on
the s31, 900 water bonds of the village
of Bridgeport. as the coupons become
due"
A committee OF citizens from Bridge
port was present, and seemed well salts
fed with this offer, as also did the
citizens OF this city that were pres
ent. It Is thought that this PROPOSE
ton will meet with approval by the
Bridgeport people, as it is certainly a
reasonable one. The proposition was
drawn up by City Solicitor George
Cooke, and was adopted by the Board.