The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
November Is, 1877
MARTINS FERRY.

over, we come to the conclusion that the
ways of Martins Ferry are not the ways
of pleasantness no more than are her
paths paths of peace. The town does
not, nor can it present respectable APP
pearance as long as coal ashes, peelings,
waste vegetables, scraps of paper, rags,
straw and all other manner of rubbish
are dumped IN the streets. If the people
have not pride enough in the appearance
of their town to keep the streets and side
walks in front of their houses clean, the
authorities ought to make them provide
box or barrel for such rubbish, and
then have them emptied and the con-
tents hauled away at the expense oil the
town.
WE thought the shadow of good citl-
zenship and temperance that had settled
down over the place was too good to last:
Martins Ferry is somewhat like the old
woman's cow, that always gave bucket
of milk and as regularly kicked it over.
If We pass over two or three Saturday
nights that are quiet and orderly, then
look out for regular earthquake. Last
Saturday night, say those who were here,
was given over to some sort OF street
fends who served to make the night
hideous. Notwithstanding the fact OF
the rigid crusade work done here the last
winter, whisky is sold, and that in album
dance. We sometimes wonder if it Is
consistent with the spirit Of fairness to
close up the liquor shop that pretends to
be nothing else, and throw its employer
out of business, merely to throw an in
creased trade into the hands of the drug
gists. Any how, be that ms it may we
believe that if every liquor seller had to
announce himself as such, and sold his
wares as other merchandise, publicly
and openly, or pay heavy fines, it would
abolish much of the sale and much of the
use of these things, in Martins Ferry, at
least.
ALEX. LINN was arrested Saturday
night and fined five dollars and costs for
being drunk and disorderly.
A MAN bv the name of Mcdonnell was
shot in the foot on Saturday night. The
only particulars we can learn, are that he
broke from an officer "a he was under ar
rest, started to run, and shot was fired
after him which took effect in his foot.
The wound is not serious, as he is out on
it to-day.
THERE will be a meeting of Ohio
Lodge No. | |. O. NJ, ut their lodge
room tomorrow evening, for the pur-
pose oftransactlng important business.
THEY have been weighing cindcrS
nearly all day at the Blast Furnace for
Stcubcnvillc firms Owing t" the i'm
possibility of getting the cindrrs up the
river, it is bought in Wheeling, brought
here and shipped on the {. Il 7. rsilroad.
After paying freight rates this will bring
them up to Il pretty high figure.
The mill men seem to be watching
the iron interests in Pittsburgh pretty
closely, and if the men there work under
the proposed reduction in wages, there
is possibility of change here.
VINES on porchcs, window frames and
fronts of houses in the summer, are
beautiful adOrnments, but mt this season
when they hang brown and lcatless, they
are no ornament and should be taken
down.
THERE are some of the handSomrSt
building lots in town for sale cheap III
NrEand's addition. l.. IL.
BELLAIRE.
If the .Standd1W Bcllairc local would
get stereotype plate of his notices Sat
urdays and Mondays of the religious SER
vices that have been, and are to be, held
nt the different churches in Brllarc, he
would save himself vast amount Of
writing. and the same amount OF compO-
sition ut the office.
THE steamer Market Boy is again
skimming over the waters of La Belle
river.
WE have all been talking for a long
time about dry weather, but We now have
change of programme, and can tax
about wet weather for awhile, at least we
hope SO.
IT would be commendable act if the
c. u P. Railroad Company would put
down a good walk from the pavement on
Water street to their platform at the de-
pot. The travelling public pay the COM
pany for all they get, and should be ac-
commodated with a half decent walk at
least. As it is now, lady cannot get to
the depot without wading in mud to her
shoe tops. If walk cannot bc had any
olher way let the company be at onc-halt
the expense and the city at the other half
any way, so We have way of getting To
the depot without having to wade through
mnd up to your -, half way up any
how.
LET the Lord be praised for this timely
rain, and let it be done with reverence.
AND the mud prevailed exceedingly
on our streets yesterday, and the cross
were covered, and yet little while, and
an old man sent out dove who soon
returned, not having found place 10
rest the sole of her feet except in mud.
Go TO Gill u Walkers, and buy oys-
tcrs by the quart They are taken from
their salty little beds, shocked, packed
and shipped the same day. Also buck
wheat cakes and molasses, at their store
on Belmont street
The steamer Science struck on the
bar Mt Boggs' Island, on her down trip
yesterday morning, and Was taken off by
the tow boat Iron Valley.
MARSHAL RowELs is one of the best
Street Commissioners we have had for
long time. With two turtle doves
from the lookup, lie done a vast amount
of good to our streets yesterday.
IT is quite amusing to hear our friend
Longley Of the independent trying to
make fun of the Belaire wharf. What
does he know about wharf, when he
never saw stream larger than ''bab-
bling brook, where he often laughed
with childish glee to sec the sparkling
water leaping, laughing, dancing and
singing in the morning sunbeams US IT
coursed its way down some gentle slope
a, St. Clairsville, and his glee about the