The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-19
SUBURBAN NOTES.
May Is, 1874,
MARTINS FERRY.

May 10, 1919.
MARTINS FERRY.
BUSINESS seema to be good and keeps
good. Foundries and manufactures
work along steadily, turning out their
products and sending them all over the
country.
The firm OF Kerr & Co., have started
a new lumber yard on Clark street, op.
posite the Benwood Iron Works. The
appearance indicates that the work will
be extensive IS they have about 10000
feet OF lumber on hand already.
A PAINFUL little incident took place
at the Methodist church last evening,
q young gentleman was taken suddenly
and violently i'll. At last reports he
had left town for short time. The
mayor, for some reason, seems quite
anxious to see him.
Iris re ported that party OF Geological
students, under Prof Winchell, OF Ann
Arbor University, Michigan, are coming
down to give the hills OF Eastern Ohio
and Western Virginia q regular over
hauling this summer, and Martins
Ferry lies within their route.
THIS afternoon, as the two o'clock
freight train went down past the Etns
Iron Works, the horses OF Messrs..
Ellis and Willis Hoyle, who were haul
ing heavy load OF iron, took fright at
the engine and ran across the track,
which they cleared. The locomotive
ran over the wagon scattering the iron
and smashing the wagon into atoms.
The men escaped without serious irju-
nv, Willis Hoyle being unirjured and
Ellis considerably bruised, though no
bones are broken.
TOMORROW evening the l. .. NJ. hold
their regular meeting at Pythian Hall.
AT the meeting OF the Ohio City
Building Association, Friday evening,
Mr.. E. C. Boyd was elected treasurer
instead of secretary, as stated yesterday.
THIS afternoon, George Porter, Of
Culbertson & Wiley's foundry, had his
leg badly bruised by piece OF metal
falling upon it.
BBLLAlRE.
SATURDAY night and Sunday passed
off quietly, goodIy portion Of the peo'
pie being found at church on Sunday
morning and evening. In the alter
noon a Union Sabbath School was or
ganizsd at Gravel Hill, when the fol-
lowing officers were appointed: Super
intendent, DR.. Smith Assistant Super
intepdent, Mr.. Glascoe; Treasurer. G.
W. Hoge; Secretary, VIM. Workman /;
Librarian, Alex. Clohau.
THE stockholders Of the gas works
held a meeting Saturday evening, when
the following Board OF Directors were
elected: E &. Morgan. A. W. Ander-
son, John Birep, c. C.. Baron, Alex,
Dubois, c. c. Kelly and NJ Sheets.
The stockholders will hold another
meeting Saturday night next for the
purpose OF organizing and electing Off
GERS.
The Bellsire Window Glass Com
pany sold and shipped 1900 boxes Of
window glass next week. This is the
most extensive business ever done in
one week by this house.
Col. PooRMAN, who has been travel
ing in Kentucky and Indiana, in the
interest of the Bellaire Manufacturing
com pany, returned Saturday, and re-
ports very fayorably OF sales made.
We visited the Baron Manufacturing
company TO-DAY. This, we find, is the
largest establishment OF the kird in
Ohio. They manufacture all kinds OIL
tin ard japanned ware. The works
have been organized for about two
years and half. They are owned by
the firm of Baron IL Co., and have a
capital OF 100000. They employ about
fitty-six bands, and pay out about
81, 200 monthly for wages. Their sales
Tor the last year have been from $780,
600 to 100000. Within the last Two
months they have greatly improved
and increased their business facilities,
adding several new jspanuing ovens,
refining ovens, and new engine. In
all about $4,000 to $4,000 worth OF
new machinery has been added
FROM personal experience, we can
testify that McGinty Il Strsub know
how to make good ice cream. Their
store seems the ne plus ultra OF what a
store should be.
Yesterday the towbost, John De-
pold, broke shaft at this place. She
was pushing an unusually large tow Of
nineteen barges. She will probably tie
up until the water rises.
TIE sudden change Of weather caused
straw hats to become invisible, over
coats to leave their hiding places, and
q cold shake generally this morning.
FRANK FRANCIS fell through the door.
ing OF Nicholson's saw mill on Satur-
day aud bruised himseli considerably.
No bones are broken, though he is
quite lame. L. L.
MoUNDsvlLLE.
TIE advocates OF temperance cru
sading here evidently overlooked very
fact which is, that women
when once started crusading can't stop;
as for instance, in MoundsyiIle after
sweeping from out the town all the Ii.