The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-10
NE1aHBoRHooD NEWS.
July 8, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

.- MARTINS FERRY.
CHARLES MOORE, who was shot in the
arm in the fracas Friday night, is much
more seriously injured than was at first
supposed. His arm is badly swollen, and
fears are entertained that he may lose
JAMES HENRY SWEENEY was arrested
and taken to Bellaire this afternoon by
a constable from Bellaire, and taken be-
fore Squire Powell on a charge of COM
hitting an assault and battery on the
person of Mrs. James Lawless.
A You've man by the name of Cruss,
a brother-in-law of Hiram Frazier, was
kicked in the face by a mule this after
noon and severely injured. His nose
was bruised in and one side of it cut
omen. DR.. Hobensack sewed up the
wound Mr.. Cruss is an employee at the
coal mines of the Ohio City Iron and
Nail Works, where this accident hap
pened.
MEssRs. HoYLE will ship four threSf-
ing machines to st. Louis tomorrow.
CURLING is being put down on Porter
street. and the grade lowered.
A NUMBER of the citizens went to st.
Clairsvile to the temperance mass meet
ing to-day.
THE picnic Of the Bcllaire Reading
Circle at the grove, from reports we gain,
seems to be passing off pleasantly. Gro
Duet and Copenhagen were the order OF
the day, and a general good time prevail
ed --
WE undertook the other day to COM
pliment Mr.. james Medill on his bcautl-
ful new building on Hanover street, but
was so unfortunate n to get the name
James Kerr. We console ourselves that
mistakes will happen in the best families.
Both gentlemen are proprictors of large
lumber yards close together, hence tn"
confusion of the names.
BELLAIRE.
THE extra session of the Council last
night was well attended, and the street
railway was discussed in all its bearings.
All things seem favorable and 50 certain
are the managers Of it, speedy compile
ton that we have free ride offered Us
from South Bcllairc to Gravel Hill inside
of three months.
THERE will be another session of
Council on Friday evening, to further
consider some of the tcchnicalitics Of the
railway matter, and TO take into consid-
Grafton the passage of some ordinances
among which is one prohibiting persons
| being about the streets after ten o clock,
p. NJ, on no apparent business without
| some reasonable excuse, and another Or
dinancc prohibiting the use Of tirccrack-
| crs.
| The members of the Reading circle,
numbering in all about thirty couples,
! left town this morning on the Market
Boy with the intention of spending the
day at Martins Ferry.
The family Of General Hogc returned
to town this morning after IN ubScnc
of few weeks in the country.
THE Baron Mandatory will close
tomorrow evening, in order To give
their employees weeks holiday.
A SPECIAL invitation is extended to
all the citizens to attend the meeting to
be held in the NJ. f. church tomorrow
evening. A general discussion of the
free reading room question will tax"
place and it is to be hoped the citizens
| will be in favor of this move and express
! themselves SO.
THE implement works are still busy
with the order for l43 hydrants and
bases for Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
they will not be completed before tn" 1t
Of September.
QUITE Il number of the citizens left
this morning in private conveyance to
attend the mass temperance meeting Ut
st. Clair,vile for the purpose of organ
ling the no license party for the COM
ing campaign. Colonel Poorman will be
/ one vi the speakers. l.. l..