The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-20
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MAY 10, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

,FAEYf MARTINS FERRY.
= Tn President and Secretary Of the
and Lake Erie were in town
to-day. From information received
from them, We learn that the mortgages
have been executed by the company
and trustees, and that the company are
now executing bonds. Mr.. Stanley,
the contractor, is expected in few
DAYS and work will soon commence
all along the line.
THERE was q childreu's temperance
meeting st the U. P. church last night
night, and sixteen signed the pledge.
Miss ALICE LYNN. formerly OF this
place, died at Miugo Junction yesterday
morning aud will be buried this after
noon at 3 Pm.
TIE funeral OF the child OF Mr.. john
Wilson will take place at 4r.N,
Tax Methodist parsonage il being
built by Mr.. A. N. Shipmap, one OF
the boss builders of the place. 1t is
said that it will De one OF the oest
dwellings in town.
Mr.. EBsyKzHR MARTIN, the original
founder OF Martins Ferry, has COM
menced to have the greater portion OF
hi, farm laid out in town lots. This
farm comprises a number Of acres lying
in the northwestern Part OF the town,
and is known to comprise the beet
building sites in the vicinity, as it is
level and lies high above the dust and
smoke Of the manufacturing portion OF
thettowp. There are Is lots already
mapped, and ready Tor sale. They are
on Fifth and Sixth streets, and will be
offered at reasonable price,. Those
wishing homes at pleasant distance
from business with all the epjoymeDts
of country life, should be on the look
out, as they will not have such chance
every day.
TIE firm OF Swartz & Sons ehipped
two threshiug machines to-day, one to
Council Groves, Kansas, the other to
Cape Girardesu county, Missouri.
TEE Ladies League met last even-
inc. No special business WAS trans
acted of any importance. An appeal
to the farmers was drafted and adopt
ed, and another meeting appointed for
Tuesday evening at Commercial Hall.
The young man who was taken sick
at the Methodist church on Sunday
night was fined $40 by the Mayor. He
claims to have eaten hearty supper
and afterward drank a small quantit,
of new wine, which, with the hot, un-
ventilated room made him sick. How.
ever, he plead guilty to the charge Of
drunkenness and indecent conduct in
church, and paid his fine.
Mr. BARNEY CoRooRAN is not eI-
pected to live. He has had consump-
ton for long time and no hopes are
entertained OF his recovery.
BRLAAlRR:
THE Bellsire Window Glass Work.
are closed to-day on account OF . strike
among the employees. The gather
ing" men or helpers" Of whom ther.
are ten, last night gave waning, and
this morning quit work. They have
been working all winter for about 81
per month, and last week it WAS de.
cided in Pittsburgh that the regular
wages for this class of labor should bt
$50 per month. This has caused dis.
satisfaction here, and the hands have
struck for the stipulated $50. This
throws about sixty hands out Of work
for the present, and as this is skilled
labor and it may be difficult to obtain
men to take their places should they
hold out, it is uncertain when work
will be resumed.
THR Rev. Stephen Fisk, D. D., of ST.
Louis, Mo-, gave the first OF his course
of lectures on his travels through the
Holy Land, last evening. in the Dlsci'
pies Church: This is said to have been
a highly instructive and entertaining
lecture, as Mr.. Fisk lie man OF grea
observation, learning and research. He
also carries with him many illustra-
tons OF the ecenery in and around
Jerusalem. There will be another lee
ture to night and the last Of the series
on Tomorrow evening, the subject to b'
"The Future OF Jerusalem"
THERE will be a meeting OF the Fire
Department Tomorrow evening to make
arrangements for their picnic on TIT
30th.
MEssEs. BOYD & FULTON are going
to start q grocery and provision store
on Water street. They will be ready
for customers next week.
The two colored men who were At
rested last week for stealing wool have
been placed in St. Clairsville jail e
await the opening OF court.
AS We passed along Belmont stree
this morning, we thought we had sud-
denly stumbled upon some garden o
exotics. It was really refreshing to
see the'roses, gersulums, delicate ferns
and sweet smiling heliotrops, side by
side with the yellow lantana, with
"Flowers 90 blue and golden,
Like stars that in esrth's armament d.
shine"
and as we took them in with hasly
glance. we mentally thanked Mr.. ShuPt
for this bright spot in our days jour
ney.
Az the people lately seem determiu.
ed to pursue the even tenor OF theil
way, and refuse to have any hand in
sensational items, the horses seem To
have taken the matter up and are 60
ing to play it alone. Yesterday evening
team belonging to Mr.. r. s. Cochran