The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-09

Marks FERRY, May s, 1874.
Editors ofthe Register.

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Editors ofthe Register.
Such q bright, bracing, sunshiny
morning, one moment calm and the
next wicked little gust OF wind makes
you put your hand TO your hat, and is
gone 90 quick you think you were mis-
taken and in no danger OF loosing it
after all. A day that makes you feel
like slspping the whole world on the
back, and makes you wonder, when
you see the reflection OF your own face
in your frieud'e, what John is so happy
about this morning. A day when
dimples and criuples and dashes OF
sunshine chase each other over the
water, and haze Of blue smoke lies on
the distant hill tops beyond the city.
Little children are playing in
the yards and 90 you pass
along the street a dainty little creature
with loving brown eyes and soft, brown
hair curling in little waves over her
head, hands you daudelion through
the palings. A little further on group
OF boys with hay colored hair, 'reckled
faces, and no nose to speak OF, are
down in the sand building miniature
forts, which crumble as soon as built.
A market woman, broad faced and
good natured, with clean apron and
sun.bonnet, comes driving along in
her wagon with the air Of an empress.
Next come a score OF men, muscular
from hard labor, grimy with smoke and
scot, going to work in foundrles or
iron works, all with dinner pals In
their hands.
Turning a corner a black haired,
black eyed, black whiekered gentle
man, spandy, bran new, from the top
of his hat 10 the toe OF his boot. spry
gentleman, steps past you and you rec
ognize an insurance man. Then comes
a crowd OF school girls, hurry skurry,
heller skelter. Then comes a lady,
tall, and with commanding presence ;
the soft gray hair parted smoothly over
her white brow, her calm gray eyes
looking earnest and gel enc, crusader
perhaps, trying to save some one she
loves.
Turning another corner we are down
by the iron works. There the air seems
filled with but one sound, hammers
pounding, forges ringing, fires kissing
and steam whistling. Iron is King.
When we look in and see the lurid
flames, molten iron pouring red hot
from the furnaces, great balls, red hot,
tossed from one black man to another,
long bars writhing and twisting aud
turning like fiery serpents, and show
ers OF sparks flying, while everywhere
| is smoke, SCOT and dirt; men IN every
stage of blackness, trowning and
scowling, laughing and grinnlng. bu,
hurrying all the while-you almost
rush into the open air, thinking you
have had glimpse oil one side OF the
hereafter and feel thankful that it ia
as well with you as it is.
Going up past the depot, we come TO
the part OF the town called Ohio City.
New houses are springing up almost
az rapidly as in the western towns. 1t
is here that the new rolling mills are
TO be erected. Many more lots are
sold and building will continue all
sumner Along the railroad from
Ohio City to Burlington are some OF the
finest residences in the town OF Martin &
Ferry. West OF the town are some good
farms, whose green fields and white or
chards give promise OF fruit and grain
| 10 abundance. The depot is large
frame building, in excellent repair
we'll kept, orderly and quiet.
ITEMS.
Beer wagons are around town. There
is trouble brewing some place.
People on the hill have to dig 60 fee!
for water, while those in the valley find
it at 40,
The Benwood Iron Works use.
monthly "a 1886 bushels OF coke, go
tons OF ore and mill cluders, and 900
tons Of limestone.
Hanover street is being graded.
The lerryboat makes from 45 to 81
trips day.
The Cottage House is undergoing re-
pairs.
The grocery on second street kept
by Sedwick Il Bro. is one Of the first
brick stores built in Martins Ferry.
The Ohio City Building Association
! will hold a meeting tomorrow alter.
| noon at the Ohio Valley Nt,cs Office
for the purpose OF electiug officers.
The U. P. Church is thinking OF CIV
ing the Rev. Mr.. Swayne, OF Western
Iowa, a call to their pulpit.
Fruit is said to be uniDjured, and
wheat promises well.
The Ladies League seems TO find it
90 Mayor Dean said last week-So
much "cussedness" about, it's hard TO
keep track OF II.
Now is a good time 10 take stock
10 the new Building Association.
Freight business at the depot is brisk
ing up. There were l72 cars OF freight
handled the first three days OF this
week. LoUIsA LOCKWOOD.