The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-18
SUBURBAN NOTES.
May II, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

Boyd Secretary OF the Company. 1ne
company will hold their next meeting
at the same place for the purpose OF
electing other officers next Friday
evening.
The amount taken in at the festival
OF the l. o. R. N , on Friday evening
was $50 90.
TIE Grand Army Of the Republic
met at the Mayors office Saturday
evening for the purpose OF making ar
engagements for the decoration OF the
soldiers graves on the Both. Captain
James Dean was elected President and
n. II. Barber Secretary. The follow
ing committees were then appointed :
Committee on Finance, s. Shipmap, j..
Armstrong, c. S. Moore and j. P. Ken
bricks. Committee to furnish Music, j
NJ. Lyle and J. Gilbert. Committee o.
Arrangements, J. D. Hayne, A. D
Shipman, c. S. Moore, j. NJ. Lyle, J
Watson and j. Dean. Committee on
Invitations, Jas. Dean, J. NJ. Lytle.
Quite extensive preparations are being
made and come good speeches are ex'
pected. The G.. A. r. will meet again
next Saturday evening to report.
TIE ale wagon from Wheeling was
in town sgain Saturday. When will
our troubles have an end p is the
! thought Of crusaders.
The ferry boats Eureka and Carrie
are to have coat o: paint.
ANOTHER boy was arrested Saturday
tor jumping on the cars while they were
in motion. One dollar jump is what
it costa.
SATURDAY night at late hour !
heard terrible clatter and considers
BILE loud talking. As possess the
spirit OF investigation, went and
looked cautiously through the blinds.
1t was go dark ! could only see the
outlines OF two men mounted on horses,
One OF the men was leaning forward in
the position OF a jack knife when halt
shut, and holding pretty tight rein,
while the other leaned gracefully to the
northwest. poised at about an angle OF
forty-five degrees, while with one hand
he held the horses name in place. The
first addressed the other with "See
here, let's lrot. can stick Oh, can't
your" The other responded III mourn
:uI accents, "N-no, I'll fall off-sure.
I've my new clothes on, too. I'll get
EN- al over mud. 30 slow, cant
yer?' Just then jack knife gave his
rein q tighter jerk and started of. say
ing, This horse jolts avail" while
the knight OF lj degrees said, 81 cant
stick on no how" and followed swinging
like pendulum. Why does rot the
mayor see 10 it that the proprletors OF
all such shows pay a license, or else ar
rest them for violating the law?
The sky il overcast, and occasional.
ly drops OF rain have fallen through the
day. Every one is hoping iorrain, and
every breeze stirs up great clouds OF
dust, and the ground is so dry aid
parched that in some places it is crack
ing open.
The churches THE morning were
generally well attended, and this after
noon there was preaching opposite the
postoflice, in the street, by the Rev, Ed
munds, OF the NJ. f. Church. The
greatest trouble with the street meet
ings seems 10 be that the class for
which the meetings are intended are
not there. We see the same faces we
saw at church, aud very few ne" ones.
I While street preaching has accom-
plished good in many places this,
probably, among the number, still il is
the force OF living example that most
touches the hearts OF the people. Strong,
earnest, steadiast purity OF life appeals
10 the heart OF every one within lis
reach, and silence is sometimes power
full as words proclaimed in trumpet
tones. The voice OF God ia no more
mighty TO his people in the thunders OF
the cataract, the dread ul grandeur OF
The whirwind, or the crash ofthe tbun-
derbolt, than when with tine still,
small voice" he calls the hearts q men
to repentance, and a kindly act or
sympathetic word in secret spoken may
oftimes draw men to better deeds where
lengthy argument would fail.
NOTICE was gwen this afternoon that
the Ladies Temperance League would
meet st 7 p. NJ, tomorrow, at CONNER
cial Hall, also that there would be a
street meeting at the same place at 3
p. ", next Sunday, the sermon TO be
preached by the Rev. Chaliant. Pres.
byterian.
The Township Board Of Education
held meeting at the Township Clerk 8
office Saturday afternoon. The propo-
elton WAS submitted 10 have the several
school districts in the township map
ped, and committee was appointed
and authorized TO employ some one to
DO it. A petition WAS presented to the
Board by Richard Crawford, OF Ktna-
vile, to have q portion OF the Martins
Ferry School District stricken off for
the purpose Of forming new school
district Tor Etnaville. The Board re-
fused to take action in the matter, as
signing as q reason that the Township
Board had no control OF the matter.
Bridgeport is anxious to have -EIna-
Vile incorporated with her, and is will
ing TO strike off separate district for
4Etnavlle from her district, and
Squire Dad" Gill was up 10 see TO the
interests OF Bridgeport in the matter,
but was TOO tired" to transact tu,i-
ness. So it rests for the present.