The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-03
sE.eaRoRHOOD NEWS.
JuLY 2, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

MARTINS FERRY.
The people of the place who are in-
clined toward temperance are looking
forward with much interest to the mass
tenn perance meeting to be held at ST.
Clairsville on next Thursday. All the
leagues of Belmont county will be re-
presented, aud number. OF leagues IN
adjoining counties are invited. The Rev
D. K. Dissette, OF Cleveland, who has
been appointed by the State Executive
Committee to organize the no-license
movement in Ohio, will be present 10
address the meeting. Other good speak
ers are expected.
EIGHT Sabbath Schools will take part
in the Fourth Of JUL celebration on
Saturday. One from Wheeling, two
from Bridgeport, one from Burlington
and four belonging to Martins Ferry.
The German Lutheran Sabbath
school will hold picnic at Browns
orchard, short distance from town, on
the Fourth.
DR.. WERLICH, with whom the tenn
perance league have been lsboring for
some time for selling liquor in violation
Of his pledge, has slgned a physicians
and druggists pledge to not sell any
intoxicating liquors. save Tor medicinal
purposes which may occur in his regu.
lar practice. The league seem satisfied
with the doctors return to grace, and 1t
is TO be hoped he will not again 60 back
on bis word by another new depar-
lure"
RAspBERRiEs are rather scarce in
town, the dry weather materially az
feeling the crop.
RIPE apples are beginning 10 put in
their appearance.
BELLAlRE.
AT the special meeting OF the Coun-
ell held last night city tax OF eleven
mills was levied on esch dollar OF
property in the city, both personal and
real, for city purposes.
On petition, David Rice was granted
halt OF Guernsey street in front OF his
premises for building purposes.
AN ordinance was passed requiring
all families to have barrel or box in
which to throw all slops. ashes, gar
tage or waste materials, and that this
shall be in some convenient place in
the streets or alleya, to be hauled away
by the person appointed to this duty.
PATRICK KELLY was appointed to
look after and report all filth in streets J
ard alleys, and to haul away the gar
bage as collected in boxes or barrels,
for which duties he receives forty-fve
dollars per month.
A RESOLUTION was passed that the /.
night watchmen be required to patrol
their respective wards, from the hours
OF seven p. M. until three q, M, and
that they be not allowed to leave them
during that time except under excep-
tional circumstances.
The bridge scross McMahon's creek
was declared insufficient for the
wants OF the people, and its pres-
ent condition unsafe. A resolution was
passed that the corporation will not
he responsible for any accident that
may happen on this bridge, and the
Street Commissioner was required to
give public notice OF this fact.
A PROPOSITION Was accepted in the
form OF a resolution to start cemetery
Tor dead dogs and other animals on the
lowlands belonging to Sullivan, Ber'
nari and Company just west OF the cor
poration. The time tor registration and
the payment OF taxes on dogs is about
up, aud there are about two hundred |
dogs unprovded for ssyet, and whole
sale slaughter by the Marshsls ia e1-
pected soon.
The Committee on Printing was au-
tEorized 10 receive bids for the public
printing for the next year.
QUITE a good deal is being said con-
cernlng the condition Of the road to the
cemetery. 1t is said to be unsafe in the
winter, several teams having mred |
there. II this ID true we don't wonder
that the public are calling attention to
it. A gentlemen made lengthy speech |
10 the Council the other evening con-
corning it, and offered to start private
subscription to repair it OF one hum
dred dollars il it could be done no other
way.
Two coIored brethren. an elder and
q deacon OF the NJ. f Church, met IN
fierce and bloody conflict on Guernsey
street Yesterday afternoon. The deacon
went for that elder in no trifilng man
ner. lie kicked him and he cutfed
him, and about used him up generally.
After Mr.. Rhubot,om, the deacon, had
got his satisfaction out OF jenkins, the
elder, he took bee line for the Mayors
office, where he plead guilty TO the
crime of "Lickin' de preacher,
and paid five dollars just as
Jenkins came in the door
10 make complaint. Finding him
self lutte too late Tor this the rate
rreecher had Khubottom arrested for
tearing up the church book, the leaves
OF which, SPECTATORS say, flew IKE
snow shower during the frscas. Mr.
Il. plead guilty to the charge and grim
ned Indignantly as be handed over his
fine OF four dollars, remarking ne had
satisfaction out OF the old man, any
how.
The fremen will hold picnic at
Indian run on the Fourth.
THpGermar Lutheran Sunday school
will hold a picnic at Iodisn run on
The Fourth.
MANY OF the business houses will
c'cse part or all Of the day, Saturday
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