The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-23
SUBURBAN NOTES.
May %, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.


that if an equal amount of force be
exerted upon an object in opposite d.
rectious the object would remain I'M
moved. We are now having a prsctl-
cal demonstration, but whether II
proves a fact remains to be SEEM
IElnaville is the object which is to be
moved. Martins Ferry wants her, and
is trying not only to keep her nine
points of possession by keeping Atna
in her school district, but also TO gain
the tenth point by extending her ( Mar,
tins Ferry corporation limits to en-
brace Etnaville still closer, while
Bridgeport tries to cajole EtnavIlIe by
offering part OF her territory to form q
separate sNechool district, meantime
thinking Etnaville will finally come
under. In the meantime Etuavllle
does not seem as tranquil as could be
expected, but wants to have her wishes
granted for q separate district, and
seems determined to have them, Twill
ye, nil ye."
At q meeting OF the Pesse Township
Board of Education last Saturday, g
petition was presented by Richard
Crawford, OF Etuayille, praying that a
portion OF Martins Ferry school dis
trict be stricken off for the purpose OF
forming a separate school district for
Etnavllle. The Board did not Consid-
er the matter under their control, and
refused to act on the proposition.
Mr.. Shreye, the Superintendent OF
the public school in'this place, has cor
responded this week with the Stale
Commissioner OF Common Schools and
received the following letter in answer
10 his inquiries in regard to the matter a:
OFFICE STATE CoM'R. CoM'S. SCHOOLS, !
COLUMBUS, o, May ~, 1874.
Charles r. Shrere, Esq, Narln's F.r-
~, Ohio:
DEAR SlR:-Each incorporated vii
lage with the territory attached thereto
for school purposes. ferns single
school district. No part Of this terri-
toy can be transferred 10 another
school district, without the consent Of
the Board OF Education, or unless such
transfer be made by an act OF the gen.
eIal assembly.
The Board OF Education OF the town
ship in which your school district Is
situated, cannot interfere IN any man
ner with your school AFFAIR.". lima
vile must remain part Of the district,
uuless transferred bv q resolution Of
your Board OF Education, to the town
ship or some other school district, or
until it becomes an incorporated vii
lage. Ia case it should be an incor-
borated village under the municipal
code, it will thea be q village district,
separate and distinct from yours. BY
such Incorporation, only, can 1t be
come separate" district. The cres-
ton Of separate" or spec al districts
was stopped by the repeal Of all laws
authorizing their organization nv the
passage o. the act OF May lst, 1873.
Respectfully,
THOMAS W. HARVEY,
Commissioner Of Common Schools
! l'rhis letter we thought proper to give
in full, az on Tomorrow, Saturday after.
noon, between the hours OF three and
six, the electors Of the Martins Ferry
School District, of which Einaville
forms a part are called upon to meet
at the school house for the purpose OF
voting upon the question OF raising S.
900 by taxation, the amount to be paid
in ten years at the rate OF $500 per
year, for school purposes. There seems
to have been some misunderstanding OF
the matter, as the following announce
ment is made by the Elnaville dele
gate:
The citizens OF Etnaville and vicin-
iry having been accepted as q school
district taken out OF the school territory
of Martins Ferry and Bridgeport, we
have, therefore, thought it q duty to
give this notice TO the citizens OF
Martins Ferry, that they may vote a
tax upon themselves for school purpo-
ses, understanding that we pay no part
OF them.
Nay 2Oh. r. CRAWFORD.
THERE will DE service at all the
churches Sabbath morning aud even
ing at the usual hours. The Rev.
Sleethe will preach at the United Pres
byterian church, the regular pastors at
the others.
The Red Men hold their regular
meeting at Odd Fellows hall to.mor-
row night.
JOHN BARRETT, the man who was ar
rested yesterday, had q hearing last
night and was fined 81 aud costs.
THE small fry in town are having g
grand dress parade, headed by a hand
organ and marching 10 the tune OF
Jim along, jim along, Josey."
The Hon. J. Dunbar, OF Steuben.
vile, was in town yesterday.
SOMETIME during the night some one
tried to force an entrance into the
hardware store occupied by Mr. Wright
on Hanover street through q back
window. The thieves pried the window
up from the bottom, breaking the
patent lock, wnen they probably were
frightened be some noise within and
fled.
The witches in Macbeth seemed to
hold a special concave lsst night. All
over town could be seen the bright
flames OF miniature watch fires, and
while old boots and rubbish generally
added fresh fuel to the flames, the odor
did not rise as incense