The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-04
NEIeHBoRHOOD NEWS.
MARTINS FERRY.
July 8, 1874.

Four inches is the average depth OF
dust through which person has to
wade in the streets OF Martins Ferry,
and there seems no hurry TO get side
walks laid. 1t does not speak well for
the enterprise OF the town for the streets
to 10 in such a condition. There Is
wealth in the place, her manufacturing
interests are aIl!paying, and there seems
no excuse for such negligence in regard
to pnblic comfort. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that money expended to make
the town comfortable and attractive,
would not only help to draw in capital
but to keep it. But at the present, with
the poor market convenience and the
un objectionable condition OF the streets,
the town may attract persons Nbo wish
10 make money, but would surely never
keep them here to e1pend it, as comfort
i, something desired by all, and people
do not willingly offer themselves as
sacrifice to the discomforts which are
avoidable.
Why not make thorough thing OF
il, and the town authorities issue an
order for all persons to pave the streets
in front OF their premises, and then
have q lax to pave public squares aud
crossings2 All property in the town
would Immediately go up several per
cent in value. II the town ever amounts
to anything it will have to be done. and
the sooner done the better The peo-
pie at fret may complain, but the end
will ju.tliy the means, as it is the uItl-
mate welfare of the town that should
be considered.
JAMES KsEzY, a saloon keeper in
town, Was arrested this morning Tor
selling ale and beer, to be drank upon
the premises. He was arrsigned and
plead not guilty, and the case was get
Tor Monday morning at eight o'clock.
The League were the wire puIIera in
this caee.
TEE freight cars will run on the c.
Il P. road the Fourth.
Mosr Of the manufactures and places
OF business will be closed for the Gel
sbrstion.
We see by the Ohio VALLEY News
that Mr. Henry Wells is to be sales
man OF the firm OF Spence, Bags u Co.
The irm cay they know nothing OF any
such arrangement, and Mr.. Wells don't
seem TO either.
WE have been wondering all day il
it payq. We have seen men every
where trying to do double work so 90 TO
have q holiday Tomorrow, and women
steuing ard boiling and baking from
early morn TO Get something baked
up" and all for the sake OF spending
the day out OF town in a crowd, aud to
come home at night more tired aud
unreireshed than ever, feeling like they
had been half roasted at some bar
becue. Unless people can jus!
drop the day entlrel y out Of the
BUSH ness calendar, and haev no worry
or hurry to fill it up by extra work at
other times, it seems 10 u8 only an
aggravs,iou. aud better spent in the reg
uIar routine.
PREACHING at the U. P. church morn
ing and evening, on Sabbath, by the
Rev Orr.
TIE Rev. A. J. Alexander, OF Scotch
Ridge, will preach st the Grove, at three
p. n. on Sunday, under the auspices Of
the women's league.
No services in tbs Presbyterian
church in the morning, preaching in
the evening.
REGULAR services morniu and even
ing at the Methodist and Baptist
churches.
THl glass works have suspended bus-
incaI for the Fourth, and report says
they will not be started again for some
time.