The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-23
NEIGHBoRHOOD NEWS.
June 90, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

Martins Ferry, for damages for selling
her husband liqnor, was compromised
to-day by Lswless paying Mrs. Reed
fifty dollars and the costs OF the suit.
IT seems strange how opinions
change. Now coal is used in almost
every country IS fuel, but we find thai
in 1873 its use was forbidden by procla'
nation in England, in consequence o.
it's eff1uvia being considered injurious
to health, by corrupting the atmos-
phere. For many years it was not used
but at the close Of the fourteenth cen.
fury it's value became recognized and
it's application and consumption extend
ed. 1t was discovered first in England
on the banks OF the river Tyne, in
1900, and was introduced into London
about fifty years later. In this country
its use is rapidly exceeding that of any
other fuel, but is also becoming more
valuable, and in time 10 liable 10 run
out. What will then be used al. fuel is q
subject OF interest aud comment to sci
entIfic researchers.
FROM fridays Toledo Commercial
we learn that Mr.. Joel Wood, President
OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie rail-
road, was in Toledo on Thursday las'
for the purpose of making arrange
ments for continuing the road direct
from Milan to Toledo instead OF San
dnsky. 1t seems it is desirable to reach
the lake at some point east OF Toledo,
and accordly to conditional arrange
ments were made to run from Milan to
Sandusky, but whether it should pass
that way or take q direct line from
Milan to Toledo via. the head OF Sam
dusky Bay was never determined. II
is supposed the difference in distance In
favor of the latter would be about eight
miles, which would, within three milee,
provide a branch 10 Sandusky and fully
supply one to Huron. The opinion in
Toledo is that the proposition OF the
President-thst if the people Of Toledo,
in accordance with uniform practice,
supply the sum necessary to meet the
expense, he will cause the survey 10 be
made at once-will be promptly met,
and the Wheeling and Toledo rosd be
practically recognized by the people at
that END OF the route.
Mr.. f. j. HoYLE, Of the firm OF
Hoyle 81 Bro, returned this morning
from an extensive tour through the
West ard South.
EpH. MARTIN was fined ten dollars
and costs for furnishing liquor to
minors, to-day.
TIE firm of Spence shipped a num-
Der OF machines to-day, car load OF
which went to Illinois.
ALMosr every day we hear OF some
one being run over by the cars while
crossing the track. 1t seems that too
much care cannot be taken while driv'
ing across with teams. We hear to-day
OF a Mr.. Samuel Brakeield who was
Instantly killed in town in Illinois the
other day, being thrown from the wagon
while the cars run over and totally de-
rnolished the wagon and horses. Mr..
Brskefield was friend of Mr.. S. Spence
OF this town.
WE look every day for some OF the
paving to be laid on the streets. Some
of them are graded and curbiug is laid,
and we are tired to death walking as
though it was over plowed ground, and
we long for the time when we shall
have solid foundation on which to
step.
The regular meeting OF the Ipdepen.
dent Order of Mechanics will be held
Tomorrow night at DR., Vests Hall.
BELLAIRE.
The match game OF base ball played
on Saturday afternoon, was one OF
more than usual interest, both sides
playing well. The spectators became
much excited and report the contest
as one OF the most interesting they have
ever watched. We have heard 30
many names for the clubs we hardly
know what to call them. We hear one
designated as the sullivan" the
Sports" and the "Bellaire Club" while
the other figures under the name OF the
Garrett" the "Townsmen," and the
tom Collins Club" Taking the last
AZ the name we give the result as fol-
lowe: The Bellalre club got 81 scores
and the Tom Collins Is, which nearly
reverses the result OF two weeks ago.
Turn about, we always heard. is fair
plsv, and both eides have done 30 well
we CRY bravo for each. We have not
heard the announcement az yet, but
suppose another game will be played
to see who is the beet two in three.
THERE is nothing we admire more
than bright, new fire arms OF any kind.
They have a kind Of fascination that
charms one, and still says hands off.
And one can hardly help but look with
awe at an instrument that in the space
OF few inches holds death sudden and
terrible. We saw to-day the finest
display of revolvers and pistols OF all
descriptions We have seen for a long
time, at Cummins d Walters. They
had been received direct from the
mandatory OF Merwin, Hubert d Co.,
New Britain, Conn.
The Baron Manufacturing Company
have shipped fourteen hundred gross OF
fruit can tops and bottoms up to date
this season.
JAMES GALLAGHER was fined two dol-
lars and costs Tor being drunk this
morning. We are learning to discrimi-
nate nicely. A PLAIN drunk costs one
dollar and costs, so THE, we Judge, must
have been some sort OF fancy affair,
or drunk with accompaniment. still
otp la nf tho VI fnr