The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-27
sUBURBAN NOTES.
MAY 26, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

of a face on which we think for days,
and which ever and anon comes before
our eyes as type OF all that is best and
highest in human lie. This is not
generally a young face, but one which
seems almost through with the storms
and buffetings Of the world, and has
lost the eager, restless look oil pursuit,
and settled down to the calm and peace
full delights retrospective OF life well
spent and hopeful anticipation OF the
life to come. The other day we cav
on the cara two faces we shall not soon
forget; one was that Of a boy of per-
haps sixteen, broad, low forehead, with
the hair thrown careiessly back, quick,
restless, eager black eyes and well de-
fined brows, mouth and chin denoting
firmness when the character should be
developed, but just now laughing every
moment, seeming to take the world
easy; face vivant, jolly, full OF great
capabilities of good, but seemingly TAX
ing the world as a Kaleidoscope, which
shake it Whatsoever way you would
seemed funuier than before. The
other was that OF man OF sixty or
mayhap more, a face one would trust
having never seen before, 6
lace that expressed good will
TO all men, pure, ead:ast, aud strong,
serenely unbroken by the petty annoy
ances that 20 try the hearts o! men, and
soaring high above them, and when at
the first station he left the cars, be held
the hand of his con in HE Tor moment
and said, my son, If temptation come to
YOU, stand steadiast in the strength OF
your integrity, and remember your
fathers prayers are with you The
laughing face was sobered and tue
the words seemed to fall like q bene-
dction as the good father passed out.
The faces seemed go like, yet so differ
ent. They seemed typ.fed by a sUeam,
first hurrying over It's rocky bed, then
plunging with rapid current down sue
cessive cascades where the waves
sparkle and ripple in the sun, just as
the trials and impedimeuts OF the
world develops the beauties OF the true
character. Then leaving the cascades
land irivalilies OF youth, it g'lde-
smoothly into the calm, broad stream
OF middle age, and finally is lost in the
ocean, as old age drifts quietly idto the
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"What wonderful stream is the river OF
Asst flows through the realms of tears,
With a faultless Tythme and musical
And a broad winged sweep ard surge
| sublime,
That blends with the ocean of years.
The Ladies League met last night at
the lecture room OF the Presby terrain
church and made arrangements Tor
TEMPERANCE mass meeting TO be held al
Postoffice corner, on Friday night nexi.
Several ladies' OF the town aud the min
listers of the several churches will make
short speeches, and there will he sing
ing and a short speech by Mr. J. j.
Ashenhust, on the license question,
pending this fall.
Mr.. C. A. Burrows, secretary end
business manager OF the Ohio City Iron
and Nail Works, we learn, will soon
leave for Pittsburgh, and expects to be
gone most ofthe summer, in the inter
es,s OF the works. the best wishes o.
the citizens go with Mr.. Burrows, and
many are the wishes that his shadow
may never grow less.
THE citizens OF Martins Ferry are
looking forward with much anxiety to
the lectures to be given here by Prof.
Kidd, the elocutonist, which will be
next Monday ana Tuesday evenings.
The German festival at Mr.
Deutche's orchard was well attended,
and the festivities kept up until a late
hour last nigh:.
Brown BURROWS and Alfred Springer
had a slight difficulty last nigh. Bur
rows assaulted and battered Springer,
for which little familiarity ne WAS fined
IS and costs. Springer merely acted on
the defence, and was released with
the parting injunction to behave HIM
self in the future.
| QUITE a serious little incident occur
red here yesterday evening. One OF our
colored citizens was going up quite a
steep hill with dray on which was a
barrel OF water. The horse SHE'D, got
1.-TWO near the edge of the road, and
horse, cart man, and barrel went over.
They were badly "pipd,' but no damage
was done beyond the spiIing o! the
water.
| DAVID NEAL was arrested to-day and
fsed one dollar and costs, for being
drunk on Saturday night.
| NICK NEAL was arrested this a'ter-
noon and fined four dollars and c2sts,
for assault and battery. Nick works St
the glass works, and this afternoon got
into q row with one OF the girls employ
ed there.
BELLAIRR.
THERE is one excellent trait mani
feet in the people Of the town. II they
do a thing a, all they don't half do it,
For proof, see the water works. Yes
terday we persmbulated the streets
| from one end 10 the other, and the
desert of Sahara could hardly have
been more dry and dusty. We asked
with all degrees oil pathetic appeal, for
some one to please" to give US a drink
but the only answer we could receive
was that the water was "shut of.
To-day it seems to have been denly
let on" the streets are drenched, and
We are afraid to turn a corner, without
taking preparatory glance to see that
the way is clear, lest we get stream
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