The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS


main source OF out door amusement dur
ing the summer Several black eyes and
broken fingers was the result Of the first
game here last Saturday.
OFFICER DRUGAS has gobbled up
few disorderly persons since Saturday
last, and that is all the police news we
have to report for this time.
OsR streets are very dirty, and are get
ting quite dusty.
Mr.. JOIN CREE, Of Georgetown, Col.
orado, delivered Il lecture in School Hall
last night to quite large number Of our
citizens. His remarks are spoken OF as
being very interesting. We are sorry
we could not be present.
SoMEvery fine fat cattle passed through
this city Yesterday.
Mr.. L. WEsrLAKE had his shoe shop
moved from Belmon street to Guernsey
Yesterday. Mr.. |. d. Highleyman super
intended the job.
SEVERAL car loads of emigrants passed
through this city yesterday, bound for
| the west.
REV. MELoY lectures tonight; sub
ject, Touchstones,
COMMON Pleas Court for this county
commenced at st. CAirsvile yesterday.
1t is thought that it will be in session
! about five weeks.
The Clipper Base Ball Club Of this
| CITY Is now ORGANIZED and ready to re-
ccive challenges. Our friend, James
Gallagher, is Secretary of the club, and
will give prompt attention to any rhaI-
lenges that may be directed to the club.
Wen bet on the Bellaire boys. Go in.
MARTINS FERRY.
The Ohio Valley Agricultural Works
will ship eleven thrashing machines to-
dav destined for st. Geneyive. Mo.
+. NJ. NORTON, Esq. protector and
! builder of the Ashland Iron works, has
! in view the organization of a company
! for the erection of large nail mill and
/ blast furnace, on his farm about mile tins
side of Portland, Jefferson county If he
can satisfy himself that the native ore
| thereabout will yield sufficient per cent
| OF iron 10 justly 10 "HI''N"'S'
THE Mt. Pleasant hack driver reports
that on his trip to Wheeling yesterday,
he saw Robert Smiley's residence IN
! flames. 1t was about nine o'clock in the
morning, and it seemed rs IL no one but
! the women folks were about The house.
/ It is about one mile this size "i Point
/ Pleasant and half 81 mile from the road.
! He FASTENED on and informed two men,
who were working in = field, of the iire,
but thinks they could not arrive III time
to save anything.
on Sunday forenoon the i'm ressiye
services attending the communion OF the
Lords Supper we're held ut the U. +:
Church. Rev. Wier, the pastor, assisted
by Rev. Waddle, otiiciatcd. Twelve
new members were received into the
church.
Mr.. HUNTER a nailor Of the Ohio
| CITY Works, died of majors cOnsump-
ton, on Sunday. His remains will be
conveyed to Pittsburgh, his former home,
| for interment, by committee Of ms
brother Majors He was an cstlmabie
gentleman, and his bcreaved family has
the sympathy OF the whole community.
/ REV. DR.. WILLIAMS, of Wheeling,
preached at Commercial Hall, on Sun
dav afternoon, to the Ohioyal!ey Prcsby-
! terians.
LOUIS WooD, Esq, an old and respect
ed citizen of the place, VINO has been
confined to his residence all winter, was
on the streets yesterday looking much
better.
DR.. NJ. ToDD of Bridgeport, and 5.
+. Dean. Esq, have been selected by the
Republican County Executive Commit
tee delegates to the State Convention to
be- held at Columbus June I'd.
THE glass works Of Sweeney, Nc
Quincy Il Co., have completed the re-
building of their furnace. 1t Is now
adapted to the use Of benzine for fuel, and
was put in operation for the first Cine
Yesterday. Many advantages are claimed
for this method Of heating glass furnaces,
which at some future time will be noted.
Os Sabbath afternoon the Sunday
School Union, of Pease Township, met
in the Presbyterian Church. The meet
inr opened by singing piece called the
Sabbath School Army after which n"
meeting was led in prayer by Rev. ID.
Howell. of Bridgeport. Rev. Edwards,
of the Methodist Church, in Martins
Ferry. read the nineteenth psalm rs q
scripture lesson.
The first topic was. "Our School, what
is the greatest hindrance to It's success,
and how can it be removed Mr.. Alex
arder WAS called upon and made some
very fine remarks on the subject, and also
entertained tie audience with nm account
of his visit to the National Sunday School
Convention. which was recently held IN
Baltimore.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher being absent the sec
ond topic was not discussed.
The third topic, DUTY of Teachers to
Young Christians in their Classes,' WAS
taken up by J. McKendree Kelley, ID.
ID. of Wheeling, and was followed by
Rev. j. &. Armstrong Of Wheeling in Il
short address.
The annual report Of the different
schools throughout the township was
The election of officers was next IN
order, and resulted rs follows:
Warren HOLSTER, o. Bridgeport, Tres
ident; Jas. Kerr, of Martini Ferry, ice
President; j. I. Thomas, OF Martin 5
Ferry. Secretary; f. c. Robinson, OF
Bridgeport, Treasurer.
A motion was made that vote o!
thanks be rendered to the speakers, which
was most cordially given.
Scotch Ridge Meeting House was Sc
lcc.ed a the next place Of holding the
convention. :,
The exercise, were conducted by Mr..
Vim. Clark the singing by Professors
Wallace and Dean, Mrs. II. T. Ne!Is
presiding at the organ.
The meeting was success IN every re-
.nact and will result in much good.
Rev. W. W. Wier pronounced the
bencdiction and the meeting adjourned.
BRIDGEPORT.
/ A suit brought by Thomas Maven
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