The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-24
NETGHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELLAIRE. ..


The salary of the Bellaire postoffice
has been reduced $1,000. r.s
DIR. N. w. JUNKINs returned yesterday
from Putin Bay, where he has been for
several days past attending the Ohio
State Medical Society.
JOHN j. PowALL and family are now
in Philadelphia attending the Centennial
Exposition. ..
QUITE a number from this county will
start for St. Louis to day to attend the
Democratic National Convention which
convenes in that city next Tuesday.
A aoopLY number Of the Masonic fra.
ternity of this city, left on the Express
last evening for Marietta, to take part in
the the grand celebration there to day.
The Commissioners of this county
have granted Martins Ferry the priv
ilege of annexing more territory TO its
present limits. 1t is long enough
now,
A FLASH of lightning killed seventeen
sheep for Richard Hobbs, in this county,
few days ago.
TRE planting of tobacco in this county
has commenced.
WE understand that Hon. j. II. S.
Trainer, of Steubenville, has declined to
be candidate for Congress in this dis
trict.
FANCY calico was in good demand
here yesterday. Suits for the coming 4th
of July celebration are being made by
the hundred.
MARSHAL DRUGAN was distributing
tickets to the owners of property on Cres-
cent street, requesting them to remove
all distractions from said street. The
parties who have their houses to move
are not in Christisn-like mood, and we
don't wonder at it bit.
THE talk of the celebration here on the
Fourth of July, is about all that one can
hear now.
MARTINS FERRY.
For downright cool, deliberate and
persistent indifference on the subject of
properly celebrating the 4th of July,
1876, or making any arrangements for
that purpose, we would refer you to the
people of Martins Ferry, Ohio.
WE had visitation of fire without
causing any particular alarm, yesterday.
The Agricultural Works of L. Spencer
was discovered to be on fire, but as it
happened to be in. that part of the
roof near the large water tank
the fire was soon extinguished by the
workmen without its doing much dam
age. Mr.. Spencer has about $4,000
worth of finished work in the building,
which, had it been burned the loss would
have been enormous for our place.
MARTINS FERRY is yet alive Next
Wednesday will witness the issue of our
friend j. K. Klauser's new paper, which
is to be permanent thing. We predict
for John rich harvest as be is good,
clever fellow; full of energy and well
llhcu ny VI Jul ClllLcus LIZ Has dbOub
500 subscribers to begin with, and the
prospect Of plenty more. -Four hundred
of those belong TO Martins Ferry.
QUITE number of our good Masons
started yesterday, to attend the centen-
NAL anniversary OF Marietta Lodge to-
day at Marietta.
l.. SPENCE shipped twelve threshers
the fore part OF this week for the south
west, ana expects to ship six more to-day
for the west.
Or. Pollock delivered very able and
interesting lecture on National Reform"
to select, but very appreciative aud
fence. For free lecture it was SHINY
attended.
Police Court of late is remarkably dull,
while the Justices court is unusually
brisk, The number of cases before our
popular Squire Buckingham, is many
more than usual. "When justice wlelds
the sword prosperity reigns."