The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-09

MARrrssI FERRY IrEMs.-Thieyes
broke into Kerr & Cos mill on Tuesday
night and carried of about ten bushels OF
corn meal and q lot Of empty grain sacks.
An entrance was effected by breaking
out the lower sash in window.
"A petition Is in circulation and being
generally signed asking Judge Okey, OF
the Common Pleas Court, 10 confirm the
sale Of the Ohio City Mill.
Thomas G. Culbertson has just finished
casting new bell for the Riverside fnrn-
ace, weighing about four thousand pounds.
Some dastardly scoundrel lifted fifteen
fat pullets from John F. Miller on Wed.
nesday night.
The Glass Works Is the all absorbing
theme OF conversation Just now. The
banks owning the property and the COM
mittee from here have agreed upon the
terms OF sale, the banks agreeing TO take
half the price In stock. John +. Miller,
the former Secretary Of the Works, has
been amongst our citizens this
week, and at this writing has Sc
cured nearly twenty thousand dollars in
stock, which is the amount needed.
We feel assured OF the success Of the en-
terprise. The starting up Of these works
will 20 great way toward relieving the
want and distress Of our village.
The case OF the Ohio City Iron & Nail
Works will be argued at St Clairsyille
next Monday, when the sale will either
be ratified or oct aside. The opposition
will be conducted by Judge Miller, oil
steubenville, and L. J. c. Drennen, Esq,
Of our town. i.
The revival In the Methodist Church
still continues with undated interest,
and quite a number have joined, among
others Col. Ebenezer Clark, the oldest
resident OF our town and the first white
child born in the "Northwest Territory
or what Is now Ohio.
Col. Realf, Of Pittsburgh, spent Wednes'
day night In our village, on his way "a
Mt. Pleasant. The Colonel will lecture
here for the Library Association some
time in March.
The Ohio Valley Naus OF this week says
"delightfup case OF scandal is on the
tapis and will be dished up shortly.
The Ohio City Reading Club gave q
dramatic entertainment at Commercial
Hall last night to tair.sized audience.
They presented "The Drunkard, or the
Fallen Saved" in very creditable style
some OF the members eyincing consider
able dramatic talent.
A number OF men from the Etna Iron
Works will 60 to Pittsburgh to-day to at
tend the tariff demonstration.
A good horse, belonging to the Keg and
Barrel Company, died on Thursday.
Els. Demaret, advertising agent OF the
El Espsgo, Spanish newspaper, having q
large circulation in South America and
devoted to manufacturing interests, was
in town on Thursday, and took an ad'
yertisement from Mr.. L. Spence, Of bis
threshing machines. Mr.. S. is very lib.
eral In the use uf printers ink. bnt this
ia new departure and shows that he is
able and desirous Of competing for some
Of the South American trade.
The Blast Furnace at this place has
been making over 40 tons Of good muck
per day for some time, the largest yield
ever made by furnace OF its size.
It is currently reported that one OF our
leading grocery merchants has made an
assignment on account OF some parties
bringing suit against him for the illegal
sale Of whisky.
Mr.. Il. Warwood, the rake manufac.
turer, has received orders for about five
hundred dozen rakes this early in the sea-
son, and is pushing his works, on First
street, TO their full capacity. he is also
making large quantities Of sledges and
coal picks. He has lately applied for 4
patent on his rake that will make val
liable Improvement on them. ANON.