Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-08
MARTINS FERRY.

There are some substan tial improve
ments going on at Spence, Baggs ~ 60:
foundry. Some new walls are being built
and the building is being generally strength.
ened The repairs will be completed next
week.
The Little Anna, of Wheeling, and the
Pres Ellison, of Martins Ferry, will start
up what promises TO be lively and interest
ing competition this morning. One OF the
boats, it is said, will sport band and offer
other inducements of Saturday.
They will build four new furnaces at the
Laughlin mill as soon as the WORK can DE
done.
All kinds OF artisans are scarce IN this
city, and painters and carpenters are scarce
and very hard to obtain.
As soon as an architect can be obtained
to do the draughting work on the new
foundry will be begun.
Work is being prosecuted as vigorously
as possible at the Union Glass Works.
Qurterly meeting will be held tomorrow
at the NJ. +. Church, Rev. A. X. Jones, pas.
tor. Rev. A. w. Butts, Presiding. Elder Of
this district, will preach and administer
the sacrament.
James A. Gray's house was burglarized
Wednesday night and quantity of light
silyerwarc and 81 in cash stolen. Nuns.
lows house, near the grove, was also enter.
ed, but Mr.. Munslow awOke and frightened
them off.
Rhubarb and small vegetables have made
their appearance in the local market, and
prices are very moderate.
The Sherman House. since its enlarge
ment and improvement, presents a very
handsome appearance.
Charles Seabright, Esq, will erect a fine
brick dwelling on the corner of First and
Locust streets at once.
w. H. Coss and brother, of Portland
have removed their large smith shop to this
city.
At Spence's fifty-four ton fly wheel is
being made for the Etna mill.
Charles Seabright has sold two lots adj
olning McCord's brickyard to Francis Nc
Cord as an addition to the brickyard.
At ST. Clairsville Thursday the hearing
of the cases ofOhio W.. Taylor and DoOh, o% %.
robbery, was continued for thirty days.
The new pick factory of Grayson Il Hea-
ton is rapidly assuming shape, and will no
doubt be in operation within few days.
Rev. +. G. Simpson, talented L. p. min
lister, has accepted a call to the church at
Hamilton, Ohio, and left last night to as
sumo charge of his congregation.
The Martins Ferry Literary Society has
indefinitely postponed, having succumbed
Soda fountains have been started up in
this city.
There was a very large shipment of glass
ware made yesterday, by the Buckeye
Glass Company, via the Tuscarawas road to
Cleveland. The Tuscarawas IS becoming
most popular route for shippers.
1t is said that Father Drennen has asso.
ciated with him young man from Indiana,
and the two will run the evening paper for
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry jointly.
A rumor is in circulation TO the effect
that a rolling mill will be built
on the farm above the Laughlin mill,
vile, and James W. Gray, of this city. We
could learn no particulars.
Samuel Cope and his family will leave
to-day for Topeka, Kansas, where they will
locate. Mr.. Cope has for many years been
a resident of Mount Pleasant, and recently
sold his farm for one hundred dollars per
acre.
Nathan l.. Wood and family, of Mount
Pleasant, will leave in a few days for Law
renee, Kansas.
Mrs. Willetts and family, who have been
residents of Smithfeld for long time, will
locate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
c. n. Norman, agent of forty frst-class
steamers" running in the Northern lakes,
was in the city yesterday with Col. Morris,
of the c. & p.
The report that a tableware glass factory
will be atarted Oh the site of the old steel
works, is, We learn, rather premature. IL
is true that this site is in contemplation,
but it is held at too high figure, and unless
the demand is moderated there will be no
glass house on that site. Other parties
have offered site and bonus of $1,000 to
the same gentlemen. Martins Ferry should
make an effort 10 get this factory. as it will
be the model factory Of the Ohio Valley.
Some extensive changes are in contem-
plation at the Buckeye Glass Works. One
of the furnaces will likely be overhauled
and Nicholson improved be made out oft.
Mr.. VIM. Hobbs, who works at Spence's,
informs US that he was not "monkeying"
about fly wheel when he got his finger
mashed. He was engaged IN working at
the wheel and the accident was caused by
the slipping Of bar.
John Coss, who was so badly mangled by
a fall of soapstone in Helling's bank day
or two ago. died last night in terrible agony