Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-04
MARTINS FERRY.

Capt. Jim Shrodes is the only full tiedged
| candidate for street commissioner that we
have met so far in our per%egrinations.
l.. Spence will build the engines for the
new Standard Mill. -,
The Republican township primaries will
be held On the 18th. ,,
Thu directors of the Standard Sheet Mill
| OF this city are l.. SPENCE, l.. S.Delaplain, A.
Loring, u. C. List, Jr., W. W. Holloway, J.
T.. Mitchell (St Clairsvillel and A. p. Tall
man, l.. Spence, il is said will be Presi-
lent of the board, which will organize
Monday.
In looking around among the builders
Yesterday We asked Mr.. T.. Eyley, jr., what
the prospects for a big year are. Eek
cellent, sir; splendid. There are quite a
number of buildings on hand now, and
numberlessimquiries about prices. | think
that this will be one of the years. Mr..
Faust is putting up two double frames in
PaulI's addition. MIR. McCue a frame i'll the
same place. and another building on First
street: Mrs. HOSenfield a frame in Clarks
addition, John Williams a double frame in
the same addition, J. S. Harrison a dwelling
in Woods addition. Tie Schreiner's are
enlarging the Sherman House. +. q. Boyd
is building a house.
Kerr 4 son are engaged upon Il house for
Sam Still in lower town" ant q house for
lNttSt lNllA'lil. ia Il dNAAA . SiN ''S
for Fred Foster. in Clark's addition, and
they have q large number of others in view.
The demand for lots is very great and
the indications point Ia a big years build
ing i'm this city. Tie erection Of the
Standard Mill will create a necessity for
many new houses. hut they will @ up late
in the season.
Several store rn,ms are going up. in
town. and a two story brick is going up on
Hanover street. This is a pretty fair start
this year. | think. but il is only a small
part of what will follow"
The following named gentlemen are the
directors of the Junction Iron Works;
Samuel Laughlin. Alexander LauGhlin, OF
Wheeling. VIM. Holloway, Bridgeport. and
Messrs. MCGary and AXworthy of Cleve-
land. Samuel L.aughlin is President and
George Dean Secretary.
Mr.. A. II. Ong, of S%mithfeld, O., is visit
ing his brother, DR.. a. Il. Ong.
One OF the inmates OF the lookup IS sut-
fering from delirium tremens.
The members of the High School all went
To Wheeling on the Little Anna, last night,
To- attend the Duddridgc entertainment.
Ferdinand and Maria Jelly allege before
Squire Mitchell that Charles Gressinger
forcibly dctains from them a certain piece
OF land near Bridgeport. The case will he
tried TO a jury this afternoon.
sam Myles, hatless and c~oatless, was pick
ell w hy the police with an incilientcase OF
the jams, and he is now in a dcplorablc
condition, in the lookup. Myles is q nail
feeder. He has been in the lookup here
before.
George McKim raised steam for the
Schwartz shop yesterday. and will make
Stave machinery. There has been nothing
doing for five or six weeks.
Some capitalists are negotiating in the
purchase of the Schwartz property at this
place for the purpose OF turning it into a
stove factory, but the figures are thought
to be too high. 1t is owned by C., ID.
kaminsky. of Rush run
Martins Ferry couldn't pick upthe cleo
trio light stock too quick. Bellaire is said
to be very indignant because Martins Fer
~ and Bridgeport were allowed as much
stock as that city. Both these places sub
scribed their quota in a few minutes.
W. H. Pitkins, of Pitkin & Brock. glass
and pottery dealers, Chicago, and w. K,
Stewart. of Stewart 4 Co, Des Moines, Ia,
glass dealers. were at the Buckeye works
this week and left orders.