Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-27
FRESH FINDINGS
In the News Field Of Our Neighbour,
Martins Ferry.

Martins Ferry.
Edward Morris, the Third Ward Eight
weight" is visiting friends AMI relatives in
Cleveland.
Joseph Chambers is building a new apron
for the ferry boat here and making other
improvements on Captain lnglebrights
property. He is also building two skitts
for Wheeling parties.
The Ohio Valley News appears in new
dress this morning.
Mrs. Thomas Morton is confined to her
bed with the flux.
H. Hellings large two.story frame house,
on Hanover street, is rapidly approaching
completion.
Mrs. Robert Pastors is quite i'll with cry
sipelas.
Mr.. John A. Hanlon, chief civil engineer
OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie, who is en-
gagged in surveying hereabouts, was at
Masslion yesterday and day before on bust
ness in connection with his work.
The brick layers have finished their work
on the U. p. Hotel building.
A one year old child of Samuel Thomp-
sons is very low with lung fever
A handsome purse has been raised for
the widow of John Thomas who was re-
Gently drowned.
Heiling's coal works were idle yesterday.
No demand for coal. =,
Joseph Lomiller, of Bloch Bros, flooded
the town with perfume cards yesterday,
and now it's lawful sweet"
At the Laughln mill five masons are en-
gagged in building and rebuilding furnaces,
and four machinists are engaged in repair
ing the engines, &c.
The foundation for ChaS. Helling's two
story dwelling, on Hanover street is com.
pleted.
seen in town the other day, and attracted
considerable attention.
Mr.. Nicholson. patentee OF the famous
glass furnace, was in town yesterday, max
ing arrangements for the erection of one al
the Union glass works.
Latest police court iottings: Dan Stew
art and Chas. Gilmore, So and costs for
fighting, and Otheo Gilmore S. and costs
for drunkenness.
The towboat Harry Brown stuck on the
Island bar yesterday, for fully two hours,
and would have had time" getting off
had not the Little Anna come to her assist
ance.
Bob Keohnline, the boss clarionet player,
left for Mingo last evening, to play with
Boston at hop.
Yesterday afternoon A. D. Newland com.
pleted the work of hauling 100, 900 fire brick
from the river to the Elson glass work.
One week from to-day till the Democratic
County Convention.
George, nine months old child OF How
e ard Deitch, who has been lying dangerous
ly i'll for some days. is improving
Mrs. George Irwin is lying at the point
Of death.
Mr. C. Long, the Washington treet hard
ware man, and Adam Forepaugh, the
Snowman, were school mates in Germany.
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Sunday is the last day, and if the weather
is favorable, an immense crowd will be
present. The Little Anna makes an extra
trip after the meeting every night.
Yesterday was a scorcher, the mercury
reaching 80 at 3 p. NJ The streets we're al
most deserted and much work was sus-
pended.
There are several cases of typhoid fever
in town.
Messrs R. Sweeney and B. F. Brady con-
template having soft glove fight next
week.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie engineers
ward, last evening, and will complete their
work to-day. They attract considerable at
tention.
Rainey's coal works, above here, are run
ming steadily and employ shout sixty
miners. More are wanted. These works
when running full employ over one hun
dred miners.
Messrs Gray & Smith are having Com
mercial Hall, Robt. Braxton's barber shop
and DR.. Heryeys Office reprinted, papered
and fixed up in good style.
Mr.. VIM. Heathington, of Bellaire, is
visiting Mrs Jane Apologize and son FL
mer. in Clark's addition.
Hen. McGlumphrey and wife have Just
returned from an extended trip to the
country.
Messrs. Wood and Bro, who recently re-
ceived Kennedy brick machine, tried it
time after time, and finding it genuine
nuisance, shipped it back. to the manufac-
turers yesterday. They will fall back on
the old style Of making fbrick-by hand
tomorrow.