Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-05
AsurxREsrIxG BUDGET
OF the Latest News Notes from Martins
Ferry.


Ferry.
The big glass workers picnic will be hello
at Walnut grove one week from to-day.
Paxton Hall, of Pleasant Grove, was in
town this week visiting friends.
Miss soap" Long returned yesterday
from two weeks visit at Brilliant.
A number of our merchants are busy in
voicing.
Geo. Phebus is getting along splendldly
and will be out in few days.
The burning gas well in Washington
county, Pa, eliminates the skies in the
north end of town every night and at
tracts considerable attention.
Fred. Applegarth, who has been confined
to bed for some weeks, IS again on the
streets.
The Democratic voters of Martins Ferry
are requested to meet at City Hall thi:
evening. Important. -. % -
Miss Mollie Kennedy; of Wheeling, i:
enjoying the inequalities of J. NJ. Ship
Miss Cora Sloan is at smithfeld sum
moned by the illness off friend.
Capt. II. w. Smith leaves for Mountain
White Sulphur Springs next week.
Miss Ella Cochran, Of Wheeling, is visit
ing Thomas Stroup. --..
Charley Smith will take in Chautauqua
the coming week. Heleft yesterday, and
will return next Friday, after which he
will take the road for the Buckeye glass
works. Charley is chock full of life and
will make an excellent salesman.
The foundation for the casting house al
the Benwood blast furnace is completed
DR.. and Mrs. Chamberlain, OF Fulton,
were in town, visiting DR.. Hall, this week.
Roasting ears are selling at ten cents pei
dozen.
VIM. Romick, of sardis, is the guest OF
Mrs. Jonas Romick.
Rev. John Mercer and wife, of Mt. Pleas
an:, are visiting here
VIM. Hobbs, foreman at Spence's, is en-
gagged in putting up the machinery at the
Ohio Valley Wine Factory.
Miss Phoebe Clark left for the country,
yesterday, to spend couple of weeks with
friends.
It is the desire of many citizens residing
in the Third ward that the Cleveland and
Pittsburg road could haye passenger trains
as well as the regular depot The company
receives considerable patronage from the
citizens of that section, and they think il
would be no more than right for the com
pany to have passenger trains stop there
The distance from the Third ward to the
depot is no short one and persons walking
find it tiresome task.
At the Buckeye glass works everything
presents busy like appearance. The
works are running to their fullest capacity,
making eleven turns a week. Some fine
ware OF all colors is being turned out. A
number OF buyers called during the week
and bought freely. The fall trade looks
very favorable.
Misses Maggie Buchannon and Madeline
Palmer, of Brooke county, who have been
spending some weeks with friends, re-
turned last evening.
The Union glass works will begin opera
tons on Monday. Everything is in readi'
ness and the Union is now firstclass lit
tie works. A pot was set on Thursday as
an experiment and proved satisfactory.
The balance will be set to-day and glass
making will begin on Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Hoffman leaves for Pittsburg
to-day, to spend some days with friends
and relatives.
Last evening Elmer Moore, VIM. Jenkins
and Alexis and Orlot McSwordS left for
Adena, so spend week or such a matter
fishing and hunting. Lex. McSwords
showed us gun from Fort Henry, which
belonged to his grandfather.
The monster show of Bier, Gauding 4
Co., will exhibit in the Cottage House yard
this afternoon and evening" and if You de-
sire seat you should go early. the world
renowned clown, Joe Bier, will be on hand.
A small barge loaded with sand, belong
ing to Koehnline, of Bridgeport, sank just
below the ferry landing, last evening, from
the Little Annals swells,
Samuel Robinson, who has been in Mich
igan recuperating for the past three
months, returned home last evening, and
looks well. He says John l.. Van Pelt,
John Davis and the Martins go fishing oc'
casionally, and catch 'em. by the cart load.