Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-11
MARTINS FERRY.

Robert T. Howell Esq, secretary OF the
Union Glass Company, went to Liverpool
Yesterday on business.
E. Ball d Son have closed their Martins
Ferry show store.
Prices for eatables in Martins Ferry rule
as follows: Potatoes have come down to so
cents per buShel. Corn 10 cents dozen, or
three dozen for q cents. Cucumbers 10
cents a dozen. Cabbage from to 10 cents
per head. Beans (stringJ Is cents per peck.
Cooking apples, Is cents. Beets, 4 punches
for dime. RadsheS, punches for 10
cents Onions, 4 punches for dime, or Is
cents quarter peck. Butter scarce at %
cents per pound. Eggs very scarce at 20
cents a dozen. Flour, one-eIghth barrel
sacks, So cents. Corn meal, 30 cents per
peck.
The Martins Ferry postofice has been
advanced to the dignity OF presidential
Office, and Postmaster Dean gets 100
now.
Freight business about the depots here
and at Bridgeport is very light.
The rumOrs that the Etna mill is to start
up are all idle.
r. F. Sweeney has sold his stock of brick,
100000, to the Elson Glass Company.
Any one desiring to purchase good
brick yard for the purpose of manufactur-
ing brick, should call on Robert Sweeney,
of this city.
The U. p. Sunday School will picnic at
Sidwell's grove to-day.
Mr.. MCSwofds, with whom an alleged in
terview took place by the TpteEiigeacer few
days ago, repudiateS the whole story. He
says his grapes leok well, promise we'll, are
not rusted, and in short says the whole
statement in the Fourteenth street "allega-
ton" is wrong. The grapes generally in
this section are very promising and unless
something hereafter intervenes there will
be good crop.
Father Drennen yesterday received his
new engine, and will hereafter run his
press by steam. Gradually Martins Ferry
puts OFF the Anticipated and assumes the
modern. The next thing we shall hear OF
will be daily paper over here.
Thomas Troxell was defendant in an
ejectment suit, yesterday, brought by Adam
Black. Black sold the house in which
Troxell resides to Jas. 0'Neill, and brought
suit before Squire Mitchell in order to give
the purchaser possession.
John Jones, of Smithfield, was in the city
yesterday.
Calamity" Pennington has accepted a
position with the new firm Of krawder Il
Schaffer.
Local Union No. Is of the Glass Workers
will join picnic to morrow in Walnut
Grove, WhlCh promises 70 he q very Pheasant
affair. A number of very interesting games
is promised and should the weather prove
favorable the occasion will be happy one.
Local unions from Bellaire, Wheeling and
Stubenyille will be present
Diphtberia has disappeared and the city
is very healthy just now.
The owner of a certain Bellaire newspa-
per characterizes the editor of the aforesaid
as a tlatherskite.
Any one desiring to purchase a good
brick yard, for the purpose of manufactur-
ing bricks, should call on Robert Sweeney,
of this city.
DR.. Martin reports pinkeye prevalent and
on the increase.
Dr. F. B. Cox Of sistersville, West Vir-
ginis, is in the city, looking about with re-
ference TO locating.
Mrs. E. c. Boyd and children are visiting
at Bellaire.
Mrs. Matilda Veezy is spending few days
! at Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. H. Z. Martin is visiting his SON, DR..
Martin. who is very i'll
The c. & p. employees have postponed
| their pic mic till the 10Th.
Mis- Kate Carmichael, of Sistersyille, is
visiting friends here.
Henry Campbell, of Fairview, Ohio who
had his arm broken some weeks ago, at
Kerrs, in this city, will return to work this
morning.
The Synod of Pittsburgh, of the German
Lutheran Church, will meet in this city
during the first week in September.
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