Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-20
MARTINS FERRY.

Clarence Irwin, COmmandant of the Post
G. A. r. here, on Wednesday night last en-
tertained his comrades by a grand camp
fire at the hall of the Post. Adam Warnig,
the old time camp cook, brewed" his
choicest coffee and baked the elegant V
beans after his most approved style. Col.
Irwin has instituted all the Posts Of the G..
A. r. in this county, and his reception to
his friends was on account of the fact that
they had accompanied and assisted him in
their institution.
Another Post of the c. A. R. is to be in.
stituted shortly, at Burr's Mills.
Mrs. Thompson McKelvey, of st. Glars.
vile, is the guest OF Col. Irwin.
Mrs. +. C. Markham, of Chicago, ncc Miss
Bird Woodward, of Wheeling. is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Clarence Irwin, of this city.
She is accompanied by Miss Cunningham.
Mrs. Markham has been on a visit TO Mrs.
W. II. Woodward at Wheeling, Alabama.
Mayor Mitchell, yesterday, fined VIM.
Springburn three dollars and costs, for dis.
orderly conduct, which fine William
promptly paid.
Matthias Stumpf, who keeps saloon on
the hill, neglected to close up at 10 o'clock
the other night, and yesterday he was fined
twenty-five dollars and costs by The Mayor.
Paid.
Thursday morning it was discovered that
some thieves had obtained an entrance to
Newland's grocery, at Washington and Sec.
ond streets, and stolen therefrom a guam
tity of canned goods, suspenders and other
articles. The efforts of the police so far
have been Intellectual to capture the thieves
This is the second time that the store has
been robbed within few months.
well digger who had been digging a
well in Paulrs addition is accused of going
through boarding house in the northern
part OF the city early yesterday morning
obtaining quantity of socks, under-cloth-
ing and SIS belonging to one of the board
ers. The man has disappeared. He is
said to be from Tennessee.
Thoburn Post g. A. r., after the exercises
here on the morning of the Both inst have
determined TO re-assemble in the afternoon
and march in a body to Wheeling and TO
Mt. Wood Cemetery, where they will deco
rate the grave Of the late Col. Thoburn in
honor of whose memory their post is
named.
The REGISTER yesterday encountered Joel
Wood, Esq, one of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie directors who has Just returned from
a meeting at Norwalk, and in answer to
some inquiries Mr.. Wood replied: "Well,
i believe this time have only to report
the most satisfactory progress. The road
is being pushed at a rate OF speed highly
satisfactory. From Massillon this way
the work of building is being hurried for.
ward. After our meeting on Tuesday, We
all visited the docks or other property Of
the company at Huron and Lake Erie
Commodore Garrison accompanied US and
expressed himself as highly gratiied with
all that he had seen. He has been over
the NJ. 4 c. road Of recent acquisition and
thinks it very valuable. By the way there
is one curious fact about this visit of the
Commodore; il is his first over the road.
He is and has been very liberal toward it,
but this is the first time that he has seen
il. Tomorrow night he and his party will
be entertained by Mr.. J. H. Wade, Presi-
dent of the Valley road, and some other
gentlemen of Cleveland. Then they will
remain over Sunday and on Monday they
will come down toward Cambridge, where
there will be meeting Of the stockholders
of the NJ. & G. on Wednesday. shall make
an effort to get him to visit this city and
Wheeling. IL he can possibly do so,
think he will on Monday or Tuesday. II
he can / think il will be a poin ia our
favor, the immense shipping Interests here
are sure to attract the attention of all rail-
road men. We feel very much encouraged
over the certain completion of this end of
the road, at no distant day. The matter Of
the w. & L. +. guaranteeing the bonds of
the bridge at this place came up before the
meeting informally. and will be discussed
fully at the next. ] think everything looks
encouraging.