Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-12
MARTINS FERRY.

The Republican county committee will
meet at St. Clairsville to day to Hubbellize
the candidates for county offices. George
Robinson, member from this city, will go
up.
foot here to take some Of DIR. UpdeyrLf' s
delegates away from him and give them 70
another man. Hollingsworth is being
literally cursed, by the anti-Upde3raffites
for Withdrawing in the very face OF success.
TIL: township trustees will meet Monday
night to take the necessary steps looking
to the complete repair of the Ohio Valley
pike. BY recent township vote it was de-
termined to appropriate the interest accru-
ing from the C. o. stock held by it to the
improvement of this road. This is the
principal road in the township and its re-
pairs are highly necessary.
The woman Stiles, who was picked up by
some of the townspeople day or two ago
in starving condition, will be sent to
Littleton. West Virginia to-day, by the
township trustees, she having sufficiently
recovered to go.
George Robinson, one OF DR.. Updegraff' s
strong men in Belmont county, confidently
claims thirty-two votes for his principal!
from this county in the first ballot.
City Clerk Hanes has returned from q
brief visit to Pittsburgh.
1t is rumored that Henry Seaman and
w. p. Eachman have been negotiating for
the purchase of the interest of Mrs, Jenk-
ms in the ferry at this place, but is also
said that the negotiations were fruitless. as
Mrs. Jenkins refused to consider any propo-
sition looking to any sale OF her interest at
present
In the ejectment case, on trail before
Squire Mitchell, in which James 0'Neil was
plaintiff and Thomas Truxell, defendant
the Jury gave a verdict for the pl 1intif, and
1ruxell was instructed to vlca q the house.
John C. Porter. James p. Cb-mbers and
Isaac Davis, of West Alexander, we're n
the city yesterday purchasing a thresb ing
machine from the Hoyles.
The C. &. p. authorities are having the
duck pond on their grounds near The may
or's Office filed ND.
While lying asleep the other day large
bug crawled into the ear of DR.. John Nor
r:son, and the consequences were rather
serious, as the DR.. was thrown into convul-
sions, and the most serious consequences
we're anticipated for q time. but on Thurs
day Drs. John and Chas. Frisell, Hoben-
sack ard West removed ii. DR.. Morrison
is now improving.
Miss Angie Gray will have charge Of the
Central office here during the temporary
absence of Miss 0ctavia Miller, who goes to
Tue lOE q lew
Miss Nellie Sawyer, Of Brilliant, and her
friend Mr.. George Smith, OF Pittsburgh,
were visiting friends here yesterday.
Mr.. Z. Radcliffe, of Mt. Pleasant, is the
guest Of his son, w. r. Radcliffe, Of this
city.
Miss Maggie Greer is the guest OF Major
S. B. McColloch, near Wheeling.
Mrs Lincoln Kilbourne, OF Columbus, is
the guest of NJ. c. Miller, o. this city.
Z. Z. Enoch, os Morristown, is visiting
Mrs. DR.. J. ID. Hobensack.
Miss Minnie Watson left yesterday on q
brief visit to friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hall and daughter, of Allie
gheny City, are expected here to-day, to
visit Miss A. F. Miller.
Mrs. +. J. Van Horne and daughter, Of
GAINESVILLE, are the guests of Miss A. +.
Miller.
Miss Kate Carmichael is visiting friends
at Benwood.
The roof of the foundry section of the
new stove works has been put on. The
other portion of the building is also nearly
completed.
The Misses Gray, OF this city, have been
visiting friends near Bridgeport for some
days.
The L. P. Sunday School had very
pleasant picnic yesterday at Sidelrs grove.