Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-08
MARTINS FERRY.

Mr.. b. J. Long, pilot on the Tomas on
the night of the collision, went to Wheel
ing, yesterday, and entered bail in the sum
of s., 900 to answer the indictment found
against him by the L. S. Conrt.
Adam Warnig and wife have returned
from protractcd visit to friends at Marietta.
Day before yesterday Fred Greines and
Richard Swartz were terribly burned about
the hands while handling box Of sawdust
in which had been spilled some hydro.
phrOrc acid. Greines hands were 50 badly
burned that he will be disabled for some
time.
A Wheeling weekly paper stated day or
two ago that Officers Hanson and Linn mad
shot a valuable dog belonging to John Pat
terSon, out the pike. The officers say that
they had with them little dog and which
the animal shot attacked, and then tried to
get at them in the buggy, and not until he
had nearly succeeded did they shoot.
Business at the Buckeye works is more
than booming. Orders have become so
plentiful that it has been determined to
order home the Western salesman.
Mr.. George NJ Jacques, of the New York
CrOrkery and Glass Journal, was among our
glass men yesterday.
The new Union works report all the or
ders that they can carry at present. MIR.
Winship, the salesman. will take the road
in a short time.
1t only requires the starting up of the
mill to make times in Martins Ferry bet
ter than ut any time in Der history.
Day before yesterday Detecdvc VIM.
Linn, Superintendent of Police Hanson
and front Office man Wright determined to
give a turtle barbecue in honor o. the NOM
inatiou of Hon. Ross Alexander for Con-
gress, and accordingly served up five turtles
NJ hal oh ~ q
from Tallahassee, Fla. The soup. cooked
beautifully" and its aroma went out
through the whole neighborhood. The
crowd collected TO eat the soup was of the
most approved character aud its compost
ton irreproaChable. The lean and hungry
Chief Of Police of Bridgeport was there.
Jim Kecsey looked on approvingly while
shelly" Of the Journal, reviewed the pro.
ceedings with the eye of a connoisseur. Al
lhe high toned ''collud" people were there
on that hot September day and there was
no question about the rank OF anybody.
Just before the soup was ladled out two
young BARRIERS (?) put in an appearance,
and il is said managed to mipgle some
croton oil with the soup. The effects were
terrible. Officer Hanson walked a thou
sand mile an hour gait to Ong's drug store.
Detective Linn was paralyzed and all the
guests were more or less affected
The fact of the matter was
that many Of them eating the soup were
very sick, and one little boy who ate very
literally narrowly escaped death. Seve-
raj gallons of the soup were sent to the EN-
ployes at the Buckeye Glass Works, and
those eating it were badly affected. some Of
them not being able to 90 TO work yeSter-
day. The joke, il joke il was, was a most
diabolicai one; but it is thought that there
was a more sinister motive in it, and the
matter is being worked up. The names OF
the perpetrators are known to US, but for
the present we keep them ont OF the paper.
II. W. Smith, ESQ, +. ID. Cattell and
wife, James ii. Drennen, and Mrs. J. ID.
HobensaCk were at st. Clairsyille, yester
day.
James A. Dixon is at Clifton, o.
Mrs. Park Elliott and Mrs. Sam Milligan,
are at WellsburD.
The Modocs defeated the Holleyhocks,
yesterday, TO 4.
The marriage Of Miss Winnie, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Boomer of Tiltor-
Vile, to DR.. Klevis, of Springfield, Ohio,
formerly of Bellaire, which occurred at the
was q very ENJOYABLE affair. There were
many elegant and costly presents. Mr.. II.
+. HeymaDn, of Wheeling, set the table in
his usual fine style. The bride and groom
left for their future hume in Springfield in
the evening.
The "Sunfiowers' of Bellaire and the
"Updegrafis" of Martins Ferry played a
game OF base ball yesterday, which resulted
in favor of the "Updegratfs" by score OF
IS to Ia.