Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-20
MARTINS FERRY.

| OF hQ elegant SET vi RldSSWac. hc uauuS Va
the following letter of thanks:
MR. EDrros:-I beg leave to express my
gratitude through the columns OF your
most valuable paper, 20 the employees oil
| the Buckeye Glass Works the old Sweeney
| Glass House, for their kindness and appre-
| citation of nv services with and for them
during the last twenty years; in giving me
| one Of the most beautiful sets OF glassware
ever turned out from any factory. can
| only say, In my feeble way, kind friends,
j thank you. We have been thrown 70
gether IS associates these many years.
Some OF the boys are here and some have
gone before. 1t is many years since the
old Sweeney Glass Works turned out her
| first glass and to day she ranks with the
best, and under the present Management,
is bound to keep her place. During my
| illness, though not with you in person,
have been in spirit, wising you all abuud'
| ant success in your every undertaking.
gain allow me to thank you one and all.
K. f.. SWEENEY.
The following gentlemen were the
| donors:
Wis Kerr, James Gregg, Geo. Deitz, Chss.
| Hoffman, John Armstrong. Henry Greiner,
James Connell, Larry Connell, John Heos'
cher, Tom Mullen, Doc Armstrong, Geo.
Way, Geo. Wolf, Chas. Hoescher, Theo
| Dyson, Dolph Gregg, Otto Coss, Thos,
| Charleston, Charles Stanton, Henry Heg'
nor and Mike Lately.
John Hail, one of Martins Ferry's COM
I merCial tourists, who travels for y. /. Wal
ker, of East Liverpool will spend Sunday
at bis home here.
Mr.. Parmallee, of Cleveland, is in the
city.
4 very enjoyable social was given at the
Hanover Hotel on Friday evening by the
% ippo fri
ping The light fantastic and enjoying sup
Der al table sdt cad with all the delegates
Of the season, the company separated ut q
late hour. Among the manv guests your
porter noticed J. C Gray, Esq, and Miss
Clara Bird. DR.. A. L. Ong and Miss Kate
Mitchell, Miss Kate Anderson, Ross Mitch
ell and wife, Mr.. shreve and Miss Gray.
Mr.. Brindley, the proprietor OF the
Brindley Touring mills at Rush run, Was
in the city yesterday on business.
ShiVely Neil one of the solid farmers OF
Jefferson county, near Mt. Pleasant is in
town.
The gas well now under contract here is
going down as fast as possible. The boring
goes on night and day without intermis'
sion. They are now down about l25 feet
and are sinking at the rate of twenty. five
to fifty feet every twenty-four hours.
l.. Spence returned home from q lengthy
business trip through the West and south
yesterday morning and reports business
fair.
Rev. Courtney, presiding elder OF the A.
NJ. +. church passed through our city to-
day on his way to Bellsire where he ex-
poets to preach tomorrow.
Hans BurIis, mine host OF the Grant
House, Mt. Pleasant, o., was in town yes
terday.
John Smith, the efficient Democratic
Postmaster at Burlington, o, was in the
city smiling on friends yesterday.
J. {. Halnes of Can ton. o., is in town
among his parents and many friends.
4. b. Timberlake is organizing q show
company of several persons, and expects
to be able TO give our people first class
performance ere long. He has already
three tirstclass performer. and expects TO
increase the number. Mr.. Timberlake un-
derstands the business and out OF our tai
ent ought 10 get up good company.
Samuel Huskins is building a residence
on the Orr property, corner First and La
layette streets.
Ohio City Lodge, X. of P, will hold an
important meeting on Tuesday night.
Mead, the tailor, reports work very plen-
tiiul. He is quite happy.
Henry Stengle leaves tomorrow for
Cincinnati to attend q meeting of the
knights oil PythlaS.
John Hayne has gone to Denver, Col, to
work at his trade.
little child Of Fred Oberdicks was
severely bitten by dog the other day. The
canine should be shot.
Capt l.. W. Inglebright isexpected home
from the South to-day,
The Orion Musical and Dramatic Society
will bold one of their semi.monthly meet
ings at e. A. K. hall on to morrow Mon
day evening. In addition to the ordinary
routine of business the following pro-
gIamme will be carried out: Full chorus
by the choir. Dramatic recitation, Hon.
Kim. Reading, "Glenwood Shirp," Miss
Alice Anderson. Recitation, Burial March
OF Dundee" Miss Jennie Greer. Solo, Miss
Plutlie McNeeley. Recitation from Lady
of Lyons" w. s. Meek. Recitation from
Macbeth" John Lloyd. Full chorus
choir. Quite lively interest is manifested
in the society by the membership, which
now numbers over forty. They propose to
give picnic and excursion In the near fu-
ture wbic will no doubt prove to be the
event Of the summer season.
The Ladies Union Benevolent Society
meets on Wednesday evening at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. W. II. Hobbs on Second
street.
by bis physician, yesterday, and he is con-
fined 10 his bed.
Daniel Stewart was taken to his qusrters
in the county Jail. The grand jury found
all Indictment sgainst him for rape.
Mrs DR.. Mcclure has returned from q
pleasant visit TO Allegheny, Pa.
The work on the foundation OF the new
hall Of the X. of Z. lodge was begun this
week.
Yesterday was pay day at the Standard
mill
Mrs. f. \. Stark has opened up a first
class ice cream parlor ut the corner Of
Lafayette and Second streets. Give her a
call
They have a fine new register at the
Hanover hotel
In conversation with ]. A. Scott, yes.
tsrdey. il was learned that there ~ 8 pro-
ject sioot TO supply Hanover street with a
good supply OF fresh wafer, il the residents
and business men, on said street, ptOperly
encourage the project IL is proposed to
build reservoir nj the top Of the hill, to
Re supplied by pipes running from two or
three very strong springs situated on the
bill back OF town. The springs are strong
and never failing ones. and will afford an
sbupdsnt supply OF good. fresh water ii
properly nanaeed. The cost of the reser
voir and the necessary piping would be
small com paratively. and the convenience
of such a supply of water would be very
great
One Of the sudden fights that humanity
is called upon TO face. can almost taIly be
witnessed ON the streets Of N. + A, CON
paraIiytly young msn OF more than or II
binary address and at times not only gen.
teel, but even pleasant and engaging 10 hi>
msp ners, making his way from one los
dive TO sDother and only coming out in the
hrnsd light Of the day o. on puhlic tho7-
ruehfsrr. When he fails TO obtain snv
kind Of drink and thinks he can rop" same
I'D acquaintance out OF the mere pittance
that will enable him "a satisfy
his rsging desire for strong drink.
descended as lie is on both
,des from noble inesges for,
in the link of his sneestry appears names
rot only distinguished for having been
Jailed into I'll, councils Of the nation. hur
there are those who have occupied high
high posi- ions smOng the Judiciary of our
ard, rs wi Is nsmes that stand high in
fir az CO ard trade with liberal albeit not
classical eIlncf ton, Yet when his for.