Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-28
MARTINS FERRY.
Grand Rush for the 1.-TWO Orphans
Seats-News Notes OF all Kinds.

Inc seats lOT tne l"o oIpuSuSi ht
Opg's drug store, sold, Yesterday, as ex-
pected-like hot cakes. A crowd gath cred
about the front door as early as A. NJ,
and awakened the doctor and his clerks.
They got up and kept selling seats all day.
The rush ives immense. About 200 were
sold. The whole town is torn up. Friday
and Saturday nights the play will be pre-
serted and the hall will be packed. 1t will
be good.
The Second ward Republicans will meet
to night at City Hall, to nominate Coun.
Gilman.
The skip ping out OF Alvin Howell with
Sl75, full account Of which appeared in
the REGISTER, was received here with great
surprise, nobody suspecting Alvin at such
a crime. 1t now appears that $l45 was
found on his person.
The voters OF the First ward met in con.
yention at the Clark addition school house
last night and nominated Colonel James
Shrodes for council. About fifty voters
turned out and the nomination gives uni
versal satisfaction.
An up town saloonist who knows Judge
Kelley well, and who has lost much by
trusting, grows poetic, and has with soap
his mirror artistically decorated with these
neat words: ITO trust is to bust, and to
bust is hell. No trust, no bust, no hell"
Anderson and Sloan, contractors, have
began the erection of a fine two story resi-
dence on Col. G. ". Mitchells lot in the
grove.
Buildings are springing M all over
Paull's and CIark's additions. and several
other parts of the town. There great
many more needed.
A Clark's addition man offers to bet $40
that that addition has more mud to the
SQUARE inch than any other place OF the
same size this side of "Fidders Green"
He is about correct. The people OF that
part of town have been trying for the past
year or so to get Council to lay board
walk from the lower corner OF Smylie's
property to the north line OF the old steel
works property, but without success.
A petition will soon be presented with
| the name of every lady in the addition.
The people living here are Obliged to go
down the railroad on occonnt OF the walk,
or whatever you would call it, down to
| town and are always in danger OF being cut
| to pieces. Only last Friday night lady
living here was walking up the railroad
with some dry goods when a train came
along at the rate Of about thirty miles per
| hour. She did not hear until within a few
| feet and Just stepped off in time to save
| her life, As it were. the cow clicher"
| struck her dress. The board walk wanted
! is 1877 feet long and will cost $65. Citizens
| hereabouts have agreed to put it down
| gratis il bought by council. 1t is needed
and should be put down.
Richard Landis, who was arrested on
Monday night, was fined s3 and costs, yes
terdsy, by Mayor Mitchell, He had no
same fellow who was arrested some wceks
ago for stealing pjir OF shoes from Holli-
day & Co, and sent TO the county Jail. He
returned to this place on getting out
Mrs. James McCle1ry was yesterday pre-
sented with fine neH sewing machine by
her husband. Birthday present.
Mr.J. l. Cupper will remove into the
room now occupied by Mr.. Vim. Sloan, and
open an ice cream parlor.
VIM. Settler, Esq, of Wheeling, spent
yesterday with his friend, Mr.. f. B. Boyd.
DR.. ". f. Hervery will shortly remove
from Commercial Block into rooms in the
Hanover Hotel.
Mr.. A. C. Enoc, the photographer, is re-
moving into his new building on Fourth
Street
Ohio City Lodge, No. 4s6, A. F. e. A. NJ.
of this city visited Bates Lodge OF Wheel.
| ing, last night The trip was made on the
| Climax" and pleasant time is reported
Several persons took in the opera.
Mr.. Samuel Groves, who has been attend
ing college at Wooster, came home yester-
dsy on a short vacation. He looks we'll.
Maple syrup is offered at 80 cents.
The different BARRIERS met yesterday at
Mr.. George Vollhardts shop and resolved
to keep open on Sunday. Ii was alse de-
cided TO raise the price Of hair cutting
| from Is to 20 cents and charge 10 cents for
| Sunday shaving.
The postoffice will be closed this after
| noon from 2 to o'clock, as q mark OF re-
spect to the memory Of the late Postmaster
| General.
Mr.. 5. NJ. Kinslow, the Martins Ferry
tobacconist yesterday. showed your re-
porter an Irish pepper-bo about l?o years
old. 1t was brought from Ireland by Mrs.
| Elizabeth Kelsey, grandmother Of Squire
Kelsey. OF West Wheeling. She gave 1t to
, Mrs Lucinda Harper, who gave II to Mr..
Kinslow. tits about four inches high, and
was made OF iron stone china. Mr.. Kins-
| low prizes it very highly. He expects TO
| loan il TO the Monumental Fair at Bellsire.
Vim. Sloan, the furniture dealer, corner
| Hanover and Fourth streets, is closing out
his stock OF bedstesds, chairs, cradels, etc..
below cost. He will go to carpenter con-
tracing and this is q rare chance to buy
! furniture at low prices.
The Welsh people of Etnaville will
build church this summer costing 81, 100.
The building is to be frame. C. 8. Moore
is the contractor. Mr.. Moore has contracts
| for seven houses here and in Etnaville. He
has built three houses here this winter.
Z. J. Hoyle. is in Peoria, Ills.
ArrESTros-AE EXPLANATION.
MARTIs's FERRr, March q, 1888.
| EDITORS REGIsrER:-There has been o re-.
port put in circulation by Democratic op-
ponent Robert Hanson and his friends that
my candidacy for constable Is not in my
own interest, but in the interest of William
Linn, the present constable: and wish
most emphatically to contradict this re-
port, as am running in my own behalf,
| entirely, and expect, If elected, TO serve the
people faithfully and to the best of my
ability and to hold the Office TO the eIpira-
| ton Of nay term and not the tool Of any
men, and only ask that my opponent be
Eorest ard fair and will abide the result.
JONI THoAPsoS.S
LspIEs' social and supper at Z,ne stree,