Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-05
GAS WELL TALK
stHI the Rage at Martins Ferry.
What They are Doing-lEproSement Notes
Cost Of living-General Personal
and General Talk.

As the tools recently lost in the PAUL.
gas well were not fosnd until yesterday,
no work wa. done. They were recovered
on the second attempt during the Gay.
They are now being repaired and the work
was expected to resume sometime dunng
the night, and will be pushed forward -
rapidly as possible. To show that great
interest is still maintsined in this project,
il might be stated that everywhere your
reporter goes he is aecosted by such IN
auiries as What is the latest from the gas
we'll" At the Laughlin mill we'll about
AS feet of casing was put down yesterday
and every thing works along satisfactorily.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. August Kratz has greatly beautiied
his residence In the south end, by remodel
ing it. The same can be said OF MI. pen
Powels' residence in the same neighbor-
hood.
Yesterday masons began laying brick
for the new office of the lima works. This
Office will measure ~ feet front and is be-
ing erected on the property adjoining Mr..
John Uirich's new building. 1t is 10 cost
about S, 500.
VIM Lloyd is erecting fire two story
frame residence at ftnaville.
James.
Messrs. John Scarlet and Lewis Hayes, o
The Standard mill, are about TO buy hne
farm west of Bridgeport and Will throw
aside the bar and embark in farming. These
gentlemen are very popular among their
fellow workmen, who are all sorry 70 see
them leave.
u. H. Douds, Esq, formerly of this place
and now OF vanport, Pa, has accepted
position in the .ktna mill.
Ftnayille has another saloon.
STILL LIVING.
The little daughter of Mr.. George Snod.
grass, aged ten years, who was run over on
Monday evening, full account OF when
appeared in yesterdays REGISTER, Is still
living, with little hopes for recovery. A
few days will tell.
Charles Butler, who was reported killed,
is still living.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. Jas. Patterson, Of the Benwood blast
furnace office, returned yesterday from a
pleasant visit 10 New York.
Miss BERTHE Gray is visiting friends in
Colerain township.
Mr. Tom Anderson, Of Spence's machine
shop, returned yesterday from an elegant
visit among friends at 81. Clairsvllle.
Miss Mary Conklin, OF Richmond, Ind,
is the guest OF Mrs. A. Ralston.
Frank Volhardt, ESQ.,, OF Wellsourg,
came down yesterday on a brieftyisit.
MIR. Blakey Harrison, formerly OF this
city, and now of Mt. Pleasant, is spending
a few days with friends.
Miss Clara Clark will return to-day from
New York City.
Mis- Sallie Carmichael OF MI. Pleasant,
is IN town on her way TO Baltimore snd
Other eastern cities.
WHAT LIVING COSTS.
To give your readers an idea as TO what
Martins Ferry people have to pay for
what they eat, some figures are given be.
low. Green corn is poor and scarce, and
sells al from ~ to l2I9 cents per dozen.
Owing to the dry weather it will go no
lower. Tomatoes are plentiful and sell
at from 80 TO 40 cents per bushel. Iney
will 90 no lower. Potatoes are scarce and
sell at Is cents per peck. Apples are poor
and quite scarce, selling as high as 30 cents
per peck. The crops here, like all other
apple growing sections, will be failure,
and of course they will go away up. Plums
are moderately plentiful, bringing 81 per
peck. Few grapes have appeared, and
bring 10 TO 12j! cents per pound. Melons
are plentiful at from cents upwards
Good butter is quite scarce and brings as
biuh as 80 cents per pound. Some strong
enough to walk TO the Baltimore Oriole
sells at % cents. Fresh eggs, six chick
ems guaranteed in each dozen, sell readily
at 20 cents per dozen.
GENERAL.
Mountain City Lodge No ii, OF the
STANDARD Mill, is making extensive pre-
| paratiOns for a picnic to be held on the
New Fair grounds September % The COM
miitec Of arTange%syns cGEsi66 rsS Sd Elisha
Williams, John Roberts. Charles kautf.
man, Charles Mcclure, Make Davis and
David Terrell. A good time is antici.
pated
= Council was a fizzle last night.
Gilbert Thomas, a colOred man, employ.
ed by Mr.. II. Frazier d Sons, brlcklayers OF
this city, was relieved Of Sj3 at Bellaire on
show day. The money was taken from him
in a crowd at the c. & p. depot at that city.
Thomas is hard working man and regrets
the loss.
Ohio City Lodge, X. OF P, has purchased
a fine bible from DR.. Ong.