Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-27
MARTINS FERRY.
ANeHsy budget Of Personal N GEN
eral GOSsip.

William Frudenburg and wife, OF Steu.
benyille, were in town looking after a loca-
ton for u gents furnishing house. This is
something that is badly needed in this
place, anu We have no doubt but that Mr..
F%rudenburg would do we'll il he should con-
clude 20 settle with US.
Miss Winnie Winters, an accomplished
young lady Of SteubenvilIe, is the guest OF
Miss Lille Tannehill.
Robert Duyal, Of Wheeling, was visiting
his parents on Fourth street yesterday.
Ex- Marshal Lima is confined to his room
with q severe stroke of rheumatism.
MIR. Evan Wallace, formerly Of this place,
but now Of Brilliant, was in town smiling
on his old friends yesterday.
The Little Anna will run late Saturday
and Sunday evenings, leaving Wheeling at
: o'clock and return after services at camp
meeting.
Miss Ida Hartland is the guest Of the
Miss CaTmichaels. Of Clarktown.
Mrs. J. K. Brown, of Hsrrisyille, is visit
ing Vim Cochran, of Hanover street.
Miss f Ia Williams, Of New M%artinsville
was the guest Of her brother, DIR. Il. o
Williams, of Fourth street, yesterday.
Lulu Warner, of Grandview, o., is visit
ing her uncle, VIM. Cochran, on Hanover
street.
Miss Ada HeatheriDgton is the guest OF
Miss BERTHE Hipkins.
Mis- Lula Drenen is seriously i'll at her
home on the Heights.
Miss Ella Campbell is visiting friends in
New Athens, o.
Fred. Fouta, of Bailey's addition, left
yesterday afternoon for a two weeks visit
to Pittsburgh.
JEFF Bowers has erected q tine stable on
his property on Fourth street.
Fifteen new houses have already been
erected this season in Newlin's addition,
and the contracts are let for several more
buildings.
The NJ. E. Church is undergoing general
repairs this week. The walls and ceilings
are being handsomely decorated by NJ. L.
Wright, one Of Wheeliug'S best decorators,
Miss Dade Spears LETT yesterday morn
ing, TO visit her sister in Iowa.
At q meeting of the Ladies Union Ben
evolent Society on the evening OF the 18th
inst il was decided to gives select picnic
on Fridsy, August 5, in Delauy's beautiful
grove near Burlington. The picnickers
will board the 9:45 train Friday morning
and return by the $ O'Clock train in the
evening. The history Of the undertakings
Of the ladies of this society in the past is
enough to pronounce this the greatest az
fair of the season. In addition to we'll
hlled baskets, the ladies have promised to
enliyen the occasion with the presence OF
lllclE bcdukAAul hduSuLCAS. NO ySuoS "oh
who is favored with an invitation can al.
ford to remain at home. On, We will be
there.
DR.. Ong returned from a short visit to
his old home, yesterday.
One of the iyelieSt parties that ever
went fishing for turtles or hunting for
iniptS was thsr which left the city early
Yesterday morning for Wheeling creek to
spend the day. They returned about dusk,
and sl agreed In saying "they were glad
they were there" The party was CON.
posed of Misses Kate and Mary Abboth,
Cora Sloan, Alice Boyd, Hattie O'Neil, Mrs.
BaylesS Mr.. ]. +. Bowers and wife, aud
MesSrs. Thomas Anderson, Jesse BAyless,
Frank 0Neil and several others.
At the Laughlin gas we'll the work OF
drilling is being pushed forward rapidly.
They are dowR so feet, and the drill is
working nicely.
Mrs. J. p. Crowle and children leave for
FIeeport and other points tomorrow.
Mr.. Bert Campbell buried q young child
in Walnut Grove yesterday.
At the Martins Ferry gas well they are
down about 500 feet. Yesterday they
struck q vein Of salt water, on account OF
which they will have to draw the casing
and recase.