The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-17
MARTINS FERRY.
Prominent Deaths and lettings About
Town.

Prominent Deaths and Jotiings About
Town.
Miss Jennie Hornig, Of Eteubenyille, Il
home on visit.
Mr.. Ed. McCombs has accepted situation
in the Exchange Bank.
Miss Ella supton, OF Mt. Pleasant, is Wis.
iting Miss Bird Hopkins.
Miss Kate Crawford, Of New Castle, Pa, Is
visiting. Miss Mary Park.
30. Gray, Esq, left Sunday morning on
the steamer st. Lawrence for Parkersburg.
Charley Hill had his hand badly mashed
while at work in Kerr & Sons planning mills
The question OF giving Sunday evening
sacsed concerts in Walnut Grove Is being
talked Of.
Rev. Chalfant, former pastor OF the Pres.
bytcrian Church, preached here Sunday even.
Ing to large congregation.
Howard Gibson, an employe OF the Ben.
wood Furnace Co., was kicked by vicious
horse yesterday, injurlng his arm very
severely.
J. w. Gray & Co., have disposed Of thei,
-four mill at Burlington, to Daugherty &
Harden, two young men from 6tenbenvllle
Ohio, who will 1t once take POSSESSION and
capacity.
There are no new developments in the
shooting scrape OF Sunday evening" Jack.
SOD, the wounded man is on the streets to.
day apparently not much the worse for Lis
wound. No warrant for Grant has been sent
to Wheeling as yet.
There was very large company OF the
lovers OF the beautiful works OF nature
On N frnaf nf IL \
Sunday to witness the opening OF his night
blooming cereus. When full out II was one
OF the most beautiful specimens ever seen
hereabouiS.
James Eagleson, familiarly known as
Squire Eagleson, diod at his residence in this
place on last Saturday evening, aged 70 years.
He had been veteran OF this place for about
twenty-five years, and was universally loved
and respected. His funeral took place on
Monday and was largely attended. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. A.
J. Alexander, and the remains were buried
at Scotch Bridge Cemetery.
Msyor Mitchell received telegram yester,
day morning announcing tho death az Oak.
land, Maryland, where he was staying TEN.
porarily, OF Hon. Thomas y. Theaker, who
| represented this District in Congress for two
terms. and was Commissioner OF Patents IN.
der President Lincoln. Mr.. Tbeaker has
been living in New York city for several
years, engaged in the patent business. His
remains were brought 10 this place, and the
funeral will occur Rt P. NJ. today from the
residence OF VIM. Ratclifi. The intermen,
will be at Weeks cemetery, above Bridge.
poet.
jEbeneezer M. West, sou OF DR.. y. B. West.
died at his fathers residence on Saturday
afternoon, aged 80 years. He has been d
sufferer for many years, having received au
almost fatal hurL wnen he was ninetsen years
OF age, and for the past two years he has
been confined to his room with broken
hip; yet he has borne all this pain with pa.
thence and cheerfulntss. His funeral took
place yesterday and was attended ty la'ge
number OF friends and relatives. Kew. J. J.
McCarrell, assisted by Rev. G. W. Chalfant
conducted the services. The following per.
sons acted as pall-bearers: ], NJ. Kinslow, R
G. swartz, w. N. Lupton, DR.. A. R. ong. DR..
w. H. Hall and 8. F. Dean. Interment in
Walnut Grove Cemetery.