Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-06
MATTERS OF MOMENT
From the Booming Town Of Mar
tins Ferry.
No Gas Yet, Though Hope tises--hanu'
featuring and Improvement R0te'
Personal Gossip General
News From BeIlaire.

Another day has gone and still no EsS
has been sound at the PAUL. well. The
work of boring was resumed at 11:S0 A. r.
and continued during the day and even
| ing, everything working satisfactorily.
The boring is through shell which is sup
posed to be within very short distance OF
the stratum of stone which contains the
gas, those engaged in boring have expected
| for some time past. When the stone is
once reached gas may be momentarily
looked for, though it might be several
days, as the exact thickness is not known.
The we'll is not over | 500 feet. Ii gas Is
| not found in the stratum spoken OF
above, the boring will be continued until a
depth of 200 feet is reached, and perhaps
still further down. Considerable OIL is
| pumped up. Less than ten inches was
| made yesterday. Gas is wanted. The well
| is still visited by many persons from home
and abroad, and the interest is as great rs
ever. Our people watch the we'll like they
would ticket in the Louisiana lottery.
| Politics is scarcely ever heard mentioned
| Those engaged in sinking the Laughlln
mill well are having splendid success. This
| well is nov one-half the depth of the PAUL.
| well.
| MANUFACTURING NOTES.
| The Elson glass woiks is booming along
| with eight pressed shops, four lamp shops,
two punch tumbler shops, one jug shop
! and one castor shop. Shipments large.
The Buckeye and Union are alse working
| good turns with excellent prospects.
Ranies' coal works are booming and
| more men are wanted.
A roughing roll at the Laughlin mill
was broken on Tuesday night.
A meeting of the stockholders oil the
| Franklin Building Association will be
| held at the office OF J. T. Hanes on Satur.
| day night.
The VIM. Woodruff base ball club, Of the
Laughin mill will play any club in town
next Saturday for the championship.
John Helmyer the popular dyer, scourer
| and cleaner OF Wheeling, has appointed
| as agent tor Martins Ferry, W. II. Starke
! the Hanover street shoemaker. Remem'
Der him when you have any work OF this
| kind.
Episcopal meeting in G. y. X. Hall on
Sunday afternoon.
SLIGHT FIRE.
A lire occurred at Adam Warnings resi-
| denCe in Bailey's addition that might have
proven disastrous. BY some burning soote
| falling, some material in an upstairs
| bed room crate became ignited and burned
| the tireboard ana a lot OF clothing belong
| ing TO Victor Foose who is residing with
MIR. Warnig. Mr.. Warnig hearing the
flames cracking and making a peculiar
noise procured several buckets OF water
| 3>j. Mr.. Warnig thinks himself exceed
| ingly fortunate.
| PERSONALS.
| Miss Belle Davidson, who has been visit
! Ing Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Davidson for some
weeks past, leaves this week for her home
| at Louisville, Ky, stopping in CINCINNATI
| to visit the Exposition.
Thos. Robbins has left the .Etna mill and
gone to the Laughln.
James w. Wyatt of the I.aughlin mill,
left yesterday for Clifton, W. Va, TO re-
move his family to this city.
| Robert Hall, who has been i'll Illinois for
some months past, will return next Mon.
| day to spend the winter.
| Mrs. Rebecca Armstrong, OF New Athens,
is the guest of Mrs. NJ Sheets.
Miss Laura Hixon, of Philadelphia, is
enjoying the Inequalities Of Mr.. X. \.
| Theaker.
| Pittsburgh TO visit friends
| Mrs. Nancy Peterson, of Harlem Springs,
Ohio, Mrs. Sarah McConoughey, OF Akron,
and Mrs. Bcaull, OF Chicago, is the guests
| of Mr.. George Deitz.
Joseph Medill, Esq, left yesterday on an
| extended trip in the interests OF the Mar
tins Ferry stove works.
| W. II. Starke has as his guest, his
daughter, Mrs. II. Frank, of Wheeling.
| Mrs. S. c. Myers leaves Saturday for
| Cumberland, Md, TO visit relatives.
!. ). Harrison returns from Philadelphia
and New York Monday, as also does w. Il.
| Ratciin from the West
| DR.. J. W. Darrah, OF this city, while
leaving the cars at Steubenville on Tues.
day evening, found pocketbook on one
| OF the seats containing $lO7 and some
| papers. He turned it over to Brakeman
John Foster, who will see that the proper
| party receives it.
| Alice, the little two.vear.old daughter Of
| Mr.. Geo. Snodgrass, who was run over by
a wagon and supposed to be fatally injured,
ii still living and getting along nicely.
! Chas. Butler, who was so seriously in
| iured al Mingo and reported killed, was
brought down to this city yesterday. Both
| legs are mashed and lie will lose one foot.
! Every man, woman and child in Martins
| Ferry sAould read the REGISTER next Sun
day 1t will contain more home news than
! you can shake stick at.
IMPROVEMENT NOTES.
Theaker n Dickson contracted for four
| now houses yesterday and report work
! plentiful.
Foundations for three new houses in the
| upper additions were commenced yester.
day. To a Martins Ferryan, who has
| been absent for q few months, the neigh
| borhOod appears like a booming Western
| village, as also does the different other
! points of Martins Ferry. Many houses
| have gone up during the spring and sum-
mCr and still there is a great demand for
| them. Rents are high.
The cosey offices OF the .Etna and Laugh
| lin mills are being pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
GENERAL NOTES.
The picnic held at Walnut Grove on Sat
urday last, by Alpha Assembly X. OF l..
| No. 1862, netted the handsome sum OF
| So. This is certainly good considering
! the opposition in the way OF other enter
tainments, and Alpha Assembly is to be
| congratulated.
The property holders OF Newland's add.
! ton are raising money for the purpose OF
sinking a well in that ad ition. About $50
| has been subscribed, and it is thought that
| the balance necessary can be secured. No
| part of town needs a we'll more thaR New
| lands addition, and every property holder
| should bear this in mind.
The following police business was trans
acted John Nader fined s25 for selling liz.
uor on Sunday; Thos. Speers fined 81 for
| plain drunk; Charles Moore, for same, s.
| and costs. Thos. COnners was arrested on
| tho sarua 1harua and will no tried tn.day