Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-06
MARTINS FERRY.
Statistics - Real Estate - Iadusfrial-
Personal Mention-0ther Locals.

Mr.. James Findley has purchased Of his
brother, William, near the Elson glass
works, two lots at S4O0 each, cash.
Miss Matte Clark. clerk in the Treasury
Department at Washington city, WHO has
been spending her vacation here, returned
yesterday, accompanied by Miss Jennie
Gray, who will visit friends in that city and
Baltimore.
There will be communion at the Presby.
terrain church tomorrow. Preparatory
services began last night.
Mr.. Ed. Brues, of Wheeling, who recently
rented the L. p. Hotel, will open about the
middle OF the month, and he proposes 10
| keep a iirst.claSs foLpl.
Mr. Z. S. Moore has the contract for en-.
! larglng and TemCdcling the Allison House,
| and will shortly begin the work.
The doll at the Peoples shoe store vas
won by s. B. Armstrong, with ticket No
so.
Wanted-Wa'er and gas.
Miss Mary Frazier and Mr. John Orr. of
St. C'airsvil!e, have returned from brief
visit 70 Mrs. Sallie Eayless'.
Mr.. +. W. Sloan is working at Brilliant.
A little boy of Thatias Nande-hoof, of
the Third ward, is very low with typhoid
fever.
A new building association is about to be
organized here. a meeting will be held
next week.
The Esor Glass works is nearing com.
pletion and gla's making will commence
about the 18th inst.
Sam RUbir son has returned from Steu.
benvile.
The usual mon hly social at the NJ. l..
Church last night was we'll attended ana
was a very s'ful affair.
ibe NJ. Il. quarterly meeting begins
next Saturday, the lith inst.
The different church congregations will
observe the week of prayer ny holding SER
vices in their respective churches
Officer VIM. Lynn, who has been suffer.
ing from quinsy, is much better.
Yester(..y morning a North Wheeling
Irish rag man appeared before Mayor
Mitchell and said while he was tG.lking to
Robert Galbraith, JohL Kyne took his bag
Of rags and hoIn in'o his saloon and said
he would no. give them to him until he
paid him the eighty cents he owed for
beer. The n. W. ]. rm said he did not
owe Kyne any eighty cents that he knew
of, and officers Neland and Lynn were de-
tailed to the scene of the trouble. On ar.
riving Kyne informed the officers that he
owed him Il quarter. They told him 70
pay it and he done so. Then the officers
demanded one dollar for their trouble.
This the old fellow refused to pay and
they ordered Kyne To hold the things. He
departed and WAS next found in EXley 5
board yard about ! o'clock dead drunk"
and almost frozen. He is now confined in
the lookup.
Misses Ida and Ala Conway, of Rush
Run, are visiting their father, Nr. Charles
Conway.
MIR. Vim. II. Densmore, OF Columbiana
county, this State, is visiting his grand son
M Wm Reed. Mr.. Densmore is ninety
one years old and is quite lively.
The Oriental Court met on Tuesday night
and emblazoned the mysteries of that de-
gree on the minds Of two candidates, after
which the following officers were elected:
Grand Orient, VI. X. Smylee; Vice Grand
Orient, J. T. Craig; Grand High Priest, II.
Single: Grand Herald, r. o. Bernie; Scribe,
Frank Wallace Treasurer, VIM. Tarbett;
Sentinel, Vim. Jones. The Court at the
present time is in good financial condition.
The tx books are now open at j. T.
Craig's store in the Third ward.
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr.. ThOs. Stan.
ton, Sr., who has been afflicted with paraly-
sis at the residence Of her son ThoS. STAN
ton, Esq, is getting well.
The schools open next Monday.
Rev. Father Tenhy returned yesterday
from brief trip out the G., T., V. n W.
read.
There is no Catholic school this week, on
sccount of the illness oftho teacher.
Spence E,gIs x Co. S stove and hollow
waie foundry is off taking stock aud max
ing Ierairs.
Mr.. JamCs Fitzpatrick sold his property
in Eurkeiey's first addition TO Mar. John
DcSch, Yesterday, TO- the sum Of 81 800
c;sh.
John Pcnning on is improving.
Telephones have Lcen put 1t at Pun
frcys nnd Majors.
". n. Holiday is acain all right
Martins Ferry at the present writing has
5000 infabitaufS rolling mills, 3 glass
fret trries. . keg and barrel factoriC9,
wColen f'c;Cry, , foundries, / blast fur
race miners tools factories, 2 planning
mills, wagon shops. agricultural works
blacksmith shops, - grocery stores, 29O
saloons, shoe stores, dry goods stores,
4 drug stores 4furniture store, 3 millinery
stores, jewelry store, 2 hardware stores,
; barber shops. 3 tailor shops, feed stores,
2 livery stables, shoe shops, meat shops,
3 bakeries, banks, cigar shop,7 churches,
school houses, . newspapers, pool
rooms. g politicians, 10 physicians, den
fists, + lawyers, II secret societies s halls,
mayor. & Councilmen, l. marshal, 2 police
and 20 I'J do,s.