Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-02
MARTINS FERRY.
Two Successful Anair--A Large Lot of
Newsy Notes.


When the glass workers Of this city un
i.rtuhc 80 do ANYTHING they do II and are
| a.avs successful ~ was demonstrated by
| heir gilt fair aud festival at Commercial
! Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings. II
: Scl,nm hcy hold festivals, but when thcy
10 they put their heads together with the
expectation of making money and succeed
well in so doing, for they nettcd from the
one Just held between five and eight hun
drced dollars. The attendance both even
ings was large, especially the last night, and
everything passed of pleasantly. The
crowds came apparently TO have good
time and spent their money freely, all en-
loved themselves as well as could be cX-
pcctcd on such an OCCASION, The hall was
nicely decorated with cvcrgreens and How
ers with the letters "A. +. q. W. |. over
hanging the stage. The North Wheeling
band and Gerkins orchestra were on hand
both evenings and made good music:
The different tables were presided over by
the following corps OF accommodating ladies
and gentlemen: Ice cream table, McsSrs.
Otho Coss and Charley Hoffman and Misses
Flora Humphreyyilic, May Atwell, Ellen
O'NeilI and Mary Conners; rfreshment
table. Messrs. Pearl Scbofieh and Dan
Cline, and Misses Ida Donovan and Rebccca
FurlIay; peanut and lemonade MeSsrs CIf
ton Irwin. Will Moait and Peter Dobbin-
myer, One Of the largest and most enjoy
able socials ever held in Martins Ferry
was the one given at the X. Of p. Hall by
Ohio City Lodge Knights Of Pythias, on
Friday evening. Fully three hundred per
sons were present, consisting OF members Of
the order and their families Of this city,
Wheeling, Bridgeport, St Clairsville, Wells.
burg, and other p aces. The event was the
celebration Of the eleventh anniversary Of
Ohio City Lodge and WAS an event that will
not be- forgotten soon by the many persons
who attended Yesterday successful pic
mic was held at Dclnneys grove at Buriing.
ton. for which music was furnished by
Charley ConONay This week Mr William
Wood will lay out another addition 10 Mar.
tins Ferry, of about 20 lots on Sixth and
hcvcE;h street; one square north'of Han
over. Every lot in the addition west Of
this. recently laid out by Nr. Wood, has
Leen sold at good prices. Miss Anna Car
michael is spending few days will her sls.
ter and friends at Mingo. On Saturday
Mrs. Vim. Gribble of the Standard addi-
ton left for Pittsburg 10 visit frends. Miss
Annie Jump Il visiting friends at Beilaire.
Next FRIDAY evening the Rechabites will
hold another meeting At the last
meeting ten members were admitted,
property aud stocks bought aud Sold, bills
collected aud loans negotiated cOnfden-
tiaDy on liberal commissions by John \.
Crooks. real estate agent and broker. Mr..
Henry CarreIl and Miss Lizzie Vance were
married at West Alexander on Friday. The
Grand Army Hill give n grand picnic at
Walnut Grove On the Glorious Fourth.
YESTERDAY the executive committee. consist
ing Of Messrs. 7. H. Stanton, William Ris-
sett and David Paxton, met at Sisnisns
store and appointed all the sui-eommittees.
Mrs John Reed. Of the Garden Spot. Is quite
eiek. Yesterday Miss Mamie Dunean, OF
Bridgeport. was mp whiting friend. Mr..
John ~ kinslow. for many years engaged
IN the cigar business. has retired aud Will
hkel, 90 west rrcupersGny in 9 week or 20.
Tomorrow Nr. stephen Hipkins viii leaye
for Xebia TO represent Olive Lodge, h. Of
H.. No. 1890. at q meeting Of the
Grand Lodge Mrs Patterson F3Sler
Of East Liverpool Is enjosing the hpsp,taii-
ties of friends in this ciiy. Tomorrow
Frank O'Neill viii return 10 Pittsburg after
a pIeasan, yisii here With his Earent and
friends. Miss Ella Psris and Loitie Hop
Of tie Islapd. are the guests of friends IN our
little city. Choice Strawberries are seliing
at fiftetn cent per box or two bo1es for a
"eusrer." Socials viii soon be in order
Po, sstssg takes place at the Baekefs
Glas. rSsb today and operations vii be
readmsd sS usual io-mOrrur With good prvs-
pects skesd Quarterly meeting IN the NJ.
Z. Church next Sunday The Ohio VALLEY
POTTERY Company. Of Wheeling, has, ioested
a, Til;0nviIie and viii commence 20 build
their works at once They expect 10 have
The works up and smoke in the furnace il
Jnly. The location n above the high watel
mari ard the ingrsdignce for pottery max
ing are sbundesf. Lots will be laid On
and sod at ene hundred dollars each.
match game Of ball Bas played by Jobi
Kyne's zine and VIII R0bins.ns nine Til
score rs5 "a to - in favor u hs later.