Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-23
MARTINS FERRY.
A Brutal As sa ult-C cooperative Company
other Notes.


other Notes
Last evening Jim Beck made r. brutal
attack upon his wife The neighbors be-
came alarmed and sent for the police. Off
Ger VIM Linn responded and Beck made
Tor the river, followed by Linn, but he sue
ceeded in procuring a john boat, in which
he left for the West Virginia side. His
fleet footedness is all that saved him. The
Cooperative Stove Company reports $500
stock subscribed, within - 200 of the
an CUNT necessary to build. Those inter
ested in the enterprise say it will be go
Miss Jessie Trip, who is visiting relatives
at Gallipolis, reports splendid time.
Yes I'm going, is the way many
Martins Ferry people put it in
speaking of Robinsons show. The police
doc ket was a blank yesterday. In addition
20 the street lamps already mentioned the
railroad will put up twenty-five Miss Ida
and Mary Welch, Of Cadiz, are the guests
of their friend Miss Patti McNeely. We
suppose a ratification or joiication meeting
will be held when the new street lamps are
all up. Last nights lovely sunset attracted
consideration. Mr.. Addison Israel and
family have returned from Sistersville ac-
companied by Miss Bell Myers, who will
spend the summer Next Monday the
Standard mill will resume operations in
every department They will begin the
manufacture of light iron an steel for max
ing pans of different kinds. The scoundrel
Who threw oil into the well at the
Standard addition ought to be cow-hided.
Mrs JENNIE Craig is having the Briden-
stein property nicely fixed up to keep board
crs. Mr.. Wilson Barnes, of Wheeling, was
here calling on friends yesterday. A build
ing IS being put up on city property just
east of the c, 4 P. depot, for the storage
of gasoline used in lighting the'city. Some
of the Democratic girls contemplate writing
10 Cleveland and proposing, as heis bat n
elor. I'm for Cleveland because he is the
handsomest candidate" remarked Mar
tins Ferry girl yesterday. Last evening a
Lawn Fete' was give at Prot Shrewes resi-
dence Oh the Heighths and was a very
pleasant affair Mrs. George Phebus is
having her property on Hanover and Fifth
streets beautifed by new coat Of paint.
The attendance at camp meeting
the past three evenings was moderate A
number Of Martins Ferry people will take
in the Cleveland excursion next Wednes,
day, also the one to Pittsburgh Saturday
night Bertha, daughter of Mr.. VIM. Roth
ermond, had her hand badly scalded by hot
coffee the other day. From every lndica.
ton there will be large crowd at Walnut
Grove next Sunday. Captain Sites is still
improving. A little child of Mr.. Robert
Applegarth, Of Glenns Run is very sick.
Business of all kinds is dull The starting
of the Etna and Standard mills ought to
make a change. The employees at the
Laughlin will be paid next Saturday. The
work Of putting up the new lamp posts has
begun. The fitna mill, it is said
will resume this morning Mrs. J. H. McC Ie
IS spending a week or so on the Islam l.
Yesterday Mrs. George Robinson and Mss
Maggie Pennington left for Noble county to
yist relatives. A runaway horse on Bro ID
way and Fourth street with nothing attr n
ed to it save the halter yesterday aftern ,ou
created considerable excitement. Mr.. J. s
Adds, travelling for J.. Spence, is back fol
three months trip in the southwest. Mr.
Pat Moore Is back from pleasant visit tc
the country. Martins Ferry will sen | 6
rood sized delegation to the Democr ..it
blow out today, also to the onveitioa
Fred Ebeling, who has been very sick, il
able 70 walk around. Mrs Brannon, re,id
! ing in Burkles' addition, fell the other da,
and broke her left arm. Mr. Jason Hob N
sack, an energetic young man Of this ci'y
has opened drug store in Green county
Pa, and has our best wishes Mrs Jam .
Sbaryer and Mrs. Smith, of Cumberlan
Nd, are the guests Of Mrs. Geo. Blenco.