Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-10
MARTINS FERRY. MElAseE.

Yesterday John Cass, aged ~, residing
on Walnut street, died after a lingering i'll
ness. He has been suffering fom rheuma-
tam for many months. Last Tuesday he
was stricken down with paralysis and never
opened his eyes afterwards. Saturday was
dull day in the way of business, news
items, and everything else. Yesterday
morning the trotting horse OF Jas. Kerr, at
tached to his spring wagon, became fright
ened in Martins Addition and ran down
Fifth street, then down Hanover TO and
against SCOTS scales, which brought the
runaway animal 10 stop very suddenly
Nobody hurt and little damage done. There
was considerable excitement OF course
The next bi-weekly meeting of the Ladies
Episcopal Aid Society wilt be held
at the residence Of Mrs. j. W.
S,bofeld next Thursday evening. Work
on the German church will begin tomorrow
The contracts have all been let. The cere-
monies on the laying of the corner stone
will take place next Sunday. The Star.
board fishing club, VIM. Shrader Captain,
is back from four weeks trip on Shll-
water. Mrs VIM. Griffith, of Gallipolis, is
the guest of Mrs. B. +. Brady. Miss Bessie
Brady who has been spending some weeks
in Gallipolis, accompanied her up. Capt.
L. W. Ingelbright is at Gilkeas Station;
Misses Anna Carmichael and Hanna Bird
are visiting friends at Cadiz. The Martins
Ferry Stove Works will resume about the
first of the month. The Buckeye Glass
Works will 60 on as soon as necessary re-
pairs are made. Tomatoes are selling at 35c
per neck: apples, Is and zoe; onions, soc;
potatoes soc; pears, &c., peaches, $l.2O;
sweet potatoes, Coo; beans, loo; cabbage,
) to Sc; cucumbers, zoe per doz; butter,
Csc. Miss Rose barr is visiting friends at
I.eesville, o. Mrs. j. NJ. Goudy, who has
been quite sick, is on the men. j. A. Gray
is quite low with dropsy. Rev. Jordon. OF
the North street church, Wheeling. will hill
the pulpit in the NJ. f. church this morning,
ma services this evening. Rev. +. X. Jones,
the pastor Of this church has removed his
family to the country to spend the balance
of the summer. The Misses Campbell, of
New Athens, are the guests of A. G. Camp
bell on Third street. Frank link is visit
ing relatives at ScothdSle, Pa. John John
son and wife, of Cambridge, are the guests
of A. Ralston. The forge department at
the Laughlin mill will resume on Tuesday.
Quite a number Of our people took in the
pole raising at Bridgeport last evening.
Miss Elsy Hail. Of Pittsburg, is the guest of
her friend Miss Bee Thomas. Mr.. |. II.
Wagenor has had the front of his store beau
tilted with new paint and signs Ellsworth
f. Enoch, of Cadiz, is the guest of Mr.. A. G.
Rainey. Mrs. Reece, of Woods addition is
enjoying the Inequalities of Benwood friends.
The colored Glee club will sing at the camp
meeting at Bellaire today. The attraction
to-day at Walnut Grove will be the Saliva
ton Army. Miss Nan Duncan, Of Bridge
port, was the guest of Mrs. J. I. Thomas
Yesterday. Mr. l. K. McCue is erecting an
other tenant house in Newland's new addi-
ton. John Fl. Reid formerly Of this city
and now of Belle Plaine, Kansas, will lead
% the hymenial altar Kansas lady on Sep.
TENDER >. Property bought and sold and
rented, bills collected and loans negotiated
by John W. Crooks.
Mrs. Mary Talbert wishes to return her
heartfelt thanks to her neighbors, and es-
recialy the ladies' for their uniform kind
ness during the illness and after the decease
of her beloved son Robert 1t was Charley
Lucas that was arrested and fined instead
of Fred Lucas. Mrs. Greenfield. of Card
ington, Ohio, is the guest of relatives here.
Parties visiting the exposition at New Or
leans this winter will keep an eye out for
the architect of our depot, as the c. 7.
road will have him on exhibition and
understand he has offered his brain for sale,
as he has engaged with the company for
term Of years to construct depots he finds
he can get along just as well with out any.
The demonstration of the Rechabites here
next Thursday promises to be one Of the
largest, if not the largest ever
given here by any secret
society Many visitors are expected from
the towns and cities in this and adjoining
States. GAINESVILLE alone it is said will
send between 500 and COO persons. The
parade will be worth seeing and the picnic
worth attending. kramers brass band
and orchestra will play. People with weak
eyes should look at our depot through
smoked glass und they say the thicker the
smoke the better it looks. Miss Maggie
Kerr was thrown from their horse the other
evening and badly used up. Our people
should bear in mind that Mr.. George Ter.
rell, who has charge of the night ferry runs
all night the seven nights in the week and
will always gladly transfer passengers
In speaking Of the candidates now, they
don't say sling mud. the latest is, been
leaning up against the Martins Ferry de-
pot" Several weddings are on the tapis
The Junior Blaine and Logan club will meet
at City Hall on Monday night, at which
time uniforms will be on exhibition. Miss
Jessie Alexander, of Chicago, is the guest
of ber ora ndmother Mrs Catherine A lex-