Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-06-29
MARTINS FERRY.
A Budget of Lively News and General
Gossip.

A Budget of Lively News and General
Gossip.
Yesterday j. Harrington, of Pittsburg,
travelling with GolGstOne, the photographer,
was arrested here and locked up by Mar
hal Hanson, charged with embezzlement
by Pitsburg wringer company on the re-
cept of telegram from Chief of Police
Brown of Pittsburg. Miss Molie Pugh,
lied Yesterday morning after lingering ILL
ness and will be buried on Monday after
noon at | o'clock The interment will be
private Yesterday Wilson Barkhurst was
lined So and costs for drunkenness. For
the Grand Army picnic at Walnut Grove
IN the Glorious Fourth" all the ar
judgements are complete and every
Indication that there will be q ibg
time. Music by foster of Bellaire. On
Friday evening fire occurred at the resi-
dence of Mrs. ]. c. HoughtOn in the First
ward, that might have proven most disas
trous. About 1880 Mrs. Houghton diScov-
ed Il flames issuing from the second story
window and after Fastening TO the room dis
covered the clothes in the press on fire
which she succeeded in extinguishing with
a little assistance The loss is about $50
Most Of which is on the wearing apparal Of
the boarders Communion in the Presby-.
teIiln church to-day. The pastor Rev. j.
j. NcCarrell will preach his farewell SER
mon. A number Of Martins Ferry people
took in the excursion on the c. L. 4 W. r.
r., to the Forest City which lett Thurs.
day morning and returned. Friday night
They all enjoyed the trip immensely The
Laug ghlin mill will work four days the coming
week Yesterday large number of our color
ed people attended picnic at Mt Pleasant.
At Burlington workmen have finished two
houses for Henry Floto, and one for Alfred
Hodbiss. By misinformation We recently
stated that Mr. Thomas Doyle sold his house
in Paulrs addition. Mr. Welty is putting
up building on West Hanover for saloon
and dwelling purposes The blast furnace
will shut down as soon as all the stock is
worked up, which will be the coming week
Last night dances were given at Mullaney's
orchard, Burlington, and Kursh's and Brie-
denStein'S. The Etna, it is said, will re-
sumo the third week in July. Repairs are
being made, and the usual inventory made.
The Elson Glass Works will work to-mor-
row then shut down for six weeks. W. 5.
Thompson Il Co, of East Liverpool, are
doing a good business here. They have
SoldpiarOs OF German make to Messrs. Wm.
Woodruff, Charles Timberlake Nose Nc
Cam, and Hanover Hotel and Mrs Eliza
beth Boyd and Miss Majors To the G. A.
X. Post, Messrs. VIM Harrison, NJ. G. Scar
let and Jesse Smith they have sold organs.
Miss Iny Majors writing classes of Blaine
and Garfield schoolhouses, gave an enjoy
able picnic on Thursday at Ridgeways
Grove. Miss Majors has had good succa ass
as a teacher hereabouts, and much do we
regret that she will leave here in a short
time to assume the position of a writing
teacher in Western college.
POINTS on PERSONS.
Mrs Jesse Selby is at Pittsburg, sum-
moned to the bedside of her brother whose
condition is dangerous. Miss Bessie Brady
will leave the coming week to spend the
summer at Gallipolis with friends. Joseph
Hood has accepted position in Muhle-
mans barber shop. VIM. Blew, of Green
castle, Ind, is here thegueSt Of friends. ].
W Davis. of the police force, will resign
He don't like the business. A. Ralston, Jr.,
will return on Tuesday from a two weeks
visit with his sister at Hamilton, o. Mrs.
Crimley, who mas been very sick, is better.
James Crooks came home last night from
Pittsburg to spend the Fourth. Miss Alice
Wallace is entertaining her friend,
Miss Jessie Evans, of Brilliant.
Mr. George Phebus is no better
Mrs. Susan Miller has returned to Hoop
dale, after two weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. II. Stanton. Elwood Hilamau,
Esq, of Pennsville, Morgan county, Ohio.
is the guest of his sonin-law, Mr.. S. C.
Robinson. Henry Dorsch has began clerk
ing in Kranter 4 Schaffer's store Messrs
Ross, Barr and Jack Moore will take in the
Eastern cities the coming week Mr.
Washington Huskins, of GAINESVILLE, is the
guest of his father, Mr. T. Huskins. John
Lloyd, Esq, is off on six weeks trip to
Cleveland, Niagara, Buffalo, New York,
Philadelphia, and other cities. Miss An
ME Lupton, Of Mt Pleasant, is the guest Of
her friend, Miss Berthe Hippins. Miss Rose
Barr returned home last evening.
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