Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-15
mARTN's FERRY.

On Friday night The Laughlin mill Pad.
dlerS Racing Association held their spfiAa,
or fll-ine meeting ats the Exeelsior rink
Thc racing Was in general very good, and
shows that great improvement has beea
made in the blooded stock of tins section.
J. I. Craig managed the racing and Thomas
Irwin acted ~ timer and starter. The 6rst
race called Was free for all trot, the entries
being Joe Hood and VIM. Mescham. They
made good start and ran nearly evenly until
lhe second quarter was reached, when
Hood forged ahead winning BY one length.
The next was trot for twotwenties, and
was won BY Eddie Joint after many STUN.
bles, one Of which nearly threw his driver.
The next race was for horses without
q record, and was easily won By
John Maddens Buster" The next race
was for animals never before on the turf,
and was entered by John Deity and John
Davis. They baked from the start and
one Of them had to be carried around the
track by his driver. The next race was the
best of the evening, being called half mile
dash, at running gait When called, Jack
Brannon and Easter Brand came onto the
track and were loudly applsuded. By some
misunderstanding the judges failed 90 stop
them on the half mile, but allowed both 10
run until they dropped from exhaustion.
They both fell about the same time, having
made about FIVE miles at steady run.
The Union Gassvorkers Association
meets here next Friday night,
On Friday night very pleasant party was
gwen by Miss Berthe Blsckford, at the resi-.
dence OF her father, DIR. j. NJ. Blackford, on
Fourth street. There were about ten couples
in attendance, all Of whom report a good
time.
On the same evening, a very pleasant sur
prise party Was rendered Harry Milligan, in
honor Of the event Of his having arrived at
the eighteenth annual mile stone on the
line Of his travel throagh life. The sur.
prise was complete and it was some time
before Hairy could understand the meaning
Of their presence,
DR.. W. b. Mcl.ure and wife have gone to
Pittsburg TO attend the funeral OF Mrs.
McLures father.
A small child of Peter Neal died yester-
day morning and will be buried this after.
noon at o'clock.
For Rent-A store room in the CONNER
cial blsck. Size, 6Ox2O feet. Apply at
Commercial bank.
All persons having books belonging to
the Library ASSOCIATION will please return
them to the librarian Immediately.
DR.. j. W. Darrah is again able to be out
after q severe attack Of the measles and
pneumonia.
For Rent-An elegant storeroom, with
residence above, on Washington street.
Apply to Dr. |. Werlich.
Robert Heslop has returned from two
weeks business trip in Western Pennsyl.
vania.
Miss Inez Majors has left for Illinois TO
spend several weeks with friends
Last night at eigh; o'clock at the
residence Of the BRIDE parents, Mr.. Mathew
Evans and Miss Belle DJu.,n we're united
in the holy bonds OF matrimony by Rev. l..
D. Holtz. We wish them supreme happi'
ness throughout their 'ntiro married lite.
One day last week Jac; Welsh who lives
here and works in the lima machine shop
in Bellaire met with very painful! acci.
dent. He WIS grinding al me emery wheel
when the rest slipped, sllo"iug his left
thumb to be caught between the rest and
the revolving wheel, grindiog toe nail aud
the entire eud Of his thumb of before the
wheel could be stopped.
Mr.. James Fulton, Of Tiltonyil!e, is
visiting his son in law, Nathan Barrett
Cali on G.. L. Leseur, corner Of Third
and Fayette streets for furniture and M.
dertskipg.*.
In reference 10 communication which
appeared in ,esterdsys paper with no sig.
nature saying some very malicious things
against the glassworkers, VIC wish 10 oher
the following in explanation: The article
was sent by mail from Martins Ferry with
no name attached, and the REGISTER the
rext morning in the local columns explain
I'd that il would no, he published because il
lacked a signature. The next day your
Martins Ferry correspondent sent over q
short communication on the water works
question also a note stating tbat
e wished to have The communica.
ron from Martins Ferry Published as the
au Eor was known and was responsible"
The latter communication neter reached
the editorial rooms, but the note
did, and was supposed 10 refer TO
the communicated rectivel by mail The
day before. The REGISTER, under the sup
position that the Martins Ferry sttache had
discovered the author Of the first message
and considered him responsible, published
it. We sincerely hope no one will accuse
he n engagement Of having purpossly pub
ished an article rejecting on the glass
workers association. when really ii vas done
by mi iEtake