Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-22
MARTINS FERRY.

The mysterious enoounR which occuf.oo
Thursday night has caused more excite
ment than did the late gubernatcrial cam
paign. The officers have been hunting
the matter up ever since it occurred, but
have been unable to find q single clue Ia
the cause or perpetrators Of the occurrence.
Anywhere you 60 in town the universal
question asked is: Have you found out
Who did the shooting2" and the invariable
answer is NO" By some means the
name OF Luther Dixon, the colored man
who fell in the Second NJ. L. Church the
same evening, has become connected with
the affair. Mr.. Dixon could not possibly
have been there as the circum
stance noted in yesterdays paper
shows. 1t is now pretty clearly shown BY
the expressions Of those who saw the
flashes and heard the cries that the shoot
ing occurred somewhere between the resi-
dences of Prof c. r. Shreve and Abram
Lash. Whether it was some one trying to
create an excitement or not is not known
at present, but be that as it may, the sx
element has been created.
On Friday night Miss Minnie Cox enter
tanned number of her friends ct the res
dence Of her parents on Washington
street. Playing games and discussing re
ireshments were the principal occur
rences Of interest. Those pres
emit we're Misses Jessie Sheets
Flora Vanpelt, Bessie Brady, Beats
Sheets, Katie Grier, Mary Brown, and
Messrs. Ed. Lewis, Walt Griffith, Ed
Blackford, James Ralston, Grant Hender
son and Will link.
On Friday night the Martins Ferry
Library Association, IN conjunction with
the Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. L. Church
will give pronouncing bee in the N. E
Church The affair is gotten up for the
Joint benefit Of the Association and the
Aid Society and should be well attended
There is talk Of an old fashioned shoot
ing match for Thanksgiving day. Il will
probably be held somewhere back Of town
in the woods and will be the first Of it
kind held hereabouts for several years
These matches were formerly frequent &C
currences and have done much to improve
the Workmanship Of those participating
On Wednesday evening the juvenile
missionary band Of the Presbyterian church
will give social and supper in the north
west hall OF the Commercial block. Or
the same evening the entire block will be
decorated and illuminated, the intenticr
being to show of the building and sdver
tise the Juveniles supper. The block vii
no doubt present very nice appearance
and the juveniles will be on hands to feet
the multitude.
On Thanksgiving Eve the E.na and
Standard mill lodges, K. of L., hold q car
nival and dance in the Excelsior rink A
grand good time is anticipated, and since
the object is worthy one, all should ct
tend.
The Carpenters Union holds On ope
meeting in their hall over Thornga,e'
hardware store (fcrmerly Theaker & Dick
son's) tomorrow evening. All persons and
carpenters and woodworkers especially, are
invited to attend and learn the good point'
of organization.
At the Presbyterian Church, to-day, the
pastor, Rev. 4. f. Walker, will preach OF
The Sunday Paper" In the evening the
second Of the course Of sermons on Sin; :
subject, "The Sin Of Adam, and Its Ef
fects." Prayer and praise service at 6:ls
p. m. Everybody welcome.
Rev. Earl D. Holtz will preach to-day In
the Methodist Episcopal Church as follows
At the morning hour, 10 o'clock, on THE
Debt We Owe" and at the evening hour,
o'clock, on THE Pleiades, or A Wall
Among the Stars"
Mr.. Peter Beszel is still lying very los
at bis home in Martins addition.
Spence, Baggs & Co.'S stove foundry
only made two heats last week.
VIM. Mans foundry ia running steady
with more work on hands at present, thar
they can get away with. In their rusl
they ARE compelled to-day to finish som,
work for the Belmont blast furnace.
The Benwood furnace will probably b,
making iron by December 10th.
Ed. Bender and John Halpin are bscl
from Hollidsysburg on O visit They sx
press themselves we'll pleased with tb,
town and its attracl ions for them and vii
return in few days.
! Yesterday morning John Haley, q glss
cutter at the Dithridge had his hand bsdl]
cut by catching bar Of iron between hi
stone and pulley. He will be laid up fol
several weeks.
During the coming week R.v. Philiy
Martin, Of Brilliant, will hold protractst
meeting in tina Baptist church. Th,
meetings commence to-day and will con
tinue each evening.
Watt Cline and Eugene Wilson were or.
rested last evening for lighting at FIoto'I
corner.
Miss Nellie Sedgwick, daughter Of sher
iff Sedgwick, is visiting Ms, 0lsns Ches
sell.
Humes, Davis and Downey won their re