Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-20
MARTINS FERRY.

The Union Fishing Club will give car
nival and ball at the Mammoth rink IN
Bridgeport Friday night. A fine variegated
pi(p5e will be given to the winner OF the
mile race. They intend to have several
professional attractions besides the regular
programme.
In naming the graduates a. different
times we failed 10 mention the name OF Miss
Rosa Porter. We wish to assure Miss Por
ter and her many friends that the omission
was entirely unintentioual on our part ai
we we're in utter ignorance Of her being q
member Of the class.
Miss Amelia Renter has returned to hel
home in Pomeros after a short visit to hel
sister, Mrs. 7. H. Heslop.
Several Bellaire men have been in town
lately trying to make a match between
Shuttleworth, Of that place, and some Mar
TINS Ferry man.
Miss Kittie Haythorne, Of Portland is ID
town visiting Miss May McKim.
A sixJear,old child of Joseph Murphy
died Yesterday. 1t will be buried to-day a.
p. m. in the Riverview cemetery.
The water works trustees are appointed
and confirmed and we must say that il
would have been hard matter to have
chosen or selected better board Of trustees
There has been one continual hub.but
about who these three men should be and
what qualifications they should have evel
since the subject Of water works was awsk
ened last summer. Ii seemed that the priu
cipsl objection Of all those who did object
to the project was that there was d ring
In Council, and that if this ordinance
passed these men would line their pockets al
the EXPENSE Of the public All kinds Of &C.
cusations were made against the prime
movers in the enterprise, but tho:e men
seemed undaunted and kept on with their
work until by the appointments made By
Mayor Mitchell, it is proven to the satistac.
ton, we think, Of all that their fears we're
groundless.
That as good, if not better, board oi
trustees could be appointed than could be
elected, though doubted by nearly every one,
has been proven by the appearance Of the
following names: First ward. Capt. John
Seitz; Second ward, Benjamin Exley, Jr. i;
Third ward, Vim. Liphardt. 1t will be no.
ticed that HIS Honor did not confine him.
self to men who we're favorable to this
project and that none Of these men worked
strenuously either for or against the move.
ment. In conclusion, we will say that al
though there were many who feared that
unless the trustees were elected there would
be great dissatisfaction. We congratulate
the Mayor on his good judgment as shown
in these appointments, and also the public
on the fact that their money and business
are to:be managed BY three good men.
Wanted; q second hand refrigerator at
lbe Hanover Hotel.
On Sunday night, or rather yesterday
morning. two men made an attempt to
break open the jail, their intention evident
IL being to release the prisoners confined
therein. AT about twelve o'clock Marshal
Hanson saw couple Of men when he ysus-
picioned Of being interested in the release
Of one Of the prisoners loafng in the vicin-
ity of the Mayors Office, and his suspicious
were, as he afterwards found, well founded.
The Marshal instead Of going home went to
the Mayor's Office 10 wait for developments.
After turning down the lights and waiting
about an horr an half someone came to
the front window and attempted to raise II
The Marshal Immediately opened the door,
yhereuron the men at the window took
their fight. Hanson opened FIRE on them,
following them down as far as Walnut
street. and emptying two revoiyers at them
with no apparent effect.