Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22
MARTINS FERRY.

General Mention.
On account OF the business depression
and lack of work, we have families who are
without bread to eat and clothes to wear
The Ladies Union Benevolent Society and
the trustees are kept busy Supplying them.
On this account the rink should be packed
tomorrow night, as the proceeds 60 TO the
above society. A prominent grocer in
speaking Of the hard times recently said;
Last Saturday I thought / would surely
take in about $3.50 from my customers. AT
night | counted my money and found
the amount % be $500" The next Sat
urday his sales for the day amounted to Sl2.
We suppose there are other stores, doing
credit business, who can say the same thing.
A young man, clerking in store, said: Il
wish ] could get situation some place.
WHY asked "Oh, | don't want to
monkey around here my boss is not
making enough TO pay me, was the
answer. The less goods we sell now the
better of we are, said another merchant,
meaning il was better TO keep bis good than
credit them out Don't talk about adyer'
Using now. Times are TOO dull, said
ieweler Mr.. J. A. Clark, Of the New York
Branch Store who opened up nearly year
ago on Hanover street, with an immense
stock of dry goods, notions, etc, surpassing
in quality anything personally kept by any
other Martins Ferry house and which he
has since offered at low prices, can not
make the store pay on account OF the hard
times and will close out. He is offering his
goods cheap as dirt. A butcher said: MY
boy. people who used TO buy the very best
meat from me now keep running after the
bones and can wait till the meat is cut
up" A prominent barber said: "You get
me shop in Minneapolis
and III come in hurry, for
I'm not making anything here now the way
the mills and glass houses are running.
The ferry receipts have fell of fully one
half Men appear on the boat and say,
I'm hard up now, can you take me over
and back for FIVE centsY The other day,
an able-bodied man, now out Of work, came
up to me with letter in hand and asked
for penny TO add to one he had, so he
are pretty hard up when they cant do that.
Some Of our Republican friends say its
good for you. That's what you get tor
electinp Cleveland" They are cranky.
What kind of times did we have for
months before the election? The election
of Cleveland has had no more to do with
the times than the man in the moon:
Yesterday large OF boys were enjoying
the fine skating on the pond near the
Laugblin mill.
The burning of Hon. Lewis Baker pala-
tial residence at Elm Grove is much re-
pre,ied by his numerous friends here.
Frank Bowmans horse became fright
.ned At the cars in the North End on
Tuesday evening and upset the wagon de-
molishing the top. ~
There is a probability Of the Laughhn
mill resuming soon after stock Is taken, AZ
thew are making heavy shipments.
As vet, there arc no prospects oil q settle
ment Of the glassworkers trouble.
Mr. Pkilmore Helsley, Of Bellaire, was ~
,o.,ordov in the interests Of the bellair'
| Tribune. =,
Mrs. Amelia Wallace has sold out he
millinery store 10 Mrs. McCord. Mrs
wallace will 20 TO Michigan in the spring
Mr.. Mitchell MeGraw, Of Bellaire, IS th
ones, Of his brother in Law, Mr.. L. {. BOYD
Miss Lott returned to her home at Sales
Vile Ohio, Yesterday, accompanied Dy ne
Iconsiu. Mr.. VIM. Burns, who will spend Se'
ersl weeks at her home.
The Elson Glass Works is having war
made in Beatties "scab' factory, at ste'
ben,iIIe. .-,
Mr.. Fred. ApplegaI,h is on the sick lis
I The Standard Glee Club will receive IL
Of clubs, bells and gloves for the use OF th
members. John L. Sulivau had better Civ
Martins Ferry wide berth now.
| Mr. Ad, Coss has accepted a position !
Spence: blacksmith shop.
MARTINS Ferry, January Il, l8S5,-W'
| m, ladies Of the u. b. Society, deem it br
doe IN, It the public who assisted US 50 libel
| sIlv Iest y inter at our entertainment shoul
know to some e.tent the work done BY th
society. We hsye been an organized soc
ETY. for two yesrs, and in tha: time hsye di'
bursed among the needy families Of ou
town about 1854 in clothing, food and fuel
There has been over one hundred sppli
cants. and in each case we have inyestiga
ted TO the best OF oar ability and helps
them according to their needs, and as o!tei
as necessary We also wish TO extend ou
thanks to the many citizens who have give
literally.