The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
MARTINS FERRY.
water wOrks-Most of the Industries Going

Notes.
The nailes had the skating rink last
evening after 10 o'clock.
Business has been brisk at Mayor
Mitchell's court this week.
Charles Thorngate has moved into the
AIiskel house on Third street.
The Board Of Education met Thursday
evening in regular monthly session.
Rev. +. S. DeHass and wife have started
on trip to the New Orleans Exposition.
Presiding Elder Chapman, Of steuben;
vile, preached at the NJ. E. Church last
evening.
The Benwood blast furnace is shipping
considerable pig iron to their mill at Ben
wood and to the Standard mill.
The Climax will make one extra trip to
Wheeling for the benefit OF those who de-
sire TO hear JoseGy, the great pianist.
Mrs. VIM. Woodruff, who has been
down with the typhoid fever for the past
two monies, is able to be about the house
again.
tits said that the young man Cloustor
has commenced proceedings against the
managers Of the skating rink for injuries
received while skating.
The stockholders OF the Enterprise
Building Association will meet at the
office OF J. T. Hanes Monday evening iol
the election OF directors.
Otto Smith, who recently returned from
the Athens Insane Asylum, lost his reason
again yesterday, and was taken in custody
by the city authorities temporarily.
There is considerable interest manifested
here in the reported purchase OF the ono
Valley railroad by the Baltimore & Ono
and the extension OF it to Martins Ferry
J. NJ. Cloudy and wife contemplate
trip to the New Orleans Exposition on thu
Andes next month. Mr.. Cloudy ha
made the trip several times in his earle
days rs boatman.
Services hive been held every evening
the past week ut tho different church!G
and have been well attended. There vii
be communion services at the NJ: L
church tomorrow morning. Rev. Walker
of Bellaire, will conduct the Episcopa
services Mt the Baptist church tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Senior & Hills skating rink still contin
ues to be the place OF attraction and Is wei
filed every evening and crowded on spee
Cial nights. On Monday evening the Good
ricks, James and Miss Annie, will give
performance in which they will show thei
skill. Among the difficult feats Mis-
Annie will perform her wonderful skip
ping rope dance.
The Standard Iron Mill, the Laughlir
Nail Mill, the Union Flint Glass Works
and some OF the smaller industries were
running full this week. The Etna lror
Mill made some good shipments South by
the Andes. They have been taking stoci
this week and will resume operations
Monday. The Buckeye and Elson Glass
Works are the only large industries thai
are not running at least partial time. Thu
Martins Ferry and Belmont Stove
foundries, it is thought will resume opera
tons soon.
The subject OF water works was up be
fore Council at its last meeting, anC
Mayor Mitchell and ]. 4. Hanes were up
pointed committee to 60 before the
Legislature for sucl, legislation as may be
Necessary to get the question before thu
voters again. The desirability OF watel
works for domestic purposes and the
necessity OF fire protection is pretty gen
orally admitted, and when smaller town!
like WelIsburg and Moundsville are able
to negotiate for water works, it Scent
that Martins Ferry ought to be able t
secure this greatly needed improvement