Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
MARTINS FERRY.

Last night very pleasant birthday sur
prise psrty was rendered Mr.. Martin Meyers
of the Standard addition, at Ferrels hall.
The affair was gotten up by Mr.. Meyers
wife and some Of his intimate friends. They
all met at the hall early in the evening sur.
prising Mr. Meyers completely. A band Of
music was in attendance, and after the
presents were given dancing was INDUCED
in till midnight. The presents were nu-
merous and costly; among them Was an
elegant gold watch and chain from his
vile.
The Democratic Township Convention
was held here yesterday, and a very good
ticket nominated Mr.. James Y. Patterson
acted as Chairmanand Mr.. S. S. Cochran
as Secretary The following ticket was
nominated
For Township Trus'cIs--Jas Shroies,
Martins Ferrv; Thos. Smith, Burlington, 4,
L. c. Leach, Bridgeport.
For Clerk-Jas Y. Patterson, Martin 8
!eIry.
For Tressurer-F. c. Fisher, Bridg'.
Port.
For Assessors J. Cochran, Mar
tins Ferry; John Giiln, Bridgeport
For Justice of the Peace. N. Fogle,
Bridgeport.
For Cons,able-Wm. Linn Martin s
Ferry; Roberr Hanson. Martins Ferry.
One man in Martins Ferry thinks the
Judges in the contest BY the boys at the
cbiidren's carnival Friday night for grace
fulness were amiss in their Judgment,
and is willing 10 back Jess O'Neil against
any one of the boys who contested, for the
sum Of So. The REGISTER correspondent
can give all needed information TO any one
wisbng to make match.
The undersigned challenges any man
who is opposed TO water works to meet
him in sitting contest, the seat TO be a
cake OF ice and tie one sitting the longest
10 take the cake. REESE frRBof.
Samuel Htaton has on exhibition in his
shop a new invention in the way Of single
tree and doubletree combined. Mr.. Heaton
has the sole right for this State and will
tale pleasure IN showing the contrivance 20
persons ipterf sled in sHch things
l.. Spence end B. j. Long are in Mounds
vile on busine 8.
The Standard Iron Works will be of to-
morrow.
The striking glass workers got in eleven
turns last week.
Wm. Ford. Of the Laughlin Iron Works,
and John Welsh are favorably spoken OF as
possiblc candidates for the position Of Water
Works Superintendent.
Mr.. S. II Hcaton and Miss Ella Stuart are
home from Grand Haven, Mich where they
have been attending the funeral OF Mr. &. C..
Stuart who died in Washington City last
Sunday hight.
J., Spence has commenced the construc-
lion of another lG horse traction engine TOR
parties near Belmont.
Merchants report business better than it
has been for several weeks.
Frank. a seventeen months old child OF
Thomas Charlton, is very low with lung
fever.
Yesterday afternoon, between two and
,brte o'clock, Mrs. katharine Alexander,
or Of he oldest residents OF Scotch Ridge,
did at the residence ol her con in-law, Jos
Nurslow. on Fifth street Mrs. Alexander
vas a lady aIuut scventy-siS years old, and
had bren a,ijug :or long tune. She Vas
4 me n her OF the Presbyterian church, aud
all be buried at Sroch Ridge cemetery
raesdav attfrrOoB.
The gam. OF base bal on skate played al
lie Excelscr INK Yesterday afternoon, was
decided success The Captains were
M,ssrs. George Robertshaw and Vim. Nc.
Ir-osh Rasult 10 to in favor OF Robert
slaw's club.
On January first the hook ups on the bar
mill and the run.downs on guide mill, the
h.lpers and catchers on the breakdown NJ
Aetna mill were reduced lj per cent. They
have teen irving ever since 10 have this ad'
iusted in the iodge, bat the AmalgamatioD
have no authority in the matter, and they
have Instituted strike TO regain their
wages.
The Hanover Hotel can still accommo
date few more boarders. RaJes TO sult
the times.
For Rent-The boarding house near the
Isugblin mill Enquire Of William Clark. "
There was an immense crowd turned ou,
10 see the Old Soldiers on skates last night.
All the skates were out and all seemed sat
isfied with the show.
Mrs. Alonzo Beck is still confined to her
bed with rheumatism.
YESTERDAY afternoon, John Swogger went
into the Eclipse saloon and treated crowd
Whereupon the proprietor. VIM. Coates,
asked him to settle an old account which
Svopper refused to do. After some parley'
ing Coates gave nim q glass for which he
charged nothing Snogger got 1t Just above
the ear. Itmade q bad cut, bat he stopped
it.
Fred Ebliug and Fritz Greiner and VIE
leave soon for Germany.
Last night Dick Houghton returned from
Pbiladelphis, where he has been for several
months.
John Weiden, who has been lying i'll s'
the residence OF his sister, Mrs. Patrick Nc
Donoueh. died last night at ii o'clock. The
funeral notice will appear tomorrow.
The North End Band, Of Wheeling. wishes
TO correct the statement made By the Excel
sior Band in saving that the North Ends
bid beirg the lowest. Our bid was the boy
est until the Excelsior Band putin their bad
which was S42 less than ours and 1t va:
put in after the manager Of the max told ~
We had the lob. We hired our men and
we,e all ready TO play for the mink when tht
directors informed us thai the Excelsior
Band had Just been over and would plal
for less thaH we offered TO. and We bad Il
come down 10 their price or lose the JOB. sc
we had 10 reduce the size Of the band q
play for tAeir price. We would not hay'
paid sny notice to THURSDAY 8 item Of tn
E1celsiors but in it they appear to want th
psbh, to know tbsy are too honorable 4
rSder bid any ssu5. when the plain facts ar
tssy did urder bid US ard IL very meal
zsJ. NoE7u Exp BASD.
joax TYREELL, Secretary.
l. roo Eapt good assortment OF Gard
Goods TO select f.on. 20 TO The 1914
Y;,.bs, "a, Elsyentd street