Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-04
MARTINS FERRY.
Reportoriai Discoveries in Our Ohio Rival.

Reportorial Discoveries in Our Ohio Rival.
The Young Folks Christian Endeavor
Society of the First Presbyterian church
held a lawn tete at the residence of Jam Is
A. Gray, on Friday night Those prese nj
spent a very pleasant evening, and the
Society Melted a neat sum.
The steamer Climax made trip to tht
| wharf last night,
Mr.. Henry Hoop and wife left yesterday
for Youngstown, o., TO spend several weeks
with friends.
George G. Ralston, Esq, left last week
for Macomb, ILL.,, TO spend several week,
with relatives.
The directors of the Library Association
meet this week TO decide upon list OF
new books for the library, 1t being the in
tentiOn TO replenish the stock before fall.
The Centre Pole fishing club, composed
Of the following members, are now camped
at "Deadman's Ditch" opposite Tilton-
vile, Oh the Ohio river: Billy Donovan,
captain; Mike Lacy, cook, and james
Wilson, Ed Burns, Dan Neihardt, Cliff
Irwin, Pat Lacy and John Caruthers, pri-
Yates. We have not heard from them yet,
but the crowd guarantees good time.
The High Ridge crowd held an exhi-
bitiOn and festival ut Rock Hill on Friday
night Cocoran's orchestra furnished the
music and general good time was expe-
rienced.
Miss Augusta Meyer is seriously i'll with
lung troubles.
This time year ago the glass factories
were all closed down and on strike with
but little hope of settlement, and appar-
emily not much desire TO run displayed by
the managers. Now things are in an en-
tirely different shape The factories are
all closed down, not for want of orders or
desire TO run, but because the workmen's
association says no factory shall run for
four weeks after July 1st. The managers
OF the Buckeye were very anxious for their
men to continue at work until after the
Fourth, but the Association said stop July
LIST and stop they did, The factories all
running up TO the last day and kilograms
coming in worded 'Ship glassware at once,
we are clear out" means something. and
we take it very naturally that il means
prosperity and good times, with bet
ter coming. BY the time the fac
tories are again ready TO 20 on
the Wheeling company will have its
plant In readiness, and the work will then
be carried ON much cheaper, and the abili-
ties OF our home factories TO compete with
Pittsburg and other gas regions proportion
ately enhanced. IL looks as If the boom
was coming, and idle men who want work
are very scarce.
The spaces between the foundations nj
the Laugblin mill are being filed in witt,
slate, preparatory TO rebuilding.
Mr.. George King, the man hurt by n q
r., train sometime since, is able to sit
up in bed.
John Stuart is little better, after a
months illness.
The brick work on the first story or
Spence, Bags & Co.'s new stove foundry
is completed.
On Friday night the ticket agent of the
c. & p. X. X Co. at Bellaire telephoned In
the agent at Martins Ferry that q maiden
Lady named Cunningham, AGED about a,
years, had taken two children belonging
to her brother in Bcllaire, on the five q. M.
accommodation train to Martins Feny
The agent also stated that the children
were taken unbeknown to their mother.
and asked the Martins Ferry agent to look
the matter up and put the marshal ON hcr
trail, If such persons had been seen. No |
one, however, could be found who knev
Miss Cunningham or had seen lady viii
two children get OF the accommodated
train at Martins Ferry.
During the past two weeks ruu,orv coo-
eerning serious diflicnlfy3 ia Which ~
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