Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-19
MARTINS FERRY.
Anew Local MATTERS Briefly Touched.

Anew Local MATTERS Briefly Touched.
On Friday the MikadO club, 4 newly
formed dancing club composed of McSSrS,
Will II Davis, George W Roach, J.. N.FIe =
land, Dan Beardon, and Frank Hiss will
give the FIRST ball in the Lafayette I'll
The RlNal Ital an OrcheSt a of Pittsburgh
will furnish the music inspiration.
The ca p Il lilrold Company now have
a station ut the place which is Il credit to
the tow and tit place for the employers
to transact business. 1t will he occupied
tomorrow at noon, and all passenger trains
will stop there hereafter.
The TiltOnville pottcry is running full
now, the first time in several years.
To-day religious services will be held in
Walnut Grove as follows, under the aus
pieces of the 4. NJ. +. church of this place:
9 4. NJ, prayer meeting; II 4. NJ,
preaching; l =. NJ, speaking meeting;
p. NJ, preaching; 100 P. NJ, preaching.
Rev. Geo. HOllinger will be present, and
assist the pastor, Rev. Elijah Henderson.
John Hukill ~repapered tine Hanover
Hotel last week.
Miss Ella Campbell entertained a num-
Der of her friends on Friday night.
At the school houses everything is work
ing nicely and all goes well except that the
rooms are all pretty well filled, and the
school board has been sued.
John Ulrich will open a grocery and
saloon in his new building in Burlington
in a few weeks.
The ReCkabites held 4 festival and social
in Lafayette Hall on Friday and Saturday
nights.
Wallace Bros. Railroad SHOWS arr billed
for this place September -.
Mrs. Felix HOdScl and son. Harry, are
in Paramount, W. Va, visiting friends.
The residence of Miss Kate Morgan, de
ceased, was sold ut auction Yesterday.
Henry Helling, ST., was the purchaser.
Price 5000.
Mr.. Thomas Johns returned to Meyer,
Pa, on Wednesday, after a weeks visit at
home.
The water works trustees have n Blake
steam pump at work at the pumping
house site, kicking the water out of the
foundation excavation. A double force
of men are at work night and day excava-
ting and laying stone. At the reservoir
everything goes on nicely and the work
will be completed on time.
There is considerable talk among a mum
her of our young men concerning the Or
ganizatiOn of a foot ball team in this place,
to play during the coming winter. We
used to have lots Of good material and a
very good team. 1t is probable that most
of the old players, who could any way
make it convenient, will readily assist in
making the new project a success.
Two car loads o fwater pipe have arrived
and a dItcher is digging from the reservoir
to the river, to receive it. The work will
be continued uninterrupted from now on.
MI. James \. Dickson, wife and family
are the guests of friends in central Ohio.
Pawpaws are peddled in the streets at 5
cents per dozen. They pay better than po-
tatOeS.
Another search of the residence of Will
liam Let's, the colOred man held for trial
on the suspicion of being a burglar, made
yesterday, revealed n number of articles,
not heretofore suspected, to have been
stolen. So far, goods belonging to AID.
Frazier, Robert Cottrell, Eipdley Taylor
and Joseph Mqnslow have been found in
bis possession.