Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-30
MARTINS FERRY.

w. NJ. r. Todd, of Pttsburg, was il
the city yesterday.
Mr. Newton Holiday is cOnyalescen
after weeks illness.
Miss Jessie Crippen, of Bellaire. is th'
guest of friends in town.
Mr. Frank Seigel, sr., Of Bridgeport
was in the city yesterday.
Mayor George McCleary of Wellsburs
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. Geo. W. Mcdill, of Bridgeport
was in the city yesterday, calling on rela
tivcS.
Miss BERTHE Gray was somewhat indis.
posed yesterday.
Messrs. Isaac and Edward Kinsey o
Mt. Pleasant, are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Waters.
The peach crop in this vicinity is abou
gathered, there being only n few smal
varieties to come in.
Rev. Carl d. Haltz, of the NJ. +. church
left yesterday for Fairview TO spend few
weeks recruiting his health.
The heavy rains of the past few day:
have had the effect Of cutting the country
roads to pieces in some places.
Mr.. Robert Kerr, who has been laid up
with typhoid fever, shows no improve
ment and is still seriously i'll.
A. " Baldwin and nine fair ladies are
at the Hanover Hotel. They are engaged
in advertising n. K. Fairbanks soaps.
An interesting game of croquet was
PLAYED between two teams of Hanover
street business men yesterday afternoon.
The Forge department of the Standard
mill WAS off yesterday, owing to the break
ing of the trip" a part of the squeezers.
Ollie Wilson was arrested yesterday
morning by Officer Hanson at the request
of Wilson's father, for creating a disturb
ance at home.
The Union Cornet Band has been engag-
ed to play for the Gas demonstration Of
the West Virginia Natural Gas Co., in
Wheeling Friday night.
Mrs. Lavina johnson, wife Of Hon.
Smylie johnson Of jefferson county, died
on Monday, and will be buried to-day in
the Scotch Ridge cemetery.
Word was received yesterday from David
Tappan, the young lman who was hurt
by falling from the ElsOn glass works,
stating that he was doing as well as could
be expected.
Marshal Burns picked up an unknown
man on Hanover street yesterday m Orn-
ing, too full for utterance or to navigate.
He was locked up, and will have a hearing
this morning
On Monday night next, John Ulrich will
open his new place of business in Burling-
ton, with a grand concert and jolifcation.
The Union COrnet Band of which Mr.. u
rich is a member will furnish the music.
William Linn, who was hurt by the
cars few days ago, is improving rapidly.
He was able to sit up yesterday, and will
under a continuance Of the present favor
able circumstances, be able TO appear on
the streets in few days.
There are still two things much needed
about the c. &. p. passenger depot. One
is a place on Second street where horses
may be hitched, and the other is lamp Of
some description 10 light the platform and
its approaches till time for the late train
at least.
The recent heavy rains which it was
thought would raise the river TO such an
extent as to interfere with the continuance
Of the work at the power house Of the
Water Works has as yet done no damage
and will not likely do any. The work can
stand four feet more water, and the indi-
cations are that that amount viii not
come.
There was little strike among the stone
cutters and quarrymen employed on the
reservoir, yesterday, owing to the failure
of the contractors to pay the men their
wages. The affair was merely misunder-
standing, it being impossible for Contract
or Rumsey to receive money before the
monthly estimate Of work done was made,
and after an explanation by the trustees,
the men returned TO work.