Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-26
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MARTINS FERRY.
Council met on Friday night, pursuant
to call. Present, President Lott and
MeSsrs Elson, Mickle, Strain, Williams
and Wood. The chair announced that
the meeting had been called to receive the
report of Mr.. John F. Miller, he being the
gentleman appointed some time since TO
audit the books and account Ofthe city and
report to Council the condition OF matters
and things. The clerk read Mr.. Mill
ler's report rs follows:
MARTINS FERRY, o., September 2l.-
To Eddc Colt, Esq, President Of Council;
| find it impossible to furnish what
consider 4 full and just report OF the con-
ditiOn of the corporation books before the
data placed in my hands, and | have not
sufficient time at my disposal to enable
me to hunt up and straighten up what
think needs explanation. | therefore ask
to be excused from any further cOnsidera-
ton of this subject, and respectfully rec
ommend that you employ Il competent
accountant and have him open a set OF
books on a more systematic and business
like plan and copy up the transactions OF.
the corporation officers from ISL to the
present time, and by this means you will
ut least start the present clerk on u better
basis than has heretofore existed.
also respectfully recommend that You
provide the clerk with n suitable place III
which to do his work and q tire-prOOf safe
in which to preserve the books and papers.
Respectfully submitted,
J. +, MILLER.
Mr.. Miller's report was accepted, and, in
accordance with it's suggestions, q reSolu-
ton was passed authorizing the engaging
of Mr., William Irwin, of the Laughlin
Nail Company, to examine books and pa
pers and open u new set of books for the
corporation. There being some OF the mem
beers who did not thoroughly understand
the import of Mr.. Miller's communication;
Mr.. Miller offered to answer any questions
which might be put to him by
member of council. These answers showed
very concluSively that all the city's work
had been done in 4 very careless and loose
manner, and that reform in that direction
was much needed. Mr.. Miller'S bill for
the services rendered was only $1,000 and
was considered very reasonable.
The advertisement in yesterdays REGIS
TER fore more men to work on the water
works power house brought quite 4 num-
Der of of laborerS, and with nO serious in
teruption, the work will be successfully
carried on to IN early finish. Everything
is now workingssas nicely as could be asked
for, and the trustees feel contieend that
they can have the power house completed
in time to not Interfere with with the
plans laid out for the balance OF the work.
Rev. Mayo, of GallipOlis, will conduct
services in the Episcopal church i'll Com
mercial Hall to-day, at 5p. H..
Country wagons were i'll town thick yes
terday morning, every one loaded with
the bOunteOus harvest of fruit Of the fields
and orchards. All kinds of country pro-
duce are selling mt very low rates, and the
farmers are still able to make n nice profit
from their crops, the amount cOmpenSat-
ing for the low prices.
The new iron factory ut the Laughlin
mill is almost under roof and will soon be
ready for the machinery.
| Natural gas is now turned on in nearly
all our factories. The Buckeye is using it
in their middle furnace, and in the lay
erS, Dot, arch and steam boiler furnace.
/ At the Elson it is in the glory holes, and
under the boiler. At the Dithridge the
reducer has been put in, and gas will be
turned on in all departments in u few
DAYS. In all these places, rs well rs III
other factories in town, business is good,
and improving, and the prospect for Il
nice, quiet, transformations little boom are
very good.
Postmaster Patterson informs us that
Yesterday mornings mail was heavier
than mt any time since he took the office.
He saws that the business of the office has
increased not less than twenty per t
since last May, showing that everything Is
improving, and people are telling their
friends away from home about 1t.
The MikadO Club gave n very pleasant
little dance in lafayette Hall IN Friday
night. The affair passed off very nicely
and all present enjoyed themselves.
The case of A. ID. Newland versus JOS
eph Speidel x Co. which vast TO have been
tried before Justice Mitchell, has been
transferred to Squire HOwelrs Court IN
Bridgeport.
Through the persistent efforts of Mana
ger A. J. Van Pelt of the Western Union
telegraph Office of this place, the rate on
commercial messages have been greatly
reduced, and kilograms may at
ter to-day be sent from Martins Ferry
nj the same rate rs from Wheeling. This
will make q great difference in the taclli-
ties of this Office to attend to our " bust
ness, and will stop the practice Of Martins
Ferry people going to Wheeling 10 send
messages. Manager Van Pelt, deserves
much credit for the successful manner in
which he has manipulated matters for a
reduction in the tariff.
Quite a number of our horse owners are
inSuring their animals i'll the Mutual Fire
Stock Insurance Association. The company
is 4 good one, and the insurance carried Is
bound To prove beneficial.
Our town is surely becoming we'll known
over the country. IeSterdy Z. c. Boyd "
Co, received an order for three pairs of
shoes to be sent by mail to Mrs. Mcclure
in Moscow Idaho Territory.
William Lime, the gentleman who was
so seriously hurt by the c. Il T. train on
| Wednesday night, US a great deal better
Yesterday. and was able to talk intelli-
| gently concerning his condition and the ac-
| cident. His chances of recovery though
still quite slim heis in a much better con-
| dition than was expected.
Miss Mary Davidson has returned from
a two weeks visit with her cousin, Miss
| Minnie Kemplc Of Darlington.
Yesterday the rag and old iron business
received quite a boom. The boys are pre-
pairing for the circus tomorrow.
A well known Mt. Pleasant man made
several vain attempts TO suicideb by stick
ing his head into an empty rain barrel on
Hanover street yesterday morning, He
was just coming home from the reunion
and was not strictly sober.
Miss Carrie Cattel is again behind the
counter in Mr.. Z. ID. Cattells store.
Miss Emma Cattell has returned from
an extended visit in Indiana
Yesterday was pay day in several of
our manufacturing establishments, and all
afternoon the streets were filed with well
dressed w~arkingmen and shopping women.
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