Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28
MARTINS FERRY.
Minor Matters Written in Short Metre for
Busy Readers

Marshall Burns turned on fourteen
tramps from the lookup yesterday morn
ing. They were very tough looking set,
comprising three crOtOn-oil blisters, three
or four ierk-waters, the remainder being
old professionals who have pounded the
road for years.
On Friday night Mrs. Charles Burch, OF
Baily's addition, was burned to death by
her clothing catching fire from a can OF
benzine which had taken fire while she was
painting hearth.
Our town begins to look metropolitan
with the beautiful green fire plugs, but the
miserable condition of the streets counter
acts the good effect to great degree.
The prospects for building boom in the
spring are improving. Quite number OF
inquiries concerning prices and plans have
been made of our local contractors by
those intending to build as soon rs spring
opens.
Henry Romick is laid up with mashed
hand.
Stock in the new building association,
is being taken up quite rapidly. The
books are open at Cochran Il Shreyes'
Office.
Yesterday was pay day at the Buckeye
Glass works.
Rev. underwood, of Mt. Pleasant was
in the city yesterday.
J. T. Hanes, is still confined TO his
home.
Mr.. 4. w. Steele has returned from st.
Clairsville, where he has been serving rs
petit juror.
DIR. w. Z. Hervey and wife have Ie-
turned from a sport visit with Pittsburg
friends.
A very pleasant party and oyster supper
was given by Mr.. Robert Finney, at his
residence on Pleasant Ridge, on Thanks
giving evening. About forty Ofhis friends
and neighbors were present, and enjoyed
the old-faShioned country hospitality TO
it's full extent.
Prof F. H. Tarbert, of Franklin, Ohio,
paid short visit to his brother, William
Tarbert, last week.
Postmaster Thomas Mitchell, of Mt.
Pleasant, was in the city yesterday.
Messrs. J. 4. and f. J. Blackiord re-
turned yesterday from weeks visit IN
UniontOwn Ohio.
Prof J. A. White, of Mt. Pleasant
Publicschools, was in the city yesterday
on business.
A gentleman from the neighbOrhood of
the Piney Fork oil well, informed your
correspondent yesterday that the well had
been sunk to depth of $1,000 feet, and
was flowing about three barrels day.
1t will be shot in a few days, in the
hope of increasing the output Other
wells will be put down in that vicinity.
Mrs. J. II. Darrah, of Bellaire, is the
guest of friends in town.
Mr.. John Armstrong, returned from
visit with friends out of town yesterday.
DIR. and Mrs. James Findlay and daugh-
ter Carrie have returned from II visit an
the West, where they went i'll the hope Of
recuperating Miss Findlay'S health.
The funeral of Mrs. John HolbrGOk took
place yesterday afternoon at two o'clock.
The funeral was well attended, the A.. r.
G. w. L., of which Mr.. Holbrook is n
member, accompanying the remains to
Rivcrvicw cemetery.
Harry CrosSlcy is laid up with q severe
cold
The Second NJ F. Church gave festival
in the City Hall last night.
A meeting was held in Pythian Hall last
night to further the formation of a lodge of
the Ancient Order of FOrrestcrS.
The Buckeye Glass Works are closed
down while the steam boilers are being re-
paired.
Charley VanPelt has resumed his place
in Frazier shoe store after being laid up
II week with rheumatism.
William Reaper has returned to Bclairc
after Il week visit with friends i'll the
city.
VIM. i. Lewis, of Brilliant, is in the
city spending Sunday with his family.
The morning mail train on the G. & i.
was two hours late yesterday morning.
Freight trains No. % and No. 81 col
lidcd ut Portcr's siding, on the Z. Il T.,
near Toronto, MASKING things pretty badly,
but iniuring no one. Twenty cars were
ditchcd and an engine stripped.
Conductor Jim Mcdonald of the pony
train went home yesterday ut noon, suffer
ing from severe cold and asked his wife
to make him u whisky stew. She politely
requested him To sit down on the stove and
stew what whisky he had in him, aud if it
did not bring him relief she would make
him another.
To-day the usual services will be held in
all the churches in the morning. In the
IaltcrnOOn Rev. Patterson will hold union
meeting in Lafayette Hall, ut > o'clock,
song service beginning ut 3:'O. In the
evening another meeting of the same kind
will he held in the same place, song service
commencing ut G:3O and preaching ut 7
o'clock. Rev Patterson has accomplished
u deal of good in Martins Ferry and con-
tinueS to inspire the hearts of great many
righttully. All should turn out and
assist in the great cause and give the evan
gelist Il chance to fill your heart with the
love of Christ
The auditing committee will probably
he ready to report the condition of the
city's hooks at the next meeting of the
Council
Our streets are almost impossible on
account ofthc pipe trenches and frozen
clOds.
More lots were sold in Riverside Gene.
terry last week. Now is q good time TO
buy, as the prices no doubt go up when
spring comes.
There is considerable sickness in town
at present, including several cases of diph-
iberia and typhoid fever.
The Black Irvine MnStrels showed to
three poor houses at the lafayette Hall
last week.
Ohio City Lodge No. -. X. OFF, will
initiate twclvenew members in the Knight
rank Tuesday night. All sister lodges aud
transient members are invited to attend.
Mrs. W. l.. Tripp has returned from
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs John
Smith, of Don, o.
The new factory at the I.aughlin mill is
nearing completion. In Mt most few
weeks it will be in operation. The new
iron building presents very stylish ap-
pearance and will he absolutely ire-prOOf
Three unknown tramps were fined 81 90
and costs each yesterday for disorderly
conduct.
The Proper Study Of Mankind is Man"
Says the illustrious Pope. II he had in
cluded woman in the list, he would
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