Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-28
MARTINS FERRY.

The statement in yesterday morning &
paper that three ct the old Coup c,lmen
would contest the seats which the new mem.
bers recently elected wish them to vscate
caused considerable commotion all around,
not only among those directly interested
In politics. but among citizens generally
Ii was remarked by one gentleman, that
since the water works bonds are sold and
that fund has plenty Of money on hand
all the Councilmen want TO help spend it.
But the Board Of Trustees will attend TO
that and Council will not handle the
money. One good effect produced by the
Item was the great stirring around it
caused and the great amount Of work il
made our lawers, in the way Of explaining
the law to citizens who wanted to know
whst could be done. There is no doubt
ten times as many people in Martins Ferry
who understand the duties and privileges
Of Councimen as there were twen'ytour
hours ago.
On Monday evening ths Maennerchor
gave highly enjoyable concert and ball
at Ulrichs ball, in Etnaville. Meister's
orchestra furnished the music for dancing.
which was kept up till an early hour yester.
day morning. The concert was decided
success and proved verv interesting to the
audience and showed the high standard of
merit attained by the local musicians Of
this pace. All the performers acquitted
themselves in highly satisfactory manner
and there was nothing to mar the enjoy.
ment Of the entire evening. Below we
give the programme:
MeisIers Orchestra.
("Heim wch" .............l , r
Longing for Home" .. '''''''''''''' '' mum
Masnnerchor.
. v,o,,, soro sLeitze Rose" .....,.,,... Ntohu
. ~ '' last hose OF Summer. I ''
Accompanied by Ptspo. 1. Blumenberg.
o p..,,oos.o CUTE Nacht, fahr wohI"l
3 baritone sol0' Good Night, Farewell -.
Kuecken
FL. EiSi
, no,I,, n,,.r,o, "FrHehllngsgru's" ......
Attenno'er
Quartet "rs5!a,,sp reGass5u bin r. .Ko.nat
". LIpPhart, II. seitz, F. II. Eick, A. iiPphar
II. THEIL.
Meisters orch sst.a.
= "Wadabenscb Ia ........ T. soi.,..,,,..
" "SCngGl "a the Forest .. "
MasnneTohor
:. Tenor 500 ."Bruce's Address to His Army"
VIM. Mann.
s. Quartet-"Come Where My Love Lies
Misses n. ard K I1aiac Mes,r. Lipphart
aud UlIich.
>. Violin Duet --
A. Goigsr, L. Blumenb,rg
10. Duet Harcaroie uecken
]. BIumsnhers, X. z Grasgen.
1. JuQrgHlH
Maepuerchor
Dancing
The work on the new Sraiih gas furnace
at tho Standard mill is progressing nice ly
The producer is finished aud the furnace
will be ready for work before the end Of the
week.
The residents OF the Standard addition,
back to Eard the bill, complain Of bad |
slip in the road which makes it impossible |
TO reach their residences with a wagon.
Eddie Kirk, sheet roller on mill No.
in the Ktna, is confined q ba home With
!!!!ness.
Tie puddiers are of at the Etna while
the squeezers are being repaired.
CARD.
fItfOT W LS fsfgbiI
woald like to ask through your paper
whether it is necessary for q man TO be .
lawyer, a college graduate or Q property
holder to hold the Office OF Councilman in
Martins FerF CoUsCLSAs.
William Green is on the sick list. BE
has been confined to his home during the
past week with typhoid fever.
The News Letter correspondent wishes
us 10 state that he was in error when he
stated that Robert Findley was arrested Tor
burglary in Mibgo last week.
Anthony Clark, an old colored man Of
Mt. Pleasant, was in the city yesterday.
Although Mr.. Clark is past eigh'y.6ve
years Of age be is as spry a. many men 30
years younger.
Miss Psnsy McCleary. Of Wellsburg. is
the guest Of her grandfather. @. W. Mitch.
ell.
Samuel Tomlinson, one Of Jefferson
countys solid farmers. was in the city yes
terdsy.
To night the ladies Of the Episcopal
church Of this place will hold an ice cream
social in their hall in the Commercial
block.
On Monday night q boy named Bran.
non, who resides in Clark's addition, vas
struck on the jaw With Q piece Of brick
thrown by another boy with whom Bran
non had been engaged in an alteration
The blow was very severe one and irac-
tured the boyb sw besides disloca,ipg IT,