Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-03
MARITIME FERRY.

MARITIME FERRY.
AT the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton a rather amusing incident occurred as
follows: A number Of the beard proposed
that a certain teacher be transferred from
the room she now occupies to another.
The principal, Prof. C. r. Shreve, who is
also Clerk of the Board Of Education, OBJ
jected at once, on the grounds that the re-
moval of the teacher named to the pro-
prosed room would, from her weak
constitution, result in her death, the room
being very poorly ventilated, and so ar
ranged that there was a constant draft OF
cold air in the winter season. Ny. Shreye's
objections are we'll grounded, and are very
reasonable, but if the room is in such a
condition as to kill a teacher, who is not
as robust as she might be, what effect will
it have upon children of very immature
wears to confipe them six hours a day in
such q ROOM. All mi school rooms are
oyercrowded, and some are actually dan
gerous to the health of those who occupy
them, and something must be done soon
to alleviate the trouble. In the first ward
two of the rooms run double
time, one set of children attending
in the forenoon and another in the
afternoon. In spite of this there are one
hundred andtwo scholars enrolled tOattend
school in a room with a legitimate seating
cspacity for sixty. In the central and
Belmont City school a similar state OF
affairs exist except that it is not quite so
bad. There are in all about /, 800 children
enrolled, an increase Of about eighty over
last year. The number of school children
has been increasing very rapidly dur
ing the past six years, in 1888 and 1884,
the increase amounting to nearly 400 last
year. At the last meeting of the board of
education, it was proposed to tit up the
old First ward building, and hold school
in it, until such time as more convenient
quarters could be furnished. There is
little doubt but that more rooms will be
added to the new First ward building dur
ing the coming year. The school board
has been sued by the Pennsylvania Mutual
Insurance Co., for the payment Of the price
of the eight lots on which the First ward
building stands, and the settlement of
the ease will no doubt also settle the
trouble concerning Fifth and Centre
streets.
On the thirteenth of this month a church
social will be held at the residence of Mr..
Alexander Cochran, for the benefit of
Scotch Ridge church.
C. T. A. Y. Airing, Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Wylie Hynes, of Mingo, is in the city
visiting relatives.
The street lamps are now all thoroughly
repaired, and Messrs. McGrew and TruX-
eli will lighting them again in
a few days.
NJ. Levy has returned to town and haSa
full stock. OF all kinds of fashionable suit
ings to sell at lowest cash prices.
James Miskle has accepted q position as
night boss ut the Benwood Blast Furnace E,
under manager Joseph Bird.
Miss Phoebe Harrison has returned to
her home in Mt. Pleasant.
Polly Bunch was fined 81 and costs
yesterday.
Mrs. Z. d. McCarty left yesterday for
her home in Springfield, Ohio, after a
months visit with her brother, Mr.. S. w.
Baity.
Miss Jessie Martin, of st. Clairsvillc,
spent yesterday with the Misses Smith, of
Burlington.
There was made an attempt to enter
Thomas Mulligan's grocery in Clark's ad-
dItion OH Friday night by cutting the lock
away. They were scared away.
Miss Maggie Gordon, of st. Clairsville,
is the guest of relations and friends in
Martins Ferry.
The other day n Pittsburg man came to
Martins Ferry to bill the town for a new
patent medicine. He called upon II of
our druggists and asked him how many
bills he would need to have one with each
family, and 4 few over for contingencies.
The druggist not being able to judge in
formed the advertising agent that the town
had nearly 1000 inhabitants and would
need advertising matter accordingly. The
agent was surprised beyond measure and
stated that he had asked no less than a
dozen persons out of town whom he sup
posed to be posted and had received as an
invarible answer that the town had not
more than $500 people. The board Of
trade should find out who the advertising
mans informants were and sue them for
libel.
The last side of Fourth street is to be
paved with the tar and gravel pavement
the same as the west side. The tar pave
ment has proven quite a success on the
west side of the street, and its use on other
streets in town is very cornmendable, espe-
cially on streets where there is not much
heavy travel.
Friday night was the coolest of the sea-
son. The thermometer got down two de-
grees below freezing, and a thin of ice was
seen on rain barrels on the hills back of
town. Overcoats and winter underwear are
rapidly coming into style.
Anumber of our citizens are in st. Clairs-
vile attending the railroad condemnation
suit.
Harry Souders has returned from a
pleasant visit in Wige.
The Laughlin mill will not 90 on till
8 p. nj. this week.
Miss BERTHE Gray is slightly improved.
Daniel Doifin, the boy who had his foot
mashed of by the cars Oh Friday, was do
ing as well ~ could be expected yester-
day.
William Linn showed marked signs Of
improvement during the past week, but is
still in a very critical condition.
James a Dickson and family returned
last evening after an extended visit with
relatives in the central part of Ohio.
There will be a regular meeting of the
Board Of Trade tomorrow evening in the
City Hall.
An infant child of Mr.. Fred Horning
died last evening
Miss Hattie Lowe and Jessie Smith, are
the guests of Mrs. j. b. Gillispie.
Yesterday evening at Z o'clock Miss
Jennie Hanson, a daughter of officer Rob
ert Hanson, died at her home in the Or
chard after a long illness with consump-
ton. The remains will be buried in Wal
nut Grove at 10 o'clock o-mOrrow.