Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-13
MARTINS FERRY.
More Effects of the Bli2zard-T Tid.Bits and
Personals.

the sun beamed forth and in short time
ear mufs were dispensable and travel more
pleasant for the next two hours.
About sundown, however, another cold
snap set in and made it appear probable
that another cold night would ensue.
During the day people came in from the
country on foot, the roads being impassa-
BILE, and every one had some almost in
credible story to tell of the cold snap in
his particular neighborhood. Some would
tell OF dry boards freezing together, others
OF clocks being stopped in the house, and
one man had the supreme gall 10 expect
people to believe o story he told o. the
smoke freezing in his chimney. But out
eide Of these well spun yarns there was
some true stories told and some real infor
nation given.
Hugh Pickens started TO town with his
milk wagon, and while crossing Glenn's
Run his horses got through the ice where
the water had receded and left it resting
on the bank. Axes were procured
and the ice cut away from them 80 as
10 allow them to get out, hut they were no
sooner released than they would break
through again. At last it was decided to
cut the ice away clear across the run, so
az 10 make a road to draw wagons through.
When tie horses we're gotten through to
the other side they we're almost frozen
from standing in the water aud ice.
The Cadiz pike is impossible from
Reds near Lancaster Chapel, to Maui.
own, the drifts in some places, notably at
John Woods, being from twelve to fifteen
feet in height. The Hartisville mail has
not been brought in since the first snow
and will not probably make an appearance
before another week, as the road ia block.
AIDED so as to hinder even foot passage.
The force Of two hundred men will be
be nut two work clearing the snow of of
the Mt Pleasant and Etna pike to day.
The road is in a terrible condition, the
suUw in some places being go deep as to
cover the fences and has nothing TO indi.
cate the existence Of road.
In many places in the county the dis
trict schools have been closed indefinitely
by the snow and cold weather.
Several small trains composed entirely
of cara Of stock passed over the c,
& P. yesterday regard ess Of schedule, the
in endeavori1g 10 get the stock out OF the
cars before il sas trozsn,
On Monday hight some one broke into
William BricelInd's bar room at the
Sherman House and carrisd of a bottle Of
gin, bottle OF blackberry brandy and
partly flied box Of cigRrS. An entrance
was effected by prying the door open with
a Jimmy. This proves that thsre are two
burglsrs in town as the other fellow appar-
emily knows no other method Of getting in
to o house than by transom route. The
name "Transom' has already been added
to his name as on g!tas, instead OF another
non de plume under which he formerly
travelled.
Tonight the G A. r will hold an open
initiation meeting
James Lytle has tprnip OF his store
which weighs pounds II ounces.
L. Spence is dangerously i'll at bis home
in the First ward.
Mrs. W. II. Hobbs is lying very Ill q:
her home in the South End
The ODD Fellows have not purchased
the Fur. ka rink yet, and have made no
arrangement to lease il to any one.
Mrs. Frank Dennis ia confined to her
bed with quin2y.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. h.
Church will continue until further notice.
The seGts for the new Quaker Church at
Mt. Pleasant have arrived a. this place,
but can not be taken out till the snow
blockade is removed
AS vet the cold weather has made shin
toasting more comfortable than sleigh-rid-
ing.
Last nj. ht there was very pleasant
party ct the residence Of Vim. Jump, Glens
Run.
There is talk of organizing a military
company among our young men.
Miss Emma Heimbright, Of Cumber-
land, Nd, is the guest Of Miss Fannie Van
Pelt.
The Standard Iron Works ressme in full
his morning.
Some coke and other stock for the Ben.
wood furnace has arrived, and it is prob
able that the works will 60 on in few
days.
Tomorrow night Easter Brandt will at
tempt the difficult feat OF walking one and
oae.eighfh miles while Charles Downey
skates two miles. The contest takes place
in the Excelsior rink, aud will prove very
interesting, rs both are weil.known anna
teurs.
On Monday night about forty-eight rep
resenta,ive temperance people met at the
Baptist church nni cr-Gn;1sd a lodge OF
! Good Templars The order starts out un-
der auspicious Circumstances, with q mep-
bership Of for y-'lrea The following Off
GERS were clec'od Criet Templar, Edward
Stead; Vice Chief Templar, Mrs. Wm.
Moore; Resijrg S.ote'ary, Thos. Pugh;
Assistant, Miss An 10 G,rrell; Financial
Secretary, George b WGgener; Treasurer,
/ O. R Wood; Coaplain, David Lewis;
Right Guard % Chief lenplar, Mrs A. NJ.
Sh;pman; Lcf.-hand Guard to Chief Tenn
plar, Annie Stead; MARSHAL, John Totter'
dale; Deputy Mnrshal. Miss Jane Meir
eta; Inside Guard, Miss 4 Dockans;
Outside Guard t'ra,k Duff: Past Chief
Templar. j R $. McCloskeY; Installing
Officer, William Moore; Trustees for one
year, ]. r. s NcCjoskey, Thomas Coch
ran, Wm. Moore. his lodge is named
Guiding Star ard meets in Rechabite Hal
on Saturday nights. ~,
1t is probable that the I.aughlin mill vii
start the rolls and heating furnaces to
morrow if possible 1, il reported thai
they have had 'o,ae getting men to FL