Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
MARTINS FERRY.
A midget of News from the Town Across
the Way.

A midget of News from the Town Across
the Way.
Mr.. James A. Gray is confined to his
home with illness.
Miss Carrie Cattell has returned to her
home in Mt Pleasant, o.
Miss Jessie Conway, of Smithfield, is the
guest of friends in the city.
BENJAMIN Watkins has entered S. II.
Heaton's shop as an apprentice.
Teachers examination was held at the
Central School House, yesterday.
There will be an interesting game of base
ball on the ward commons to-day.
Misses Alma Chessell and Carrie Ingle-
bright are guests at Mountain Lake Park.
Anderson Ralston, ST., is in Washington,
Pa, in the interest of L. Spence's machine
factory.
A travelling man was in the city yester-
day selling the most complete window out
fit we have ever seen.
Mrs. Joseph Chandler and daughter,
Miss Cassie, are in Chicago visiting Mrs.
Chambers son Lafayette.
A part of the Laughlin mill was shut
down for want of iron yesterday. The hot
machines will probably be off till Monday.
The broken housing at the rolls is repair
ing.
The ladies of the Methodist branch OF
the WOmen's Foreign Missionary Society
entertained the visiting members at dinner
in the church yesterday.
The old soldiers of this vicinity will meet
in the City Hall tonight to make arrange
ments to attend the Tri-State Reunion on
Wheeling Island on September %. All
are invited.
Louis Pracht, the Washington street
baker, has purchased the Fillmore proper
ty, at the head of Washington street, and
is having it remOdeled and fitted up for
his business.
James Weeks, who was stricken with
paralysis, rs noticed in the REGISTER q
few DAYS since died yesterday morning.
He will be buried in Weeks cemetery to-
day at 10 a. III.
R. c. Swartz, Esq, has just come in off
the road, and reports business good and
improving. He was out in the interest OF
the Martins Ferry stove works, and says
their sales are one hundred per cent. better
than last year.
Rev. Earl d. Holtz will preach in the
NJ. f. Church tomorrow morning and
evening. Morning subject: The Only
Remedy for Troubled Hearts, f" and in the
evening, Earthquakes, and What OF
Them"
In the country the threshers are busy
and have been for two weeks. Wheat Is
nice and turns out well. Oats are little
dry and some are musty. However. crops
of all kinds are, phenOmenally good, and
the festive farmer hath no cause for COM
plant.
School opens Monday. and as heretofore,
children on the hill in the First ward, will
have to 90 round by Clark's addition to
get to the First ward new building, or else
ruin their clothes by climbing the wire
fence by the Walnut Grove. 4 committee
from the School Board was appointed to
look the matter up of opening more con-
veDicnt road, which committee by consent
of Council, had 4 committee from that
body to cooperate with them. We do not
know what has been done by the commit
tees, but generally hope some better means
OF access will be afforded the children be-
fore the autumn winds and winters snow
will come again.
The WOman's Foreign Missionary SOcl-
ETY. of the Stcubenville District closed their
convention in the NJ. f. Church, this city,
Yesterday afternoon, having had an eX-
ceedingly inviting session. The exercises
Thursday night were of more than Ordl-
nary interest Mrs. f.. d. HOltz gave the
address of welcome in neat and approprl-
ate speech. This WAS replied to by Miss
Lucy L. Cushman, of Steubenville, i'll n
very elegant address. Then followed
recitation, THE Heather Mothers Pray
er," given in an elegant manner by Miss
Conway, of Smithtield An address
of unusual eXcellency OF thought
and fOrecableneSs Of manner was
delivered by Miss Henrietta Green, an
appointed missionary to India. Her sub
iect was Responsibility to God and Mis-
siOns," and was listened TO with rapt atten-
ton. Yesterday the reports from the varl-
Gus local branches Of the districts evinced
great interest in missionary work. At the
fraternal hour Rev. Mrs. Walker, OF the
Presbyterian Church, gave an account of
the W. +. NJ. Society in that church, and
Miss Magic RalstOn. of the United Presby-
terrain Church, gave an interesting account
of the sOciety'S work with them. The AZ
ternOon was taken up in short addresses
and general reports. Mrs. Alice Kneen, of
Harlem Springs. Ohio, presided with great
grace and elegance, and Mrs. Grace, OF
Steubenville, was the very excellent and
careful secretary. The convention of Chris
tian women has left an impression of last
ing good and all concerned are delighted. -, -
Democratic primaries will be held in
each ward from till 8 o'clock tonight, to
elect delegates to the Bcllairc Convention,
September 10th, TO nominate a candidate
for Common Pleas Judge.
STONES Cash Shoe Store sells Mems fine
seamless Calfand Kangaroo shoes for $3.50,
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