Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-12
MARTINS FERRY.

Miss Mary Park left for DesMoines,
Iowa. yesterday.
Rev. J. Fl. Cray, of Mt. Pleasant Was
in town Yesterday.
Doc" Mercer left yesterday for Col.
orado, where he will make his future home
Emory Smart, of Portland, Maine, was
in the city yesterday, calling on our mer'
chants.
w. II. Wood & Bro, brick manufacturers
and contractors, resumed operations in
full at their brick yards yesterday.
Romano" "Loe," Trojan" and In.
dian Summer" were put in the public Ii.
brsry yesterday. An order for a large
number of new books is now in. They
will arrive in few days.
II. W. Smith, Of the Commercial Bank.
left yesterday to visit his soDs. Eugene, 10
Southern Missouri, and Charlie, who is in
Northern Dakota. His daughter, Mrs. J.
F. Miller, will accompany him as far as
Iowa City.
Work on the new passenger depot con-
tinues and the stone work will be com.
pleted in few days The company also
promise new freight depot this summer,
but it has not been made public where it is
to be built.
Work on the gas pipe line is progressing
nicely One line across the river is com
pleted, and work 10 being pushed on the
other two. On tbis side the trench for the
reception of the Pinch street line has
been completed distance Of onefourth Of
o mile.
Things are assuming very lively ap.
pearance in and about Martins Ferry now
Car loads Of l2inch pipe are arriving
daily, and teams are hauling and dis,rio
utiug them along First street, where q
large force of home labor is at work put
ting down the bitches. Pipe laying COM
menced in earnest yesterday under tho
supervision of Supt. A. c. McClouce. En-
gineer Merrill WIS running in the connec
tions at the Standard mill yesterday. The
force OF hands is being increased with
home labor all the ,ime. Owing to the
rise in the river pipe layiug across the river
has been suspended for few days.
Council met on Monday night with all
members present and transacted consider.
able business. The report Of the finance
committee showed the towns condition 10
be very poor ard recommended retreBch.
ment An ordinance to levy tWelvemIll
tax wss passed and the county clerk mott.
fed. The following standing com nittees
we're appointed: Light, Miskle and STRAIN;
Cemetery, Cots, Wood and Strain; Water
Works, Edson, Miskls and WilhAnsi Ordi
nance, Strain, Wood and the Solicitor. An
equalization board provided by statute and
composed Of elk citizens was elected by
council The following are those chosen
for three years: DIR. A. A. Ong end Jsmes
Kerr; for two years. David Park and
Thomas Mu!laady; for one year, John T.
Selby and Mathew JONES.
Matters in police and ustics circles were
rather lively yesterday. Campbell, the
drunken printer was fined s. and costs
for his escapade Of Monday. James Nc.
Carrihan was fined 81 and costa Tor
drunkenness and disordeyly conduct. The
attachment sgit al Mrs +. Little, OF Wheel
iug, agsius, James Hannah, OF the same
place, and employed by the Martins Ferry
Keg and Barrel Company Of this place,
vas tried before Squire Mitchell and de-
cisiou rendered in favor Of the plaintiff.
The defendants wages were attached, 70
get eleven mouths house rent, aud the sui.
vas very funny and ersatei considerable
humoS saopg the spectators John Jones
of the Standard addition. bad hearing be-
fore the game magistrate. on the charge oi
usisg obscene and abusive language. Hs
was fined s. ard costs.