Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-13
MARTINS FERRY.
How Things are Going In Ohio--Minor
News Notes.

! Russell Medlli, Roscoe Ong ana ROBERT
4. Blackford leave to-day for Washington,
Pa, to attend school.
On Thursday of this week the Democra-
tic Judicial Convention will he held in
| Bellaire 10 nominate candidate for the
common pleas judgeship. James Merkle,
John +. Selby and John F. Hukill are the
delegates from the three wards in this
city. ..
At the dance to be given by the Recka-
bites OH September 20th a gold necklace
will be given TO the best lady dancer.
On Saturday night Joseph ODonnell
raffled OFF brass cornet. Ticket No. 81
drew the prize.
At meeting of the old soldiers of this
vicinity, held OH Saturday night, in q. A.
Il. Hall, il was decided to attend the tri-
State reunion in a body, accompanied by
the Citizens Cornet Band, of this city.
An invitation was also extended to the old
soldiers of Mount Pleasant and Portland
to join the same marching body, and thus
swell the assembage and make a more pre-
sentable appearance in regard to numbers,
About 10 o'clock Saturday night Mrs.
| Henderson, the colored lady who swote
out q warrant for a young colored man In
town on Friday, yelled bloody murder,
fire, /" dynamite, anarchy and every
other exciting exclamation Imaginable.
Officers Burns and Wclch repaired to her
residence. corner of Third and Walnut
streets, and found her terribly worked up
and crying that Tom Curtis tried to
shoot me" 1t seems that no me else had
heard the shot, and an examination of the
window where the bullet is supposed TO
have entered showed unmiStakably that Il
'darnicE' had done the work. Ii WAS
afterwards found that some one had thrown
stone through the window. Curtis il i'll
nocent of this crime, irs the Mayor and one
policeman saw him in company in an en-
tircly different part of the city at the exact
time the stone throwing occurred. Mrs.
| Henderson will have Ia find some one else
| to blame with her trouble in this case.
Lots in all parts of the city for sale, by
Gray, Smith y Co.. real estate dealers.
All the saloon keepers were notified on
| Friday to close their places of business At
/ 10 o'clock p III. hereafter, in compliance
with an ordinance passed several years
ago, which has not recently been enforced.
The stringcns Sunday law and the 10
o'clock closing ordinance enforced will
keep the saloons under Il pretty heavy ~
Sponsiblity to he obcdient.
/ j. W. Phocbus, the REGISTERS agent,
will furnish prices on all kinds of Job work,
/ printing, and advertising Give him 4
call before placing your orders.
/ Mrs. John Nickcls. of Martins addition,
/ had her pocket picked of a pocketbook
containing 81 on Friday at the Fair.
. Rev. Mr.. Brooks, of Cleveland, o., will
conduct services in the Episcopal church
/ in the Commercial hall to-day at 3p III.
One Office room for rent in the CONNER
/ rial Block. Enquire of Grey. Smith 4 Co.,
/ Real Estate dealers
On Thursday a very pleasant surprise
birthday party was given at the house OF
Mr.. Oliver Van Pelt on the hill, west III
town. The affair was gotten up in honor
of Mrs. Van PcIt's forty-filth birthday.
and was grand success as well rs u com
plete surprise.
Two good houses, on North Fifth street,
for sale by Gray, Smith < Co. real estate
dealers
Mr. T. Il. May, formerly OF this place,
but now Of Sharon. Pa, will take charge
Of the Standard mill tomorrow, ~ general
manager. Mr.. May WAS employed in the
same capacity before he left this place, a
few months ago.
Warrants were sworn out Saturday by
Marshal William Burns for John Nader
and George Arbaugh for keeping their
saloons open after ten O'Clock p M, in
opposition TO city ordinance.
Saturday morning about eight o'clock
Frank, ten-year-old son Of Frank Ford,
accompanied by his eight-year- brother,
found railroad torpedo on the {. x J..
track near the I.aughlin mill and at
tempted 10 open it with stone. Frank
laid the box on the rail and taking a small
boulder in his right hand, struck it, There
was All instantaneous explosion, and the
fragments of tin and the stone he held lac
Grated his right hand terribly, blowing the
end Of three fingers entirely of, and cut
ting the flesh away from the half
of the thumb, till the bones were
barred. 4 piece Of the edge Of the box
. struck the younger brother in the left
breast, cutting horrible cash the length
of itself and imbcding itself three inches
further in the flesh. DR.. J. ID. Hobensack
was called and dressed the injuries, tax
ing out piece of the tin and lead. Frank
may not lose any Of his finger, although
the accident may cripple the right hand
badly.
A few good lots for saie cheap by Gray,
Smith & Co, Real Estate dealers.
Sasn los. for 1
". Inglcbright in which he is charged |
with running ferry with his municipal
licence. The case is parallel 70 that Of
William Briceland who was up on Friday |
tor running n pool table without license
In neither case was the customary form N
collecting license complied with or notif- |
cation gwen. 10Th cas@s will be tried !
early next week.
The first dramatic entertainment Of the /
season will be given in lafayette Hall, |
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. |
Saturday night, J. J. Rumsey, the ressr- !
yoir contractor, agreed 10 pay his men |
81 80 per day. Thissettled the strike and |
we hope the work will 60 on hereafter |
with no disturbance
Mr.. George X. Tingle OF Alaska, was the |
guest OF James Y. Patterson on Saturday |
Miss Blanche House returned ,a her |
b0ne in Allegheny, Pa. Saturday, afteT a
pleasant visit With ihe Misses Miller, Of
Third street
Mr. Starr McMasters. Of Mt Pleasant,
was taken with a paralytie stroke on ThaIs-
day and died on Friday, Tie sesaains were
inferred at that PtaOe a.turday. Mr.. Nc.
MasyesS ia the father Of VIM. McMasters OF
this place, and is well known here. ~ he
formerly drove the Mt Plesan, and
Wheeling hack.
End Of Bone ssrapiag.
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