Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-22
MARTINS FERRY.

1--WE. the uud rsigned citizens OF Mar
tins Ferry. ONO, do hereby petition your
honorable body, praying that by a special
ac, the name Of our village (SIartIn's
Ferry be changed TO Ohio City -
Thereto are appended forty names, in.
clipping George Screiner, John Armstrong,
john Fennimore, James p. johnson,
Dr. Israel Werlich, Henry. Wolfe,
o. G.. Parker, James Kerr, John
K. Slentz, d. D., William Hogue, James
. K. Grinih, Peter Manson and W. y. Hol-
hday, The docGmeut bears 10 date, but
the gentlemen ia whose possession 1t was
found, state that 1t was circulated for
signatures in 1869 or $50. The petition
was never presented, and the reason WHY
is probably on account Of a prejudice
which existed against the name proposed,
instead OF the u~nsigEtly COgnOmen which
still deCoTates the city.
The document. however, shows that the
matter wa thought Of years ago, and that
the importance OF cutting OF tie FeTry'
was recognized. About two Years ago
m efflr, was made 10 get public
sentiment reused TO a sufficient degree to
change ;he city's name, butt failed. The
principal reason il failed was on account Of
the verv small amount Of pride which tx
ISIS in our people The time the last effort
was made Is remembered distinctly. Your
reporter asked g certain business man at
the time what he thought OF the plan to
change the name. He replied that he
thought that in some respects It would he
a good thing. while IN Others il would not.
When plnred down closely, be admitted
thai the ouly objection he had to the plan
was tia; he Lad Just purchased some
printed letter heads, and that the rRu"
Martins Ferry" was printed upon all Of
II, and that a change would make it nee
essary for him to throw it away
o. huy q rubber stamp 10 cancel
the Oil uawc THIS and similarly silly
Object:oEs were the only ones named
against the movement, and like everything
else which has been attempted in the
town II .cil through. Your reporter had
Il splendid Opportunity to bind what im-
preston the cIty's name creates in the
mind of a stranger the first time he hear,
n. Mir. john a Bennett, representing
/ the Fabric Fire Hose Company, Of New
. Iu.S, tom whom our city recently puT-
/ chased 1000 ivet ui lire hose was here on
. FldIv. IA conversation, Mr.. Bennett
mentioned the fact that sur is a well 10.
Gated c,iy, with excellent opportunities
and many advantages. The reporter took
occasion to ask hin what was his first i'm
preston Of the town the first time he
/ Erard its name lie stated that the first
Ume he heard the name he at once con-
| cludyd that II was a small village with a
blacksmith shop, ferry wharf and possibly
e saloon and country tavern. He said he
did not imagine asy good Of the place and
wholly On account of the name. He iurth-
/ er asserted that il ne lived here ha would
1T once make an effort to change tie name
to something without q Ferry to it, aud
which would not indicate that il is a will
lag" Of martin hoXes.' Martins
Ferry however needs something else be-
sd anew name. Cities have sprung into
existence since Martins Ferry WAS u coed
, lrd village, which have 4 population
ulty times a. great. Ia 1888 Martins
Ferry was larger than Chicago In 1870
Martins Ferry hal 1900 people and Wien
ita, Kansas, had 80 people. Vow Martins
Ferry IN, . 500 and Wichita 81, 500. What
Wichita S., her own people have made her,
not hy slIpiy standing still AID allowing
weeds 10 grow IN ,Iy streets and waiting
Ior .orlething to tam mp, but hy pushing.
pulling, and forcing. So tar a. natural
advartagc- ~, Wichita can rot he com
pared 10 our own town and il, surround
lncs, hut what they lacked in natures
gifts ha- been made mp tea field in the
enterprise and energy Of the people
Within Il few weeks our people will
have au opportunity to show whether
or not tUpv really Clre to make
Martins Ferry what her natural advan.
ttgrs demands sire should lie. They can
show whether Martins Ferry men are
willing 10 rNprnd a lev dollars. and make
an irya~'men: which will not only pay
them dividends in the end, but make this
ely one o! the leading manufacturing and
commercial ,cntl,s of the sta,e. The
plan of the enterprise will be fully ,E-
plalnrd IN due time.
Il is reported On very good authority
thai the Lpuglhn mill will resume ope:.-
tious tomorrow, ami also that The Tun will
be- steady and long continued. II is as
serted that President tiIrEsncr stated that
they would make l7U, 900 kegs OF nails he.
twtru EGw ard July first. The capacity
Of the plant IL about 10000 per week
which gives l. weeks steady run.
Il has been found that the special cleo
ton advertised hy the Board Of Education
. to take place in a few weeks is illegal, and
the voting will ice postponed until the reg
ulir spring election. The vote was to be
. taicn 10 allow tie Board issue bonds for
the purchase Of a site iCr a new school
bril6ing ia the Thiui ward.
Mr. lanes A. Bennett, representing the
Fabric Fire Hose Co ofNew York City,
Z wa, haze yCstcTljv making final contracts
f,r the fire hose recently purchased hy the
c.ty.
Mr.. !. p Fowler will open a restaurant
at the corner Of Hanover street, at the c.
/ x i Tailrod, in a few DAYS.
The officers Of Local Union No. 81, A.
F. G.. W L. paid the striking workmen
their benefits yesterday.
Mayor Keller fined an unknown stranger
= aud costs for stealing 4 pair of gloves
from William Cline.
William WetheEald received a telegram
yesterday announcing The death of a son
Of t. l. Drlor, of East Orswrll, Ohio.
Mrs. Deloe is sister of Mrs Vim. Wether-
aid.
There will he preaching at the First
Bapunt Church, Martins Ferry, by Rev.
J T. Bradford, or Sunday morning and
evening Subject ion morning service
Tine Believer Never Separated From
Christ" Subject lor evening: The VAL
ley Of Dry Bones" Come one, come all,
and hear these highly entertaining AID in
strrctlvr sermons by the popular preacher
of thn Elr.t BIN lsL Church