The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-21
RAILROAD ACTIVITY
Over ;he RIvcr-rh" News of the Day Mt
Martins Ferry.

Over she River The News of the bay ut
| Martins Ferry.
Considerable railroad interest was again
awakened yesterday nj Martins Ferry by the ar
rival OF two Wheeling u Lake Erie rtilroad con.
tractors aud their families cnroutc to Mt Pleas.
ant. where they have rented homes TO remain
until their work Is completed. Several wagon
loads OF tools were hauled through the city, Uud
half dozen biz iron sh0ycls are piled up In the
alley buck Oi the Hotel haywood. A gentleman
| FROM NJ Pleasant stated that 100 brand new
Italians arrived there yesterday and went to
work The main point Of work for some months
VIII be between tue two t1uhels west oil NJ.
| Pleasant. Five car loads Of tools, carts etc,
| were ~ have reached Bridgeport last night. The
appearance OF these articles Is what inspires the
people over there TO hope for the new road,
which certainly is not far distant.
MARTINS FERRY RRHyTriEs.
Mrs. NJ. c. selby, OF Walnut street, Is quite Ill.
Miss Ann G. Turner Is visiting friends below
Bellnirc.
The Knights Of Pythlas Lodge will meet this
evening,
Mearss new cooper shop is now occupied, and
work Is very brisk.
Ross Mitchell has moved into hIs new resi-.
dcncc in the Grove.
The funeral OF the Iwo.ycar old chlld Of Mr., D.
Hanson took place yesterday afternoon.
Walter Brlcken aud Dr. McGlonn, Of NJ. Pleas.
ant, were IN town yesterday on business.
The police could learn nothing Of the alleged
racket In the Second ward Saturday night
The eight penny machines at the LAughlln
mill were idle yesterday for want OF iron.
Mr.. Myers, Travelling Passenger Agcat al the
Pennsylvania lines, was In the city yesterday.
Miss Ida Default has returned TO her post In
the Central oi!lee after Il two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Keim. aged 90. had two fingers ampu.
tated yesterday on account OF gIngrcen In her
hnnd.
The people here werevcry hvombly impressed
with the tnrlH discussion as given In this paper
yesterday.
Mrs. J. W. Ball and family have returned home
from Mt. Pleasant where they have been spend
Ing the summer,
The new culycrt Ia the First ward. near the
Grove, WIZ he ia9 feet Ions md ono foot lower
than the old one.
Misses Sarah Gorman, Flora Coil and Miss
Reilly. decorators ~ the buckeye have returned
from Rochester, Pa.
"TOdoS Fectercr, who was hurt playing bail
Saturday, Is oil right again, although he got u
terrible shaking up.
Misses Lille Tauuehill aud Icuuie Green have
returned home from Il pleasant visit with friends
In West Alexander, Pa.
The washed ont dsains OF Hickory street nre
being filed up with broken sandstone, which
makes very good bottom
Seveni citizens will so to 81. ClanVillG
to-day ns Jurors IN the case OF the s. T.. * U. mil'
road against William RaInoy.
Miss Lizzie Parish. who has been the guest Of
Miss Kate Carmichael for several days, will re-
turn home TO st. Louis tomorrow
A box OF iniInmablu material caught tire In Ar.
b1ugh's cellar on Hanover street Sunday, but
was eNtingulshed before any damage was done
The IRuEhlln mill yesterday began work ut
O'Clock 2. III. instead Oi1, nS formerly. Natural
gas will he used, aud the coal mIneFs Hyc ggaIn
knocked out.
Mr.. Alex. Linn is putting up building on
Hanover street for barber shop, md will fit it
W handsomely. II viii be the finest tOnsorial
cellar In Belmont county.
MIR. viii Morgan, the popular bmgeman on
the evening through freight, on the e. d T. mil,
road, left his home In IiclllIFc June 7, and his
friends and wife have heard nothing from him
since. Fears are entertained tor his safety.