The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
MARTINS FERRY.
Christmas = Industrial Items - Personal
Gossip, etc.

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Gossip, etc.
one Of Alvin Darrahs children lsquite sick.
George schell has sold his saloon 10 Frank Wat
ten.
Martin Yost, Of BellAIre, ate turkey here yes
terlAy.
charles swanson, OF Bollyer, Was in the city
yesterday.
Ross McKIm, of Pittsburgh, was down for
Christmas.
Robert Campbell, of New Castle, is here visit
Ing his parents.
George Ringer, Of New Brighton, Pa, isyIsiting
his friend, Harry Hood.
Miss Maggie King was married on Christmas
eve tOR New Brighton. Pa, gentleman.
Milton. o. Il. and Harlem ong OF smithhold,
were In Martins Ferry over Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs James Hill, of East Liverpool, are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Medill
Miss Lyda RalSton returned to Carrolton yes
tcrday, after charming visit with the Misses
Kerr.
Lieutenant Hanes and family, OF Baltimore,
spent Christmas with Mrs. HIS brother Dr. a.
r. ons.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ". Cochnln, Of irandylcw, o.,
are srending the holidays with James. IL. Dren'
/ nen, E'q.
simon Hamburger, father OF Berthold HRrbur-
ger, of the Gem laundry, arrived here from Ger
many last night. His son did not know he was
coming.
Miss Nellie McndeII, Of bethany, Pa, who cx'
pected TO visit the Misses Williamson this week,
has postponed her visit on account OF the death
Of her sister.
James Murphy, with ticket 81, drew the minIa'
| tHFe house, and ERoch Harris, with ticket ID
drew the Hour mill raiiled OFF at SwRrtZ's shoe
store. They belonged to Gus KOehlcr.
"LondOn, the Metropolis Of the World, will
be c. L. Bottoms subject at the Lafayette Open
House tO.worrow night. This Will be the second
| Of Miller's lecture course. Holders OF hchhOt
tickets must get reserved seats for each lecture.
The Laughlin mill will resume this morning
The Standard mill VIII also 50 on, run one week
then thut down iOrrepairs. The Buckeye gtns'
works will make two weeks stop. the ElSOt
will resume this morning aud the NOrthwooC
will shut down for one week.
The mask ball given BY the Elson Fish ,nll
ded. The set Of glassware offered for the bes
dressed lady was carried or by Miss Maggie
Shrodes, and the set offered for the best mu!
Waltzer by Miss Mary Ryan. Joseph ConrdC
wore the most cOmlcal costume and was AWARDED
the prize, agingcr cake horse.
Yesterday was very much unlike Christmas Ii
Martins Ferry, owing TO the weather. Yer!
little business was done and the city presented
the appearance OF sunday. There was NOR
present giving than ever. ono heard oil man!
very costly ones The saloons did rnshlnl
business, but less drunkenness was noticeable
than for years, Il different condition OF aiihir
than on Christmas eve. No arrests were made
The absence OF the fire cracker racket was no
tiCeablG. Several hundred persons were out o
the city. Over 200 went on the Cleveland
Pittsburgh road alone. Numerous Martini
Ferry people travelled all through Greece and al
over turkey. Visitors were numerous. Tn
!. Wheeling Opera Houses drew immensely. The
attendance at the sunday Schools was quilt
large. Al the Presbyterian and United PrcsDy
terinn aud German churches in the evening
there was Rn entertainment and distribution o
} candy. There wa treat for thesCholnrs In Thu
Methodist Episcopal 1t 9l. M, one In the ClarEi
Addition Mission In the afternoon and one at tn
baptist In the evening. The A. VI. Il. had q iCs
tIyal ut Lafayette Hall In the evening. The II
Illuminated evergreen cross and the notices II
the Presbyterian church were credit TO the
Sunday School.