Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
MARTINS FERRY.

Little else but election tslk has been
heard in this city during the past wetk
Business has not b zen susp nded 70 FIR as
the vendors were concerned, bat there
seemed to be lack of demand for any
kind of gods except the foamirg and
sparkling exhilerant.
The saloons have made nearly all the
money this week, and still quite q numbsr
of proprie:ors who wsg rcd their lucre on
the election are hardly even. All hands
are taking things coed naturally, and the
Democrat who receives an immense We l)w
Salt River ticket, smiles and c?mprehends
it all. The Republicans as a rule are 70;
inclined TO say or do things which tend TO
harrow up the feelings of tie yauquished,
remembering no doubt low it felt four
years ago.
/ There were no doubt in Martins Ferry
on election day $4,000 held in cash as
stake,. All this money will socn sgain
! find its way into the legitimate avenues OF
trade, and it will be quite a 1t p to the
coming moths finances.
/ Cur people are feeling remarkably good
over the fastest railroad news. The fac:
that TIE Bridge Company have commeT ced
! actual operations on the other side and
have had their engineers in this city sew
eral times duriog the past week is all
good news. Be,idss, thu, however, the
report that the Wheeling and Lake Erie
| HIS consolidated with the c., II. & d.
and the fact that the company has cen
! tracted with Carnegie Bros. & Co. for the
rails necessary 60 bald the road from
Boweston to this city makes that road a
certainty.
T The miserable mud of the plst few
weeks should open the eyes of our coun,
cilmen TO the necessity Of paTirg the
streets with something.
Mr.. Phil .He!sby, of Bsllaire, WIS in
the city yesterday.
Jay Mitchell, yonDg son of Rose Mitch
ell, is sick.
Albert link had telephone put 10 bis
Hanover street furniture stsre yesterday.
Qaite large amount CT stone TO be uss d
in the Union Bridge has been delivered by
The TIppecsnOe Stone Company on the op'
posite side of the river.
Already 80 tickets have been cold for
the lecture course gotten up by Mr.. Will
A. Miller, and mentioned in l.st Sa.ui Gay q
paper.
In the excitement of the political cam
paign, the s,hiol election, to C. ide upon
the i,sue Of bonds was almost lost sight
of. It carried, however, by vote Of 925
to 49,.
Call on J. W. Phoebus fer prices in ell
kinds of job work, printing, advertising
and book making.
Mr.. Msnsil J. Rose, of Quaker CT Y, o +,
g in the city visiting relatives.
Ga Friday evening numb'r Of young
people gave performs nee Of Cinderella 10
Commercial Hall for the benefit of the
Y's or the Young Wone ls Christian Tenn
perance Union as it styles Elf.
Waited, boys to sell the Sunday Reg
lister.
Wednesdays shooting match created
great deal of interest among our people,
and it i, t. be hopsd that rife club msy
be the outcome of it all.
JOIN r. Mcmillan, of New Belpre,
Obio, was in the city vest .rday.
Messrs c. ". Baxter and l.. W. SutteT-
land, os tie L. P. & o. Railroad, are at
the haywood.
Wanted, boys to sell the Sunday r g.
istar.
There are quite large number Of odd
election bets to be paid now. Half dczsn
wheelbarrow rides, rides Oh mems shou!-
ders, Sc, ale the principal feltureP.
Yesterday afternoon the Elite Comedy
Company gave successful matinee at
Laflyette Hall. In the evening the
Streets of New York" Was given, with
Mr.. II VI Workman in the title role. To-
morrow night tie New Tramp in Town"
and on THURSDAY the Hungarian Gypsy
Q1artet will hold the bcar1s.
Underwear at Dixon Bros.