Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
MARTINS FERRY.
Matters OF Interest In Our Ohio Neighbor
Discussed.
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THE RAILROADS.
The past week has shown o marked I'M
provement in the general railroad situa-
ton in this neighb0rh0od. Both the South
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroads have made con-
siderable progress, not only in the matter
of actual building, but IN general way.
The s. p. & o. has finished mp its con-
demnatiOn suits with w. J. Rainey and
the Others near Darlington, and can now
proceed with the work along that part OF
the line. The prices fixed by the jury on
the several pieces of property are consid-
cred reasonable, except in the case of W
J. Rainey, where S., 500 was allowed. BY
many people this is considered ex-
brilliant, and il is probable that an appeal
will be taken.
On Friday ths S. p. & o people
put force of men to work on
the Bigger property up Short
creek This is three miles nearer to Mar
tins Ferry than any gang of men at work
gu either road. During the past week the
following consignments of tools aud ma
terials for contractors on both roads arIiv-
ed and were unlosded and delivered at the
creek Darling and Kennedy ak cars of
tools and materials, Fisher & Go. two cars,
DR.. Rice one car load, aud Horton Malone
two A consignment of railroad iron to
he put down temporarily to make track to
help on the construction is expected every
day. The S. p. & o, will commence
their tunel at Portland in few weeks.
NATURAL GAS.
Our natural gas consumers are hot about
the collar. They have been notified by
postal card that all contracts cease to exist
when the year is up, that 10 contracts
will be renewed at the old terms aud
failure to apply to make a new contract
before the one unexpired expires, will he
taken as notice that the party wishes TO
discontinue the use Of gas.
DR.. A. r. Ong, the COmpauy's agent in
this city, will make contracts only at much
advanced rates. For cooking stoves,
which formerly cost S14, the new price is
$lS, and for heating stoves and CRATES,
formerly $40, new price $l4 Nearly all
the consumers in the city feel that they are
being gauged, and all the consumers but
two have signed an agreement to refuse to
stand any advance whatever One mer-
chant remarked yesterday that his light
and fuel had cost him S3s for the past year
and that the price asked him by the Gas
Company for the next year was an advance
of AZ per cent. He has only one stove and
ten lights. He further states that his ex-
pense must include $25, which he spent
less than q year ago for a new ceiling
which is entirely ruined.
Some OF our merchants are making an
effort to form an electric light company TO
work on the cooperative plan and furnish
lights for its members. A meeting will
be called como time this week to arrange
for the formation Of such company.
DUB THEATKR.
During the past week. Will A. Miller.
proprietor Of Lafayette Hall, has raised
the roof over the siege 30 as to accommo.
date sliding scenery Of any height, and
has finished the work of decorating tina
ceiling and sides Of the auditorium. The
building will now be quite comfortable.
and presents quite pleasing appearances
inside. Mr.. Miller has several good shovs
booked for later in the season. The thea
ter opens on the 22d of this month with
the Rineheart Sisters, followed by Fields
Minstrels on the 18th and n Cold Day on
the 10Th.
SOCIETY MATTERS.
On Friday evening a party of young
folks gave a delightful dance in Lafayette
Hall. Meister's orchestra furnished the
inspiration, and the merry dancers kent on
the amusement until an early hour in the
morning. The event was in honor of sew.
eral young ladies and gentlemen who are
the guests Of young society people in the