Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-12
MARTINS FERRY.
A Solid Column of News of Every De
scrIption.
MASONIC FUNERAL NOTICE.

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scription.
MASONIC FUNERAL NOTICE.
The members of Ohio City Lodge No.
486. F. & A. NJ, are requested to meet at
their lodge room, this Sunday afternoon,
NAV 18th, at 100 O'Clock sharp, to attend
the funeral of our deceased brother, A. NJ.
Shipmsn. Members of sister lodges are
invited 10 attend.
THEo. SNoDGRAss. Secy.
Miss Amanda Miller and mother left
Yesterday for Columbus, Ohio, to visit
friends.
The c. & P. +. R. Co. has large force
of men at work putting fence along both
sides of the right of way through the Brei-
denstine property in the lower part of the
city. The company takes good slice of
the land Breidenstine has fenced IN on
either side.
On Saturday, June ID, the Martins
Ferry Msnnerchoir will give an excursion
sion on the steamer Courier to Baresville,
stopping at Darlington both ways. The
affair will be semi-select and the best Or
der will be maintained A full brass band
will accompany the excursion.
As a result of the recent Industrial Ex-
position of the public schools $119 lies in
the hands of Prof. Sparks. 1t will be
spent for books to replenish the school
library, and the Board Educntion has
been asked to provide a suitable place to
keep the books.
A. link, the Hanover street .furniturne
dealer and undertaken, has Just gotten two
new hearses. One, an elegant white We
hicle to be used for children's funerals is a
very pretty piece of workmanship, and
worthy of any city. The new black hearse
is also a model of its kind.
There was severe freeze in some places
last Friday night, and in low ground con-
siderable damage was done. Strawberries
suffered most, and number of growers
report the crop as badly injured. This is
only the case with vines on low ground
and in most places them do not appear to
have suffered to any great extent. Early
cherries will be very scarce owing to the
freeze.
John L. Dobbins, Will Beck, Everett
Morris and Perle Schofield will leave to-
day to play in the band with Whites
show.
Robert Blackford, of this city, will be
master of ceremonies at the next COM
mencement at the Washington Jefferson
College.
Teachers examination was held in the
High School room yesterday.
Will Thomas, Of the Third ward fire
company, is sgain able to be about, after
weeks confinement from an injury re-
ceived while running with the hose truck
last week.
Prof. Edwin E. Sparks, Superintendent
of the schools, who is the director of the
choir in the NJ. E. Church, was presented
with gold headed cane by the members
of the choir on Wednesday evening he
had been informed that reception would
be civ en- in his homer at the residence OF
Mrs. Hugh Harrison, mother of one of the
meubers, and appeared there after attend
ing meeting of the Board OF Education.
Shortly after he put in his appearance Mr..
Albert Harris, member of the choir,
stepped up to Mr.. Sparks and presented
him with the cane, in behalf of the choir,
making the presentation speech in neat
manner. The recipient knew nothing OF
this feature of the reception. He express
ed his surprise and appreciation and
thanks in few well chosen words. The
remainder of the evening was spent at
music, conversation and Refreshments. On
the handle of the cane is inscribed, 'Pre-
sented to Edwin E. Sparks by the NJ. f.
church choir, 1889 "
In the Probate Court on Monday, in the
appropriation case of the Martins Ferry
Terminal R. r. Company vs.. VIM. B.
Craig, ct al, the jury returned a verdict
in favor of the defendants Craig and others
for 8 500 compensation. and in favor OF
Donovan and Others for $1,000 compenss-
ton and $3.50 damages. In The case Of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie r. r. Co., against
the unknown owners Of strip of land in
section 81, township 4, range 2, the jury