The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-19
A NEW OPERA HOUSE

For Martins Ferry Sure'.lilrthdhy Party
Martins Ferry Gossip.
rhe ~" Society will meet Wednesday even
Ing ut Mr.. McKim's.
Samuel Robinson, Of Pittsburgh, visited old
friends yesterday,
james Smith and wife left yesterday for West
Lafayette, o., to spend u week or So
The plate mill at tho Standard Iron works will
be or I'LL tomorrow 10 repair the rolls,
Mr.. John i. Miller Iias sold his residence on
North Fourth Street to Mr.. William Mann,
Mr.. ", ". Powell, OF Princeton, ILL.,, Is Visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. u, J. lIoyle. Ito lsG brother Of
Mrs, lioylc.
Jesse bennett and wife and Mrs: Joseph Kith.
cart, OF Mt. Pleasant, visited Martins Ferry
friends yesterday.
The sallIc Hinton company, which Is at the
Opera House this week. Is divided between the
Haywood aud layless hotels.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. WGtherald left yesterday
for MaSSllOn 10 attend the funeral Of Miss Edna,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Wells.
BayleSs Bros, the timers, arc making the
largest blOw,plpe In the United States for the
American glass works, ut Anderson, lud,
Lon Carpenter buried seyon.yearold son
yesterday. lie was run over by wagon two
years Rgo and died from the injury then received
The meeting Of the U. p. Mite Society to have
been held at Mr.. George McKim'E on Third street
tonight has been postponed till Friday evening,
James II. gill, formerly Of Mount Pleasant
aud well known In this section, died at Topeka,
Kan, Inst week. lie was q brother OF John gu
formerly OF Wheeling, and lost SlbO,OOO when he
failed. lie visited Wheeling once, and II cost
him $4,000 to get out OF the city. This was IN
1850, and he never visited that city. afterwards,
Martins Ferry Is to haven new Opera House
sure MGSsrs. Ong, swartZ aud Kukuck, who
will GreCtR threC.story block on the south side
OF Hanover street, near Fourth street, have
changed the plans aud VIII have 4n opera
taking up the whole Of the two upper stories
with offices aud halls. The Opera House viii be
somewhat different from the original plans, Will
have large RlnRe aud viii be fitted up In irst'
class style. This play house VIII DO a credit 10
Martins Ferry and Will be leased 70 any good re-
liable man. On the second floor OF the building
there Will DO several offices and hall In the
third. The contract was let yesterday 70 Exley
Il Co. and work will be commenced on tue !oun'
dalton this week. IN addition n this large block
the Catholic Church and u number Of good
buildings are already under contract, and many
Others Will DO erected this season.
The birthday OF Joseph Pennington was com
menOratCd last night By q large number Of hlS
friends, who rendered him surprise. The
crowd, numbering about fity:ieoIples, meta the
aud repaired TO tho rCyldoncc Of Joe'g parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pennington, on Filth street,
carrying refreshments with them. lie knew
nothing Of tho affair, but oil who attended re-
NAMED till late hour and had ilfStClRss time.
Tho principals were Misses Jennie Dixon, Anna
and Kate RalstOn, Jessie SwArtZ, Anna Grcene,
Jessie williamson. Edith Mckim, HllA Camp
bell, IcrlIe lllaCkiOrd, Elniha and BertlO Key
ser, Blanche Mcdlll, Sarah German and Flora
COylc, and MeSsTs. A, W. Kerr, Joseph haywood,
james HukilI, VIII r. and Alex, Dixon, Albert
Marshall, Jessie Jones, George RalAtOn, Charles
". KukuCk, Alex. MCCOnpeghy, john v.
Crooks, Lewis KeyEer VIII CToWGll aud El
Dl0eEiord, all Of Martins Ferry, and a, ThomaS,
q 4 unVnlaNI