Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-04
MARTTN's FERRY.
a Good Budget of News From over the
River


River.
Mr.. E Z Sparks, superintendent of our
public schools, has been almost over the
/ city irquiTing Ct slmOst every one that be
met if there was a vacant roon auywhsre
that could possibly be had to use for school
purposes, 90 there was over eleven hun.
dreo scholars enrolled on the books now
and constantly more COmiCg in. there be-
ing now from one hundred TO one bundled
aud twenty five more scholars than there
lie loom 10 yud seats for. Oae room alone
has heavyweight uose than il has seating
capacity for. There il about fifty new
scholars enrolled whose parents have Just
moved into town, besides the natural in
crease from this place itself, anu this also,
notwithstanding tina. the Catholic
sc1Col, which hos just started
with the tescLsrs, thua taking quite q
number OF children away that WAS were in
school last year. Mr, Sparks would like,
IL possible to obtain room in the lover
portion Of the town, IS that portion 10 the
most crowded, and a great number Of the
children have 60 walk from A.inayille aud
tina. portion of tbs town lying along the
river, which makes . long walk, and espe-
CiallY for the smaller Ones. hir. Sparks
deserves great deal Of credit t0z the way
be- is working lor The inteT,st Of the school,
and should be assisted "a much az po.sibl
by all of the citz.ns. He will have
school in ths hall Of the North street
schcol house until it gets too cold. thus
partly relieving the crowded stale for 6
time.
Yesterday afternoon just after dime.
d. j. d. Hobsnsack was called out on
Glenp'a run 10 seq a patient, and lie drove
his match tenn Of blacks out and when be
was goiug down q steep plice iu TIE load
the buggy s,at gave way, throwing hin
over upon the wheel, breaking it and
Otherwise smashing the buggy and iojuring
aim, but to just what extent could no, be
learned at this writing, for the man that
brought The horses IL after g new rig did
not seem 60 know. At dark last evening
DE Doctor had rot returned yet and hi;
/ friends were getting anxious f)r fear he
was burt worse taa1 was reported.
There were some fourteen bundled
pounds Of bulk UOnsy shipped here OF
Monday 70 G.. L. BuChaan01, and When
the car containing it WAS throrn in by the
tIainmen there We3 no Cae on 90 check it:
speed ald it struck another car hard
enough 90 oyerthrown one OF the cans
spilhDg eboul ninety pounds of the sweet
stuff 10 run through the car onto thu
grouDd, and yesterday thousands of beet
/ were at it, snd every one that would g
Up the railroad would steer clear OF tia
pace.
The Pennsylvania railway is still very
saCrl Of box cars at this place, thus bin
/ denrg the different factories fion shipping
| their goods rs promptly as they would like
Agent 7. J. Thomas is kept very busy
urging the prompt unloading Of the ful
car loads that ere received. that tho wan
for empties may be as nelT filled p is pcs
sible.
The fsm Of Hnllsck Bros, contraction
on the Union Bridge, are erecting a der
rick rear Spence, Baggs q Co. Foundry
and getting ready to commence operation
on ths lbutmeute The engineer was busy
yesterday and the day batore, locating TIL
different o1Ss.
Mayor 81. @. Mitchell made come
changes in the police force yesterday, put
ting q e mos. q them on 81 night, thu'
supplying long islt want and ons that
Las been nsce5- ~ by tine frequency with
/ which ro5beriss have been of late.
Mr.. Harry Northwood and wife, Of The
| No,thwood glass house, returned last eve
ming from g two months visit 20 his ole
home emo friends in England. He Is look
ing vel and says he enjoyed the visit I'M
meusaly, erd be certainly Looks II.
Benny Exley, @ clerk in DR.. A. r
Oeg's drug store, viii return to-day from
an extended Western trip in the iDterss
of his health, ard bis letters say that he l.
much Improved bu, not entirly well.
Mrs. a. J. .Yanpelt, was reported very
I bad Yesterday. SIZE was just getting oyel
s. severe attack Of typhoid fever and had
been out Of the house two or three times
Mrs. Heiitz AID Sis. Ford, of TientOn
/ n. j., who have been The guests Of Mrs
/ Ford Smith, GA Fifth etrcct, !e;t We teTday
for Washington City TO visit friends.
Page Carey * CO. received about TWEEN
iy cars of stone last evening over the Q. %
l Z. Il. r, from Bsrea, O for the abut
meats Of the Union bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace RaIclin, tf sit
Pleasant, iook advantage Of the low rate
10 Columbus yesterday, and have gone tC
visit some friends there.
Joseph MediD, the Washington street
shoe merchant, who has been under the
| weather for some time, We feeling some
better yesterday.
Arthur loves Funny Folks Company
In Spread Eagle will be the next attrac
zion at the Opera House on wednesday
night.
W. B Pryar, of Pittsburg, Ernest Bae
aud II. Bremer, Of Wheeling, were regis
tered at the Hotel MaywcOd yesterday.
George Spence ia in Parkersburg, VIVA.
taking in the fsir and repr, 1enting hi
f thei's agricultural works.
u NJ. Hervey, of Utica, ONO. is ia III
city, the guest of his brother DE-. w. j.
Hervey, on Hanover etreet.
~ Tre,e WI man IN town yestel6N
b hunting for some one to take the agency
d new patent door stop.
Geo. Romick, Yard Master on the c.
( p railrcad at Bsllaire, o, we3 in ton
, yesterday.
Walter Darrah and Howard Griffith vel
q in Bellaire yesterday taking IN the c1r
b ventiOn.
/ Homer Henderson left yesterday f
q Phtsburg and several other points IN 4
p East.
% II Bst,is we3 in New Brighton, ytste
/, dsy. locking AFTER his interests there.
The bridge abutmsnt on Fourth street
=. nearly completed.
Henry Kisn was in Bellaire yesterda
q on business.
FIEANCE AND TRADE.