Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-16
MARTIN,s FERRY.
Crisp Items Of News Gathered from Over
the River,

the River.
The Cleveland aud Pittsburg Railroad
Company is having no end Of trouble II
setting their property line posts Yester'
dsy, for the second time, five o! their men
went 10 B. McEltee's property, on Second
street, to plant post, bat Mr. MeEntee
objected again. The men in charge OF the
work did not fesl inclined TO argue the
matter with Barney, so they went to the
Mayor for police protection IN their work.
His Honor wrote On order for the mem
bars of the police force TO protect the
men, but the Marshal refused to
honor it or have anything to 90 with the
matter. McEatee removed the stakes and
post as fast as they were planted, and the
railroad men men lCft with the work I'M
done. The Marshal stated that he had no
assurance Of the railways right to trespass
on the ground which McEatee had bsen
allowed 10 hold undisputed for years.
There are Courts in which the right to the
ground may be ests 5lished, and tho police
force can then be called upon to enforce
the Courts decision. An effort was also
made to establish property poets on the
property held BY T. S. Smith, al Burling-
tor, bat Mr.. Smith pulled up the posts
ana removed them as fast as planted.
It is ruuored or the streets that some
one has discovered that the ground oceu'
pied by Fourth street, In this city, from
Clay to Hanover, does not belong 10 the
city at all, and that there is possibility
that it may revert to the Martin heirs.
This is, however, extremely improbable,
although it is not impossible that some
aaw might exist in the title The street
has, however, been an open highway for
more than twenty.one years, and the title
Of the original owners has simply lost its
value from innocucus desuetude.
Mr. Frank Bernie, popular salesman
in the employ Of the Grand Rapids Fur
niture Company, was in the ciCy yester-
dag, and contracted with the Opera House
people f)r five hundred fine opera chairs
OF the latest and most improved pattern.
After he had flushed his work he was
suddenly taken sick and had to be helped
to the depot, where be took the train ioI
his home at MassillOD, Ohio.
A boy named Al. Blackburn has had the
honor conferred upon him Of being the first
person to be incarcers.ed in the new Mt.
Pleasant Jail. Mayer B. 6. Jones gave him
hearing yesterday. II was the fist
session OF the Mayors Court in a town
nearly hundred years old.
A meati3g Of the Fire Department will
be held Ia the CiJy Hall tonight to ar
range to attend the Firemen's Tourna
ment 81 Wel!svilio on the Doth. All the
6remsn sIe requested to be present.
MIS-. Lucian Martin left yesterday for
Cleveland, 10 join her husband. They ex'
pect to take steamer from there to Detroit.
The professional snd commercial people
played q game Of ball yesterday. Score,
b to % in favOe OF one or the other.
Miss liza D4vault, TIE popular Central
telsphoua operator, has returned from a
weeks scjOurn in the country.
Plummer p. Lewis, a appointment at
torney OF S,eubenyille, was in the city yes
tefdsy on bu i.ess.
Hon. Geo. W. McCieArY was in the
city yesterday shipping his fine horse Harry
G. Midnight
David Brown, the gcOcerymau, who wa:
sent TO the asylum, returned last evening
cured.
Anderson Ralst0n left yesterday fol
Westchester, H., to visit friends.
O. Zuber, of Seabenyilie, was in the
city yesterday.