Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-29
MARTINS FERRY.
The GleaniDgs of a Day Across the
River

River
Councilman Shr0des has hired the moon
again for a short time to help the citizens
out until the Electric Ii ht Company gets
ready to get hustle on and give us some
light. The company is only three months
behind.
Capt. Seamon, President of the Buckeye
Glass Works, was presented last week with
fine gold headed cane by the managers
Of the different departments of the works.
Wood Danat, of Columbus, o., has been
in the city the past week, the guest OF his
cousin, DR.. W. II. Danat.
Mrs. Geo. Robinson, of st. Clsirsyille,
is in the city visiting her son and many
friends.
Andy Taylor was bound over in the
sum of $50 to appear at court for the
larceny of some meat at Heil's place of
bushels.
L. Wooster, who has been sick some
time with typhoid fever, was much bet
ter yesterday.
Mrs. Harry NocthwoOd and son, who
have been quite i'll with Russian in
fueDza, we're not quite so well last eveE-
ing.
Mr.. John Grimes, ofSewiekly, and Mics
Lucie Fcszier, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Frazier, on Third street, were mar
ried on Christmas, and left the same after
noon Tor the groom's home, where re-
ception was held.
Miss Lee Mitchell, of Bridgeport, who
has been visiting her friend, Miss Kate
Stewart, returned 10 her home yesterday.
Geo. Roach, formerly of this city, but
who has been working in Anderson, Ind,
lately, came back to visit friends during
Che holidays and was taken down with ty
phoid fever at the Hotel haywood. lie
YVES taken to bis mothers home in Steu-
benville yesterday.
Mr.. Oliver Van Pelt will leave in the
morning for Anderson, Ind, to visit his
son Charley, who is in the drug business
there.
Lewis Swar'z, a former Martins Fer
risn, but now of Anderson, Ind, is in the
city visiting relatives and friends, of
which be has host here.
The c., L & w. R. X are building
narrow gauge track from the Lsugblin
Nail Mill ware house to their switch, so
as to facilitate as well as cheaper tie load
ing Of nails, upon their road by the worke.
Roy Wood, who has been attending the |
Polytecnical School, at Terra Haute, Ind,
is at home, spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wood.
There are quite number Of our mer-
chants VINO have taken the electric light, |
and ore complaining about the late hour at
which the light is turned on and also tina.
it is turned of too esIly in the morning.
There has been no new developments in |
the Kelley. Colts tragedy as yet, Kelley |
having been taken TO st. Olairsville by |
Marshal Burns.
Peter Tlfiu, Superintendent of the |
Children's Home near Barnesville, as well |
as the trustees and members of the insti |
tuition, wish to thank the ladies of Mar
tins Ferry, not only for the liberality |
with which they sent the children Christ |
mas presents, but for their selection Of
good, substantial and well adapted articles. |
The strike which was inaugurated by |
the Carpenters Union at B EKley q Co. g |
planning mill, on account Of the discharge |
of Joe LsRue, a brother workman, was |
settled yesterday morning by the firm |
giving in and agreeing to reinstate him if
be go desired it. The members feel very |
good over their victory after only one
week of idleness.
The Martins Ferry Terminal Railway |
Company has been granted the right of
way over the property of the Laughlin |
Mill Company by the Probate Court OF
Belmont county. The price set WAS 81 500. |
Commencing January l, 1890, it will he .
quite difficult matter to transport dead |
bodies over the Pennsylvania Company's |
lines west of Pittsburg unless great prep |
arations are made. The bodies of these |
who have died OF smallpox, leprosy, &c, |
are not taken under any consideration. |
Those who have died of diphtheria scar
let fever, typhoid fever and similar diseases
must be wrapped in a sheet thoroughly |
saturated with a strong solution of BIZ |
C Horde of mercury and enclosed in an |
air-tight zinc, tin or copper or lead lined |
coffin. The coffin is also to be encased in |
n Theoretically sealed zinc, copper or tin |
case, and all enclosed in a strong wooden |
box, lumber to be not less than one and one |
half inch thick. Disinterred bodies are
treated with double precaution, and 10 |
most case3 will not be received for trans |
por,a'iOn without consent of State Board of
Health.
There was gentleman in the city yes
tsrdsy, whose name could not be learned,
but his residence is at Wellsville, O.. try
ing to induce several of our manufacturers
to 20 into factory for the manufacture OF
pillow points, with a machine shop attached,
at Toronto, o. He met with poor success,
most of them saying they were satisfied !
with their present trade and outlook.