The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-14
MARTINS FERRY.
Electric Llghting-Water for bridgeport.
Fire at the buckeye, etc.

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Capt. Abram Lash Is on the sick list.
Miss Payne, OF Scotch Ridge, died yesterday.
Miss ELoIse Gray Is entertaining Mrs, Walker
Of Erie, Pa.
sixty Bellalre people took In the race at the
rink last night.
Mr.. and, Ms. Thomas Frazier have returned
from baltimore,
BENJAMIN Exlcy, ST., who has been laid up, |,
able 10 DO out again.
Rcy. LIS. Winters has recovered sufficiently to
be on the streets again.
Col. BiSSell, Of the Wheeling & Harrisburg road
was Ia town yesterday.
Uncle Jacob Press left yesterday for the
National Home Ut Dayton.
For ROnt-The two store rooms In tho Parker
block on Hanover street. Address Mrs James
Flndlay.
Yesterday J. T. Haues sold the two frame
houses OF James CrOSsley on South Front street
to the Union Bridge Company.
Passenger train No. 81 on tho Cleveland &
Plthburgh road was an hour late last evening on
account Of wreck at Rochester.
Mr.. OsgOod has succeeded Mr.. Fowler as con.
ductor on the Martins Ferry and liOllAire train
on the Cleveland, Loraln 4 Wheeling road.
Next Tuesday evening tho Sons OF Veterans
will entertain at the @. A. X. hall the young
ladies' and Others who participated In the enter
tRlnment last week.
Mt. Charles Il. shrevC, formerly Superintendent
Of the Martins Ferry schools, has been Invited
10 deliver tho neGt lecture In the High School
on Friday, Mafch9
The skating contest between shuttleworth, OF
BellAire, aud HALEY Woods, Of Martins Ferry,
At the rlnK last night, was won by Woods by two
laps. shuttleworth fell all over the door.
William p. Harris died at his residence In
Clatk's addition last evening at $40. lIe was q
mnmhnF nj InmnnnV n ElFRE Vast VIRGINIA
Infantry, and II iShoped the members Of his old
regiment will act AS pail bearers, The funeral
will take plAct oil Friday at j.. m. and there
will DO large turnout OF old sOldSers aud their
sons.
Yesterday slight fire occurred at tho Buckeye
glass works which might have resulted Ia the
destruction Of the works. About 10 u. III, some
boys were playing In the yard, and noticing q
fire under the factory aoor give the alarm. Some
o. hs employs ioES IP portion q ne oSr
Of water. A space. Of several feet had burned
near the furnace In operation. The FIRE was
caused by natural gas. The department was not
called out.
At meeting o. the City Council on Tuesday
evening an ordinance was passed giving 70 the
Martins. Ferry Construction Company the right
TO light the city With electricity and another or.
dlnlnce was passed giving the contract 10 tho
same company tor three years at so per lamp Of
twenty-five candle power This company 10
furnish arc lamps at so each when they arc
wanted, A resolution was passed TO take the
necessary steps " condemn CltAwbR street, to DO
opened. A resolution was also passed asking
tho IIenwOOd Furnace Company and the CleVG.
land & Pittsburgh railroad Company 10 repair
the crossings complaint about which has been
made by teaGnGterS. The Mayor was instructed
10 enforce tho law aud break up rOwdyiSm at
the Open House, mention Of which has been
made 10 tho lNTELlIOENCER. A committee OF
GOuncilmeu and citizens was appointed TO confer
with committee Of bridgeport CouncllmCn and
water. The committee Of councilman consists
OF ". Il. Smylle, J. H. Montgomery and James
Riley, aud the citizens IL ". Smith, Thomas
Meafs and A. X. 0nR. The conference will DO
held at the Water Works Office to-day At p. IN.