The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-12
MARTINS FERRY.
A Change In the Opera House hloCk-rer
qQpRl and Other Notes.

A Change In the Opera House hioCk-Per-
QqpRl and Other Notes.
I'D FERRY iSoR the sick list.
John ong Is visiting relatives at smIIhACld.
The LeonzO DrotheES played TO u large house
last night.
Judge G. W. Carroll, OF St. ClalBvllle, was In
the city yesterday.
William and Louis RotheFmond, the pl2SterGrs,
have toTmeA t0paTlnenhip.
The school exhibition has been ostpOncd TIL
Que week later than was intended.
Martins Ferry merchants already feel tho ben.
Glts OF the building Of the new railroads,
Orders recPlyedat the branch Office OF the IN.
rELLlGEECER for Job printing Of all kinds.
Judge John Cochran, NJ. @. Mitchell, Theodore
SUONgTuS1, David Co.'S, NJ, i. carp, William
Clark and MIS-, Sarah Nelson have returned lrOm
Washington
DR.. A. n. 0ug aud McsSrs, c. W. swarLE and
Charles KuCkuCk have decided TO make change
IN the plAnS OF the three story brick building
they Will erect OH Hanover street. 1t was their
original intention " have store rooms on the
first loot ~ opera house aud Offices on the
SECOND, and halls on the third. Mr.. VIII A. Mil
Ter, manager Of the Lafayette OpetA House, was
very an xiOuS 70 take their opera house, and re-
Gently leased Il for five years, Last week he
decided 10 leave Martins Ferry, and surprl sCd
the projectors by. FORGETTING the lease. Various
uCGh llluhS AbA wy hVAtAAAh huut
and thinking offices and halls would prove more
rcmunGratlve they abandoned tho opera house
project, fact that VII DO universally regretted.
fhG Change, II carried out Will cost SIDO more
than the opera house plan, Yesterday tho pro.
leCtOrS said they would carry out thtir original
plan II the pitIgIls nted tho opera house aud
would take II, offering tat $500 uliurnlShel,
which IL 81, $40 less than the estimated cost, and
offered 10 take q 800 stock. This proposition
was made to Mr.. ]. I. lanes, one OF the leading
citizens, who like all other live men, want
new opera House. lie agreed 10 tHkc
stock In II, md Immediately started out with
4 subscription paper. The plan Is for 100 shares
VI slGO each, making SlO,OOU, ten per cont to be
paid In monthly, aud the remaining $3.50 10 be
expended for SpeneEy, chairs etc. Ong, Kuc.
HVCE SEATt4 aud llnnCs are down for i've shares
Zach and Others Will take stock, On this plAu
the amount necessary can easily 10 tAlsFd EmOng
citizens aud Martins FerrT VIII have new
opera house. The Investment Will pay fairly
we'll Martins Ferry pntTOnlles the Lafayette
Opera House literally and her people VIII 10
more freely when the new Onels ready and more
good shows come. Mr., Campbell, manager OF
Matte NieRcts, Who appeared hero only last
Saturday, was highly pleased with tho crowd.
Nearly all other good companies have had good
crowds, Mr. Miller, the manager, has been sue
ceSSiul. Why he intends leaving IL unknown.
llC said last night 10 tho lSTgiilGESCEH MN
that he didn't know wlerg hp would 70. Ne
goes next week, lie has sold his Lafayette lChSC
to ". Z. Connolly. Tho contemplated change
Will surprise the thCNtregOeTs OF Martins Ferry,
but they Will rejoice TO hear that the opera house
project will not fall through