Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-29
MARTINS FERRY
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The Martins Ferry Base Ball club leaves
to-day at 1l:30 o'clock on the c. & P, for
New Castle, Pa, where they will play two
games on Thursday with the famous Mesh
auncocks. the Martins Ferry club played
two games with New Castle las. season
with a much lighter club than the one
they take today, and divided honors. The
clup AZ 1t plays tomorrow is as follows:
Catcher, Fee!erer; pitcher, Poden; short,
Roach; frat, Stewart; second, Parker;
third, Joe White; left, Allen; csntre, Z.
PARCEL; right. W. Parcel; change pitch
er, Riever. Manager Dave Ray will &C.
company The club. The REGISTER will
contain an account of both games Friday
morning.
There is great scarcity of available
stOTe rooms in the city just now. Mr..
Joseph Jacobs, of Austin, Texas, came TO
this city few weeks ego, and has ever
since been trying to secure room suiia-
BILE for first class clothing and gents fur.
nishing store. he wishes to invest about
SIS, 900 in such a business here, and
would, could ne get a loom, invest more
money in a store than any one person now
has invested. 1t will be a pity if Mr.
Jacobs is forced to seek another town for
his business, just because there are ne
rooms available.
Prof L f. Sparks and the members o.
the geology class of the High School, spent
yesterday at Portland station. They went
there 10 examine what is supposed by
some biologists to be terminal moran
! The class met the gentleman who favored
the REGIsTER's readers on May 10Th with
a description of thSt geological phenoms
non, and hsvery kindly led them t
the place and explained the things be had
| discovered by few weeks study. Tn,
class spent the day very pleasantly, aUC
found quite lot of fossils and other geo
logical specimens.
Mr.. Henry Helling died on Monday
morning at O'Clock, at his home on Wes
Hanover street, aged 6S years. The re
mains will be inferred in Riverview Gem
etery to-day at , p. IN. Service will b
held in the German Lutheran Church, anC
will be conducted by Rev. Dolphin. Mr.
/ Helling has been siling for quite q Ions
! time. The post norton examination yea
terday showed the disease TO be a lumba
abcess.
William Worington, of Wheeling, CAM
over to this city yesterday, looking 70
some stolen goods. He found that a rela
| tive of his had pswned the goods in thi
city TO a well-known saloon keeper. HI
sued out writ of replevin and got th'
goods The lot comprised two fne shawls
a pair Of new shoes and a fac new dress
A meeting will be held by the Carpen
iers Brotherhood 10 their hall over Thorn
yates hard ware store tomorrow evening,
10 discuss the eight hour-day labor move
ment. All are invited TO attend 1t Il
expected that several notable speakers
will be in attendance.
Ga Monday evening Evans & Walls
Comedy Company gave production o.
"Fhrtation" at Lafayette Opera House.
They had a eold crowd and were well re
csived. Last night they gave "Bessie'i
Burglar" and "Our Bachelors.
This week the Presbyteriaus will hold
their prayer meeting on Wednesday even
ing. instead of Thursday evening After
the prayer meeting the Sabbath Schoo
Society holds a meeting to arrange for The
annual picnic.
1t ID requested that the school children
who take part in tO-morrow's memorial
parade should each bring a bunch Of flow
ere. Flowers will be little scare on &C
count OF the recent cold weather.
Miss Boggs left yesterday for her home
in Prospect, o. Quite a number OF hei
friends accompanied her TO the train.
Samuel Gill and sisters, OF Seubenville
we're in the city yesterday, the guests o
their uncle Wallace Walton.
The Mayor and members Of the Police
force will march at the head of the pro
cessiOn tomorrow.
Miss Alice Thomas, of the Orchard
WAS married yesterday to Mr.. Davis, o.
PaTkersburg.
Miss Mile Cleaver, of Mt. Pleasant,
O., was in the city yesterday, the guest OF
friends.
Mics Lille Jenkins, of Mt Pleasant
called on friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Plummer Bracken, of Mt Pleas
ant, was in the city yesterday.
Nj Leroy Sedgwick, of st. Clairsville
was in the city yesterday.