Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-24
MARTINS FERRY.

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Golden Wedding-Ohioken Thieves-Sen-
tsncsd-sOoial Events
On Friday Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram FrezieT
celebrated their golden wedding al their
home on Walnut stIeet. Twenty mem
bers Of the family were present and most
ENJOYABLE day was spent. 1t was a pleas
ant SIGHT to the cid couple to see their
children and their childTen's children
grouped about them, and many pleasant
rseo,lectious were called back from the
long ago. A splendid supper was the
closing feature OF the affair, ard all the
guests departed with the hope tina many
more anniversaries of the old folks mar
risge may be enjoyed by them.
Wm. Mcknight pleaded guilty TO the
charge Of burglary and larceny before the
Common Pleas Court on Friday, and was
Yesterday sentenced to tour years in the
Ohio Psnitentiary by Judge briggs. Nc
Knight, knowing that his past record
would make his sentence heavy, pleaded
for mercy.
About II O'Clock Friday night Msrshal
Burns and Officer Weems were on the look
ont for the perpetrators of depreciation on
Hanover street, when they noticed man
coming up the alley between First and
I Second streets carrying something bulky.
They sscreted themselves and waited, and
were rewarded by seeing Ebenez5r alias
/ s'Sneezer' C5ss emerge from the alley car
rying four tine, fst heds When he say
I the officers he dropped his game, showed
/ FIGHT and tried 70 draw his pistol he Wss
I hindered from performing this last act by
Mr.. Weems covering him with his pistol.
/ An examination showed that all the hens
had been relieved of their heads and voices
By the ringing process. and that they were
siu warm. Coss was taken to the J All and
I lockeiup. Yesterday mnrni1g Mrs James
Lang discovered that four OF her chickens
were missing and called at the City Build
ing. Mrs. Lang had, when her chickens
were chicks, cut one toe from this left foot
of each to identity them. The four hens
found in Co.'S possession each had toe
missing. The door Of Mira. Lang's coop
was locked, making the chicken theft burg
7 larry and a felony. Goes will have hear
log tomorrow.
All the public school teachers were in
+ Bridgeport yesterday attending the Bel
mont Couney Institute. Prof Sparks de
li7ered an address on pedagogical TOPICS.
I Miss Jessie Morton, of ST. Clsirsylle, Is
the guest of Misses Nellie Ssdgwick and
Alma Chissel.
Mr.. Ralph Cunningham, Of Cadiz, IS the
guest of Mr.. Ernest Smith.
Charles VanPelt, Of Bridgeport, was IN
10 the city yesterday.
For Ssle-The Alex Cochran property
on Fifth street. Apply to j. t. Hanss. =
Yesterday was the coolest day Of the
seasoo. Oat on the hills mack Of town the
thermometer glt down TO zero.
Miss Bessie Brady entertained the T. B.
c." social club AZ her hons on North Fifth
street On Friday night Miss Bessie and
her assistants provided very pleasant
evenings entertainment.
On Friday evening Miss Blanche Medill
ente,t,iued a few of her young friends at
her home in the First ward. Those pres
ent we're Misses Annie Green, S. B.T6Omas,
Jennie Dixon, Kate Rslston, and Messrs.
joe Pennington, Will. Dixon, Alex. Dixon,
Walter Dsrrah and Albert Marshal. The
evening was very pleasantly spent at dane
ing aud other social amusements. Supper
was served at ten, and the happy party
dispersed az midnight.
The Lsughhn mill ia still clo:ei DOWN
with no immediate prospects Of starting
An order for p 600 kegs was received
yesterday.
City Commissioner Fisher, in an inter
view Yesterday, said: Just row while
the weather Is cold, there is little COM
plsint concerning the streets. While l am
not very busy, l am at work bulldog a
number of small boats, which will station
40 the street crossings in contemplation
OF the sp-ing breakup"
Miss Gertie II mes entertlined the .. V.
3 Club at her come in the Third ward on
Friday nignt in a very agreeable manoer.
Q1ite a pleasant party partook OF Miss
Hsnes' hospitality.
The Meigs sisters gave the final concert
Of Manager Milley's course TO good
audience Al Lafayette Hall last night,
There is much comp amt among our
citizens about paying four police officers,
besides the Marshal, and at the same time
having no police protection after 10 O'Clock
40 night. 1t might be more proper to say
there il much speculation az to why this
state of affu exists, for there must be
some ress,n for it. Ii is 10. the fault Of
police ctIi lsrs, for they obey orders from
headquarters, and if their orders are, go
70 b "a at TO- the officers would be foolish
TO stay up later. Some ugly Thugs have
been said in connection with this matter,
and it Is the duty OF the Council to know
al ab,Ht it,
On Friday evening Miss Maggie Ralston
en- .ertained the Arcadisn club, at her home
on Fourth street, in truly novel man
ner. Ia honor of the occasion ali the
guests and the hostess wore cos.umtS Ofthe
time Of George Washington, snd the en-
treatment throughout savored o. an
tjq0i'y Those present were Rev. a E
B.ovrlee. who imparsonated General
George Washington in an almost perfect