Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-31
MARTINS FERRY.
The Daily News From Our Big ONO
Neighbor.

NeighDOr.
Hon. David WAGNER was in town yes
terday laying few rails on his fence 10
the nomination for Sheriff on the Demo
cratic ticket
Secretary Fulton, of the Y. M. Z. a.
has resigned his position.
The merchant that was caught KISSING
his female clerk ought TO be little care
full. =.
That citizen that has been abusing nj
wife and children in Martins addition ha'
better "look out leedle," as some OF Tn
neighbors are very indignant over IL ant
they may cause him trouble.
The C. & p. passenger depot seems to D.
very attractive place for the oeaus an'
bellies of our town to see the crowd. The!
gather every evening at the depot to NEE
the S,45 train. One would think 1t wa:
some large excursion and picnic crowd go
ing some place. .,5,
This (Pease) township, not INCLUDING
towns. has 1909 acres of land and tota
valuation of 1881, 40.
We don't hear any more from the OIL mel
in this neighborhood. 1t looks like the
farmer and the oil men could not MT 1t N
the way of leasing the land for boring OIL
wells. -,
play the Bellaire club for prize at the 81.
Clairsville fair this week. wen
bet our boys will make theEi hustle, II they
don't beat them, for you can bet our CLUB IS
like our fire department-its dandy and
hard to beat.
IL won't be many days before the puff of
the locomotive will be heard on the Union
bridge. The floor system is almost COM
pleted over, and it is almost ready for the
ties and rails, and then comes the locomo-
tive II is said the passenger depot will be
on Hanover street where the road crosses.
Mr.. James Findley was in Steubenville
on Friday TO give bond for building seven
county bridges in Jefferson county this fall.
The street paving on Fourth street is
completed between Hanover street and
Woods property, and is one of the best
pieces of street paving that can be seen in
this vicinity. II shows that Contractor
Cochran understands his business.
A great many citizens of this city will
attend the st. Clairsville fair this week.
School commences tomorrow in the
First and Second ward school house, and
will not commence in the Third ward until
week from tomorrow. BY the way we
wonder if the Board of Education is not
going to demand the money that the con-
tractor was to pay for every day after the
tAult Stl lOt iOu JlttlilE lllt WOlh. i AJ Nll-
liens ask this question almost every day.
The County and Township officers that
were elected at the last election take their
offices this coming week. The Office of
Township Clerk that has been held in j.
Il. Hanes' Office for so many years, will be
removed to Hanover street, where John
Terrell, the incoming clerk has rented an
office
Fred Phillips. roller at the Standard
mill was treated to nice little surprise
the other evening while at work. II seems
as if Fred is fond of SANDWICHES, and
the rest of the men fixed him up one out
of piece of leather between two slices
Of bread which Fred went to work on
with poor success, and now he swears ven
geance against the rest OF the crew, so the
boys say.
There is a good bit of complaint about
the shooting that is done around the grove
daily. Young fellows 90 up there, and if
its not shooting at u mark, they are shoot
ing birds, much to the annoyance Of the
citizens in that neighborhood and endan-
gering their lives.
The Republican County Convention Of
this county will be held in GAINESVILLE one
week from next Tuesday, and the Demo
cratic Convention occurs one week later.
Spence Baggs & Co.'S foundry was well
represented in the labor parade yesterday,
also another feature of the parade was the
wagon load of girls from this place.
The. Phillips leaves this place at ~
o'clock for the Moundsville Camp Meeting.
Henry Keohnline, we are told, has bought
the coal that was sunk here at the bridge
last week.
The Elson and Northwood Glass Com
panies were making large shipments yes
terday
Mr.. Harry Northwood is in New York
The teachers of this city had Il meeting
yesterday.
The Farmers Alliance met last Friday
night at Burlington, and will meet on Fri
day evening, September 18th, at Deep Run.
Mr.. James Mcintosh, former citizen of
this place, will move back here.
Partnership Notice-James j. Riley and
VIM II. Orr, agents, have associated them
selves together for the purpose of insuring
personal property of every kind and de-
scription against loss by fire or tornado,
respectfully solicit share of public pat
rOnage. Rates as low as the lowest guar
anteed \ comparison of rates and com
panies requested. We represents the follow
ing named companies: Glens Fall, New
York; Ohio Farmer, Leroy, Ohio; Knox
Mutual. Mt Vernon, Ohio; Mansfield Mu-
tual. Mt Vernon, Ohio; Wayne County
Mutual, Wooster, ono.
The Electric Light Plant.
To the Etit0r oTdhe Register:
Sm:-We have first class water works
system here, one Of the best in the country
and good fire department, and it looks as
if we have better Council than we ever
had before, but one thing we do not have
is a first class electric light plant. We be-
leve in encouraging new enterprises
and being patient with them
and allowing them plenty of
time to get their machinery
in working order, but the Electric Light
Company of this town has worn out the
patience of the consumers of this city.
They have only small engine and one
boiler that is hardly capable of doing the
work that is required of them, and if any
thing happens either one of them the people
are left in darkness. Now we