The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-15
MARTINS FERRY,
Death Of n NiisAlopary-PostnlS Statistics.
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Death Of n Dlisslopary-Postnl Statistics.
N... DurElars- Personals.
Miss Alma Chessell has accepted clctkship In
the postoticc. H.rI0
The City Hall 10 TO DO rctno,lclcd. Bids will DO
received alter to-day. @
Mr.. CIV. Tol.nd has resigned the principal.
ship OF the Ccnttal school.
"Deetnose" Barrett, who broke Iall some time
nso. was re'arres'ed yesterday. '.Hg1 'U.IE.
The three flags 10 be presented to the public
schools by the Junior Order American Mcchun.
ics arrived yesterday.
Nj. 9. n. !foskiat, OF the Model Comedy Com.
pany, IS IN the city making Arrangements for the
week. TT. y = 80
Tho graduates Of the Martins Ferry schools,
numbering about one hundred and twenty-five.
WIZ meet IN the High School room 10 morrow
evening to organize an alumni association. 5
the carpenters strike took OH new turn yes
tetlay. Lumber ior. nse by Moore bros. the
couttsctois, but co Hisucd to parties with whom
they have contracts. was attached By Wilson 4
Dunleyy, OF Whrellug. -. -.
AT Tho meeting Of Council on Tuesday, n
board q Equalization was appointed, consist.
lux a. Illonia, Green, J. !. Ctowl and Thomas
Williams: and hoard OF Health conslstiuu OF
bottles. 49, 20
Last week the business Of the Martins Ferry
postolllce was ns follows: 1887 letters sent 10
other Offices Al p"stA cards scut 10 other Offices
rs urop letters. " drop postal cards. and ,i?0
pieces Vi other matter; tulal, blJi pieces, or 40
pounds and ounces
Pagan 4 Walls Comedy Company will begin
q weeks engagement ut tho Opera House Mon.
day evening, slny 10, In All entire new repertoire
OF Inc laeN anl best standard productions vi
popular prices, New songs, duets. mcdess aud
dances. A irst class company at cheap prices.
John 4. lash. the lewelcr, has secured the scr.
vices OF l'roi. Shell. tho celebrated Optician. 10
be AZ his branch Store on Hanover street today,
tomorrow and Saturday Of this week. A good
opportunity IL offered those IN need OF glnsscs 10
assist tho eyes. Eyes examined for glasscs free
| OF charge.
| A lew days $50 tho lSrELLIGESCER announced
the arrival Of Rev. A: /" Blackiord nnd family In
New York. Yesterday Dr. ]. NJ. Bluckford, OF
THIS city, received The sad Intelligence OF thu
ueath OF his brother nt Atlanta. Ga. one tclc
gram stated that he was dangerously N. the
second that he was deal. aud The third that tho
| funeral would take place TO day nj . u. NJ. Rec
Nj: Blackiorl was we'll known heica6ouu. Ills
vile WIS Miss CASTOR, OF south Carolina.
A. M carly honr yesterday morning burglars
entered tiie residence OF James Kerr, and mntle
good haul. They had scarcely entered un,il
MIS-; Kerr, who sleeps down stairs, was awak
cneu. She saw man III the hall with Gark
lantern Or lighted match. She aroused Mr
Kerr. and Then called her sons. who were sleep
lns upstairs. Mr. Kerr asked where his gun
was, and one OF the burglars told him to stay In
the room or he would shoot him. The burglar,
ha1 unlocked the back door, and through ihI,
they made good their escape. One OF Mr. Kerr
sons raised All upstairs window aud fired MS the,
rnn out the back yard. There were four o
them. and Mrs. Kerr says one them carried q
revolver In his hand. 4 search OF the house
was made, and II was discovered that Mr. Kerr
pantaloons, containing shout SIS, aud a. golt
nOl. IN IL. 1
". Kerr, secretary Of tho Buckeye Glas, " orss
were missing. The latter usually took hi
watch upstairs with him whcn he retired bu
on Tuesday night neglected to do this.