The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-17
MARTINS FERRY MATTERS.
Tho Result OF tho Labor Convention Cor
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Tho Result OF tho Labor Convention Con.
erat Ncws-Proposcd Change Of Name.
Two hundred and eishty.nlne votes we're cast
at the Labor Convention on Saturday night.
The balloting began at $50 and lasted Ill .
O'Clock. The ticket contained nineteen names
and the countwas not finished III II o'clock.
The convention was held under tho auspices OF
tho Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AssCmbly's
Legislative Committee and tho vote was as
follows: -liN 90
For Mayor-willlam burns. lS7: NJ. R.snyllc,
ILL., . yoha f.ser 81 For
Single. ~: Richard OBclrpe, CO., }. y. Crowi.
y: Thomas Mnllaney. o.: Joseph ". Frazier. 10.
ror City sollciior-fank X. scdgwIck. lb5:
& Fr%sfi sy u Ell %. Siy f Fem" IS 5sSn
Clifford. q; Joscph irwin, %: For waterWorks
Trustec-Joseph Davidson. Ia: Thomas II.
Curtis, g. g.: Capt; William Or aud JOSEPH W.
each received the lowest vote, each getting
only u.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Friday, March u. will DO "Class Day" In the
High School. nr
Mr. Charles Green has recovered sufficiently
to bo on tho streets again. ."l.IrI.
Theodore .snodgnss has resigned bis position
Richard 0'DGirno Is quite sick with tho grip
At his residence III tho Garden Spot.
The Republican primaries for tho nominal
Of municipal officers will DO held at the usual
voting places next Saturday from > to 7 p. M.
The repairs which have 30 long been In PRO.
grcss at tho Laughlln mill bAye at last bsen
completed and the forge department will 70.
viii. probably go on Wednesday morning. Tho
tenders employed III this establishment have
been notified OF n l0pcrccnt reduction In wages.
The new opal tableware line OF the Buckeye
Glass Company, recently brought Que aud mcn.
sopaisr. The ' seos arc decorated Ia ' three Gi
ierent colors aud a full line Of tableware is made
Of II. Ar those who have seen Tits new fnc
pronounce 1t one OF tho lucst on the market.
hepriee Is very low and there Is no reason why
u Will not have large sale for ZONE time to
come. t.s -
Al special meeting OF Council held on Sat.
urday night. the SIS wv tltc per cent. water OK.
tension bonds were awarded to s. A. Keene &
Co., Of chlcAgo, At par, less one M d onc'halt
lows: ". J. Hayes 4 Sou, OF Cleveland, pro.
minm Of STAND accrued interest; Splitter 4 Co.,
OF Toledo, par: less Two and onc'inlf per cent.
commission; Lambiccht Bros. 4 Co. OF Clrvc.
iand. 81 par lsss three per cent; Colin 4 stan.
ton 2i5oO. The latter bid was not considered,
4 bctug below par. Tho bid Of ". J. Hayes &
Sons was lowest, but from informn ton received
bonds have been printed ut tho lNrELIIGESCgn
| establishment. .,.
THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME
There appeared 10 the Martins Ferry cores.
Re0i'ttr. paragraph which Is supposed 10 have
been written In advocacy Of the changing OF The
name o. this prosperous place. but iu which
about the only arEument advanced In favor Of
such u change was limited to foolish abuse OF
the lNrELLIGENcER's correspondent ut Martins
Ferry. Several glaring Measurements were
ma,!e ~ the article referred to. 1t was stated
mat the iosy opposition isled by the lSrElIlGrN.
| GERS man. Among The first to oppose the change
were such men as Hon. NJ. G. Mitchell. Mayor.
| and one Of tho leading Republicans OF Belmont
county, MI, J. !. Patterson. postmaster. and one
OF me lcadlng Democrats who ought TO know that
4 change is unnecessary. Mr.. JAMES A. Hayless, a
member OF the City Council ind who Is on Inc
| committee to select names, also many leading
sitizens who have lived here for many years.
They are mere enthusiastically opposed to d
change oil name now than,e ever, aud give the best
reasons why the maine should not be changed.
| Ever now and then new conner gets the Iisn
Into his head that the towns name ought 10 be
changed E on account OF the ferry, landing theory
The principal advocates Of the change arc mostly
new corners and several Of the Ii have been here
only a few months aud DO not own a cents
worth OF real cSt,te in Martins Ferry. The
Register says TINT the lSrElliG EScER correspond,
cut signed the petition to Couucit anu added the
words "most emphs.ically," md thinks this
very Inconsistent. That petition was signed ms
petitions arc usually s'gned-on the spur OF tic
moment and with but little thought as to It's In.
port. and the action In signing has bpea regret.
ted ever since. The attack In the Register yes.
terday also stntcs that tho lSrELLIGHSCEE cor.
respondent while travelling through the North.
west lew yenrs ago registered from "Whceling
". Va,," In the hotels. for the reason that 10
was ashamed OF siartin's Ferry; tfis IS untrue.
| The following communication on the proposed
change Of name hns been handed III by Il well.
known citizen: 80.
To The Editor Of The Inteuigen.er.
| SIR.-permit nc to make few statements In
reference to ne proposed change Of the name Of
change aigue that the name simply sussGsts a
Terry landing, with few houses and a blHcs.
smi,li shop; We'll. granstgg this TO be true
what would the names OF i'el!amy or Stourbridgc
suggest? Would stranger be more impressed
with the Importance Of the city by any Of these
names than the one by which It Is now known
II so. why? Bellamy Is the name OF wri;er
VINO, whose tenchins am 10th 10 think harmonize
stourbridSe is sleepy manufacturing civ OF
England. and has been three hundred md ihir
iy.iour years Reaching the population that this
thriving CITY aus attatncd n twenty years. Itis
citizens TO want the nnmc OF the city OF their
youth attached TO that OF their adopted civ.
but !, am constrained 10 say that 1t IS not 10
ndAP pei IN some o. on business men who IN The
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paste pots md brushes, covering The civ Min
posters advocating this foreign name to our
American city. Another argument used is thnt
Martins Ferry Is not known outside OF the ciiv
limits. think its name and fame extend some
what further AS evidently 1t has reached as inr
as sm!thleld. Whitney. Portsmouth, Kent, liar
risyille and Columbus. even as far Colorado as
some Of our most active II not pntriotic citizens
ball from these places; some OF whom prosfcr.
Ing With the prosperity OF the city that wei.
coined Gomez them within its gate now tondly hug the
cause Of this prosperity. Not contented vita
besmearlng and dcfacirg the property OF your
correspondent at this place with paste md hand |
bills they nrc out In the Sunday papers with |
personal attack upon him. 1t Is we'll known
that Sir. Crooks is a hard working and conscicn.
tious young man who always tries to do his dmiv
and he In no way merlted the censttre hetnra
upon him rs through his contact With the tusi. |
ness men and citizens he Is fam liar with Tho
feeling Of the public and he endcayo,s to act ior
tho best Interest OF the city, ~ ~ ~
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