Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-24
MARTINS FERRY.

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MARTINS FERRY.
An Interesting Budget OF News From Our
Ohio Neighbor.
The Martins Ferry firemen are the
heroes of this city since the races at Bell
aire YESTERDAY The people here could
hardly believe il wnen told that our boys
were the winners of the first prize, 5000,
after winning the 50 prize on Friday, but
Just as predicted by the REGISTER. they
surprised some OF our citizens and gave IA
splendid account of themselves When
the laddies returned on the Owl tram on
/ the G. * u. road at half-past seven, there
was in the neighborhood of four to five
hundred people at the depot. The halloo
and hurra that greeted them at the depot
would have done credit 10 any city tiremen
/ The time as given officially was 3Gi5 sec
onds for the first and IS for the slowest
there being seven companies in the race
which shows there was pretty close con
nectiou all around. The boys, after re
turning, marched 10 the {. " +. freight
depot where their reel was, unlOaded it,
ana all in line pulling the reel, marched
down through town to the Third ward amid
the applause of our citizens.
/ Al Nanpelt, our efficient and accommO-
dating Western Union manager here, re
turned on Friday from a twelve days of
hunting and fishing in Michigan, near Mus
kegon To say he had good time would
be but TO put it mildly. Addie thinks
/ Michigan the finest part of the country he
was ever in, and he has seen considerable
of il. too
August Hollenbach, wine dealer Of Louis
vile. XIV. and his friend Mr.. Lippold,
stopped with Messrs. Eick and Lipphardt,
of the Ohio Wine Company, OF this city, for
George Ralston and Mr. McConnaha are
out at Chippewa Lake spending their yaca-
ton.
Mrs f. J. Devault is seriously sick.
The new teachers were examined by the
Board of Education yesterday.
The Laughlin mill made the largest
weeks work last week that has been made
for some time. cutting over 10000 kegs Of
nails.
John Ulrich, of Burlington, is down with
| typhoid fever
Mrs. John Zelluer, of Cincinnati, is visit
| lug her daughter
There will be "a temperance meeting in
Rechabite Hall this afternoon T.. \. Wat
/ kins will address the meeting
IL is reported at this writing that Dave
| Fishers child. that has been sick for some
/ time, died last evening.
| Sam Evans, who has been working in
| Toronto has returned to this city.
I Mrs. James Taunehill has returned from
/ Wellsburg. where she has been attending
| her fathers funeral.
/ Misses Ella Conway and Ger:ie Tame
| hill have returned from Toronto ana New
/ Cumberland, where they have been on
pleasure trip.
Syl Wetheral, of the Laughlin Mill, fell
| TWENTY-FIVE feet the other day, while adj
| iusting window. He lit on his feet, and
outside of Il good shaking up he got off
without scratch.
Poles have been put up for seven electric
lights in the Third ward and two more will
| be erected. making nine in all. a good
place tor one of these two would be on
Broadway, near Ong's drug store. 1t looks
/ ike we have got the right men in Council
! from this end of town, and the people Of
/ the Third ward are beginning 10 believe
! that there is some chance of getting few
pavementS instead of the mud holes we
have had for years.
| For Sale-A good side bar buggy. En-
quire at Cottage House.
The machinery for the new industry in
the First ward has arrived, and will be
placed in position Immediately.
A workman of the Laughlin mill was bit
ten by a dog, and had it disposed of by the
police Yesterday Officer Och was the
eXecutioner.
Our police are sporting new clubs The
work was done by Frank Souders.
John ComiSkey, of Rush Run, was in
| town Yesterday among friends.
VIM. Davis. formerly of this city, but
now of Steubenville, was in the city yes
terday.
/ J. B. Medley is in the city.
| Mrs Rosa McAntee has returned home
/ from visit 10 her parents in Noble county.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. +. \. Hadsel are back
home after short trip 10 Holt. Marion
county W. Va.
/ Miss Jennie McGrew, who has been Wis
/ iting friends in Smithtield, has returned
home
The meeting of the Y NJ. G. y. will be
/ neld at four o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Hattie Lowe, of Steubenvllle, IS
/ the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gillespie.
Mr.. John Heslop has returned from a
| trip 10 Meigs county, O.
/ Mr. Ashby Harkins will lecture in the
/ 4. NJ +. Church tomorrow evening.
w. Il. Falkner, Of Springfield, o., has
returned home, after long visit with Mr..
and Mrs. J. \. Dickson.
/ Our little city was almost deserted yes
terday, on account of so many going to Bel
aire 10 the Firemen's Tournament; trains
on.bOth roads were crowded.
VIM Moore, who has been connected
with the McKim Nail Feeder Machine
| Works for the past two years, has accepted
a position with the LABEL Nail Works, OF
| Wheeling What's Martins Ferry's loss
/ is Wheeling's gain, for Billy is good one.
The paving that is being done on Fourth
street is as pretty piece of paving that any
one could wish for. The lines are straight
as a die and it far surpasses anything IN
this vicinity. There is over 1000 yards
now laid. The street between Hanover
and the grove will be completed ready for
the brick in another day.
Partnership NOtice.-James j. Riley and
VIM. II. Orr, agents, having associated
themselves together for the purpose of in
Surfing personal property of every kind and
description against loss by fire or tornado,
respectfully solicit II share of public pa
tronage. Rates as low as the lowest guar
anteed. A comparison of rates and compa-
MES requested We represent the follow
inc named companies: Glens Fall, New
York: Ohio Farmer, Leroy, Ohio; Knox
Mutual, Mt Vernon, Ohio; Mansfield Mu-
tual, Mansfield, Ohio; Wayne County Mu-
tual. Wooster, Ohio.
VIII Never
Allow myself to suffer again what have
suffered for the last year That vile dis
ease, Dyspepsia, gave me no comfort l
could not eat nor enjoy anything. The
doctors amounted TO nothing; nothing
seemed to relieve me- until | used a bottle
of sulphur Bitters. Four bottles made me
well-JoSeph Bdtehelder, Master Of Schooner
c. 4. Baker.