Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-28
MARTINS FERRY.

The Martin Ferry High School scholars
give an entertainment this afternoon at
O'Clock. in the Central School building, TO
which the publicis invited. The following
is the programme:
song Mountain Maids Invitation" ...........
Presidents Address. Thomas Kerr
Song-@Come With Thy Flute. ............... g.
Sonp--Come. oh Come With Me''..............
Glass ESSAY Plea for the High school.
........................ Jennie McGrew
Song-"The Blue Juniata............. $3.50.
Glass Poem. .......-. Agnes DcNaull
Song-"Hail TO the Queen Of Night..............
Glass Oration-"The Future Of q Great
Country ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ernest smith
Song-"When the Swallows Homeward Fly,
Glass Prophecy ..---....-.... Dora Cook
Song-"Happy Days Gone, Observation-Disclosures.
Quite a number Of the business men in
the Opera House Block got out yesterday
morning with shovels and cleaned the dirt
of the street which improved the looks of
that part of the street wonderfully, but
they were denied the use Of the hose to
wash il of with by the water works board.
If the town won't clean the streets they
should certainly wash them off, or at least
allow the citizens 10 do so, as il would be
a benefit the entire town.
remains Of Frank McSherry, brother
in-law of our well-known fellow-tOwnsman,
James Shroudes, was picked up in the Ohio
river yesterday, near Marietta 1t will be
remembered that he disappeared from his
home in Wheeling about two weeks ago,
and there was considerable conjecture as to
what had become of him.
The business men of the Opera House
Block had an arc light put up in front Of
the building Yesterday This makes the
fourth arc light on Hanover street and they
show up in great shape and show the bust
ness enterprise Of our business men on the
street.
j. W. Gardner, of Ridgeway, Pa, is
stopping at the Hotel haywood He is an
extensive lumber dealer and now has three
million feet Of lumber en- route for down
river points, coming down this side Of
Pittsburg
The First ward citizens convention will
be held tonight, from to : o'clock, in
Robert Galbraith's storeroom, for the nom
inatiOn Of acouncilman and assessor. There
are several persons spoken of for council
man.
The Second ward citizens convention,
held at the City Hall last night, unani-
mously endorsed the labor nominations for
council and assessor in that ward.
Mr. c. Long, our enterprising merchant
on Washington street, offers n reward for
placing an arc light, corner Hog alley and
Washington street.
The Martins Ferry base ballists were
out practicing yesterday and are all now in
good shape, and would like bout with the
Wheeling club.
Mr. Horace Ratcliff and wife, of Mt.
Pleasant, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. X. Ratcliff, on Fourth street, in this
city.
Eugene Rider, Secretary of the Ohio
Valley Foundry, at Bellaire, removed his
household goods to that city yesterday.
Constable McNIasters, of Mt. Pleasant,
was in town Yesterday looking for a cOlored
man who had run off from his wife.
Mr. Bud Schrodes and wife moved to
Gravel Bank, below Marietta, o., ye5ter-
day, where they will keep house.
Attention Of the Council is called to the
condition of Water street, in the Fourth
ward. which is in bad condition
There are some more of those picturesque
mud monuments arrayed on the crossing
at Fayette street again.
Mr.. G. w. McCleary and wife, Of Wells
burg, w. Va, were in this city yesterday
this guests of friends.
Mrs. Jos. Parker, OF w neennE, W. H.
is the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Chandler,
on Walnut street.
John Selby. prominent Democrat was
nominated in the citizens convention for
School Board.
John Anderson, travelling salesman for
the Northwood Glass Works, left yesterday
for the West.
Frank Stewart, Of Allegheny, is the guest
of his Father, Mr.. j. o. Stewart, in this
city.
Jas. Hall, pension and claim agent Of
Steubenville, was in this place last evening
The Association CT ub meets this evening
at DR. Hulrs, on South Fourth street.
DIR. McGlenn and Frank Mercer, of Mt
Pleasant, were in this place yesterday
Mr.. Rob Murdoch, Of Pleasant Grove,
was here yesterday on business.
Squire Howell, Of Bridgeport, was in
the city on business, yesterday.
James Gray and Chas LaRoache, Of Bel
laire, were in town yesterday.
Henry Floto was in Portland yesterday
on business.
IL. SINNERS, Of Cleveland. is in the city
on business.
VIM. Parks left yesterday for Pittsburg
Pa