Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-06
MARTINS FERRY.

Ex-Judge Thomas Cochran. OF st. Glars
vile, was in the city yesterday, the guest
of friends.
The Democratic candidate of the First
ward should receive the support OF good
citizens of both parties.
e r. Bulris. the clever ticket agent OF
the c. x p passenger depot, Is in Wells
burg. w. Va, spending Sunday with ms
family.
The practice of appropriating portions
of the sidewalks for storing dry goods
boxes and bundles should be stopped.
Other cities have been forced to pass or
dinances and 10 have them enforced why
not here.
Marshal Burns has made careful and
prudent officer Why not elect him FOR
Mayor:
Rev. OMera. assistant rector of Trinity
Church. Columbus, has been appointed by
Bishop Vincent as rector OF St PauIs
Episcopal Church here.
4 large flock of ducks was noticed on the
river yesterday.
Chicken thieves were prowling around
several First ward residences, last night.
4 dose of lead might cure some Of them.
Frank Mitchell, of PIT. Pleasant, who has
been visiting his son-in-law, w. Is. trancls,
returned home yesterday
Miss Minnie Bassett, Of Cleveland, is Wis
iting friends in Martins Ferry.
Gus HOrners company closed their en-
gagemcnt at the Opera House last night.
The Martins Ferry Gun Club held an
exciting shoot yesterday afternoon Messrs.
| Lownan Turney and Robert Burt, of
Wheeling, and Mr.. Penn. of Philadel-
phia. were guests of the club. Some good
scores were made.
The work on the west end of the Union
bridge is progressing finely. The shore
span is entirely up, and about half the
work done on the second span. while the
/ false work is partly up for the third span.
/ Mr.. A. j. Van Pelt, the efficient Western
| Union telegraph operator at the {. X !.
depot. is off on a short vacation, and Mr..
/ NJ. T. Leahy. of Pittsburg is taking his
place.
c. f. McKim. of Wellsville, chief tele-
Graph operator of the G. " p. was in
town yesterday.
A street peddler selling lead pencils,
handkerchiefs and cheap iewelry did a
/ thriving business on Second street yester-
day afternoon.
C. l.. Baker, of Bellaire, is registered at
the haywood.
Mrs.isaac Thomas and Miss Maggie May
wood. of Mt Pleasant, were visiting IN the
city yesterday
4 line exhibition was given at the close
of the Burlington school Friday night. Mr..
German and Miss Undertake, the efficient
instructors, are both residents OF this
place
w. H. Blackford returned home from an
extended visitin Jefferson County yester-
day
it will be seen by card in another col
umn that Judge John :. Cochran was not
at the colored meeting referred to IN Sat
urday's paper.
CARD.
To HE EInor orthe Register:
SrR:-I think the officers of Martins
Ferry ought TO look after Mr. Charley
Feitter's robbery, for II is plainly known
i'm town The money is ilOurishing around
among the gamblers. and ] think 1t ought
TO be looked after. The tool that was used
in breaking the door open can be sworn To-,
and don't see why it can't be looked after.
NJ.
DIR. \. j. Alexander. of Dallas, who has
been in the city for several days, returned
TO his home Friday.
Miss Hannah Eagleson, a well-known
lady, who has been seriously Ill Tor some
time, is improving.
An arc-electric light is being raised at
the corner of Walnut and Fourth streets.
II is believed it will give better light
when elevated higher. The affair is an eX-
pertinent.
4 force of men are now at work grading
for the line of the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Co above the Laughlin mill.
James Dixon is on the streets again, after
two months visit to California.
Miss Eloise Gray, who has been in Cali
fornia for some time, is expected to return
home in few days.
The streets of Martins Ferry were