The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-19
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MARTINS FERRY.
An Attempt 70 Wreck u Trnin-wasiilng.
toms birthday Celebration,

An Attempt TO Wreck Train washing.
toms birthday Celebration.
Tho Arc.dynamo for the electric light plant ar.
rived yesterday. : ilsfI-
Attorney T. y, shrcro left for Kansas City on
s9ulre Theodore Keller and N. II. smylie were
at 81. Clalrsville yesterday. : : =
Mrs. ". II. schaelrer has almost recovered
ifoma i've weeks Siege OF sickness. s
Communion services will DO held In the Meth.
odist and German churches next Sunday.
miss Lizzie klrsch returned yesterday alter q
TWO weeks visit with her sister at Malta, Ohio.
Edward 0pelt. OF East Liverpool, came down
70 Attend the Manncrchor ball and returned
=, d.: y. D. shutlIeworsh has returned from
ness OF relative. :.
George Roach has ono Of tho balls won BY tho
Chicag9s from the PItlsburghs IN the late cham.
pion,hlp games at Chicago.
Key. samuel Groves Is at home from Pitts.
bnrgh. At the bedside OF his father, ii. Ii. Groves
VINO Is quite sick with pneumonia.
m The hodcarrlers have organized union with
Thomas Cox, President; William sclppio, Vice
tesiuenti Thomas Curtis, Secretary, and
Fred Harris, well know young man OF this
u
tal bar 10 The Y. II. C. A. gymnasium, on which
nc was performing last night, and 6raak his left
arm. -
Deputy sherlirM. A. Scott was in the city yes.
terday aud subpGnpd one hundred and Que
witnesses 10 give testimony In the Kelley muir.
Plcas Court Ut ST. Clairsville today. l
The Third ward hose company has elected tho
following oillccrs: Nick BECK, Captain; VIII l..
Thomas, First Lieutenant; Ross Batr' Second
Lieutenant; Mllt llaEar, Secretary IL. C. Mont.
somefy. Ttcasuter; Stanley Gibbons, Warden.
inc company VIII giycn social III 0ng's building
March Is.
About two hundred couples attended tho mas.
gneralc ball OF the Martins Ferry Mnnncrchor
Singing Society on Monday nisht. Nearly one.
hall oil those present wore masks. Tho merry
dance was kept up till three o'clock. The prizes
were carried or by Miss Anna Daumc mud Mr.
bcrs's orchestra. :,
Last evculne Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mansbarc,
wrrc, given q surprise purity by ten or twelve
couples Of their married friends ut their resi-
dence on walnut street The guests met at The
residence oil Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. bartholomew, on
Hanover street. and repaired to Mr.. Mnnsbcr
with them. They remained TIL midnight and
spent the evening very pleasantly.
What Is believed to have been an attempt tc
wreck train was made hero late Monday night
A Oncer Samuel wcstwood was walking dOwu
the Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh Truck a few minute:
after midnight lie found the trick blocka,lcd b,
baggage truck. a short distance above the pas.
senger depot The four wheels Of the truck wet1
tightly wedgcd between the rails. and Wcs,wood
was unable TO move the heavy truck. liz
aroused Barney McEntee, who lives nearby
and these two succeeded In getting the truck
oil the track. with considerable difficulty. The
midnight freight. castbound. came numbering
along few minutes after the obstacle was re
moved. Had 1t not been for Officer WcstwOod's
Timely, arrirnl a wreck would have doubles.
been the result. -
Washington's birthday will be celebrated IN
every room OF the public schools next Friday
litcrnood, beginning ut l:1O o'clock. AT thai
hour the pupils Of CGch building Will march In
the Vicinity OF the building II the day Is pleas
mt. Each pupil will be permitted 10 bring I,
flag AMI carry Il during the afternoon. Aitel
the marching the children will go TO their rooms
when different programmes. consisting OF reel
tations, essays. dialogues and patriotic songs vii
be sung. In addition TO these ting drills will
be Given In several OF the rooms. Extra chairs
for the accommodation OF visitors will te placed
| 10 each room. part OF this morning will be
given TO decorate the rooms aud tho buildings
Mention will DC made OF the room which has
the largest number Of visitors. ~.