Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-07
MARTINS FERRY.

| At the annual meeting of the Y. NJ. c. y
| the following Board of Directors were
elected George l.. Spence. T. W Shreve
/ Thos Lloyd, Chas. Helling, Geo II. Smith
| VIM. Cattell, JAS \. Dickson, X. K. Kerr
j b. Montgomery, Benz. EXley, Jr., }. NJ
| Black ford, Harry Evans and h. c. Boyd.
The old and new board will meet to-mor-
row evening The following committee
was appointed to solicit subscription for the
ensuing year: ThOs. Lody, Harry Evans,
| Humphrey Williams, r. w. Shreves, VIM.
b. Lewis. J. NJ. Blackford, G.. W. Reece,
W II. Hall, b. +. Brady, Lee Morris,
ThOs. Pugh and VIM. Cattell.
\ wedding between parties in the upper
END of town will soon take place. The con-
tracing parties are prominent man that Is
in the butchering business on one of our
leading streets and lady who is connect
with a grocery store.
George Webb prominent milkman from
Glen'S run, just back of town, fell out of a
hay NOW and knocked his shoulder out OF
place on Friday evening.
The case of NcAntee Us. G. * i. Rail
road was to come off yesterday, but tele-
gram was received from Noble county,
where McAntee is on visit, stating that
McAntee was sick and unable to attend.
If the Electric Light Company had to
travel Jefferson street these dark nights
pthev would then get a move on themselves
and get those two arc lights on that have
been out for some time.
Mrs. C.. Green, of Elm Grove, is visiting
the family of VIM. Green, of Newland's ad-
dition.
The Independent Hose Company is re-
queSted to meet at Swartzs tomorrow
evening
The y. VI. f. church will give festival
! al . hi
Only one more week for quail shooting
so says the law of this State
The Farmers Institute will be held at
81 Clairsville, January lst, ID and 3D.. An
effort is being made TO secure eX-President
H. b. Hayes for lecture. 1t will be well
attended from this neighborhOod.
Charles Thomas, of Buffalo, y. Y. who
has been the guest of his parents of -Etna-
vile, leaves for his home to-day.
Frank Mason, of Bellaire, Will be here
on Tuesday to meet the old soldiers in re-
lation to their pensions.
The funeral of Reece Berry took place
from his late residence near Hanes' Mills
yesterday afternoon, and was largely at
tended
Mrs DR. Darrah is seriously i'll with an
attack of pneumonia.
Mark Atkinson, of Mount Pleasant, wa s
IN town yesterday shaking hands with old
friends.
August Keorchen, the Hanover street
timer has a young son very sick.
Walter Scott, OF Smithfield, was in the
city yesterday.
Cross ties arrived yesterday to be used
in connecting the c., l.. x w. and Termi-
nal railroads.
Uncle Ike Carpenter and his gang have
raised the large stack at the Belmont
brewery If the weather is favorable the
bricklayers expect to get done about the
HOLIDAYS on the new building.
The trial of James Beck "for letting
John Walters horse loose, causing ii to run
away and break up the rig will come off
tomorrow afternoon at ! o'clock.
Every citizen is anxious to see the cleo
trio street railway put through as soon as
possible.
Late Friday night parties tried to get
into the residence of Mr.. j. 7. Hanes, but
were frightened off by parties passing the
house at the time, who noticed them in the
act. Mr. Hanes informed US that the same
parties were noticed loafing in the neigh
borhood. If the arc light on that street was
on these dark nights robber would not be
so bold.
Some of our school teachers were in
Bellaire yesterday, attending the County
Teachers meeting.
The usual young mems meeting at the
Y. NJ. c. A Rooms this afternoon at 1
o'clock.
The plate mill of the Standard has
been off on account Of break, but will be
on again tomorrow.
Harry Hood has bought the barber shop
in the Sherman House building.
John, better known as "Possum' Coss,
was convicted of burglary in the Court Of
Common Pleas, at St Clairsville, yester-
day. Judge briggs sentenced him to con-
finement in the penitentiary at Columbus
for ten years. The crime for which he was
convicted was the robbery of the Kerr resi-
dence last summer This will make the
third term for Coss. He was twice convict
ed for robbing the bakery Of Henry Floto.
There was an arrival at the home of John
McHenry yesterday. tits girl
The Foresters celebrated their fourth
anniversary last night with an attractive
programme at their hall, the entertainment
being closed by a supper.