Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-18
MARTINS FERRY.

The citizens of Martins Ferry will be I'D
mitted free to hear the address of DR.. Kirk
wood. of Wooster University before the
county teachers. in the Opera House, Sat
urdav al > D. NJ About 100 teachers are eX-
pected The teachers here will give the
visitors a lunch in the Forresters Hall at II
o'clock and an exhibit of school work VIII
be made in the Y NJ. c. A. rooms. A spe-
cial invitation has been extended to the
Wheeling teachers by the Martins Ferry
teachers.
The following is a list of the players in
the base ball club of this place: Catchers,
Feterer and Nicl1ers; pitchers, Paden, Riy-
ere and Cusick; first base, Dan Woods; I'd,
Joe Ali: short stop. c. Martin: third;
W Purcell; left field. Geo. Robertshaw;
centre Il. Purcell; right, Gale Dun; man
ager, J. I. kyne. They play the Wheeling
nine on Saturday the 2tth.
There was a surprise party at VIM. Gar
rett's Wednesday evening. The following
were present: James Gather and wife,
Henry BOales and wife. John Milligan and
WIFE VIM. ETp and wife, Mrs. Thomas
Irwin, MIR McDaniels and wife, Mr.. ID.
Fisher, VIM Connolly and few others.
Be sure and remember that the Odd Eel
lows dedication takes place at Bellaire on
the 18th. The two lodges from this place
will be accompanied by the Etna Band.
All transient Odd Fellows and others are
invited
Isaac Newland and c. :. Moore arrived
from Cleveland yesterday They made az
engagements TO get all the lumber the men
want and now there will be no delay IN the
way of constructing houses.
Council met last night. An ordinance
was passed TO license wagons, peddlers,
agents, &c, and other business that the old
Council had, TO attend to before the new
Council met
The notorious Annie Costello, alias
Bridget Spunk," was doing one Of her
highland filings ON the ferry yesterday.
She gently slapped an Italian vender on the
nose.
There has been large houses all this
week at the Opera House to witness kltue
Rhodes in her different plays, and we pre-
/ diet crowded houses the rest of the week.
/ Mann's foundry is of on account Of the
/ boiler giving out. Mr. Mann arrived from
Pittsburg last evening, where he was max
ing arrangements to get 4 new one.
The Kittic Rhoadcs matinee will be at
3: 80 o'clock instead of 2:30 o'clock. on ac-
count of the School Teachers Institute on
Saturday afternoon.
The readers will have TO be easy on us
/ for not having our news i'm twice this week
as it was mislaid or carried on through by
the train.
DR.. Osborne Bml1us and Miss Mamie
Graham were married in Toronto, yestcr-
day, and passed through the city last even
ing.
There was a dead alligator found on the
middle island by the crew of the steamer
Horace. Ii measured about six feet.
Call aud see the novelty in hose at w. T.
Duncan y Co.'S, as they have the largest
aud best assortment in the city.
Landreth's garden seeds in bulk and by
papers AT j. Williams Washington ST.
Miss Alice Fusner is visiting at the
home of genial Engineer Nose Mccain.
Mr.. W s Smith. president Of the Glass
Workers Union, is IN the city.
The glass trouble at the Buckeye was
settled tothe satisfaction of all.
John Jump is of the yard engine with
symptoms of typhoid fever.
The bridge officials were on this size OF
/ the river yesterday.
Miss Ella Englebright is visiting friends
in Cadiz.
Alex McSwords viii soon join the Bcne-
diets.