Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-14
MARTINS FERRY.

Charles Ashton, who died at the home
of his father in West Virginia last Sat-
urday evening, was buried yesterday
afternoon at Weeks Cemetery. He was
a member of Ohio City Lodge, No. 81,
K. of P, this city, and the Jr. y. U. A.
NJ. The funeral was In charge OF the
K. of P, who met the remains at the
ferry and followed the remains to his
late home and thence to the cemetery.
He leaves a wife and five children to
mourn his loss. He was steady, moral
young man, aud his family has the SYM
pathy Of the community.
The police have been looking up the
case of William Coss, who was relieved
of about $50 in cash some time during
the latter part of last week, on Glenn's
run, while looking after garden patch
there. Saturday night Dannie Mack
was captured, and Sunday morning
Marshal Westwood arrested Tim Fenton
at his home near Barton Station on the
line OF the c., L. & w. railroad. Mr..
Coss is positive the police have the
right parties. They will have hearing
this morning.
1OOUldS OOuGS nOlSO OONW'AS
ageable on Second street yesterday, ana
broke the shafts and a wheel OF the
wagon and threw little son OF Mr..
Thomas Edmunds out of the wagon,
emitting his head quite severely.
Although not fatally hurt, he is serious
ly so.
At a meeting of Council Saturday
oyopino the liouor ordinance was
changed for Sunday selling from $50
and ten days in Jail to $25 and costs.
The police bill was also passed, raising
the salary Of the officers to $40 per
month.
The Health Officers attention is call
ed to the body of large Newfoundland
dog that is lying in the run on the coun-
ty road as you so to Newland's addition.
The stencil from the remains is getting
terrible, and should be attended to.
The street fair question is being
doomed. Let every citizen put MS
shoulder to the wheel and give 1t a
shove, as it will be big thing for our
city.
Price Pence, alias Shortnen Bread,
was locked up Sunday afternoon on
charge of being disorderly. Shortnen
is getting to be terror in his way
There seems to be a good bit OF hard
feeling towards the action of Council In
regard to the Jefferson street petition,
by the people of that street.
The stockholders of the Elson Glass
Company meet at the Mcclure House to-
morrow for the purpose OF electlng a
- T6jiincil nus UIuereu Jne discontinue
alton of the incadescent lights for street
lighting. We are to have all arc lights
for that purpose.
Mrs. Joseph Williams and Miss
Rachael Hoyle left yesterday for Battle
Creek, Michigan, to be gone several
weeks.
Mr.. James Pownell accompanied by
his family is visiting his brother George
Pownell, of the Third ward.
Charlie Hoyle fell off his bycle recent
ly and injured himself and is under the
doctors care.
Miss Agnes Gressinger, Of Steuben-
vile, is visiting Miss Laura Thomas, OF
Etnaville.
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. R. T.
Orig's little one took place yesterday
afternoon.
The beaming countenance Of jolly
Jimmie Radcliffe was seen on our streets
yesterday.
Coasting on Hanover street is be-
coming quite popular with the byciclists
of this place.
Drs. Hoge and Caldwell, Portland,
O., were in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Add. Frazier and family left for
their home at Toronto last evening.
Chas. Asher, of Brownsville, o., was
here yesterday for short time.
Mrs. Dave Fisher is visiting her sister
at Beaver Falls.
Hiss Anna Belle Hobbs is sick with
typhoid fever.