The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-22
MARTINS FERRY.
That Firo Alarm Row-Other Matters That
Interest Ohio RshIlorB.


Interest Ohio Readers.
Councilman James a, Baylcss, in speaking Of
the row between the Council and City sollcltor,
in reference TO the fse alarm, said; 1--WE have
employed DaniOrd, Kennop and Lewis, and ex.
pect TO win. Had an election been ordered, the
atemen would have raised the mohey necessary,
and ii wouldn't hRYe cost tho city anything.
The minutes show that we decided 70 submit
the proposition 10 the people and the CITY go.
ltcltoF raid this was unnecessary, and alter mat
we voted II down. lie said that Il we could GET
any one 70 take the bonds, II Honi9 be MI Ii6hi
and not necessary 70 vote on II. We then nego'
tlAtod and made the contact On April NJ;
SedgWick said Il was Illegal. Hgthen proceeded
! TO get out An injunction. Had he slid y was
Illegal, in February, that would have Ssttiea the
matter. We went according To hl Instructions,
and can prove this by several peTsonS. Council
has no ~ feeling toward AIr. aedgewlck, but We
propose 70 detcnd the city, Fires have occurred ,
Is The EtnA And LAIghiln mills And IS Two
dwelling houses lately, and no alarm was given,
the manufacturing establishments having re-
fused 10 sound the alarm, owing 70 the excite.
ment Il creates among the employees. Thete y
| or q factory could burn down, while the fremeu
| were hunting for II"
OTHER MATHIS OF iSrERIs'
Deputy Sheriff pGbbY was in town yesterday.
Madison AldrIdge has recovered sufficiently TO
return 10 work.
Paint Is improving the appearance Of many
homes in this city.
The Y. NJ. c. A.. tennis club will use the
grounds st the Genital school.
The development Of leaves and blossoms has
never been 70 rapid as tue past few days.
Fresh garden seed in buik and package at !.
Williams grocery. on Warrington street, o
The work Of enlArgtng Y. C. Bpyd's residence
S "a norm S'a''A 'as'' wa 'onn'n'so St'''''
The Christian Eudeayor Society Of tho Pres
byterIan church will give social Friday even
InG.
). B. Montgomery was reelected President Of
the Board Of Education and e. G.. sedgWlcE,
Clerk.
The rails for the electrical railway have been
laid as far up as Monroe street, a large force Of
men Is At work.
Rev Earl D. Holt, OF Cleveland, formerly pas
tor OF the n. Z. Church here, arrived last even
Ing for short stay.
The ArcGdlSn Tennis club will be reorganIzed
shortly. Lawn tenniswlll be more popular here
this season than ever.
Several eight and ten penny machines nj the
LAughllu mill knocked of yesterday OH account
, OF the shortage OF Iron.
The housing Of the plate mill at the EtnI
mill was broken in Monday night, throwing OF
the mill fora week or so.
Harry Evans was severely bruised, at tht
I falling on hot sheet iron.
I4avI shIpman, who has been confined 70 hi
EhOme for several months, made his first appear
Ance on the street yesterday.
A number OF boys were seen bathing iu thu
. river yesterday. They said they could not stay
away any longer, grip or no grip.
The Mt Pleasant people here yesterday were
, Ms. Jenkins AND daughter, MfR ihiiie, Mis-
Lille shl r0n, Miss BslleBrown, ]. G. HoHe and
barney Drake.
The mines at LAurelton on the Wheeling 4
Lake Erie railroad will resume as soon as the
mines eau be- put into shape. The Long Rut
and DlllOnvale mines aie booming.
Last night Carl Boyd was surprised by party
) Of about twenty friends ut his home on NORTH
Fourth street. The surprise was In honor oil hi
twenty.eighth birthday and all present had 1
good Time.
John ". white, familIArly known as "Uncll
John,n and well known In the Ohio Valley, diet
At ThempSon'S boarding house, IN PaUipS add
tIon, on Monday night from tho effects Of tht
grip, and was buried at Walnut Grove yesterday
! afternoon. lie had recently returned from Ala
bama and was about sIxty.dvc years old.
The City Council got together late last night
triCt aud Printing Telegraph Company the rlgh
J OF why through the city for the next Ten yearl
was ordered 10 It's third reading with two amend
, mentS. Ono Of these requires the company Il
furnish the city two telephones At cost, and the
other requires an agreement that no electric
[ light or railroad wire shall DO placed on thu
companys poles, Bnd that tho company shall al
low The city 10 place It's fitG or police alarm
. WiteS on It's poles FREQ Of charge.