Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-22

George Gordon; Martins Ferry Precinct,
Robert Hanson. There was large turn
out. especially of the country people, ana
the ticket is a strong one and looks like
winner.
For Sale-In Grinnel addition, eight
roomed house. large yard, with front IN
Walnut Grove Good reasons for selling.
Amply to Geo. w McCleary, of Wellsburg,
or Ross Mitchell, Martins Ferry, at once.
G.. w. Thorngate and family will remove
to their farm the first of the month. Nc
Glens. from back of the city, will move into
the residence lately occupied by Z. w.
Thorngate.
Ross Mitchell, who has been quite low
wit pneumonia at his home in the Grove,
was reported some better yesterday.
Miss Margerie Dixon, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs James Dixon, on Fourth street,
who has been quite low with typhoid pneu-
monia. was reported some better yester-
day.
Ralph Heaton, son of s. H. Heaton, who
has been quite low with typhoid fever, was
no better at last accounts.
Friday evening pleasant family social
took place at the residence OF Mrs. 4. D.
Westlalke, of Glen View. Music being the
chief feature of the evening. all had an en-
joyable Tins Among those present was
Mrs. Minnie Lyle, of Plttsburg, who IS
visiting her mother and other friends.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mil
Ter, of Wheeling, are pleased TO hear OF
their return TO this city TO live, in few
DAYS.
Mrs. Magyar McGrew was in Steuben-
vile the last week attending the funeral OF
her brother, Mr.. John Cuppy. who was
well known in this city.
The many friends OF Miss Kate Porter,
daughter Of the late Capt. VIM. Porter,
will regret TO learn that she is lying critic
ally i'll at her home on Fifth street, with no
hope of her recovery.
I'VE understood yesterday that nothing
new had been developed in the reported
deal between the eastern syndicate and
VIM. Medill, Just above the city. II was
reported some time ago that the eastern
syndicate had purchased the long tract OF
land belonging to Mr. Medill, for the pur-
pose Of erecting a large iron works, but
things have failed TO materiallze so tar.
The Medill farm is well located above high
water mark, as well as for coal and ship
ping facilities, and there is no better loca-
ton in the Ohio Valley for works of any
kind 1t is but a few miles above the city,
which will reap more or less benefit from
the town.
Work was commenced over the Martins
Ferry division Of the w. IL l.. f. X. Il. the
past week, of which the citizens of Mar
tins Ferry are glad 10 hear of, as they have
of late been very anxious in regard TO the
w. Il l.. Il, 10 get into Steubenyille, city
of twenty thousand inhabitants, than into
Wheeling, which contains population oil
forty thousand. itself with a suburban pop
ulation of fifteen to twenty thousand, as
eder 10 the road. Not only those who
have subscribed, but other citizens are be
coming anxious to hear when we will have
another railroad.
Mr.. o. B. Ong, of the Pine Valley stock
farm, was in the city yesterday, the guest
of his brother, A. K. Ong, the druggist.
| Mr. Ong has Just moved from Cleveland
to Pine Valley, in the adjoining county,
and purchased the old homestead, contain
ing over 400 acres, and fitted it up with all
| the improvements of a modern stock farm.
He has some eighteen head of standard
breed trotting and pacing horst S, among
which are noticed Ohio Hal, record 2:212
pacing, and trotting 2:2l aged only sixteen
months. This is a venture in this portion
of the county and should DC encouraged in
| every respect.
On W. dnesday evening conte ST will
take place at the Skating Rink which
! promises 10 be of consuming interest. ON
| that date Delaney. Of East Liverpool, will
skate Emmett Mcdowell, Of this city. Both
| men nave warm partlSans, ana the contest
| will be for bloOd-and speed.
Newton Barber was arrested yesterday
! afternoon. This is the man that is accused
! of deserving his family some time ago, and
has now come back and wants 10 take
them away from the good people
who have been taking care of them
| Marshal WcstwOOd received a tele-
phone message from Wheeling that
Barber had started to Martins Ferry with
arevolver, and swearing vengeance on all
those who stood in his road Westwood
and Officer Murphy Immediately started
toward the ferry landing, and met Barber,
who was under the influence of liquor ana
had new Smith IL Weston self-aciing re
revolver up his sleeve. When asked what
use he was going to make of the gun, he
became excited and showed fight He was
put under arrest after tussel and the re-
volver taken away from him, also a new
box of cartridges