The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-19
MARTINS FERRY.
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scncer-TeaePers Salaries Raised.
The ferry boat can not run If the river
falls another foot.
William McHenry, who is running on
the river, is home on a visit.
Ted IIillman, OF the Northwood Glass
Works, is laid up with the grip.
The manufacture Of ice was COM
menced at the Belmont Brewery yester-
day.
The Chautauqua Circle met at the
residence OF Capt. and Mrs. J.. w. ingie-
bright last night.
James Bonar and Ella Brown were
fined for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct yesterday.
Peck souders, who is travelling with
Stoves circus, is home until the
weather gets warmer.
Tomorrow evening Ohio City Lodge
No. 81, X. PIP, will assist in organizing
lodge ut Pleasant Grove.
Constable William Moore will sell the
horse and wagon of Jacob Lott to-day
and the stock OF groceries tomorrow.
The colored Methodist Sunday school
will turn out on Decoration Day. 1t is
hoped that all the Sunday schools will
do likewise.
Mrs. Flora Williams will take the lead
ing part in Queen Esther" for the
fourth time in this city. Mr.. VIM. Nc
Masters will take an important part. A
number OF rehearsals have already been
held.
Many complimentary remarks were
heard yesterday, concerning the INTEL
LIdENcER in its enlarged form. The cir
culation is very large in Martins Ferry,
and is constantly increasing. The
branch Office is next door to the post
Office.
Mr.. Phillip McConnahey, promi-
nent business man of Brilliant, and Miss
Ida Deyault, n popular young lady OF
Martins Ferry, will be married to-mor-
row morning. They will go to Cincin.
natl and other citiesson their bridal
trip.
Yesterday the Belmont Brick and
Tile Company met at Duncan's law
office and elected the following Board Of
Directors: A. w. Kerr, G. H. Carpen.
ter, G. L. Spence and A. G. Shaver, OF
Martins Ferry, and L, B. Bowie, OF
Wheeling.
At the regular meeting of the Board
of Education last evening, Prof. j. I.
Mannix was reelected Superintendent
for the next year, ut the salary OF 81 400.
All the teachers were also reelected,
with the addition Of Robert Biackford,
now teaching at Bridgeport, as grammar
room teacher, Miss Jennie McGrew as
an additional teacher and Miss Nellie
Williamson as cadet teacher The sala-
ry of Mr.. j. A. Bownocker, OF the high
school, was raised by the board from $50
TO 500 month, Miss Laura Ford's from
$50 to sos. All teachers who before re-
ceived $50 were raised to $40.
The 1Itna Iron Company has APP
pointed committee to confer with the
Martins Ferry Water Board, with ref
erence to supplying the mill with water.
The Water Board will make PROPOSE
ton in keeping with rates elsewhere.
The mill will consume about lot, 900 gal
Ions of water daily, and will need much
more when 1t is enlarged and the new
battery of boilers is up. It. is under
stood that the company contemPlates
putting in new pumping machinery
having a capacity Of 100000 gallons
daily. The present supply is from the
back river, and the water being muddy,
it is hard on the boilers and unfit for
drinking purposes. If Martins Ferry
supplies the big mill with water, the es-
adjustment will have abundant pure
water for all purposes and trst-class
pressure for fire protection.