The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-10
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MARTINS FERRY.
Republican League Club-CuttIng sernpe
Personal Gossip, Etc.

Republican League CluD-CuttIng scrape
Personal Gossip, Etc.
Considerable business was transacted
at the meeting Of the Republican club
on Saturday night. A large number Of
new names were received and elected.
The soliciting committee was continued
until the next regular meeting next
Saturday evening.
Judge John S. Cochran, Adam Wernig
and Thomas Mullaney were appointed u
committee on hall, lights, etc. Judge
Cochran, the chairman, favored the Sc
curing OF permanent quarters. A great
deal was said concerning the election OF
officers, and nearly everyone present
who expressed himself in the matter
thought that officers should be elected
at this meeting and the present officers
be made permanent. The motion OF
Thomas Mullaney brought many re-
marks. His motion was that the pres
ent officers be made permanent. At
first this was opposed by Cochran,
Wetherald and Crooks, but all Of the
others favored itand very earnestly, the
first two finally agreeing with the others.
Crooks declined the office OF secretary
and numbered members spoke, asking
him 10 reconsider the matter and insist
ed on him taking the Office, giving their
rcasons. A vote was taken and the
motion was carried unanimously.
Crooks then agreed to serve until the
next meeting. A committee OF six was
appointed to bring In proper names for
vice-prcsideut, treasurer and board of
managers, to be elected ut the next
regular meeting. This committee con-
sists OF w. X. Elson, Theo. Keller, J.P
Crowl, J. T. Hancs, Harry Northwood
and +. II. Erik.
A cutting scrape occurred in Gus
NTiller's saloon on Second street on Sat
urday night, in which the unfortunate
was Herman Woods. Woods and Watt
Cline and other Martins Ferry men and
James Norman, Of Slacktown, were
drinking beer together when a dispute
arose between them, q struggle ensucd
between Woods and Norman, during
which the latter drew knife and cut
Woods in the left side. The cash,
rather large one, was sewed up by DR..
]. D. Hobensack. The cut was y straight
stab and is not dangerous. During the
fight Norman had one Of his thumbs
badly cut. Woods resides in Clark's
addition, and is employed in the Elson
glass works. Norman wears Mexican
sombrero, and is known as "Jim the
Cowboy" He was arrested and well
have a hearing to-day.
On Saturday afternoon the Foresters
and their friends, accompanied by the
Vigilant Hose Company band went to
Steubenville on the excursion barge
Minnie and steamer Horace, returning
about a. III. Yesterday. Others went
on the cars. A court OF the Foresters
was organized uptiere.
Col. David Rankin, Of tho Rush Run
Brick Works, has made the following
proposition to the council: Council TO
select an inspector and he will select
oney both at his expense, and any brick
that they see fit to throw out shall be
thrown out and good brick substituted.
Nine persons united with the Presby-
terrain church at the regular service
yesterday morning. Their names were
Alb. Gilmore, Arthur Ncrmillin, Ed
ward S. McGlenn, Howard S. Smith,
Frank j. HARRISON, Frank ]. Ebert,
Margaret A. Brown, Miss McGlenn and
Miss Coleman.
Mr.. James I. Grier expects to return
to Macomb, ILL.,, today. There was a
very ENJOYABLE family reunion yester-
day in his honor, at theresidence of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Grier, on
South Third street.
Whole train loads OF Derea stone now
arrive over the Wheeling Il Lake Erie
railroad for bridge building in Wheel
ing. Tie ears are run over the Ternii-
nal and Union bridge from Martins
Ferry.
Rev. H. n. Campbell has been granted
Il four weeks leave Of absence, but will
preachnext Sunday morning.
Harley, n three-months-old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rothermund, died
yesterday morning.
Miss Minnie Bellville, residing in
Clark's addition, was overcome by the
heat on Saturday.
The Democratic county convention
will be held IN Martins Ferry to-mor-
row.
Miss Maudo Clark has returned.