Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-09
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brick at the old Sweeney yards, north
OF the Benwood furnace.
Isaac Jones has been allowed a pen
sion of $40 month dating back TO July
18th 1890.
Frank Zinck is TO erect new resi-
dence on Fifth street soon.
Ed Vertue is able to be out again,
after several weeks sickness.
John Beck who was shot recently by
his father while crazed with liquor dur
ing family quarrel at their home near
Pleasant Grove, has recovered sufficient
ly TO be out on the farm again.
The firm of Ong & Ong, the Broadway
druggists, have dissolved partnership,
j. r. Ong succeeding to the whole bust
ness.
Emerson Campbell has returned from
weeks business trip to Cincinnati.
One of the Italians employed on the
Terminal construction train had very
narrow escape from being ground to
pieces under the wheels Of the csrs yes
terday afternoon, while at work making
the fill for the new Terminal Depot on
Sixth and Harrison streets. They had
Just finished unloading the cars at the
pile when the engine started the train
with a sudden jerk, precipitating the
man between the cars, breaking his arm
near the wrist and dislocating his
shoulder. He was put on the cars and
taken to the North Wheeling Hospital
for treatment.
John Hayne left yesterday morning
for San Francisco, to be gone several
months.
Miss Annie Dean, nurse in the AL
legheny Hospital, is visiting her father
and sister of this place.
Frank Hearne, the well known deco
rater, of PhillipSburg, Pa, spent Sun
day with friends here. Frank seems to
have taken quite a fancy to Martins
Ferry and some of her fair citizens.
j. A. Dickinson, representing the Chi
cago Label and Box Company, was here
calling upon our retail merchants yes
terday.
Prof. Mannix and family will leave to-
day for Dakota and other western
States to spend the summer vacation.
Misses Maggie and Kate Ralston will
leave in a'day or two on visit to their
sister, Mrs. Simpson, at Hamilton, ..
There is rumor that another electric
plant is soon to be in operation here.
There is splendid opening for first
class institution of that kind in Martins
Ferry just now.
Sunday was very dry day in Mar
tins Ferry. The Mayors order to
saloon keepers to keep their places
closed was strictly obeyed by all.
DR.. ]. D. Hobensack has added a
beautiful new book case Of the latest
design and finish to his office furniture.
CT. Whipple and L. Mason were
registered at the Hotel haywood yes
terday evening.
Yesterday morning Ernest Ritter, a
young son of Fred Ritter, boss of the
selecting department at the Buckeye
Glass Co., in company with some COM
panionS, jumped on an engine on the
Terminal road, which was moving
along slowly at the time, but when the
boys were ready to get off the engine
was running quite fast. The boys all
got off safely except young Ritter, who
fell headlong, striking his head against
railroad tie, cutting deep cash in his
head, making a very painful, though not
dangerous wound.
The y. NJ c. A. lecture committee
will entertain all the members of the
song tournament at the Y. M. c. a.
rooms this evening. The choicest re-
freShmentS of the season will be served.
The banquet and supper to be given
by the members of the fire department
and city officials, tomorrow evening, In
the Commercial block building, prom
iSeS to be grand affair. The supper is
in charge of Jacob haywood, proprietor
of the Hotel haywood, is a guarantee
that /. will be a good one. He has orders
TO furnish supper for two hundred
guests, aud Nick knows how to please
the hungry.
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