Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-10
MARTINS FERRY.

Mr. Frank Horne, former decorator at
the Buckeye Glass Company, is here spend
ing Sunday with friends. Mr.. Horne is
well liked here and has large circle of
friends of both ladies and gentlemen.
Mrs. Gilmore, wife of Mr.. A B. Gilmore,
the G.. L. Il W. ticket agent, returned from
Springfield, Ohio, yesterday, where she
has been visiting friends.
Mr. Thomas Irwin returned last evening
from Buena Vista, Va, where he is super
intending the erection of a new glass fac
tory being built there Mr.. Irwin reports
everything in prosperous condition at
their new place, and says they will be
ready for business the first of July. Mr..
James Collins, of this city, is to be the sec
rotary of the new enterprise
The new stack for the electric plant was
raised yesterday. 1t is sixty sect in
height.
The Belmont Brewing Company pur-
chased a fine team of bay horses Yesterday
through Mr.. John Clifford. Price, $500
There will be an effort made next week
to raise money for the purpose of enclosing
grounds and building grand stand for
base ball grounds, and the boys ought to be
encouraged, as we have good material here
for a club, and good clubs would be in
duced TO come here and the games would
well patronlZed
An alarm OF fire was turned in yesterday
afternoon from box No. 81, at the corner of
Broadway and Union streets. Chief Ong
and his fire laddies responded promptly to
the alarm, and made splendid run and
good time considering the distance and the
roughness of the ground covered. Yester-
davis fire ought 10 convince all that the
new fire alarm system is splendid thing
for our city and money well spent. Every
single person connected with the fire de-
oartment knew just which way TO go, saw
ing much delay, and very valuable property
besides, for if we should lose
one of our factories, depend upon
it, it would not be rebuilt here.
The fire was at the Etna mill and was
caused by a spark from a passing train
falling into some shavings near the track.
Quite a lot of timber and box car stand
ING on the sizing were burned The fire
was brought under control before any dam
age was done TO the mill.
Mr.. Edgar Belts, who has been. sick
with consumption for several months at
his home in the Second ward, and who has
had several bad hemorrbages Of the lungs
recently. is lying at the point of death.
Yesterday was pay day at the Buckeye
Glass Company's works.
Marshal Westwood was in st. Glars
vile Yesterday on business.
Mr.. Joseph haywood will return to Gin
cinuati tomorrow, after a short visit
among friends and relatives here.
The case of Rothermond VS.. Vance, OF
this city, is set for trial on Tuesday at st.
Clairsville.
The police force of this city were chasing
a darkey. Friday night. from Wheeling, for
hitting man here with chair some time
AGO. He escaped.
Patterson Il Co. are receiving and selling
the largest and best variety of paints OF all
kinds ever brought to this city.
Hunting's circus will exhibit here to-
morrow, on the grounds near the Elson
Glass Co.'s works.
Services will be held in all the churches
this morning and evening at the usual
hours.
The street car track on Fourth street is
laid ND as far as Walnut, where line will
be made on TO Fifth street. The grading
ON Fourth goes merrily on. Some of the
buildings are being propped TO sustain
them untila permanent foundation can be
made.
Yesterday was the first alarm struck by
our new fire alarm system, and caused
quite a STIR among our citizens.
Harry Northwood, manager OF the North