The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-02
MARTINS FERRY.
Death of 10 \ wood-vnrlous other Cur.
rent News Matters.

i'ohth OF Jol No0u-Vnri0us Otler Cur.
rent News Matters.
Joel Wood. q well.known citizen Of
Martins Ferry, died on Saturday night
after q short illness. The deccasd WAS
born ut Smithleld, O., on August "a,
1911, whore hG spent his early years.
There no received such education as tho
various private schools afforded thon,
thoro being no public schools founded
by law. llc attended n boarding school
at Mt. Pleasant In 1920 and 1880, and
spent two years at college at Burling.
ton, N. j. He taught'6chool In Balti.
moro three years and located in Martins
Ferry July d, 1887, engaging in tic NOR
camille business. On August 80, 1887,
he married Elizabeth Carr McGrow, n
granddaughter OF James Carr, ono OF tho
first settlers In Jefferson county. In
1913 he sold out thetmcrcantile bust
moss and ,cmbardcd in nursery and fruit
extensively until 1852, whom he became
interested in railroad enterprises. He
was right OF way solicitor for tho C.&
7. road for q long time. ITo organized,
in company with Joseph Boil and Chcs-
ter Hubbard, OF Wheeling, tho W. Is l..
i. railroad company, Of which ho was
tho first president, and served In that
capaCy Tor five years. Ito was oDe Of
the pioneers Of this road. He has been
prominently identified with the nd.
vanccment Of Martins Ferry and was
n OF tho incorporates and directors
until 1880 in tho Wheeling & Harris.
burg railroad, subsequently called tho
Wbnolinr NriAr a,1 irorn,, Al .,I..,
Ile took n deep interest in public
schools, anti.slavery and temperance.
lie was instrumental in establishing
tho Martins Ferry schools and was II
member Of tho board OF education for
thirty years. He was IN abolitionist
and took an active part in the work.
Ho cast his first vote for James G.
Briney, and was ono Of the vice prcsi-
dents OF the anti.slavery society and
was sent rs q delegate from Belmont
county to the national convention ut
Buffalo in 1915, when was formed tho
Free Soil party and Martin Van Buren,
was nominated Tor President. lilo was
agent OF the Underground railroad"
and helped many slaves 10 grin their
freedom. lie became interested in
temperance in 1880, and has been 4
Prohibitionist ten years. The surviv-.
ing children are George R., Mary c.,
William H. and o. Russell.
About 100 persons attended tho re-
ception given on Saturday night by tho
Y. NJ. G. A.. to the employees OF the
Laughlin Nail Works, and it was a sue
cess in every sense OF tho word. The
entertainment was opened with instru-
mental music on the organ, violin and
guitar by Messrs. Gilmore, Nets, Carey
and Hamilton. Evening Bells" was
sung by the Railroad quartetto compos.
ed Of Messrs. Wasson, Carey, Hampton
and Nets. Ed. S.. Haughton delivered
the address OF welcome. The Ladies'
Endeavor quartotte rendered the "Slum-
Der Song" The members are Misses
Williamson, Clark, Gray and Hoyle.
The "The Bulldog on. the Bank" was
sung by the Crescent quartette, consist
ing of Messrs. Hipkins, Morris and
Haushton. Two encorcs. An address
was made by %Theopholts Pugh which
closed with recitation tho dwarf and
the giant" "1'm Listening All tho
Time" was sung by the Railroad quar-
tette. This was followed by the singing
OF the "Whippoorwill Cali" by the En-.
deavor quartettc. Mr.. w. L. Glessncr.
President OF tho Nail Works, spoke
briefly and surprised but pleased the
officials OF the association BY presenting
them with fifty dollars, The next
thing on the programme was an instru-
mental selection by the Railroad quar-
tettc, and the closing piece was "A Sal
lor's Dream" by the Crescent quartettc.
Remarks were made by 7. W. Shreve,
the president OF the Association. Re-
freshments were served and Can't,
Richard Brown thanked tho Association
for entertaining the mill men so pleas
aAtly, after which there was an exhibit
ton in the gymnasium in charge of
Homer Morris.
Col. c. l. Poorman was in Martins
Ferry on Saturday, looking after his
congressional candidacy and met with Il
perfect ovation. He is well known in
this city and his popularity was at
tasted by the enthus2 tic manner in.
which lie was received. His reception.
would be d compliment to any man, and
means that the people are on his side
in the present contest. The ironwork-
ers, glassworkers and other WORKING
men and business and professional mel
all greeted him in a manner that meant
a great deal. Tho old soldiers tlocked
around him and Young men and middle
aged men all greeted him cordially. 1t
was a common sight to SEQ young and
old people lifting their hats, and the
expressions must have been pleasing to
the colonel. Those VINO wished him
success were not confined to Republic
cans alone. One man said, Colonel,
l heard you speak t~lirty-tiYc years ago
and have admired you ever since.p
Another said, IT knew you in tho army
and l would give you fifty votes if I had
them" One young man said, Colonel,
my father always thought You were a
great man. He is dead and can't vote
for you. but l can and am working for
you Tor principles sake" A glass
worker remarked, "Wc're going to send
you to Congress, and after you get there
we will hear IRON you" Other similar
expressions were heard, and Colonel
Poorman left highly pleased with his
reception in Martins Ferry. Tho colonel
looks we'll for a man OF sixty.iivo years
old, his eyes bright and his step elastic.
Joseph Finney died at tho family
residence, back OF Martins Ferry, at 5
O'Clock OF Saturday afternoon, aged
ninety-ono years, from apoplcxy. He
was ono OF tho Oldest men in Belmont
county, and had resided on the farm
where he died for many years. Tho
surviving children are Robert, James,