The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
MARTINS FERRY.
Observation-Disclosures, Personal aud Cen
oral IDcnl items,

fuhornls-lndustriai, Personal anu Gch'
orai Local Items.
Saturday evening o surprise party was
given ut the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Paxton, on Walnut street, in
honor OF the tWenty-tirst birthday OF
Misses Pnxton's sister, Miss Olive Stead.
The programme consisted OF games and
music. Choice refreshments were
served and all had q good timc. Those
present wore Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kitchen, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cooey,
Mr.. and AIra. Paxton, Misses Louisa
Stead, Bertha and Mani Goodhue,
Carrie and Lola Rennatd, NTinta Sad.
der, Mary Phillips, Myrtle Hughes,
Jessie Wilson, Daisy Paxton, Mary
Summerville, and David Jones, William
Stead, Grant Thompson, II. J. Summer
vile, Charles Wagner and John Gicr.
Tho concert given at the Opera House.
on Saturday night for the benefit OF the
Union Cornet Band was fairly well at
tended and gave entire satisfaction. Tho
vocal and instrumental music was first
class. Tho guitar playing of DR.. Law.
renee Hcinlcin and ]. 3. Contine, OF
Bridgeport, took the audience by storm,
and the singing OF the Lone Star Quar-
lotto, and Louis Enslcmycr, the tuba
solo by Elmer A~pplcgarth and tho flute
solo by John liumel pleased every
body.
There was u very large attendance at
the funeral OF the late George Irwin
from tho family residence in CIark's
addition yesterday afternoon. Rev. |.
S. Winters, pastor OF tho N. L. church,
oticiated, and the pail bearers wcre
Daniel Evans, Thomas Blinco, G. II.
Bellyillo, Henry Swartz, George Ellis
and James Brown.
Willie, n bright six-yc0r-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wcbber, died on
Friday, and was buried yesterday at
Linwood. Rev. P. G. Docpken, OF tho
U. ?. church, oiiiciated. The floral
offerings were beautiful. Tho pail
bearers wero Harry Shorts, Clyde Coss,
Charles Mcdaniel and Carl Schreincr.
Tho attendance was large.
Tho Pcasc township Republican con.
ven.ion will be held in tho city build
ing, Martins Ferry, Saturday, March II.
y township clerk and one township
trustee will be nominated. Tho Rcpub,
licans Of Martins Ferry will hold their
primaries at the usual voting places on
Saturday, March 10.
B. T. Brady has q piece OF black
sheet athis store, rolledat [rondRle, and
out OF which a first class article OF tin is
being madcHt tho new mill. Rcpubli-
cans ut Irondalo take pleasure In show
ing their Democratic friends how Amc-
rican tin plate is made in Ohio.
Mr.. August Kochrscn has moved his
tin shop into his building on Fourth
street. Before the building was COM
pleted Mr.. koehrson was offered 81 ,000
more for it and the lot than the two
cost him. An cntorprising saloon keep
err wanted it.
On Saturday Mr.. a, B. Gilmore, the
agent OF the Terminal and Wheeling &
Lake Erie roads, was granted an abso,
lutte divorce from his vile on the
grounds OF neglect OF duty.
The e~ighty.frst birthday OF Mrs.
Rebccca Dean wtis pleasantly celebrated
yesterday at the pleasant residence OF
her son, Capt. Samuel F. Dean, on Fifth
street.
William Hammond, 4 we'll known
young man. residing OIL West Washing
ton street, died yesterday OF consump-
ton. lIo leaves q vito and child.
at tho Standard. mill q lot of 10 gauge
steel sheet wa rolled on Saturday, as
an experiment. This is the thinost
ever rolled at the Standard.
Mr.. William Dcall has purchased alot
from Mr.. Alex. Davidson on West Han
over street and will build u splendid six
roomed residence.
The funeral OF Rev. Jonathan Under
wood at Mt. Pleasant yesterday was very
largely attended. Iie;had many friends
hcreabouts.
a ~one-ycar-o!d daughter OF Alex Oar
rah fell on q nursing bottle on Saturday,
breaking the bottle and cutting the arm
nearly OF.
The Mnnncrchor will give y masqucr-
ade ball at the hall on Washington
street tonight.
Alex. Davidson has received word
from Washington that his pension has
been granted.
The ten and twenty penny machines
at tho Laughlin mill will be of this
week.
Mills Nos. / and 5 in the Standard arc
of on account OF a leakage in the boilers.
Labor Commissioner W. P. Lewis will
return to Columbus this morning.
Frank Zink and bride returned yes.
terlny from their tour.