The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-08
MARTINS FERRY.
Accidents anil Inc!dsWss ia that ThstylnE
City-PorSonal Rad Industrial.

Accidents anti 1nctdsHts w thss Arriving
City-.Pcrsonal Rad Industrial.
Health officer K. A. Ltndemuth re-
ceiyod letter from @. o. Probst, score
tarv OF tho Ohio state board OF health,
Yesterday, stating that Prof. A. NJ.
Bleilo, OF the Ohio state university, has
been engaged to make another biologL-
cal investigation OF samples OF Ohio
river water, and will visit Martins Ferry
and Stoubcnvillo to. day, arriving here
ut $3.50. The object is TO have oxamina'
tons made on the spot, as they will give
more definite results :han when samples
are Kept twcnty-four hours, as was necos'
sary when they were shipped to Column
brs.
Claiming NJ. Smith, editor Of the
Parkorsburg Mder, was in town yoster-
day. Hu is engaged in the laudable
work OF trying to have m industrial
school for girls establishedi in West Viz.
ginia, whore the incorriglble girls OF
the state may be sent for training and
saved from their downward course.
The Martins Ferry local examiners
vii! hold an examination for applicants
for positions in the schools, on Septem-
Der 10. A. w. Harris han been mado u
member Of the examining board.
Tho remains Of Clark Moore, sr., were
laid to rest in Riverview cemetery yes
to-day afternoon. He died ut his home
on Scotch Ridge on Wednesday, aged
eiShty-six years.
Ross PickerS, who was so seriously
injured az the Belmont brick and tile
works a short time ago. is getting along
nicely and expects to be out next week.
Brick work will DO commenced on the
Baptist church to-day. Tho bricklayers
finished their work on the belfry OF the
German Lutheran church yesterday.
Charles Downey. OF this city. won the
foot race at the. reunion at Wellsburg
yesterday. Charley is member Of tho
famous Independent Hose company.
Inspector Chunk, OF the Hartford
Steam Boiler Insurance Company, was
in tho city yesterday making an exam
nation of boilers for his company.
Rev. Father S. S. Mattingly, who re.
Gently went to Philadelphia to attend
the unwilling Of his brothers monu-
ment, will return on Saturday.
DR.. Monroe Hickman, tho dentist,
will occupy the residence and office OF
DR.. J. b Hobensack, after the latter
moves to his new building.
Martins Ferry sent an immense crowd
to the fair yesterday. Tho schools vii!
close to-day to allow the pupils to at
tend the fair tomorrow.
Some Of tho G. A. R. posts hereabouts
refuse to attend the national encamp-
ment at Washington, unless the rail
roads give lower rates.
Thomas II. Howells, OF Broadway,
left yesterday for Columbus to resume
his duties at tho Ohio state university.
Belmont county has 9,295 boys and
S,73S girls Of school age; total, 1908,
decrease OF LA from last year.
Mrs. Anderson and son George, of
East Liverpool. are visiting Capt and
Mrs. L. W. Inglebright.
Ed Arbaugh will leave next Monday
to attend st. Vincent's College, in West
Moreland county, Pa.
Mrs. A. R. 0ng who has been
quite sick with typhoid fever, is ablo to
be about the house.
Spence, Baggs& Co.'s foundry was of
yesterday on account of the death of
Frank Duff's baby.
"A large number OF Martins Ferry
people attended the reunion at Wells
burg yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hilton have as
their guest Miss Anna slenn, of Cam
bridge.
Fine tablets and boxed papers in
great variety OF the postoffice news
stand.
Contractor G. 9. Cochran will COM
mence paving Fifth street next Monday.
The Laughlin nail works will not lay
of to-day for the fair, as reported.
The laying of curb on Fifth street has
been commenced.
J.C. Gray Is identifying his residence
on Fourth street.
Tho attendance in tho schools yester-
day was 1850.
Miss Lou Dawson has returned home.
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