The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-13
MARTINS FERRY.
News Notes and Personals from Our Near
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News Notes and Personals from Our Near
NGiEhbor.
Policeman Scott Neal heard chickens
making noise in the rear OF W. O.
Hymes' lot on Hanover street early Sat
urday morning, and supposing that
thieves were making way with them
called Policeman Och. The two police
entered in opposite directions and the
chicken thief turned out to be large
four legged coon, which had them cor.
nered and was on one large rooster.
Neal attempted to catch and arrest the
coon, but he showed fight, acting like
panther. Neal dew his revolver and
ehot it, The coon, which was a large
male one, weighingabout fifteen pounds,
was skinned, his pretty hide sold for
81 so and the remainder given to a col
ored man, who roasted him and had Il
feast yesterday. The coon is believed
to be the one that escaped from John
Crooks one night last fall and was never
seen afterward. This coon was secured
by DR.. w. i. shuttleworth and Crooks
in the country and was large animal.
]. w. Lane owned coon, and suppos-
ing the one killed was his, highly
priced one, became very angry and had
some words with Mrs. Hymes, who
swore out warrant for his arrest,
charging him with calling her bad
names, and the case is sOt Tor to-mor'
row.
Something like $500 was realized at
the festival held at Maennerchor hall
Saturday night for the benefit OF Bel.
mont City Lodge, |. o. 0. f., No. 22l.
In the contest for the gold.headed cane
Lewis Tiers turned in $72 80 and Ferd-
inard O. StricklIn S56 80. For the set Of
queensware Miss Della McGlumphy col
lected $50 65 and Miss Alta Stricklln
SS5 90. The spectacles will be worn by
Jacob Arm, he having collected 500 to
500 turned in by +. @. Davis. Owing to
the failure Of D. j. Morrison, Of Wheel.
ing, TO appear the contest for the gold
watch was postponed. His opponent,
Richard O. 0'Beirne, was on hand with
tho money he collected. The prizes
wore drawn as follows: No. 9Bi, clock;
93i, umbrella; 020, book; s65, candy;
l5G, shoes; S32, slippers.
Mrs. Finley Taylor, one OF the Oldest
residents OF Martins Ferry, died at the
residence OF Mr.. aud Mrs. STAMINA Glib
bons, on Broadway, of consumption, on
Saturday night about IL o'clock. Mrs
Taylor was born in Tuscarawas county,
and was slxty.one years old. She was q
member OF the Methodist Episcopal
church and was we'll liked by all who
know her. She resided at the corner OF
Second and Clay streets. Her husband
died from tho same disease. She had
been sick ono year, but seemed bettor
on Saturday.
Edward Wolf, James N. Coon, Dan
Cline, Edward Houston and Henry
Metzker leave to-day for Huntington,
w. Va, whore thoy will work in the
Huntington glass works, OF which
Thomas Charlton, oil Martins Ferry, Is
manager. James Dorsey, Charles Ship
man and Brock Brown, left for Marion,
Ind, for tho same purpose.
Edward Exloy leaves to-day for Lima,
o., to attend tho convention OF the lhm.
bermon, after which he will 20 to Chi.
cago with the delegates, wEoro thoy will
be entertained by the Wholesale West
crn Lumbermen's Association.
Four thousand five hundred dollars
was the verdict OF tho jury in the suit
OF Miss Maggie Lewis, Of Htnayillo,
against the Wheeling electrical railway
company for damages, The amount
asked for was $4,000.
j. Y. Hanos has brought suit aaainst
tho Terminal railway company to re-
cover $1,000, tho amount due Oh his
Second street property.
Ono hundred and soyonty-ono persons
have united with tho NJ. l., church dur
ing tho revival which commenced the
first Of tho year
Tho suit Of tho Cleveland & Pitts
burgh railroad company agoinst Mar.
tins Ferry for Burklo street is SGT Tor
to-day.
Washington's birthday will be cclo.
bratod by tho Martins Ferry schools by
an entertainment in lho Opera house.
Miss Mary Hartley leaves this morn
Ing for Andersen, Ind, over tho Wheel
Ing & Lake Eric railroad.
Mr. o. r. Wood returned yesterday
from business trim to Chicago.
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life distressed with neuralgia, when d