Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-15
MARTINS FERRY.

Dark nights, like the past two, make one
shudder to think of the coming winter with
our town In darkness, and no sign OF light
being provided for by the actions Of our
Councilmen.
The Township Board of Education viii
meet tomorrow in regular session at the
township clerks office
A fair crowd. considering the bad even
ing, witnessed ''The Engineer" at the OPP
era House last evening.
The visiting committees OF the Knights
Of the Golden Eagle met at McMechen on
last Tuesday night, aud report good time,
The next place of meeting will be at Center
Castle, No. l, Wheeling little market house
Mr.. @. w. Collins, freight agent of the
Pennsylvania Company at this place, is
visiting friends and relatives at Toronto
to-day.
A special meeting of Council was called
for last evening.
VIM. Fiuney viii leave over the w. d
L. L. railroad tomorrow for Chicago.
Among those who returned from the
Worlds Fair yesterday were Mrs. A. r.
Ong, Mrs. J. NJ. Blackford. Mrs. W. H.
Hall, Misses Anna Belle Hobbs and Maggie
Armstrong, Charlie Williams and Z. Z.
Hoge.
Mrs. w. H. Robinson Of Highland City,
Is the guest Of her son, S. G. Robinson, on
North Third street.
Usual services will be held in all the
churches to-day.
The fire alarm will be tested tomorrow
at ~ 80 o'clock.
The insurance en- the stock Of goods Of
Msadley Co. has been paid by Mr.. Reed Of
Monsfeld, State agent Of the Manchester
Insurance Company.
The game Of foot ball TO be played on the
Hoyh grounds, between the College boys
of New Athens and the Y. NJ. 9. A. team,
of this city, promises to be very interest
esting, and admission of ten cents will be
charged to pay expenses, tickets now being
on sale.
r. Vermillion. of Scotch Ridge, was in
town yesterday on business.
Rev. Robbins, Of the M. E. Church, will
speak at the the 7. M. G. :. meeting this
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Miss Jessie Crughters, Of the Beech
Spring school, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Reynolds, of Uhrichsville, is the
guest of Mrs. John Campbell, Of First
street.
The Belmont brick works was off yester-
day on account Of the pits being filed with
water.
More freight trains are being moved over
the G. & p. Il. II. now than has been for
the past two or three months, which is one
of the best signs Of the revival OF business.
Deputy Sheriff Westwood was serving
subpeuaS on witnesses in the Myers case,
which comes before the grand jury. Also,
witnesses were being summoned 10 appear
in the Henry Snodgrass VS.. Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Company, which is
call up before the Common Pleas Court to-
morrow.
Work was suspended on the Jefferson
and Broadway sewers yesterday on &C
count of the bad weather.
Marshal Westwood took Daniel Gruber
to the county jail yesterday.
Bad weather stopped the 7. M. Q. A.
foot ball team frem going TO Wheeling to
play match game yesterday.
G. 5. Moore has received the contract to
erect a dwelling house for John COss on
his farm back OF town.
Rev. Boyle, the new Presbyterian min
lister, arrived in the city last evening.
Miss Alma Weaver, of Wellsburg, is the
guest of Miss Gertie Tannehill on Fifth
street
DR.. ]. w. Hoyle, formerly of this city.
but now of York, Nebraska, is in the city
among relatives and friends.
A young child OF VIM. O'Neill, Of
Broadway, is very Ill,
Yesterday was pay day at the Laughlin
mill
J. L. Hanes was in ST. Clairsville yester-
day on business.
Mrs. Reece Watkins. of BroadWsy,i is the
guest of Steubenville friends.
Miss Brodie Lewis. OF Fourth street, is
visiting her sister at Toronto, o.
Miss Annie Davis, of the Third ward,
left Yesterday for Homestead, Pa.
James Greer and Henry Stillwell left
yesterday for Pittsburg to attend the Elk
position.
William Probert has returned from Al
lance, where he has been spending the
past two months.
The Benwood furnace Of this city will
commence shipping pig iron to Bellaire to-
morrow.
Yesterday was of the slowest Satur-
DAYS that our merchants have experienced
for some time, the weather keeping almost
everybody indoors and our streets looked
deserted.
WELLSBURG.