The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-18
MARTINS FERRY.
News Notes and Personals from Our Nen
NeighbOr.

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News Notes and Personals from Our Near
NeighbOr.
The Martins Ferry Board OF EducA-
ton has found that tho enforcement OF
tho truant law is big undertaking aud
not little kicking is being done.
Marshal Samuel Westwood, the truant
officer, was given tho names OF nearly
two hundred boys OF school age who
were not attending, many working in
the factories. iie did tho work we'll
and faithfully and tho already we'll
filed rooms became crowded, with no
place to put the others, The Board OF
Education got together on Thursday
night and decided to fit up an old room
in the Central school which has not
been used for years, and to employ
Miss Verne Clark as teacher, The work
OF getting the room in order was com
menced yesterday and 1t will be ready to
accommodate fifty pupils by Monday,
Sessions will be held afternoon and
evening, These sessions Will be from
1870 10 and to 8, and those who can
not attend one must attend the other.
BY this arrangement one hundred can
attend alternately, and some boys will
have an opportunity to continue work,
Harvey Dickinson, the Mt. Pleasant
tiverymau, Thursday night, was on his
way TO Martins Ferry in buggy, when,
Just below RRiney's coal works, u pas
senger train on the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh railroad passed. The horses
frightened and all were precipitated
over an embankment, the buggy falling
on Mr.. Dickinson. 1t hurt him quite
severely, Later he encountered an
other train, which struck and broke the
buggy. He and the horses escaped I'M
injured,
Last evening private musicale was
given at the home OF Bliss Ida Hoyie,
on South Fourth street, which was
greatly enjoyed by those present. The
affair was an informal ono and tho pro-
gramme lasted for two hours. The fol-
lowing well known talent took part:
Messrs. William Mann, j. @. Gray and
Misses Jessie Williamson and Edna
Crowl, vocalists, and Misses Ida Hoyle,
Sarah i. Thomas and Maud CARRIER
aud Master Carl Vennum, instrumental.
Calvin Strauthers, colored barber
and banjoist, known as Happy Cal"
left town on Thursday morning after
beating his wife, and his whereabouts
are unknown. His departure is
lnourned by number OF creditors. He
was married TO Miss Maggie White last
July.
On tho evening OF Washington's
birthday the Grocers' Protective Asso-
citation OF Martins Ferry will give their
annual banquet in the K. of p. hall at
$ o'clock, The committee consists OF
j. B. Montgomery, Theo P. Keller, W.
+. Barrett, Louis L. scheele, Glen Nc
Cabe and W. II. Helfenbein.
The lecture by Mr.. ]. L. Mannix last
evening Mt tho Y. NJ. @. A. rooms was
very interesting. His subject was "The
Historical Condition Of the Old World,
Which Made Possible the Discovery Of
the New"
Hon. Craig Paxton, OF Pittsburgh, ad-
dressed the Prohibitionists last night.
Music was furnished by L. W. Shreve,
Robert Kerr, Ross Barr and Allen Nc
Keo.
Tomorrow morning Rev. A. W. Butts
Will preach in the NJ. H. church TO the
Junior and Senior Mechanics and the
q. A. Il.
Joseph Miller, an old Martins Ferry
boy, now OF Massitton, is in town.
Miss Allie Kirkbride returned from
Pittsburgh yesterday.
Joseph Munslow, OF Findlay, was in
tho city Yesterday.
L. Spence, Esq, is confined to his
home by illness.
Robert Stewart left for Columbus
yesterday.
PARTIES trying to introduce new
cough remedies, should know that the