The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-02
MARTINS FERRY.
HapS aud AIlshnp, in the ThrlvIng City
ACROSS tho River.


Across the River.
Some Martins Ferry people spent ten
dollars a day at the " orld's Fair, others
more, but one man did it on much less,
lie left on Monday afternoon on the
Wheeling d Lake Erie and returned on
Saturday evening and spent only Sl6 70,
including railroad fair, lodgings, meals,
admissions, Midway and street car fare.
lie was at the fair four full days, paid
fifty cents admission each day. making
- % to sec the festive Turkish gIrIs
dance. His railroad fare was Sll. For
three nights lodging he spent 81 50,
sixty cents night, four in n room.
Three breakfasts and one snpper cost
him 81, two lunches, thirty cents. car
rides, forty cents, making in all
$l675, certainly exceedingly economical.
aWhen he started to Chicago he took
with him u well filed basket, out OF
which he ate nine meals and missed
one meal, having the headache. The
gentleman, who is well known, says ne
had plenty to eat every day. When
he returned he told his wife how cheap
ly he had made the trip, and she said,
Don't tell that or people will think
you starved yourself" He says that
there was no starving about it, and he
saw as much as any other man in the
same time.
About forty ladies' offended the nat
Home" at the residence oil Mr.. and Mrs.
S. +, Dean OH North Fifth street yester-
day afternoon. The hours were from 2
to 6, and the affair was charming one,
given in honor OF Mrs. Isaac Dean OF
Brainerd, Mimi, formerly of Martins
Ferry. The house was darkenod and
lighted by gas, and beautifully decorated
with flowers, plants, etc. The hostess
was gracefully assisted by Mrs. Jesse
Selby and Misses Bud White, Ethel
MURDOCH, Belle McSwords and Lille
Dean. Among those present from out
OF town were Mrs. A. G. Harrell OF Pc.
tomac. W. Va; Mrs. Benz. White and
daughters and Eliza Taylor OF Colerain.
All who attended report an excellent
time.
II the city won't do it the people liv-
ing on the paved streets should follow
the example of the business men on
Hanover, near Fourth, and sweep the
streets. rs these men or their clerks did
yesterday. The condition of some OF
these streets is disgrace to Martins
Ferry.
Yesterday roll was broken on sheet
mill No. u in the Standard. The break
down mills and one pair OF shears are of
on account OF breakages. The housing
on No. 4 sheet mill is being repaired.
Hon. Lorenzo Danford speaks at
Prospect tomorrow night. Hon. H. &.
Horr spoke at East Liverpool and Hon.
A. I. McKelvey and Hon. j. W. uol-
lingsworth at Coleraine last night.
Miss Bessie Brady will entertain
friends tomorrow evening in honor OF
her guest, Miss Blanche Coukling, OF
Cincinnati.
Frank and Joseph Anthony have
taken positions as watchers on sheet
mill No. in the Etna-Standard.
John J. Williams has gone to Pitts
burgh to spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Maggie Rossiter.
A union meeting of the missionary
societies OF the Presbyterian church
will be held this afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Robins and Mr.. Theo. Snod.
grass attended the NJ. L. conference at
Toronto on Tuesday.
A gang OF men arrived yesterday from
Fremont to work on the Wheeling u
Lake Erie railroad.
Thirty-six dollars was netted at the
German social given by the "Y's" last
Saturday night.
Miss Anna Warnock, OF Warnock's
Station, was in Martins Ferry yester-
day.
Yesterday Connolly & Keohnline COM
menced work on the Pearl street sewer.
Theodore, Flicker" Coss was ar
rested yesterday; same old charge.
Ralph McCready, OF East Liverpool,
was in town yesterday.