The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-08
GARrlNis FERRY.
News Mates and Pprsouals from orr Near
hcighbnr

News Notes ana Pprauuals from Onf AGAR
Neighbour.
Marshal Samuel Westwood, the truant
officer. has been busy for two dayssery-
inn notices on the parents OF children
who are not attending school, Tho
| marshal Is doing the work faithfully ana
is not over half through. He found iiye
in one family yesterday, In Martins
Ferry there are about one hundred and
ninety persons OF school age who do not
attend school, These are from eight 70
fourteen, and the law will be enforced.
The law is state one and applies TO
Wheeling boys who work in the iacto-
res here MS well as those who live in
Martins Ferry,
A funny thing occurred in. court at St.
Clairsyile yesterday. In the Crozler
divorce case j. b. Smith, the attorney
for the wife, said tho marriage was by
common law and recorded in heaven.
james lallman the attorney for tho
husband, said that he proposed filing .
motion to compel Smith to exhibit tho
register in court ami George Duncan
said that this will give the court an OPP
portunity to decide ii there is heaven
The county seat war in Harrison
county is getting red hot. A bill is be-
fore the legislature authorizing the
building OF court house costing $780,
600 and several towns and cross roads
are after it. Scio held mass meeting
and passed resolutions against Cadiz.
demanding a vote on tho subject and
offering site and $4,000 to locate the
county cent there. Jewett came near
getting it many years ago,
At a meeting OF tho "Y's" last night
at the home Of Miss Matte EXley on
Fourth street, was decided to give q
Martha Washington party on Wash
ington's birthday Misses Bee Thomas
and Bess Brady were appointed COM
mIttee OF arrangements.
The county commissioners are wrest.
ling with several important matters,
one OF which is the appointment OF
trustee OF the Martins Ferry and Cole,
rain pike to succeed Charles Heling,
who resigned last fall before removing
TO Ellwood, Pa.
The agent Of the Pennsylvania com.
pRny OF this city received instructions
on Monday evening to receive freight
for points in the east over that line, but
to receive none Tor western points until
further orders.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie is running
trains on the Cleveland q Pittsburgh,
around the part OF the trestle above
Mingo that was taken away by the ice,
until it can be repaired.
Happy Calls concert company, of
which Calvin strauthers, Of Martins
Ferry, is manager, appeared at Portland
on Monday night and Tiltonville last
night.
Dir. J. A. Heinlein, who was appointed
physician and surgeon ut the state peni-
Tertiary Mt Columbus, will resign and
return to Bridgeport and practice medi-
cine.
A party OF Martins Ferry people will
attend the song recital ut the Odd Fell
lows hall at Wheeling tonight.
Yesterday George W. Rocco sold the
Andy Taylor property on North Fifth
street to David Vennum.
Mrs. Frank Dennis, of steubenville, is
visiting her brother, Samuel Young, OF
the Third ward.
A. Z. Blair has been made foreman OF
the grand jury now in session at st.
Clairsville.
Mr.. S. h. Williams and bride arrived
home from BarnesyilIe last evening.
Mrs. Isaac Burt is quite sick at her
home on HAIovfr street.
James Bay,ess is quite sick at his
home on Fourth street.