The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
MARTINS FERRY.
Haps and 'iI'hnp, in the Thriving City
Across thu River.

NI-'. S'Stg bSlVOl va wv county WAS
Represented. The morning session was
held 10 tho high school and tho alter.
noon in the Presbyterian church. The
programme recently published in the
lSTELLt0EScER was carried out and en-.
ioyed BY all present superintendent
Mitchell. Merrlck, Barre. Jones, Dun.
can, Stewart, Van Cleye. Rossiter aud
Porterdeld were present
The Independent hose company me!
Saturday nigh, and elected these off.
GERS: Foreman, DR.. J.. W. Darrah; fret
assistant Patsy Moore; second, Anon
Paxton; secretary, Hayward Long;
treasurer, William Joy; delegates 10 the
BellaiTe convention, Dr.. J. W. Darrah,
Hayward Long, G. II. Carpenter, a. q.
Shaver and r. c. Montgomery. TIE
department is invited to Join the indie
pendeu. and 90 TO Beliairc.
The st. Clairsyilla Pre.bytery meets
nj Freeport tomorrow and Wednesday.
The Martins Ferry Presbyterian church
will report rs accesiinns the past yoar,
q by certificate, making $50 menbere,
aud n gain OF 30. The Sunday school
has 272; average attendance 200. Con-
tributions TO home missions, SOL: to
foreign, $50. fhisis an excellent snow.
ing for the church.
Fully 500 people were at the ball
grounds on Saturday to see the game
between Martins Ferry and the Ath-
%letics, oil Wheeling. Tho latter failed
to show up. although q telephone mes.
sage vas received in the afternoon stat
ing they would come. The uniform Of
the Martins Ferry club consists Of grey
pants, shirt and cap, black belt and
black stockings.
Considering the times the merchants
are doing q big business on Saturdays.
Il ia n common thing TO see the stores
crowded on Saturday, but trade scems
to be quiet other days. The Laughlin
nail works, Belmont brick WORKS and
Buckeye glass works are idle.
Among those employed for the Teach
ers Institute August . to 10, are Dr.. 4.
S. Draper. superintendent OF the Cleve-
land schools; Miss N. E. Coliu. assist-
ant superintendent OF the Detroit
schools, and PROT. ". II. Critzer, oil
Boston.
a patent time registering clock has
been put in Spence g. Sons works and
all the employees will have to register
four times daily, commencing to-day.
These clocks are used ut the Etna-
Standard mills.
Considerable business was transacted
by the Ohio executive council of the
Foresters n. the meeting hero Saturday
night. The office will be moved from
Martins Ferry to Cleveland, Tuesday,
Mays.
It is not likely that the board Of edu-
cation will eelec. drawings for the new
school building tonight. They will
look over the plans OF Columbus, Wheel
ing and Pittsburgh parties.
The vii! OF the late Dr.. J. D. Hobeu-
sack will be fled to-day by Miss Matte
Hobensgck, the ~executriS. l. was the
doctors reques. that the will should not
be read for ten days.
A telegram was received from Be!Iou.
Va. on Saturday announcing the death
OF Adolphus Stewart. who moved from
Martins Ferry to Virginia a few weeks
ago.
'Re,olrsi, That the signs Of the times
indicate the downfall of the republic"
will be the question for discussion 8.
the debating club next Friday evening.
At the Y. II. c. a. meeting Yesterday
afternoon Rev. J. W.. Robins gave an in.
teresting talk on The Indispensable TO
spiritual growth"
Miss Phoebe Clark came home from
Washington, D. c., on Saturday 70 visit
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
William CLARK.
About $50 was Melted at the entertain
mens and dance given By tho Colum.
bian Athletic club Friday night.
Mrs. John Arbaugh and son Martin,
Of Allegheny, spent Sunday with the
family OF George Arbaash.
A. the ball grounds on Saturday John
Davis had his nose badly hurt by being
struck With a foul tip.
Communion will be held in the U. P.
church next Sunday. Services each
evening this week.
Frank Purcell, OF McKee's Rocks,
spen. Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Purcell.
Mrs. G. II. Dilley, OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
G. W. Morrison.
Miss Mary Hasvey, Of Elm Grove, is
visiting her brothers, Drs. W. E. and
John L Hervey.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Martin and son,
Of Moundsyil!e, spent Saturday with
relatives here.
The Martins Ferry club wants to
play the Red Cross Oil club here next
Saturday.
James Duffy, ar, who recently under.
went an operation, ia i'll a critical condi.
ton.
Mrs. Mifiin ons and Mrs. Charles
Galbraith returned 10 Smi.hheld yester-
day.
The funeral Of the late Michael Defey
will take place this morning at Q o'clock.
Mrs. E. J. A. Dscnnen has returned
from an extended visit at Sandusky.
Mr.. George ?. Rush, OF Cleveland, is
visiting his brother, Dr.. Carl Rush.
The Y. II. c. A. grounds will DO en-.
closed before Decoration Day.
The Union Glass Company won it's
suit at Bellaife on Saturday.
Some man left his shir. and collar in
the postotiice on Saturday.
4 boy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Gray yesterday.
viii, son OF Frank Webb, is yery low
with typhoid fever.
): G. Robinson is no better. dis con.
dition is alarming.
Everett Morris is homo from Scio.
Stricken Bell is verv i'll.