The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-01
MARTINS FERRY.
iinps aud oii'iinps In tao Thriving. City
Across tho Islycr,

rrNps aud olI'hnp, In tao Thriving: City
Across tho IsIvor.
Ono hundred and fifty persons will
take part in the presentation OF "Thu
Witch OF Endor," by home talent in the
Martins Ferry Opera House on june
81, % aad %, for the benefit Of tho fire
department. Nlnoty.six persons will
take part in tho drills and marches and
fifty In the chorus. Tho scenery 10 be
| uaod TO illustrate tho entertainment is
that painted by Harry Temple for New
York parties. II Is worth $4,000 and
there arc ovcr 10000 square feet Of can
q The sceuea are to DO uael are
"Iho Creation Of tho World" "Expnl-
sion from Eden," "DcIugc," Olsen.
barkmcnt from tho Ark" "Finding Of
Moses" "Pharaohs Army perishins In
the Rod Sea" David Stay ing Goliath"
Solomon Palace" "Threo Wise Mon
following the Star Of Bethlehem"
Birth OF Christ" Flight OF Joseph
and Mary Into Egypt" '~'Triunphant
Entry OF Christ in Jerusalem," Christ
Betrayed by Judas" Christ before Pi.
lnte, ""Crown Of Thomas" "CruclGx-
ion" Earthquake" ''Rosurrection,"
Ascension" Special music is being
written for the occasion, and Prof. Al
vim Lc Roy, OF New York, will have en-
tire charge. He has arrived and is al
ready at work. This will DO helarEGst
homo talent entertainment evur given
in this section and promises to be tho
best. To exhibit tho scenery it will be
necessary to maze many alterations in
tho opera house.
Ernest Smith, OF Martins Forty. who
will graduate from lafayette College,
June %, is sharing the honors OF his
class, which numbers tiity-tivc mem.
bers. On two occneions 10 has lately
delivered orations in public and has
been elected president nf the Washing.
ton Literary Society. Ernest is an ~.
ccllcnt musician. is n first class foot ball
player and is strictly in IL in other
profession and will doubtless make q
GOOD lawyer.
City Clerk R. F. Allendcr, formerly
principal OF the First ward school. was
married Yesterday at Allegheny, Pa, TO
Mrs. S. ]. Fern, Of that city, and the
ceremony was performed by Rcy. MIR.
Douthoti, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church. They will reside on West Wal
nut street.
Yesterday Maggie Gilmore was bound
over to court in the sum OF $1,000 to au-
swer the charge OF shooting Roberto or
bott, and Eliza Wren in 500 to appear
as q witness. Corbott 10 still living.
Mrs. Fred Mupgo and Mrs. George
llorchcr sail on tho City OF Paris on
Monday for Hesson, Germany, to attend
the golden wedding OF their parents.
Tho Republican congressional and
county primaries will 10 hold tomorrow
between the hours OF 1850 and 1880,
Martins Ferry time.
Miss Cora Sloan and Miss Buchanan
loft yesterday to spend tho summer mt
Louisville, Ky, and Minnesota, the lat
ter's homo.
Mrs. Fannie Anderson, Mrs. DR.. A
R. Ons, Harlan Ong and Charles Hall
left yesterday for Hopcwell to visit rcla-
tives.
Thomas L. Williams, delegate, ia visi-
ting the p. .. 5. Of a. lodges, in Salem,
steubenvillc, Toronto and wellsbur,.
Yesterday tho Columbian Athletic
club moved into tho Dixon hall, former
ly occupied by the classworkess.
Tho independent Hose Company OK.
poets to participate in tho iircmen's
tournament at Saudusky.
Clarence Chamberlain, OF the Tcrmi.
nal Railway. is entertaining his father.
q merchant from Akron.
Hereafter the drug stores will DO
open on Sundays until 1880 n. IL. and
from 6 until 1880 p. m.
Thomas II. Stanton has been notified
that his'pcnsion has been reduced from
SIC TO IS por month.
Miss Laura swartz, a teacher in the
High school, is visiting her sister, east
Of Wheeling.
Thomas Moore, Of Portland, andC. K.
Comfy, OF Steubenvillc. were in town
yesterday.
Tobias Blumenthal, OF East Liverpool,
spont yesterday with his friend, w. T
Garrett.
Commencing Juno ! the shoe stores
will close at Go'clock, Saturday excepted.
Mrs. Mortimer Williams left yester.
day ior Lima, her future home.
James Moore, OF Beaver Falls, is sh ak.
Ing hands with friends here.
John Eas;on, of tho Pittsburgh club,
is home on a short visit.
Rev. James Selbv, Of Wcllsburg, ia
visiting relatives hcre.