The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-16
MARTINS FERRY.
Haps and AIishaps in tho Thriving CITY
Across the River

tAaps ana Mishaps in tho Thriving City
Across the River.
Inc sale OF delinquent taxes will take
p!ace to-day at l o'clock at st. Glars
Ylle. In Martins Ferry most OF the
taxes nave been paid, especially those
mat nave stood the iull year. Consid-
erlhg the times the people have paid
up Well, and many are thankful they
nave property on which to paw taxes.
PERSONS who themselves were unable to
pay had their taxes paid by friends.
who are legally entitled to I per cent
| interest On all taxes sold to-day pur-
| chasers will be allowed to charge Is per
cent and Z per cent for the use of the
money, making % per cent, and will get
a tax hen In the bargain, this to come
before all mortgages. Those who make
business of buying delinquent taxes
every year will probably find plenty Tor
sale at st. ClairaVille to-day. The ma
Jority OF the taxea advertised have been
PAID, but there are a good many
throughout the county that have not.
The residence OF Mr. ]. T. Thomas, on
alnut street, was entered on Sunday
evening while the family was at church.
They carried off a lady's gold watch,
diamond ring, cameo ring and ring
and small sum of money. The watch
and three rings are worth aboutS20O The
v,
used lamp which had been left burn
ing. They hunted nearly all of the sill
verware and carried this to the kitchen,
but did not take it. In ono of the beds
the burglars searched was aome money
received on Saturday evening, but it
was missed.
The puddlers at the Etna-Standard
mills who have been working two turns
day and struck because the company
wanted them to work three at the
patent furnaces, held a meeting last
evening and decided to return to work
and work the three turns, three sets of
men TO be employed at each furnace.
Work will be resumed at the furnaceu
to-day.
Many Martins Ferry men carry re-
volvers who formerly did not, and come
haze their hands on them while walking
at night in lonely parts OF the city.
This is done because the unlighted
streets encourage robbery.
Tho Union glass works has been en-
| larged, and is doing better than ever.
The works is four times as large as it
was, and is getting out salable limo of
goods.
Provisions are coming in at fairly
| lively rate for the poor, but more are
| needed. The committee was busy yes
terday from 2 to p. N.
Jacob Matthews, an employe at the
West Virginia glass works, was pre-
sented with twins yesterday just after
the works resumed.
John Morgan, OF the Third ward, who
is puddler in the Ntna-standard mills,
will move his family back to Wales, his
| native country.
Mrs. Ruth Reed, who died at Toronto
on Saturday, was an aunt of Mrs. Will
lam Connolly, and was about seventy
years old.
Yesterday the Alert hose company
received get of drop harness. They
| are great improvement over the old
ones.
The Dead Broke club, of which James
Bayless is treasurer, sent 100 loayes of
bread to the relief committee.
Spence, Baggs & Co.'s stove works is
working three days week, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Meetings will be continued in the
Presbyterian and United Presbyterian
churches this week.
r. @. Campbell, ofSistersville, is visit
ing Charles Moore, of the water works.
B. T. Purcell lie visiting his mother
and brothers on Walnut street.
The meetings in the churches last
night we're largely attended.