Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-10
MARTINS FERRY.

Last evening Miss Nellie Moore en-
tertained several couples of her young
friends IN honor of Miss Blanche
Wetherald. who will leave shortly for
her new home at Franklin, Ind. The
evening was spent In the various social
amusements and at the proper hour
very tempting refreshments were
/ served.
James Sweeny will go down to Sis
tersville to-day with his uncle, w. w.
Woods.
Rev. II. S. Boyd, of Bellaire, will
lead the Y. NJ. c. "A. meeting at Walnut
| Grove tomorrow afternnO.
Mrs. B. F. Brady left over the c. &
| P. road for Indianapolis last evening
in response to telegram stating that
| her sister, Mrs. Lou Davidson, was
seriously ILL.,
Brooks Virtue, of Marion, Ind, left
| for home last evening after a visit with
his brother, Ed Virtue, at this place.
]. d. Carues, of Dillon, was in town
/ yesterday on business.
Mrs. VIM. Owen left yesterday for
/ Kent, O., to visit her husband, who is
working there.
Fred Eberling is able to be out again
after a weeks illness.
George B. Ebert, of New Cumber-
land. is the guest of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. H. Gilbert, of Fifth street
Miss Lucia Helling, of Ellwood, Pa,
is the guest of Miss Carrie Hobbs for
a few days.
Misses Sallie and Chel Miller we're
Of NKrnI1chnro Yesterday
1t is about time Council would either
see to having the fountain put in run
ming order before the summer is over
or sell it for old iron, as 1t is not much
of an ornament to the street on which
it stands.
Henry Rockhold has returned home
from a short visit at Cadiz.
Allen Graham returned home yester-
day after a years stay at Baltimore
and New York.
Joe willard was fined three dollars
and costs by Mayor Westwood yester-
day for using profane language. Geo.
Duncan. counsel for the defense, will
carry the case to the Common Pleas
Court on account of the warrant not
being in harmony with the ordinance.
lanes Brooks. a we'll known citizen
of this place and an employe of Spence
Bags Il Company's stove foundry, has
been missing since some time thursday
night. and up to this writing nothing
| has been learned of his whereabouts
His wife, when seen yesterday, was
greatly troubled over his mysterious
disappearance. and does not appear to
| know the cause Of II. She said ne had
| lain down on the lounge near the Win
| dow Thursday evening to sleep on ac-
/ count. of il being so warm; when she
arose Yesterday morning he was not to
/ be found about the house and after
waiting for a time, thinking he would
be back for breakfast, word was sent "a
| the foundry but he was not there. His
: sudden leaving cannot be accounted for
/ i'm any way. Brooks is a middle aged
man about the medium height and
wears a mOustache and gOatee. He was
F a prosperous. hard working man and al
ways got along very well with his fami-
+ w. also his employees, and may yet put
i'm his appearance and straighten mat
/ tiers up.
w B. Francis and wife went out to
/ Mt. Pleasant yesterday to spend several
days with relatives,
Paul Boyle returned home yesterday
from a couple Of months stay at Odom,
/ Guernsey county. o.
Thomas Schofeld is home from Gam
/ bier College visiting his parents.
Misses Rose Conway, N7z!e Huffman
and Anna Lenard are sojouNning at Mt.
7 Pleasant for few days
The Scheehle base ball club will play
/ the Martins Ferry team to-day
Mrs. J. E. Hoge, Of Mt. Pleasant, was
was in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarty are
| home from a weeks visit at Adena.
A number of people from this place
will attend the picnic at Holmes Grove
/ to-day.
The Scheehle base ball club accept the
/ challenge of the Scheehles Of Wheeling
for game Of ball to be played next
( Saturday.
J. Monroe TaylOr's Cream Yeast Baking
+ Powder has great advantages over yeast
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