Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-25
MARTINS FERRY.

WIN. MarQuadJ reJurneu HOlHe yOS
terday from months visit at Eliza
beth and Denver, Col. He states that
Fred Sommers, who went there for
the benefit of his health, is improv-
ing.
Mr.. ]. S. Harrison and son, OF
GAINESVILLE, returned home yesterday
after visit with friends here.
Mrs. Bert Hobensack has returned
home from an extended visit in Indiana
and Ohio.
Jos. Jacobs leaves this morning
over the B. & o. road for New YORK
and Philadelphia to buy his fall and
winter stock of clothing.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Mitchell and chill
dren spent yesterday at st. ClairsYille
with relatives.
George Ralston returned home yes
terday from Columbus, where he mas
been attending the Christian EndeaVor
convention.
The tennis players of this place will
hold their annual tournament next
Tuesday and Wednesday at Walnut
Grove The following is the pro-
gramme for the two days: Tuesday
at s a. m. James A. Dickson and Ern-
est Smith VS.. Geo Cook and Howard
Stewart; $50. Ernest Smith VS.. How
ard Stewart: 1890, L. G.. Robinson VS..
! Geo. Cook: 1870 p. m. S. G. Robinson
and w. T. Dixon VS.. Charles Hoyle and
| Ernest Hoge; p. m, Charles Wllllahls
md Charles Wood VS. first winners;
4:30 D. M. Charles Williams VS.. w. T..
Dixon. Wednesday at a. m, James
| A. Dickson VS. first winner; a. m, r..
| K. Hoge VS.. second winner. In the
| afternoon at 2 o'clock the finals and
doubles will be played. The umpires
| for the first day will be Park AleXan-
der and Charles Fisher, of Bridgeport.
| Second day z. L. Findlay, of Steuben-
vile. and DR.. w H. Hall, of this
/ place.
Charles Ekey, of Tiltonsville, was in
town yesterday.
Robert Sterling, of Yorkville, was
here on business yesterday.
VIM. Holmes, an aged gentleman re-
siding on Second street, is seriously
i'll and is not expected to live.
The Y. NJ. C. A. Board of Directors
held their regular meeting last even
ing.
Harry Bowman, of Pleasant Grove,
returned home yesterday after a sew
eral days visit at this place with
friends and relatives.
Pumping at the Colerain oil we'll has
been stopped the last day or so owing
to water being scarce.
Friday evening Mrs. VIM. Woods was
hit on the ankle with a stone while
walking down Hanover street. Yes
terday her ankle had, become so sore
that she was unable to walk on it.
A young daughter of Louis Cook. of
Scotch Ridge. got her fingers caught
in the cog wheels Of a fodder cutter
Friday MASKING one of them so badly
| that amputatiOn was necessary.
Fred Jones left yesterday for New
Castle to spend a few days with friends
and relatives.
! Frank COss. who was shot n the leg
Saturday night 4 week ago by Fred
Taylor, is getting along very fair The
leg IS very sore yet and somewhat
swollen. Taylor, whose skull was crack
ed. is improving, and will be able TO be
out again before very long.
Misses Lena Barber and Peach
Shipman are visiting at Mt Pleasant.
/ Misses Ruth and Alice McC,eary are
/ home from a visit with relatives at Til
tonville.
Mr.. Robert Kerr is visiting at Fred
ericksburg for a couple of weeks.
! Charles Ebeling was fined SO and
costs yesterday on the charge of disor-
| DERBY conduct.
William Connolly went out TO Smith
field yesterday on business.
A large crowd Of colored people OF
| this place will go to Ridgeway's Grove
| to-day to attend the campmeet.ng.
Miss Sallie McC.eary has returned
home from New Martinsville, where she
has been visiting for couple of days.
Rev Bailey will address the y. NJ. c.
\. four o'clock meeting in Walnut Grove
! this afternoon.
Martins Ferry people are raising
quite a kick about the conductors of tia
Wheeling street car Hne concerning the
| habit they have of pulling the trolley
off when they reach the end of the line
! here. No matter how dark the night
they pull the trolley off before the pas
geners have time TO get off the car ana
| they have to Almost feel their way of
| the car some nights.
! Mrs. Joseph Hilton and children re-
turned home yesterday from a several
weeks visit at Cambridge, o., with re-
latives
Mrs. Louis Helling and children are
visiting Charles Helhng, Sr. and family
at ElwOOd, Pa.
Charles Williams and Myron Cole, of
,Ghe Peoples Bank, are spending the day
at Mt Pleasant.
Mrs. Mary Zane, of First street, was
not expected to live over last night
Jerry Ebberts, who has the variolo:d
is improving very fast.
The Independent hose company held
an important business meeting last
evening in regard to attending the AT
| .anta Exposition.
Oil stoves at cost at Coss's.
IF YOU are weak and worn out, or