The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-01
MARTINS FERRY.


Across the River.
Last night tho city council held m
adjourned meeting and continued tho
adoption Of the plans for sewerage until
tonight L. j. Miller Is TO DO em.
ploycd to make tho changes necessary
for sewerage In the Third ward, n crock
sewer to DO used instead OF brick. Tho
city clerk waa instructed to procure all
contracts and other papers In the pos.
session Of attorneys and others. An
ordinance was passed relative to grad.
lug Fifth street from Cent', TO Gill.
Tho petition from property owners
along tho Cleveland & Pittsburgh track
between Walnut and Hanover street,
asking permission 10 tear down the
high board fence, was laid over for in
vestigation. II Ia understood that the
railroad company 10 willing to put up
On iron fence in tho place OF tho present
one.
Tho police will not allow coasting on
tho public streets hereafter, unless after
9p. I'd, Several boys narrowly escaped
being killed by the cara on Hanover
stree: yesterday afternoon. The police
vii! allow no coasting on any OF the
streets on Sunday. Mayor Westwood
dispersed crowd Of noisy youngsters
on Hanover street on Sunday and will
prosecute all who indulge in It in the
| future.
Professor Edward Blumenberc, julius
Blumenberg, John Hummel, Charles
Clemens and others took part in the
Maennerchor entertainment last night.
Dancing followed.
Sheet mills Nos. 6. Z, s and . at the
.Etna.Standard resumed yesterday.
Nos. 10 and II will 10 on tomorrow.
The eight inch guide will start to-day.
Mira. James and the Misses Sheets, as.
sisted BY Misses Thomas. Griffith, Ingle.
bright and McWiliams. will keep open
house to-day from = to5.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. G. Sedgwick were
called home yesterday from Armenia
by the serious illness OF their son, g. Ii.
SedSwick.
The last hours OF tho old year were
very quiet over in Martins Ferry. Very
few people were on tho streets after 8
o'clock.
The unemployed glass workers will
have some New Years money, having
received benefit, yesterday.
Judge J. S. Cochran aold tho crop OF
oranges on his Florida farm before the
freeze and got the money.
Mayor We,twool disposed OF two
cases yesterday. one for drunkenness
and one for disorderly.
Last night James Moore entertained
apsrty OF his young friends at his homo
on Walnut street.
In the family OF Jacob Arm there ia q
cags OF scarlet fever, and one in Will
ian Hilton's.
The entertainment to have been given
tonight by the Y. NJ. C. A. has been
postponed.
A large number OF people akated until
late hour on the ice in the back river
last night.
The coal mines at Dillonvale, Laurel.
ton and Long Run are making about
half time.
The Presbyterian e. E. Society will
hold prayer meeting this morning at I
o'clock.
c. D. LaDue and Wilson Roberts, OF
Dillonvalc, were down yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ALL arc spend.
ing New Years at Steubenvillc.
\ farmers institute will be held at
Colerain on Friday evening.
Fred Ebcrling entertained the Can't
Help 1t club las. night.
One horse slcighs cost a dollar an
hour in Martins Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Ong are visiting
relatives at Smithfeld.
A watch meeting was held in the VI.
Z. church last night.
Martins Ferry people are already
storing away ice.
George Tru1ell has several orange
trees in bloom.
r B. Reinlch goes to Huntington,
W. Va, to-day.
Tho postoftico will observe holiday
hours to-day.
George Weber was at 81. Clairsville
yesterday.
George Cooke has returned from tho
east.