The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-30
MARTINS PERRY,
IIaps and Ml.haps ia the Thriving city
Across the River.

Aef0nh INC AhANNAe
The case OF Sarah l. Keys and Others
vs.. the Pittsburgh & Wheeling Coal
Company win be tried over again. the
circuit court having reversed thu de-
cision OF the lower court on error IN
the charge and rcmanded II back Tor
another trial. The suit was brought 10
recover for coal alleged 10 have been
taken from under nine acres OF ground
without the formallty OF y purchase,
and 100000 claimed. At the nrst
trial the jury gave verdict for $3.50,
which was set aside, and at the second
trial the verdict was for $500, aud this
has been reversed
Martins Ferry will soon be entirely
free from smallpox II the condition con-
tinues to improve as II has the past
week. I'M outlook Is nj present very
encouraging Nine different patients
were discharged last week and not
single flag put up. Several families
will be discharged this week. The work
OF fumIgating and dlslnfecting tho
houses Is being pushed vigorously, but
systematically and carefully, and not q
single patient viii be released until ev-
erything Is considered safe.
The residence OF John Selby. on
Eighth street. vas entered some time
between Friday night and Saturday
morning and money TO the sum OF tlhb
taken; also watch. diamond-ring and
revolver Nothing was known about
tho robbery until the kitchen door was
found open Saturday morning. II Is
said that two men were seen leaving
the yard about ? O'Clock Saturday
morning.
The Wheeling Bakery Company and
the Floto Baking Company have men
and wagons in Martins Ferry during
the quarantine and ship bread over on
the cars. and in this way supply their
trade as usual.
The officers of the 81. clairsyille
farmers institute. which was set for
January !, 2 and 3, have postponed the
institute until the last week in january
on account Of the smallpox situation.
Andrew Alexander has retired from
the Office Of Justice OF the peace In Rich
land township. after serving thirty
nine years
The Martins Ferry board Of health
has appointed Edward Hamburger
messenger to succeed Brock Brown
Two more speak-easy keepers were
each fined $500 and costs by Mayor
Baker. OF GAINESVILLE. last week
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Dean are suffering
from very sore arms, but they prefer
this to the smallpox.
Zoar has had several robberies lately.
Leon Kern was held up by four armed
men last Thursday.
Julius Blumenberg. who Is working at
GAINESVILLE, came home on Saturday TO
vigit his family.
Mrs. Mack Lewis, who Is sick with
typhoid fever, was considerably worse
yesterday.
Mfr. and Mrs. Charles Truman. OF
Bridgeport, are visiting Mt Washing
ton, b. c.
Mrs. Nancy Thcaker, rellct Of the late
John Theaker. died at Pennington last
week.
Bessie. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hilton. has the typhoid fever
James Greer and John Hatch return
cd on Saturday night from Columbus
The delinquent tax sale tnkes place at
st. ClairsVille Tuesday, January 81.
Mrs. Fred stricklin. OF Clark'B addl-
ton, is on the sick list.
Mrs. Alma White continues TO i'm
prove.
Many FISH are being caught with
sclnes,-
Mrs. George snodgrass is sick
Mary Boson Key Brown. an 1912 pen
sloner. who died In bedford county.