The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-30
MARTINS FERRY.
I,aps aud Ml,hap,in the Thriving City
Across tho River.

Aoros. tho River.
The Eclipse football club has been
organized with Ed. Moore manager and
Howard Smith captain, The members
are Guy BeazIe, II Smith. Ed. Moore.
Alvin Smith. Thomas Springer. Charles
Westwood, Homer Moore, Harry Bentz,
Philip johnson. James Crossley,C Charles
Smith and Frank Snodgrass. The av-
erage weight Is one hundred and thirty
five pounds. Some OF the members
have never played a game OF football.
The eleven would like TO play the Lin
sley Institute team next Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Mary Wilhelm. who came to
Martins Ferry from Pittsburgh. sever
al years 'ago md who made hor home
with her son, Mr.. A. L. Wilhelm, on
North Sixth street. died on Saturday
afternoon, aged seyenty-two ears. The
funeral will take place to-day at ?
o'clock. The intcrment will be at Riv-
erview cemetery.
africa" was the subject at the meet
Ing OF the Juvenile Missionary Society
at the Methodist Episcopal church yes
terday afternoon. The attendance was
large and the meeting was n OF the
most interesting held for a long time.
Next Wednesday evening the miners
employed In the peddling banks ut
Bridgeport, will meet in the hall over the
First National Bank. to organize a To-
cal union. Thomas l.. Lewis, he state
secretary and treasurer, will be present.
The young ladies' OF the Presbyterian
church will meet on Tuesday afternoon,
and the Ladies' Home Missionary So
ciety Will meet on Thursday afternoon,
both at the residence Of DR.. B. o. VIII
iams.
Superintendent W. II. Stewart, Miss
Emma Fletcher, Miss Ella Devauit and
Miss Jennie McGrew attended the
meeting OF the Eastern Ohio Teachers
Association at New Philadelphia.
The Woman's Auxiliary Society OF
st. Paul's Episcopal church, will meet
at the home Of Miss Bess Griffith to
make arrangements for giving @ doll
fair just before the holidays.
The case Of Martins Ferry VS.. the
three railroad companies to compel
them to light their crossings with cleo
tricity Is set for Wednesday in the
common pleas court.
Mr.. Alfred w. Owens, foreman at
Spence, Baggs & Company's stove
| works, suffered q stroke of paralysis on
Saturday night. in addition TO other
Affections.
Arthur Rowley. son OF Stephen Row.
ley, OF Vine street. who shot himself in
the leg on Thursday, Is getting along
as we'll US could be expected.
Patrick and Mike Lacy. Lany Con-
nell, Stephen Connell and James Muir
ply are home from Indiana, Pa, the
works having shut down.
Communion will be held In the Meth
odist Episcopal church next Sunday
Rev. DR.. Jackson, the new presiding
elder, will have charge.
Harvest home Thanksgiving song
service was held in the Presbyterian
church last evening in place OF the
usual service.
The social given by the ladies - the
and Saturday nights was a successful
affair.
Howard and VIII Stewart, who have
been visiting their parents. have re-
turned to Neutrality-suspicious. Col
lege.
Mrs. Charles Morris, has returned
from Pennsylvania, accompanied by
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Everett Nor
ris.
Two hundred and fifty rods of stone
have been placed on the Martins Ferry
and Colerain pike this year.
Tin mills 4 and 5 at the Aetna-stand-
ard are OH on account of repairs. The
breakdown Is also off.
Lewis OppermaI is confined to bed
with rheumatism at his home, on Sixth
street.
"The Rajah'' was given to a large
house at the Opera House on Saturday
night.
Mrs. Thomas Davis, OF Dillonvale,
| spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Rice.
Hon. J.W. Hollingsworth,of st. Glars
willie, was In Martins Ferry on Satur-
day.
Renfrow's Jolly Pathfinders will be
here one week, commencing December
II.
Mrs. Stephen Clark, Of Mingo juno
ton, visited her parents here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green and
child have returned from Indiana. Pa.
Carl Myers painted a picture OF Dick
Padden, the we'll known ball player.
George Cooke entertained his friend,
Rev. j.. T. Fulton, on Saturday.
Mrs. Edward S%poonhaltz is visiting
her sister at steubengille.
w. B. Francis and family spent Sun
day at Mt. Pleasant.
Parker, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Van Pelt, Is sick.
Mrs. Alex. Dixon continues to i'm
prove.
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