The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-14
MARTINS FERRY.
uapu and aIl.nap. Ia the Thriving city
Across the River.

Across the tAlVers
The electric light case was heard yes
terday before Judge Chambers ut 81
ClairsvilIe. He will take the case under
advisement for few days. The present
case Is to decide whether or not the
Bridgeport company had any night 10
do business in Martins Ferry ut the
time the poles were cut down.
Considerable interest is taken in the
lecture to be delivered at the Presby-
terrain church this evening on mission
airy work in Africa by Rev. r. r. Biz
ger, OF Wheeling. All who heard this
lecture In Wheeling were much pleased
with 1t. No admission win be charged.
There will be q silver offering.
Last night Rev. and Mrs W. B. Hart
zog were given pound party at their
home on Hickory street by the members
OF the Baptist congregation. They were
handsomely remembered. The members
Of this congregation are much pleased
with Rev. HartZog.
Z. c. Boyd. who returned from the
east last evening, says In all OF his trips
he never saw az many idle men as this
time, and that the manufacturers gen
orally report business dull and scarcely
know what to expect.
The grocery Of Edward Groves and the
meat store OF S. & F. Milligan, which
were closed on account OF the small
pox, will be reopened to-day, T. II.
Heslop reopened his harness shop yes
terday.
Miss ORA Robins came home last
night from Mt. Union College to spend
n few days with her parents, Rev. DIT.
and Mrs. J. W. Robins,
Hiawatha Council. IE. o. .. A. NJ.
will meet in the hall formerly occupied
by Unitey Council, o. u. A. NJ. COM
mencing next Tuesday
The yiEilant hose company viii give
ball at Maennerchor hall tonight.
Music will be furnished by Fallours
orchestra.
Congressman L. Dnuford writes that
there will be no distribution OF seeds
this year by the agricultural depart.
ment.
John DESK was killed at the Wheel
ing creek mines yesterday by falling
SOC stone. The inquest was held last
nj. :
The bar mill at the Aetnn-Standard
il working double turn, the first time
for months. The outlook seems to be
good.
Lawrence Atkinson. OF Lafferty. won
gold medal over a large class Mt Hi
ram College for the best oratorlcal pow
ers.
C. s. Steel. OF somerton, has been
promoted to assistant manager OF -. Y
J. Clanahan's store at Columbus.
The wife OF Rev. William CASTOR.
well known In Belmont county, Is hope
lessly III at Cleveland.
Mr.. Jess seIby went to Morgantown.
W. Va, yesterday to spend couple OF
weeks with friends.
Charles A. Johnson, aged thirty-eisht
years, died at his home on Avondale
avenue yesterday.
Prof. Huskins will be Mt bridgeport
with his photograph tonight and to-
morrow night.
Joseph Hutchinson died near st.
clalrsville on Tuesday, aged seventy
one years.
Spence. Baggs & Co.'S stove works Is
doing u nice business for this time OF
the year.
Work was commneced on the new
battery at the Aetna-stnndard yester-
day.
Miss Nellie Jepson. OF St clairsvillc,
n visiting DR., and Mrs. b. o. Williams.
Rev. G. W. Lose will preach for the
English Luthcrnns on Sunday evening.
Miss Jess Van Pelt returned yestcr-
day from u months visit ut Dlllonvale.
saldkeld'a orchestra will play for a
Valentine ball at Warrenton Tonight
Mrs. william Mann, who has been
very sick, is considerably better.
Mills Nos. 8. 0 and II ut the Aetna
Standard resumed yesterday.
Miss Jennie Lyle returned from
Steubenvllle last evening.
Marshal Chopper returned from sten-
benville last night.
W. II. Helfenbeln, who has been sick,
Is out again.
Israel sidwer. of coleraIn. has been
quite sick.