The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-09
MARTINS FERRY.
Hap. and aLhap. IN n Thriving city
Across the River.

Across the River.
Roy White, the twelve year old culored
boy, was yesterday held In the sum OF
500. charged with robblIg Peter Ko-
suns saloon on Tuesday. In the after
noon he dug his way through the wall
or the north side OF the building. slid
down the sewer pipe into the vault and
esraped. He WAS rearresrsd at the home
OF William Pearl. In Clurk's addition, by
Policeman John Walters. When he was
put In a cell he wanted Il COFFEE sack be-
longing to Peanut Joe" Wilson. on
which he wished to lay his head and this
was refused. Later IN he c-awled up to
the top OF the cell, and reaching through
the bars 10 the Ceiling. tnriSed of the
electric light wire and With j yard or 81
of his made a hook with which he pull
ed in the coffee sack
John BIrrts and his family. resIdin.
on Tenth street. and Miss Sarah Seltnan,
Of Portlnnd Station. wsr4 poisoned BY
eating new potatoes, but fortunately all
OF them are recovering. They were at
tended by DIR. b. o. Williams. It IS be-
lieved that paris green placed on the
vines had ran down QUITO the potatoes
and, these psnple were slightly poisoned
by eating them.
Yesterday Constable T. II. Stanton
served u warrant on John Schell. OF Bur-
llnyton. charging him with selling last
Sunday. Schell has recently paid two
or three fines. A1ail sentence was In
ciGdGd in each. Fls will serve all at one
time.
The little pump at the power house Ia
being used to pump water 20 the reser-
vOir while the Inrge double pump is be-
ing o%verhlIlrtI. After the litter IL
completed water will be pumped direct
and the reservoir will be cleaned.
Miss Sarah Blackburn. daughter OF
Dr.. Blackburn, OF S~tsuhenvllie. and
Miss Maggie HeatheriHgton. OF BellnIre,
are the guests OF the family OF Stephen
Hopkins.
Mrs. John Mckinney. OF %Smithficld,
died In 4 hospital at ColumbuI. on Mon
day. and her remains were taken to
Smlthfield yesterday for lnternsut.
The LaughIIn tin plate works will re-
sumo next week. The tin house Is An
ishIng plate and the nnneaIlng fur
nacGs are being repaired.
DR.. T. W. Kenzie has rented the St,
Clair hotel and will fit 1t up In first class
style. ETa expects tn open It about the
first OF the month.
Four different t0wboats were aground
Mt Pntton's bar on Tuesday. The
Thomas Clark was there all day and
night.
Rev. DR.. William Ryder. OF Cleveland,
IL visiting his parents. Mr.. und Mrs.
Jacob Ryder, on Thrill street.
Mr.. md Mira. Samuel ETsatnn arc en-
pertaining Mrs. Thomas Nugrnt, OF
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
f. F, Doudna, Il well known business
man OF Ba%rneZvillr. was In MartIn's
Ferry yesterday,
r. *. Wilson. OF Wilson Bros. has re-
turned from a four weeks visit In SOM
ersrt county, Pa.
Mrs. s.. T. Roberts. OF East Liverpool,
formerly OF Martins Ferry, Is Visiting
friends.
Mrs. Charles Murphy. ut Ninth street.
was not expected to live owe night.
Mrs. Joseph Hilton haa returned from
an extended visit at Cambridge.
Mra. George Porter, OF broadway, re-
turned yesterday from Lisbon.
Mrs. Charles Potts leaves to-duy To
visit at Cleveland and Detroit.
MI-r LlbbIe Twcedy gnes to Smith
field to-day to visit friends.
Mrs. J. e. Reynolds Is visiting reIa-
tlveS down the river,
Row. Turner, Of Short Creek, was In
the city yesterday.
About 500 persons attended the an
nual picnic Of tho Welsh congregational