The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-17
MARTINS FERRY.
lIsp' and MishRps Ia thp Thriving City
Across the River.


The water works trustees at the meet
Ing last night burned 5000 bonds and
expect to cnll IN between $1,000 and $4,000
worth OF bonds In January. The total
indebtedness Ia now only Sl45,000. II Is
thought that the entire indebtedness
will be wiped out In thirty ycars. Con-
siderable extra money has been paid out
this year. The ordinary running ex-
pcnscs are about $1,000 annually
The barn on the farm OF William Me-
dlll, near YorlivIlle, was destroyed by
fire carly yesterday morning. together
With the contents. The contents were
valued NJ 800 and were uninsured and
this loss falls on Richard w, Taylor,
who had The farm rented. The building
was not Insured. The cause OF the fire
Is n mystery.
Thomas Parish died ut HIS residence
on Fifth street yesterday, aged flfty-one
years. Consumption was the cause OF
hiG death. He was 4 member OF Com
pany L, First West Virginia Calvary.
The deceased formerly resided at Wells
burg The lnterment will be at River
view tomorrow afternoon.
Last evening Rev. and Mrs. z, G. Bal
ley. entertained 4 number OF young mar
rlcd people at supper, in honor OF Mr..
Harry X. Wolcntt and bride. Later IN
the evening Mr. and Mrs. Walcott were
entertained at the rooms OF the assem-
bly,.
The spindle on sheet mill No 1, at the
Actna-Standard, was broken yesterday.
The houscn for mill No. has arrived.
The eight-lnch guide mill started on
double turn last night, an unusual thing
for this mill.
The Vigllant Hose Company was call
ed out yesterday afternoon. by the burn
Ing OF some fodder near the stable occu-
pied by Isaac Lewis. on Madison street.
DR.. James p Jordan left last night for
Washington City. From there he goes
to New York. thence To Berlin. Germany.
to take years course In medicine.
The new time card on the Cleveland e.
Pittsburgh railroad gives general salts
faction. especially the changing OF the
up train, from sos to i:05 p. m.
Three men were arrested yesterday for
riding bicycles on the sidewalk. one
from Martins Ferry. one from Bcllalre
and one from Wheeling.
MIps Ida Florence Campbell opened a
weeks engagement at the opera house
last night TO large audience.
Mrs Henry Adams, OF lronton, who
has been visiting Mr.. md Mrs. ]. r.
Williams. returns home to-day.
Miss Jennie Lytle has recovered sutl-
clently 20 take charge " her school in
the North building.
A new time card viii so into effect on
the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling rail-
road mex: Sunday.
The Bellevue Hotel was opened yestcr-
day, The Macauley Patton Company Is
stopping there.
No changes have been made In the pas
serger trains on the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad.
Since McKInley's election Grayson
Bros have found 1t necessary to put IN a
telephone.
The Oriental banjo, mandolin and gull
tar club will play at Tlltonv!lle to-mor-
row night
I. X. Ratclifr, esq, OF Mt. Pleasant,
was in Martins Ferry yesterday.
Miss Pearl Williams, OF Mt. Pleasant,
Is visiting In Martins Ferry.
Edna, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Bashar Is very sick.
Russell Deyormond. OF Dlllonvalc. is
visiting friends here.
The tin mills at tie Aetna STANDARD
Will resume to-day.
George Crumley, OF Harrisville. was In
town yesterday.
J. W. Lane is up from Marietta