The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-16
MART1Ns FERRY.
Hap. and sIi,hnp, Ia fhe Thriving city
Across the River.


Yesterday the Fidelity Building AS
ISOLATION bought, through L j. G.
Drennen, thirty feet of the W. r. Rat
Cliff property on Fourth street ut $1,000
cash. q very low price, and will fit up
the one story frame building on It for
use ns an Office. This LOT adioins the
property recently purchased by c. H.
Carpenter
A special meeting Of the city council
was held last night for the purpose
OF passing on board OF health bills,
which had been marked y. K. BIS TO
the amount OF $3.50 were ordered paid
when there Is money In the treasury for
this purpose. Bills not endorsed were
not ordered paid. No other business
was done.
The supreme court OF Ohio on Tues
dny held that a woman In Ohio cannot
serve as notary public. the constitution
requiring such office to be held by On
elector. Suit had been brought by Gin
cinnati girl to compel the late governor
to appoint her
Melvin ]. weztlake. OF Coleraln. was
married laRt evening to Alice. daughter
OF Theodore Burris. The wedding had
been postponed on account OF the quar-
antIne.
An effort is being made to stock
COMPANY to bore for oil on the Nc
swords property in Martins Ferry. The
land has been leased for this purpose.
Belmont City Lodge I. o. o. 2. will be
the first 10 hold a regular meeting since
inc lifting Of the quarantine, US It's
meetings are on Monday nlSht.
Much complaint is heard because the
Wheeling Electrical Railway has no
:waiilng room at the end OF the line In
Martins Ferry.
DOC" Truax is moving the building
lately occupied by the Y. 81. c. a. gym
nnslum TO the Frank SedBwick lot on
Sixth street. e.
Mrs. VIII II. Hall and son Charles
left yesterday to Join DR.. Hall at Otay,
California, They expect to arrive next
Tuesday.
Passenger business on the railroads
has Improved considerably Since the
lifting OF the guarantees.
Hurry Chessell, who recently went on
the road selling bicycles for q Pitts.
burgh firm, is doing well.
Mrs. George w. Hartley. OF Anderson,
Ind, Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Williams
The remains OIL Tue lLlC MuI khLEt
Finn were laid TO rest In Mt. Calvary
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Margaret c. Smith went to
Wellsburg yesterday TO VISIT her aunt,
Mrs. John f. Miller
The old board OF directors and officers
have been reelected by the Peoples
Savings bank.
Charles King and William Drake. OF
Mt. Pleasant, were In Martins Ferry
yesterday.
Albert Bottls will have nm operation
performed on his leg at Or. Hasklns'
hospital.
Miss Laura swurts went TO Leather
wood yesterday to remain until school
reopens.
John Blair. OF Syracuse. o.. will visit
his uncle, George w. McKim, next
week.
Gus Clark Is very sick with typhoid
pneumonia ut his homo II bridgeport
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Davis 20 to Dill
onvale this evening to visit relatives.
REV. and Mrs. Edgar N, Bailey will
return this week from %cnia.
Mr. and Mrs. William Burns are both
sick. tho latter with fever.
Konworthy HoEe. of Delaware. Is WIS.,
fling his son, =. *. HoSc.
John II. Morgan Is sick at his home
in the Third ward,
Robert Biuekfor1 Is visiting his aunt
In tho country.