The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-29
MARTINS FERRY.
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A very interesting game OF bnso bali
wnH played In Walnut Grove yesterday
afternoon by the Eclipse club and the
Woman lintera. II resulted IN u Vlcto-
ry for tho Eclipse club. OF which Frank
Stewart In captain, by Il score OF 0 TO ..
The batteries were Joseph Jcrgcr and
Howard Tholnus and ishmacl Cox and
Null Coss.
Tho Wheeling Il Lake Eric rnilrOnd
will run Il special train TO Holmes grove
on Saturday, August 3. to nccommO-
date those who wish to attend the Union
Sunday school picnic, Tho train VIII
leave Martins FERRY at $40 n. m.
The drlllnrs who will do tho work al
the test well of the Lincoln Oh Company
on tho Kerr lIelling farm, lust back OF
Martins Ferry, arrived last night nnd
the spuddlng win be commenced as BOOr
as Ill Of tho tools have arrived.
a large tree, blown down by tho storm
fell on the fishing tont Of John Greer, Of
Martins Ferry, on Short creek, on Mon
day night, breaking tho dishes and do
Ing other damage. The campcrl nar-
r0wly escaped being killed.
Farmers In town yesterday sny that
the continued rains have caused much
damage to grain, fruits and vegetables,
llums ora rOttlng on the trees md po'
tntocs are rotting In the ground.
Wilbur Coss, OF Williamsburg, Pa, who
IL employed In the glass works of which
John u. Miller. formerly OF Martins
Ferry. In general manager. Is visiting
relatives In town.
Joseph b. LaRue, pattern maker At
GnnHnn IlnpUa n. no -, stn. snH t.t,Hll l,n ii
applied for q patent on metallic alloy
which seems to DO a great Invention.
During the storm on Monday evening
n large number OF maple trees and sev-
eral pino trees were uprooted on the
David Comley farm noar Dillonvnlc.
No evening service will be hold In tho
Presbyterian church during tho month
OF August. Christian Endchv0r SER
vice will be continued ns usual.
y large number OF Martins Ferry poo
pie Will 20 TO Bridgeport this evening Ia
hear Congressman Danford speak.
Much soil was washed away on Shor,
Creek, Glen's run, Deep run. and other
streams during the frcshCts.
Mrs. William Lewis, OF tho county
rond, returned yesterday from n two
weeks visit at Sharon, Pa.
william Baker, OF T%iltonvilio, had his
right arm broken yesterday while saw
Ing the limb of n tree.
The bicycle riders arc more careful
than they were before the new ordinance
went Into effect.
Mrs. Howard Jones, who has boon Wis
itlng relatives al Youngstown, returned
yesterday.
Colored camp meeting will begin ut
Wilson'S grove, Brilliant, on Sunday,
August Q.
Miss Kate Bell has returned from n
three weeks visit at GAINESVILLE and
Caldwell.
Mrs. Mary Wright and her brother.
James Arbaugh. are on the sick list.
a. G. Shaver is laid up from the ef-
fects OF running a nail In his foot.
Spence, Bags G. Co.'s sto We works
Will probably resume on Monday.
A party OF young people attended a
dance ut Mozart park last night
Miss Libbie Twcedy returned last
night from n visit ut Smlthheld.
Several trees were struck by light
niSn In town on Monday night.
Robert Blackford will return from
Washington. Pa, next week.
John SHILLING. OF Beaver Falls, Pa, Is
visiting old friends.
Tomatoes dropped down TO 50 cents a
bushrl yesterday.