The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-29
MARTINS FERRY,
FLAPS aud Ml'hap, Ia the Thriving cay
AvrOs. itls Itlyrr.

ArrOs. iho ltirrr.
Mr.. Noah lIOWeilJ, The well known
grocer, went 10 Valparaiso, lndilnn.
On the @ O'Clock train IN tho Cleveland
& Pittsburgh railroad yesterday morn
lnE, where his son John. died very sud-
denly HIS body was found III bed on
sunday morning. He was troubled with
heart disease and this caused hiS death,
The deceased was about twenty-five
years OF age, lie was heater In the
Aetna STANDARD mills. waH Il first class
Workman, was Il member Of Mountain
city Lodge, No. 80, y. 4. OF !, nj \. w,
was M excellent young man and had II
host VI admitting friends. lie had saved
enough money 10 educate himself and
had been attending the Normal school
Mt Valparaiso only three months. HIS
object was To become millwriHht and
lie was tittlnG himself for that llnc OF
work. The family became almost
hcartbrOken when the telegram was
received announcing the young nuns
death. The body viii not arrive before
Tonight. The time for tho funeral can
not BE- fixed until the time OF tho arrl-
val OF che remains Is known The
stricken parents have the sympathy OF
their many friends and ucquuinHnccs.
The funeral OF Mrs. RcbcCca FInnCy,
wife of Robert Finney, from the family
residence on the Mt. Pleasant pike,
Yesterday, was very largely attended
The Rev. Mr.. Hunter, pastor OF che
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian church, and
the Rev. Mr.. Dckcy, OF the Nc PlenS-
amt Presbyterian church, oillciatcd and
the pail bearers were william, Joseph,
Robert and John Finney. william Tay-
lor and Frank Jordan. The intcrment
was nj RivCrview cemetery.
The Court OF King Christmas IL the
name OF the juvenile Cantata TO be CIV
| en- at the Opera House for the benefit
OF the high school library and the town
clock fund. Only $3.50 has been raised
towards buying II clock and us much
more Is needed, All who have promised
to take parl In the entertainments
should appear at the opera house at $50
| every afternoon this week,
Many Martins Ferry people enjoy
cd the skating on the back river yes
terday and report the skating excel
lent. Some estimate the number of
skaters yesterday afternoon at rs high
as 100. One Martins Ferry boy got
u ducking,
Tho entertainment and treat given
| by St puurs Episcopal Sunday School
| Baptist entertainment nnd treat will
take place on Thursday night.
On New Yenr's afternoon between
the house OF . and O'Clock The young
| ladies will receive at the residence OF
| Mr.. and Mrs ". II. Hobbs. on Filth
stree; and invite their friends.
Professor Kimeycr will play for the
hop at the Assembly room tonight and
DEn A ~ 81
year hop to be given AZ tho Bellevue
| hotel.
Rev. Father s. $. MtttinEly, rector
| OF ST. Mary'N church. wv celebrate MS
ih!ricth anniversary IL i priest on
January ~.
Frank Erwin will return to ChlClG0
this morning when he Is taking mu.
steal course In the Moody Institute.
Z. \. Chamberlain. OF Akron. who
has been visiting his son. Clare. return
ed yesterday.
DR. and Mrs. r. o. Williams are en-
PERTAINING Miss Mamie Mitchell, OF st.
Clairsvlllc.
Mr.. Thomas Greer, who has been
sick for sonic time. was some better
yesterday.
Reserved sent tickets fog the Alum
n! entertainments viii be put on sale
Tomorrow.
4 protrac.ed meeting will begin In
the Baptist church next Friday even
| ing.
Rev. and Mrs. f. G. Bailey left yes
terday for Nenia 10 spend n few days.
Last night Miss Carrie Hobbs enter
tained few friends very pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. $. l.. Wood returned
yesterday from Sm!thiieid.
Mr.. d. F. Brady IS confined to his
residence by sickness.
| St. Marr's Literary Society will pro-
duce play soon.
Martins Ferry parties will begin cut
ting Ice to-day.
| George King, ST, IL very sick.