The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-07
MARTINS FERRY.
Hap, aud MlshApI In tho Thriving City
Across the River.

Across the River.
Yesterday an exciting episode occur
red in the grocery of Thomas snod-
grass, on Fourth street. Mr.. snod-
grass has been using the stamps OF the
Mutual Supply Company and decided
to discontinue. Two representatives of
the company called on Mr.. Snodgrass
yesterday and they had some words
Mr.. Snodgrass asking for the return Of
his contract and saying he would turn
over the stamps. One OF the men seized
hold OF SnodgraSs and the other man,
Mr.. SnOdgrass says. drew revolver
from his pocket at the same time say
| Ing he had gun. This fellow got the
book and mounting his wheel started
toward Wheeling at the suggestion of
his partner. saying he would send the
| contract by mail. The episode was wilt
| messed by two ladies who make the
same statements that Mr. Snodgrass
does. 1t seems that the fellow who pull
ed out revolver did not offer to use
IT,
Twenty-siX OF twenty-elght teachers
OF the Martins Ferry schools will go to
Pittsburgh in special car on the 7:l0
train on the Baltimore & Ohio this
morning. and will return on Saturday.
They Will visit the Pittsburgh schools
to-day. and the Allegheny schools to-
morrow, and most OF them will take In
the exposition and other attractions
The schools win be closed until Mon
dag on account OF their absence,
The Presbyterian and United Pres
byterlan churches will hold commun-
ION services next Sunday. Union pre-
paratory services will be held in the
U. p. church on Friday niuht. at which
Rev s ]. Boyle viii preach, Rev. Hop
ping OF Unlontown, VIII preach on Sat
urday afternoon.
Moses Taylor. a colored man, said to
be over ninety years OF age, died at
his residence in Newland's addition.
He came 10 Martins Ferry from Lon
den county, Va.
The parties who had the contract for
breaking stone on the Martins Ferry
and Coleraln pike. Will be required to
break the stone again, the work being
unsatisfactory.
Mrs. Jacob Rosenthal, Mrs. b. y.
Williams. Miss Lille Denn and Miss
Ada JOG are attending the meeting OF
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
at GAINESVILLE.
The first meeting OF the WOman's
Club. OF the season OF '97-'9s held at
the home OF Mrs. Il. q. Ballcy.on Fourth
street, yesterday afternoon, was very
interesting.
c. G Ralston & Company will move
their drugstore into the room now oc-
cupled by Dr. A. r. Ong about the
middle OF the month.
Miss Lottic Williams and her broth
or Harry and Miss He'll 60 to Pitts
burgh and Wllmcrdlng. to-day
Miss Bee Erwin will entertain tho
high school literary society at her homo
ON Walnut street this evening,
The Ladies OF the @. A. II. viii give
an oyster supper at the hail OF Thoburn
Post, Saturday night.
DR. and Mrs. Daniel Cox aro enter
talninE Mrs. Nancy Eddie nnd son, OF
New Manmorns
Mir. ma Mrs. Robert Cecil entortalL.
cd number Of frlcnda on Tuesday
night
Work will bc commenced to-day by
r. i Stringot on tho Adams street sew.
cr
John Roynard, Of 81 ClalrEyIlc. was
calling on old friends horc yesterday
County Auditor Madison Aldrcdgo
was IN Mathis Ferry yesterday
j Clydo Shield, Of It, ChlrsvIllc, o..
IA Waiting friends here