The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-30
MARTINS FERRY.
FLAPS aud aIl,hAp, In tho Thriving cIt'
Across the River.

Flaps aud MishAps In tho Thriving City
Across the River.
The funeral OF Mrs. Anna Pugh, wife
OF Mr.. Thomas E. Pugh, on Saturday
afternoon, was very largely attended,
Rev. DR.. ]. W. Robins, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, OF which
the deceased was member, was the
officiating minister. The choir consist
ed OF Mrs. Carrie Armstrong, Miss Car
rle Crossley, John Crump and Lee Nor
rIs and sang MY Jesus as Thou wilt,
1T is Well With My Soul" and zone
Sweetiy Solemn God" The interment
was at Rivervlew and the pail bearers
were Harry Jump, w. II. Wood, j. NJ
Henderson, George Burton, NJ. S. Nc
Grew and Charles Hesley,
A pile driver, fifty men and team
are at work on the Wheeling & Lake
Erie extension In the upper part of
Martins Ferry. About slxty-iive feet
OF plllng is being put up daily. The men
who have charge OF the pile driving say
the ground IL Hpongey and the plling
rebounds, making the work little
slow. The piles are not pointed before
they are put in. Tho work VIII be
pushed forward as vigorously as posi-
BILE.
Council on Saturday night accepted
the bid of Splitter & Company, Of Toie-
do, to take $4,000 refundlng bonds and
the bid OF the Commercial Bank, OF
Martins Ferry, for $500 sewer bonds,
both par fiat. The Broadway contro-
versy occupied much time, but nothing
was done with the matter
An excellent programme is being pre-
pared for the musicale TO be given at
the home OF Miss Ella Inglebright, by
the Young Ladies' Society of the Pres
byterian church, next Friday evening.
Henry Lewis and his son, Mack. go to
Zoar to-day TO hunt and David, Co.'s
and Lawrence Fehrenbach leave for
Harrison county tomorrow, on the
same mission.
Some of the people who took In the
dollar excursion on the Wheeling d
Lake Erie yesterday, say It Is worth
dollar to see the hills hereabouts.
The BelalIre BARRIERS are asked to
meet the Martins Ferry BARRIERS at
Lunsfords shop corner Of Hanover and
Second Streets tomorrow night
Thomas Howells returned on Satur-
day from Starke county. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howells, will
return to-day.
Thomas Cow and family attended the
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Anderson at Pleasant Valley,on
Saturday
The repairs have been about compile
ted at the Laughlln tin mills and 1t Is
expected that work will be resumed to-
day,
William II. Bowman has been ap-
pointed Deputy Grand Chancellor OF
the Knights OF Pythias in this district
DR.. T. w. Men2le. proprietor OF the
Hotel Bellvue, who has been laid up
with sickness, was out on Saturday.
Thomas Saunders has sold his prop
erty and shoe store on Broadway, TO
his mother, Mrs. William Saunders,
Miss Retta Wright, who was called 20
Pittsburgh some time ago by the illness
OF her mother, has returned.
Mr.. NJ. Sheets and family, who drove
to Cleveland, report n pleasant trip and
the roads In good condition.
Tho attendance at the annual meeting
of tho Quincy branch Of the Friends, at
Mt Pleasant, is large.
Yesterday Misses Gertle McCord and
Bess Watson returned from On extend
ed visit at Marietta.
Rev. and Mrs. s. j. Boyle were at Sc
wlctly, Pa, over Sunday, where Mr..
Boyle preached.
John W. Fulton, formerly OF Martins
Ferry, arrived yesterday and Will work
here.
Mrs Stephen Hlpklns returned yes
tcrdny from n pleasant visit near Cad
IL.
Charles Wood aud Elmer Reed Will
ride to zonr on their wheels this week,
Coupon Park Ia what some Of tho boys
call grove In the upper part of town,
Miss Mary Thomas went TO Woods
field on Saturday, OF visit friends,
Some Of the stores had nn unusually
big lot OF business on Saturday
Samuel llusklns and John Cussack
have returned from Buffalo,
Lyman llhncs Is home for n few days
from Pittsburgh.
Harry JOY was down from Mckccs.
port yesterday,
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