The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-14
MARTINS PERRY.
ll'R' and nl'hap' IN th0 ThrlvlnE Guy


IlRpS aud mlShapI In the Thriving city
across the IliVsF.
Monday win be the last day the as
SCISSORS have 20 make their returns to
the auditor but the time will be extend
ed when necessary. None OF the as
SCISSORS have made their returns. The
enumeration OF the fruit trees will de-
lay the report OF the assessors. Il. d..
Strlcklin viii finish his work in the
Fourth ward by Saturday and his re-
turn viii compare fnvorHbiy with last
years. In his wnrd there have been
thlrtY-one births and seventeen deaths.
and he has recorded sixty dogs. In the
second ward there have been hfty-twO
births. When IN assessor inquiries
about dogs II Is a common thing
for the owner to say: ''rhat dog don't
belong to me. He's no account and you
may take him along II you want him"
One Martins Ferry assessor says he
would have string Of twenty-five dogs
II he had taken all OF the dogs offered
TO him, and about one-half of those
were yellow dogs at that. Last year a
number OF farmers refused TO return
certnin agricultural statistics, claiming
that spectators made use OF the In
formation 10 influence the markets, and
this year nm Increased number refused
to give this Information. The auditor
Of the state has been Informed and has
instructed the county auditors and the
prosecuting attorneys 10 enforce the
penalty OF not less than $50 nor more
than 800 fine for refusal 90 give the de-
sired information.
The high school commencement will
H. ALL - . ka FN2NW n
night, June ), and the entire programme
will be by the class, music and all. At
the meeting OF the Alumni Society last
night In the high school building, It was
decided to hold the banquet the night
OF the commencement and not the night
following. AS has been talked OF Rev.
DR.. W. C. ID. Bond will preach the bac-
calAureate sermon In the Baptist church
on Sunday night. May 30, and Rev. DIT.
$. i. Scovel. president OF Wooster coll
lege, will deliver the address In the
Presbyterian church on Monday night
May 3lst.
Yesterday Hyaclnth Gilbert was driv-
ing n colt belonging 70 l.. Spence. and
when near Hcillng's coal works the colt
became frightened and ran on. MI.
Ebert was caught in the broken cart
and rolled down over the embnnkment.
caught some distance away. Three
gashes we're cut on Mr.. ElbertS head
and he was badly bruised about the
body. The hank Is covered with Gin
dcrs, and those who saw the accident
thought Mr.. Ebert was fatally Injured.
While the natural gas compnny's
wagon was being turned on Walnut
street yesterday It upset, throwing out
the contents and the two men riding IN
II. and the horse became frightened and
ran on. one OF the men was consld-
embly bruised.
Monitor Castle No. q. Knights OF
PythlaB, will meet at . o'clock on sun.
day afternoon to attend the Episcopal
church in a body. Members OF the
castles In Wheeling. Bridgeport and
Bellaire are invited to attend.
The G. A. r. will attend the NJ. f.
church in a body on Sunday morning,
May 20, when Rev. Dr. J, w. Robins.
the pastor, Will preach the Memorial
sermon.
w. r. Bowman goes 90 Toledo on May
sith TO attend the grand lodge OF the
knights OF PJ'thlaS, and will visit De-
troit before returning.
Yesterday half dozen horses were
sold ut Portland station TO Sistersville
parties. one Saddler selling at $3.50 ana
team at 1915.
Fred c. Marquardt and Miss wilhel-
mine Z. Henshel were married at Aug.
HensheTS. on Glenn's run, ON Wednes-
day night.
Ferd D. StrIcklln leaves on Monday
for Sidney TO attend the grand Lodge OF
odd Fellows, which meets on Monday.
The next annual convention OF the
Northeastern Volunteer Firemena As
socintlon will be held ut Toronto
Rev. DR.. w. c. D. Bond win baptEe
several persons In the river ut West
Wheeling on Sunday afternoon.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh and
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling RAILROADS.
will change time next Sunday.
Mrs. Fletcher, OF BeaIlsyilis. VINO has
been visiting her daughter, Miss Elm
ma Fletcher. has returned.
Harry Webb has left the glass works
at Cornopolls Pa, and Will 80 20 sum-
mItsyilIe, Ind, 20 work.
Sheet mills Z and 10 az the Aetna
Standard are OF on account OF the
shortage OF steel bars.
Wilbur Burris, OF Dillonvalc. spent
yesterday with Martins Ferry friends.
Mrs VIII II. Hill is at the bedside OF
her grandmother at GAINESVILLE.
Deputy Sheriff Foreman appraised
the Bridget Sloan lots at $500.
Mrs. John wIedel and Mr.. Nolte Will
be married next Thursday.
NEI.v TonIsa daughter OF Lewis Sea-