The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-25
NAgTlN,s FERRY
IlApi aud nlIhap. IN the Thriving city
Arrnla die IliNsr.

iApt aud MlIhaps Ia the Thrlvlng city
Avroa the River.
A very large number 81 Martins Fer
ry people are attending the centennial
az SJeubenville. about ATTY going on tho
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh road alone yes
terday, This road win run 4 special
from Steuhenville 60 Bellaire to-nlght
and Tomorrow night, after the fire.
works, leaving slauhenville ahou, ten
o'clock, railroad time. Extra cars are
run on each train on account OF the
centennial and excursion tickets are
sold on all railroads
Yesterday, Marshal William Burns
brought suit against owen Friery, OF
the Cottage House, charging him with
selling whlskey on four different Occa-
slons the first on September % 1895,
and the last on August /, 1891, George
DorSch, the owner OF the house, Is
party 10 the suit, which is brought un-
der the Vim law, which prohibits the
sale In house Of III repute,
mot guilty" was the plea made by
Frank Cochran, when brought up be-
fore Mayor Barr yesterday, on the
charge of burning wheat and oats on
the farms Of r. A. Ring and Gray and
Smith, last Saturday morning The
preliminary hearing was set for Thurs
day morning at O'Clock, and the bond
fixed at $1,000, on each OF the two
charges.
A professional beggar, giving the name
OF John Smith, who was run out OF
Wheeling, yesterday, came to Martins
Ferry, drank considerable cheap Wills
key and annoyed many people, after
which he was taken IN tow by Ofhcer
Newton Tolbert and locked up. This was
Tolbert's first arrest,
The Buckeye Hose Racing Company
met last night and decided to take part
In the race at Toronto on Labor Day,
September 6, providing the purse Is
raised. The purse offered Is $780, which
would hardly justify the boys to go,
They contemplate going to Salem and
Steubenvllle.
William Griffith left yesterday for
Muskola Lake, one hundred and eleven
miles north OF Toronto, Canada. He
expects to see the big G. A. r. parade
at Buffalo, en- route to-day,
Mrs. Theo Keller has as her guests
Philadelphia. Miss Il. Voss, OF Cincin-
natl, formerly OF Wheeling, and Miss
Ella Blngle.
William saldkeld has taken a position
In the packing department and Robert
Purcell In che decorating department at
the FostorIa Glass works at Mounds
Vile.
Attorney George Duncan, who has
been very sick Is convalesclng and ex-
poets to be in his office to-day.
The Martins Ferry public schools
will reopen on next Monday, a week
earlier than first announced.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. C. Bailey have re-
turned from Xenla, They attended the
convention at Indianapolis.
Harry str1ckler will work the trade
between Marietta and Cincinnati, for
the Chicago Tea Company.
Rev. and Mrs j. S. Boyle returned
from three weeks visit In Muslslng
UNI and Union counties.
Harry Romick and John Coens have
returned from an eight weeks stay
down the river
Yesterday Harrison Belts had his
shoulder badly bruised by falling from
q step-ladder.
Charles Hermann, OF Cincinnati, Is
visiting her friend, Emerson Campbell.
Miss Carrie Campbell, OF Wellsburg,
Is visiting relatives in Martins Ferry.
Miss Carrie Crossley has resigned her
position at Kirts's dry goods store.
Mrs. Richard Lynch leaves to-day for
Baltimore, Md, her future home.
Mrs, a. W. Dlven goes to Indiana,
Pa, to-day to visit her parents
Mrs. Ed. S. Houghton, of Falrmont, Is
visiting Martins Ferry friends, ~.
Mrs. George Robinson Is visiting
friends at Bethesda.
Freight business is very heavy on the
different railroads.
1892" drew well from Martins Ferry
last night.
John Beattlc, of Tarentum, Pals WIS.,
iting here.
II ], Conoway came in from Tlmn, O.,
yesterday
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