The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-24
MARTINS FERRY.

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MARTINS FERRY.
HnpI aud MishapI In tho Thriving City
Across the River.
Frank Cochran. who was arrested on
Saturday charged with drunkenness. is
now held on a more serious charge, He
Is charged with setting fire to the har-
vest on the Alexander Ring and Gray &
Smith farms early Saturday morning.
The latter charge was made yesterday
before Mayor George B, Barr. OF Mar
tins Ferry, and the affidavit is signed
by r, A. Ring. There are two different
charges, Mr.. Ring making both In the
first Cochran Is accused of burning the
wheat and oats on the farm Of r. A.
Ring to the value OF 1912, and the sec
ond charges him with the same crime
on the farm OF Gray a Smith and r. A.
Ring, the latter valued at $3.50. Coch-
ran will be given an opportunity to
make plea OF guilty or not guilty this
morning at o'clock. II he pleads
guilty he will be bound over to await
the action OF the grand jury, and II he
pleads not guilty time will be fixed for
a preliminary examination. The PEN
atty for such a crime Is from one to
three years In the penltentiary. Ernest
c. Smith has been retained by the pros
ecutlon and Frank II. Sedgwick Will
represent Cochran.
Squirrel can be killed in Ohio from
September to December 10; woodcock,
from July 4 to November 10; prairie
chickens September to December 10;
pheasants, protected the entire year;
quail, November 10 to December 10;
doves, September to December Is;
rabbits, September 1 to December Is;
snlpe, September to April 10; turkeys,
October / to December Is; deer, pro-
teoted to November 10, 1900.
Miss Margaret Morgan, daughter OF
John w. Morgan, OF Martins Ferry, has
returned from two years tour OF Eng
land, Wales, France, Germany, Italy,
Egypt and other countries. She is
highly pleased with her trip and tells OF
her travels In n most interesting man
ner. While absent she made a silk
handkerchief valued at 500 and sent 1t
to her sister. Miss Anna Morgan.
The fourteenth anniversary of the
marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Becker
and the twelfth birthday OF their son
Glenn were pleasantly celebrated at
their home on Broadway last night.
About forty friends were present and q
splendid supper was served Dancing
was the principal amusement.
Misses Maggie Pennington. Laura
Westwood, Kate De Vault, Ida Ferrong.
Ella Nichols, Blanche Talbot and
Messrs. Charles N. Hoyle. James Swee-
ney, Ross McGlenn and Geo. Helling are
attending the Belmont county teach
ers' institute at Bethesda.
The game Of ball between the Ratch
6 Greer club and picked nine on the
furnace grounds yesterday afternoon
broke up In n row in the sixth inning
with the score 0 to 2 In favor of Hatch
and Greer The disappearance Of the
ball caused the row.
Mrs. Sarah Bayless and her son
James. Of Martins Ferry. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Thomas, OF FostorIa, left
yesterday on an overland trip to jew
EFT. They expect to include Steuben-
vile in their trip II the weather is ia
vorable.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie excursion
from Norwalk did not get back TO that
place until O'Clock yesterday morning
and the Massillon accommodation, due
here at 9:5S yesterday morning, was late
on this account.
Rev. and Mrs. II. NJ Campbell. of AL
NVFhA hRaFN IL
Hancock county, w. Va, arrived yes
terday to visit the lattcr's parents, Mr..
and Mrs ]. c. Gray. They Will be here
all week.
Mrs. Forrest Gatehlll and two chill
drcn, who have been visiting Mt Woods
field, have returned and will remain
several days before returning TO Wash
ington.
Mrs. Ellen Hawkins and her son. who
have been visiting ut the residence OF
l.. j. c. Drennen, left yesterday for
Cleveland and Columbus respectively.
Misses Cora Sloan, Matte Evans and
Ada Barber returned last night from
indianapolis, where they attended the
convention Of the Y. J.. c. ".
Tin mill No. II at the Aetna-stand-
uTu WIS lAiuNu w 9NeN'AuhS vi ~
count Of an accident to the electric
shears.
II. o. Shannon, II. A, Llndemuth and
John Ault will represent the X. of G. II.
at the convention at Toledo.
Mrs. w. II. williams, of Martins
Ferry, has gone to Buffalo with party
OF Pittsburgh friends.
Miss Georginnn Watson entertained a
number Of friends at her home on Vine
street last night.
The Martins Ferry BARRIERS will meet
Mt Frank Myers shop this evening at
$40 to organize
George Cooke returned yesterday
from New Athens, where he spent his
vacation.
Mrs. James Kerr and Mrs. A. w.
Kerr went to Adena yesterday to visit
frlendA
Miss Pearl McManus, Of Portland
Station, was In Martins Ferry yestcr-
day.
An unusually large number Of tray
cling men were In town yesterday
Miss Bertha Pence. Of Moundsvlllt, Is
visiting Martins Ferry relatives.
Newton Talbot has succeeded John
Goodhuc as policeman
Miss Laura Hopkins Is visiting friends
at Steubcnylllc
Mrs. II. BclllH returned last evening,
Edward llukll II on the sick list.
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TT IA always gratifying to receive tos.
tlmonlnls Tor Chnmbcrlnln's Collie, Choi-
era aud Dlnfrhoon Remedy aud when
the endorsement IN from physician II
ID cepCclnliy 30. There IN no moro
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