Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-05
MARTINS FERRY.

On the principal business street OF
this city there are no less than eight
store rooms that have for rent card
hanging in the window or nailed on
the door, and in a short time two
more will be added to the list. Some
have been empty for year or two,
others only few weeks. This is not
a very encouraging sign of prosperity;
in fact, 1t appears as though prosper
ity was on the ebbing tide, notwith-
standing the fact that confidence is
said to have been restored.
Yesterday morning at the Laughlin
mill a tooth was broken out of the
pinion wheel on the engine, causing
the employees on three of the tin mills
to be thrown out Of work. The re-
pairing the wheel will necessitate the
stopping of the engine, consequently
the entire mill will be idle until the
repairs are made, which will only be
a day or two. The same tooth was
broken only a short time ago., caus-
ing the mill to be idle for a short
time.
This morning at o'clock the suit
of William Gardner against John
Haynes for $3.50 will be heard before
Squire Kellar. The suit is the out
growth of Haynes discharging Gardner
and refusing to pay him his wages.
Meisters band will furnish music
for the miners mass meeting at
Wheeling tonight.
The Laughlin tin house, which has
been idle the past few days, will re-
sumo this morning.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. S. G.
Robinson and party of friends form
ed haying party that rode out to the
Wayside Inn, where they were served
an elegant chicken supper.
Mrs. James Gather and son, Barr,
have returned home from Toledo,
where they have been visiting for the
past month
Miss Bert Milligan, of Mt. Pleasant,
is here visiting friends and relatives.
A. Hayes, of Parkersburg, is the
guest of Ernest G. Smith.
Clayton Hoge, of Mt. Pleasant, was
i'm town yesterday on business.
Ed. Leech, of Brilliant, was in town
yesterday calling on friends.
Capt. and Mrs. H. w. Smith have
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Sheriff, of Cadiz.
]. d. Rothiker, Of Richmond, o., is
here for the purpose of organizing a
national building and loan association.
Miss Lenore Drennen arrived home
yesterday from couple Of weeks visit
with relatives at Kane, Pa.
Next Tuesday evening the members
of the Buckeye hose team will have a
speed contest, for which various prizes
have been offered by number Of the
merchants in town.
Miss Nellie Horning, OF Dillon, Is
here visiting relatives.
Mrs. w. +. Barrette and Mrs H. G.
Jump spent yesterday at the Mounds
vile camp grounds with friends.
The members of the Glee Club FORM
ed very pleasant haying party last
evening.
Corwin Young of Dillon, was in
town yesterday calling on friends.
Corwin Young and Henry Mahlke
went to Cadiz yesterday, where they
expect to run in the bicycle races at
that place.
James Hicks, of Pike street, is on
the sick list.
Yesterday afternoon about half-past
four o'clock the fire department was
called out by an alarm sent in from
box "a, caused by a small blaze in
the stable of S. G. w. Morrison, which
was extinguished with a small garden
hose before the fire company arrived.
Just few minutes before the oc-
currence of the above fire, Constable
Stanton extinguished what might
have been a very destructive blaze. A
large bundle of old paper had been
set on fire in the alley in the rear of
the Opera House, and the heavy wind
which came up few minutes later
scattered the burning paper about
through the alley. Some of it ignited
the small coal shed under the Opera
House steps. Constable Stanton dis
covered IL and extinguished 1t wit1
a couple of buckets of water.
The heavy wind that preceded the
rain Of yesterday afternoon blew
down a, number of small shade and
fruit trees about the town. The avn
ings of Thomas Snodgrass and VIM.
Rohrey we're badly damaged.
Yesterday afternoon Robert Hatch,
while riding one or the horses from
the livery stable to the hose house,
attempted to make too short turn at
the corner of Walnut and Fifth streets.
The animal slipped and fell, throwing
Hatch on the brick pavement. He es-
capped very fortunately with only a
bruise on his right knee.
John Barber, of Sistersville, ". Va,
stopped off here yesterday with rela-
tives while on his way to Smithfield
to visit
Miss Lizzie Gilmore. of Washington,
ID is the guest of Miss BERTHE Black
ford.
Charles Bailey has returned home
from a months outing with the Cuba
Libre fishing club at Woodland. Char
lie saws he had an excellent time, en-
loving the trip very much. Before re-
turning home a dinner was given in
his honor by the Misses Suter and Nc
Intyre. of New. Martinsyille.
Yesterday John Heidi swore out
warrant for Henry Heidi, charging
him with using abusive language.