The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-29
MARTINS FERRY.

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MARTINS FERRY.
IIaps and Mishaps In the Thriving City
Across tho River. #t,N
''Uncie Toms Cabin" was well play
ed at the opera house last night, by
home talent, 10 a fair sized audience.
Messrs. J. f. Dlumenberg, viii A. Mil
Ter, Henry GandIng, Jess Hopkins. s.
y. Coss, H. L. Keohnllne, Mrs. Howard
Hlpkins. Miss Lizzie HUFFMAN, Miss
Carrie Hobbs and little Myrtle Miller
all did splendldly. The play will repeat.
ed Tonight and will doubtless have
good house, which It deserves. A.
J. W. Rogers. the agent OF tho United
States Express Company at Flushing.
has notified the company and dealers
that he viii receive no more whlskcy c.
.. D. and the company has notified all
OF its agents that they must not send
any more wh!skey Ia Flushing this way.
This, OF course, does not effect prepaid
packages. Ht tr
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wayne support
cd by The II. a. Melville Company, will
play at the Martins Ferry Opera house
all next week In repertoire. making a
jump from sanduslsy, where they had
big business this week. There are SIX
teen people In the company and they
will stop at the Hotel Bellevue.
Mrs. John Braunigan and he. daush-
ter. Hazel. OF Steubenville, are visiting
Martins Ferry friends. Hazel sang very
nicely at the Kings Daughters enter
ta!nmcnt at the United Presbyterian
church last night.
The orbls Club was pleasantly enter
tanned last night, at the home OF Miss
Pierre Coleman, on Seventh street. The
question for debate was '1s Corporal
Punishment Beneficial to Our Public
Schools?"
Three OF the Adena burglars were ta-
ken to the penitentiary on Thursday.
and the fourth to the reformatory. The
leader OF the gang who has been up be-
fore gets four years.
A gasoline heating stove. the first one
seen In Martins Ferry. has been placed
on exhibition In David coss' store, on
Walnut street, and attracts consider.
able.attention, ---
. Rev. DR.. Couger. the Indiana evan
gelist, took charge OF the meetings at the
Baptist church last night. a meeting
for men only VIII be- held tonight.
The KinG's Daughters realized neat
sum at their entertainment and social
at the U. P. church last night. The
programme was a pleasing one.
While at work at the Berryson mill.
near Barton. Washington Kennedy,who
is about seventy sears old, had his
right leg broken.
4 bill has been passed In the lcglsia-
ture, requiring employers TO provide
permanent seats behind counters for fe-
male employees.
Last evening car on the Martins
Ferry and Bellalre line jumped the
track on Buckeye street, delaying trat-
iic somewhat.
There have been over twenty-five ac-
cess.0ns during the revival at the NJ.
Z. church. which has been in progress
three weeks.
Walter selby and his sister. Miss
Allie Sclby, has returned from a six
weeks visit at Mo.Gantown, W. Va.
Rev. w. H. Fulton. OF Pittsburgh,
will preach Ia She L. P. church to-mor-
row. at 1880 a. m. and p. m.
Carl Davis, OF Martins Ferry, and
Miss Maggie Hamilton. Of Wheeling.
were married the other day.
An orange supper will be given this
evening a: St. Paul's Episcopal church
by the ladies OF that church.
Mrs.. William Martin. OF Moundsvllle.
has been visiting he. parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William McWilliamg.
Hebron Eacampmeat. I. o. o. F., will
have work in the lnitiatory degree next
Thursday night.
John Trump Is enlarging his resi-
dence. corner Of Vine street and the
county road.
Yesterday T. J. Irwin returned from
trip to Columbus. in the interest OF the
Rd Men.
Howard Jones has returned to Thorn
as, ". Va, after an extended visit
here.
Miss Gret,a schoHeld came In from
Columbus yesterday, TO visit her moth
c..
George c. Raiston hns recovered
sufficiently to be able to sit up.
William Crowi has returned from
East Liverpool.
Council will hold special meeting to-
night.
Miss Alice Erin Is improving.
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