The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-25
MARTINS FERRY.

IIaps and aIl,haps In the Thriving CITY
Across tho River.
Contracts were let yesterday for eler-
en- houses in the Fifth ward, three on
Main street and eight on Clark street
and others will probably be built in the
spring. The Laushlln Nall Company
gave the contract TO Kerr Brothers to
build ten 1--WE room frame houses. eight
I'm Clark street, and two on Main
street. Work will be commenced on a
part OF these at once. The contract for
the brick hotel to be erected on the cor
ner of Main street and Avondale ave-.
nue. was awarded to Fading & Com
pahy, which, like Kerr Brothers, IL 4
Martins Ferry firm. Contractors report
many inquiries for estimates and say
that the outlook for building is better
for the coming spring In Martins Fer
ry than It has been for years. Stone ma
sons, brick layers. carpenters, plaster
ers and others look for busy season.
For burglary, Wesley, McGruder was
Yesterday sentenced at New Martins
VILE, for three yearg. Pat McGruder,two
years, all having plead guilty when the
time came for the hearing In the morn
ing at o'clock. The Martins Ferry
witnesses who went down were not
needed. Tho three men were charged
with burglary at Bolton.
Mrs. Telitha Smyle met with pecu-
liar accident yesterday. She was engage
ed In cleaning windows at her residence
on the corner OF Walnut and Tenth
streets. when she either tripped OF. be-
came dizzy and fell through the win
dow, cutting her nose and forehead and
requiring the attention OF a physician.
Three oil derr!cks were blown down
during the high wind at Coleratn on
Sunday. One was at the Brackei well.
the second the school house well and
the. third across the pike.
A. w. Dawson and family went to
Smiths Ferry, Pa, last night, to at
tend the funeral OF Albert Wallover.
who died very suddenly, aged about
thlrty-c!ght years.
Yesterday Edward Stead plead guilty
to the charge OF robbing David Hump
hrey's boarding house and he was GEN.
fenced, to the reformatory at Mansfield.
Rev. Joseph Godfrey, son OF Mrs. Rn-
chael Godfrey. of Scotch Ridge, died at
MI. Vernon. Ind, on Sunday. He was
about thir,w-three years OF age.
The Past Grands OF the Odd Fellows
OF Belmont county will meet in the
Kern lodge hall, at Beilalre, next Sat
urday night.
Caleb Duff, a Tin shipper at the Act
na-S STANDARD. had his right foot hurt
by a truck while at work yesterday.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railroad Company is making fill be-
low the Belmont brick works.
Miss sallie Miller arrived from Allie
ghenv City. Pa, last night. to visit her
sister. Mrs. Frank Heinrich.
C. II. Lewis. OF the Cherry Hill Iron
Company. OF Latonia, who has been WIS.,
Iting friends, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones and two
children leaye next Monday for Eng
land to visit relatives.
Mrs. William Green and daughter
Leltn, left yesterday for Indiana, Pa,
their future home.
Services will be held in the U. p,
church next Sunday and communion the
Sunday following.
Contractor T. ]. stringer will COM
mencc work on the sewer In the Fifth
ward to-day.
Mrs. Agnes Hathaway died at Portland
Station. on Sunday, aged nfty-ave
years.
Miss Lille Dean, who has been sick,
Is able to be out again.