Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-21
MARTINS FERRY.


Miss Bess Griffith has returned home
from Sandnsky. where she has been visit
ing Mrs. George Blackboard the past two
weeks
One plain drunk was run in Saturday
night. He was assessed 81 and costs yes
terday morning by Mayor shipman.
Miss Angie Terrill will entertain the
members of her graduating class at her
home tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Atkinson, of Mt Plea-ant was IN
town yesterday on business
Miss Carrie Hutchinson has so far re-
covered from the typhoid fever that she
is able to sit up.
Simon Armstrong, a we'll known young
man of the Second ward, and Miss Anna
daughter of David Jones' of Pearl street,
were quietly married Sunday evening at
the Baptist parsonage by Rev w. D.
Bond.
Yesterday afternoon the officers arrest
ed four foreigners on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly
T. w. Shreve is in Cincinnati on legal
business.
Gideon Harper of Mann's foundry, is off
duty on account of sickness.
]. T. Hanes is fable TO be about after
a several weeks illness.
Miss Lena McKays condition does not
show much change from that of the past
few days.
Miss Rosa Copham left yesterday for
Pittsburg on business.
Miss Lola Reynard is here from Jewett,
Ohio, visiting her parents.
Henry Blum, Of Bellaire, has entered
SUIT for Islander to the amount of $4,000
against S. Wolfe, of this place. Papers
in the case were served by Deputy Sheriff
Westwood Yesterday.
This evening in the Masonic hall IN the
Commercial block, the Mems League of
the Presbyterian church Will serve an oys-
ter supper. Careful preparations have
been made by the members of the League
to make the event, the first given by
them, success in a social way as well
as financial An excellent bll of fare has
been prepared for the affair
Florence Cockroft, of Wilson's laundry.
is on the sick list
Last evening a deraHed street car on
the Wheeling line, was the cause of some
delay and confusion as well, in the run
ming of the cars for some time
VIII Lewis. colored, while in a state
of jealousy. SHOT at an unknown colored
brother Sunday evening who was paying
too much attention to a young colored
lady who was in the company of the
former. The police are hunting for
Lewis, but have not been able to secure
clue as to his whereabouts.
The Aetna-Standard sheet mill resumed
yesterday, after a couple weeks idleness
Washington's birthday will be observed
by the public schools tomorrow.
Four children of Everett Cooey that
have been i'll with the scarlet fever are
recovering.
Council met last evening in adjourned
session and passed the following resoIu-
ton and and ordinances:
AN ordinance to repeal an ordinance
entitled an ordinance to levy and assess a
special tax, upon lots and lands benefited
by the opening of Sixth street, from Hick-
DRY to the county road"
"A resolution to submit to the voters
the question of issuing bonds in the sum
of $3.50 to complete the hose houses for
the fire department"
"a resolution declaring ii necessary to
improve the water works system, and
submitting the question to the voters for
Issuing bonds in the sum OF So. O00 for the
Improvement of the same"
Resolutions to improve part OF sewer
districts Nos. 2, 3, and 5. by putting the
sewers in certain alleys and streets"
This, If done, will give the town a COM
Pete sewerage system.
AN ordinance to distribute and refund
$50 TO the several property owners on
Fourth street and persons entitled there
to- was passed to its second reading.
AN ordinance to prevent the accurnu-
lation of snow on the sidewalks by remov-
ing the same within five 60 hours after
falling was presented for action After
some discussion it was finally laid on
the table.