The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-16
MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of Wf.cciins's
E Progressive NcirhhOr.


Progressive Ncighbor.
Albert G. Shaver, who has been In
Cuba and Porto Rico since last Sep
TENDER, arrived home Saturday after
noon. 1t Is unnecessary for his many
friends to inquire US to his health, as u
glance at his personal appearance VIII
answer this question completely. He
gained over thirty pounds Of flesh dur
Ing the trip. and is the picture OF
health. Mr.. Shaver speaks enthusiast
tically Of the climate Of Porto Rico,
and says 1t could not be better, and
TO this he attributes MS Increase In
avoirdupos. He was not impressed
favorably with the natives of the Is
land and says they are very lazy and
INDECENT class of people. and their good
traits can be summed up in few words.
He states that the ground Of the is
land Is remarkably fertile, and that
nearly everything which 1t Is possible
to raise In this country can be raised
much more politically there, but owing
to the lack OF energy Of the majority OF
the Port Rlcans the greater part of the
Island Is uncultlvated. While In the
island and In Cuba lie gathered Il col
lection OF rare curiositIcs. ranging from
Spanish implements OF war and hu-
man skull to beautiful pieces of fancy
work, made by native women, and
which he Is taking pleasure exhibiting
to his friends. He Is highly pleased
with the trip, and says 1t Is the trip OF
a life time, and one which will justify
the expenditure OF aHybedy's money.
During the hard wind storm Saturday
much damage was done throughout
the city, probably the most disastrous
of?which was the blowing over OF the
100-fo frame stack Mt the Belmont
Brick &: Tile Compuny's plant. This
high structure. In Its fall. struck the
corner Of the dry room, badly dcmol-
ishing 1t.
Bruce Sockman. who was fined sl5
and costs by Mayor Shipman Saturday
night. for indecent exposure OF person,
will be taken TO st. clnirsvllle jail by
Marshall Lindemuth this evening.
Claude Howell. who hns been the
guest OF his parents for the past week,
Will leave to-day for Cincinnati, where
lie has accepted 4 position with the Big
-Four railroad. 4's.tI
The Wonlan's Home Missionary So
ciety, Of the Presbyterian church, VIII
meet with Mrs. Biom Williams. on
North Broadway, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Coss and her daughter
Mrs. Jack Armstrong, OF Fifth street.
nre both very III with grip md typhoid
fever. respectively.
George Burson, who has been dan
gerously III, and who was reported to
have died Saturday, is improving
nicely.
Communion was observed ut the
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
Ing. and four nccesslons wcro made.
Porter j. Whites production of
Faust" will be the only attraction at
the Opera House this week.
Fred Selby, Ru!ston L. Co.'S efficient
clerk, IL confined TO his home, threat
cned with typhoid fever. rl H.s
Tho Chalfant Mission laid met Mt
the home of Mrs. George Smith yestcr-
day afternoon. 5...l ~, l,.',s
Howard Joy went to McIieesport Pm.
yesterday. to spend the dny with rrln.
tlveS. E ,H-E - -
Charles 'ShlPman has returned to his
work, In n glass house In philadel-
phiu. 'E
L. j. C.. Drennen Will 20 TO Columbus
tomorrow. on professional business.
The revival meetings, which have
been successfully conducted by Rev.