Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
MARTINS FERRY.
Local lettings From the Busy In
dustrial Centre.

Rev. w. &. Bond, pastor or the First
Baptist Church, has received a call to
the First Baptist Church at Pomeroy,
Ohio. 1t is probable he will accept the
call.
A promoter of an industrial write
up of the city has asked council to do
nate $500 for printing in the edition a
likeness of each councilman, the indie
pendent hose company and each of the
hose houses. Solicitor Cooke inform
ed council that such an expenditure
would be Illegal. The promoter then
agreed tt print the pictures and run
chances on council authorizing the bill
paid.
The fire department is arranging for
a mock trial to be given in the Star
Theatre on Saturday evening, October
IA. The following persons will take
part: Chief justice, Geo. Cooke; asso-
ciate, Father Mulhearn; sheriff, VIM.
Morris; deputy, Frank Mullaney;
clerk of court. John Cecil; deputy,
David Fisher; s~tenographer, j.. E.
Blackford; jailor, Thos. Dobbins; court
constable, NJ. C. McGrew. The jury
will be composed of G. H. Carpenter,
J. R. Phillips, Jas. Miskel, Wash Rose,
P. Crowl, Chas. James, VIM. Dixon,
Sr., DR.. J. NJ. Blackford, j. B. Mont
gomery, John Roberts. Emanuel
Grandson, VIM. Seabright. H. G..
Pratt will prosecute the case and At
torneys j. c. Gray, T. w. Shreve, E. E.
McCombs and w. B. Francis will as
sist. The defense will be represented
by Attorneys Drennen & Drennen, j. S.
Cochran, S. w. Boyd, F. R. Sedgwick
and VIM. Dixon, Jr. The proceeds
of the entertainment will be passed to
the fund for defraying the expenses Of
the hremen's tournament to be held
here next July.
Warrants will probably be sworn
out to-day by Health Officer Ong for
several persons for violations of the
quarantine regulations imposed in con-
nection with the ~diphtheria cases here.
The health board is determined to en-
force the regulations and feels called
upon to make an example Of some one.
Violators are liable to a fine OF $500
for each offense.
A three-months-old child of BARLEY
Pearl, colored, died yesterday Of dlph-
iberia.
A big dance was given at the home
of Charles Heidi in Burlington last
night.
In police court yesterday August
Bowers, Charles Burdette and Charles
Gilmore were each fined SO and costs
for fighting. Walter Ebeling was as
sessed 81 and trimmings for peddling
without a license.
Benjamin Cyples, who recently
moved from this place to Cambridge,
has taken a job in the Aetna-Standard
and will remove his family back to this
city.
VIM. Jones, better known as
Scotch Billy" will remove to this
city from Cambridge, after several
years absence.
Mrs. Jacob Kaiser, of Pearl street, is
visiting relatives at Newark.
R. w. Roderick and family have re-
turned from a visit to Jackson county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron E. Cole are
spending a few days with the family of
DR.. Baker, at GAINESVILLE.
The M. F. Athletic club gave a very
enjoyable hop in their hall in the
Shreve-Hervey building last night.
Elmer Davidson, AL. Gosney, Elmer
Eseott and Beno Beck have gone to
Brushey Fork to lombard the woods
in search of squirrels.
Mrs. Lou Dawson is able to walk
about the house, after several weeks
illness.
The acid tank at the Laughlin tin
plant is being moved off the nail COM
pany's property into the mill.
The new addition to Riverview GEM
etery has been opened up and those
desiring to purchase lots may be accom-
| modated by applying to the trustees.
Some excellent sites are available and
when the new grounds are placed in
good shape it will constitute one of the
most attractive portions of the GEM
etery.