The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-10
MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
Tho Daily Chronicle Of WhcclinS's
Progressive Neighbour.

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Camp Rest" the popular summer
resort few miles above town. will
pitch its tents for this season about
the 18th. Camp Rest" during the
past few years has become very popu-
lar, and Rs success this season will
doubtless surpass all records Of previous
years.
The funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Johns,
will occur from her late residence or
Broadway. at Q o'clock this afternoon.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Lewis, OF the Welsh Congregational
church, and .lnterment will be made at
Rivervlew cemetery.
The Belmont county commissioners
met here yesterday morning and were
driven over the Mt. Pleasant and Coler-
ain pixies. looking at bridges, a number
of which they expect to floor and oil will
be beautiffed by new coat OF paint.
Frank Williams. who has been work.
Ing at New Castle. Pa. returned home
yesterday. Several other Martins Yer
ry boys are expected home to-day, as
the mill at that place has shut down
for few weeks.
Walter Larkins. q member of the
conference committee OF the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron, Steel 4 Tin
Workers, leaves for Pittsburgh this
morning. where he will convene with
that body.
leave Monday for Detroit. where they
go as delegates to the national conven-
ton OF the Amalgamoted Association OF
Iron, Steel & Tin Workers.
Assessor Coleman's report of the
Fourth ward, shows there are 377 vo-
ters. There are thirty-nlne deaths and
sixteen births also reported In that
ward during the past year.
! a meeting Of the BARRIERS union has
been called by the president for to-
morrow evening at n. S. Hoods shop.
on Hanover street. All union BARRIERS
are requested to be present.
! The Longs" and Shorts" will con-
test uGain for supremacy this after
noon, on the ball field The Shorts"
have been defeated twice and are deter
mined to have revenge.
The Maxwell Stock Company pro-
duced "The President" at the opera
house. last evening. to q fair sized audi
cnce. Farmer Allen" will be the pro-
duction this evening.
The Pease township board of cduca-
ton will meet Saturday afternoon. May
20, 10 open bids for the new school
house to be erected In district No. IL.
OrvIlle Gordon returned yesterday
from Darlington, where he went to at
tend the commencement exercises In
which Il brother OF his took part.
Mrs. George Simmons, who has been
the guest OF her brother William Grit
fifth. has returned to her home ut Ilo-
rain. Ohio.
The fcrryboat Convcyor took n lnrge
crowd from here to the Island last
evening, returning utter the circus.
Miss Belle Green leaves this morn
Ing for Wellsburg. 10 spend few weeks
visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Jessie BurriB returned to her
home in Hnrrisviftc yesterday, after
visit with relatives here.
A large number Of our citizens were
In Wheeling yesterday on busincss-cir-
Gus day.
A. c. and N. s. Hood returned YES
tcrday from a business trip to Barnes
Vile.
Mrs. W. D. Cochran, OF Grandvlew,
Ohio. Is the guest of relatives IN this
city.
Sig Wolff returns to Toronto this
cyening, nfier u few days stay In this
city.
Mrs. Celia onR OF smlthAeld, Ia tho
gnest'of relatives In this vicinity.
F., D.. J. Williams. OF Broadway, Is quite
III. threatened with typhoid fever.