Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-29
MARTINS FERRY.
Budget of News From the City of
Mills and Factories.

Mills and FACTORIES.
R. T. Williams was in Moundsville
yesterday on business.
Miss Anna Cowen, Of Marietta, Ia
visiting Mrs. E. H. Rider.
A large number Of the fire hydrants
were flushed out yesterday.
Mrs. Ella Brown, of Greenville, Pa.
is the guest Of the families of Carl and
Baker Boyd.
Jacob Rider has returned from q
three months visit with friends in
the northern part of the State.
Arthur Westwood. the operator at
Terminal Junction, is confined to his
home with typhoid fever.
Albert L%ipphardt has been called to
Carlo, H., on account of the serious
illness of his brother, Charles, who is
located there.
Mrs. S. ]. Matheny, who has been
Che guest of her son, Geo. Matheny, ON
South Broadway, returned to her home
in Pittsburg yesterday.
Miss Lillian Tucker will open a
nights engagement at the Star Thea.
ire this evening. This company played
to crowded houses in Bellaire.
The trunk picked up by the police
Tuesday night and taken to the city
building was called for yesterday
morning byDts owner.
Mr.. w. f. Daniels, of Jenneis, Pa,
and Miss Gertrude Crossley were mar
ried yesterday evening by Rev. j. T..
Morton at the home of the bride on
North Fifth street
Word was received here from Boul-
der, Col, of the serious illness of AL
bert c.. Smith, who left this city several
years ago for the west, trusting that 1t
might improve his health.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
new residence of George Gosney, on
West Washington street. Boyd and
Moore have secured the contract for
the erection of the building.
The opening night of the Firemen's
festival was largely attended last eve-
ming. The supper was we'll p~atronized
as was also the booths. The affair will
probably be the largest ever known in
the city.
Miss Lizzie Rainey and her sister,
Mrs. Fink, will leave to-day for
Cleveland to attend the funeral OF
of their brother, w. j. Rainey, who
died at Baltimore. Mr.. Rainey was
formerly of this city and well known
here. At one time he operated a mine
just above the city.
Louis Helmbach, a butcher employ
ed by George w. He'll, had one of his
fingers taken off yesterday while
grinding sausage at the slaughter
house. In some way one finger got
caught in the knives and nearly the
whole member was ground off. The
man suffered much from the accident
but was resting well last evening.
When City Solicitor Cooke was seen
last evening and asked what he had to
say in regard to the communication
from John S. Cochran published last
evening in the Evening Times, he stat
ed that professional courtesy pre-
vents an attorney of good standing to
stoop to notice such unjust insinua-
TONS" and that he preferred that the
people call at the City Clerks Office
and see the records which were all
public and open for any one, and then
let tne voters judge.
1t is reported that the commence
ment exercises of the graduating class
will be radically changed from the
former method, and that this year the
class will produce a play and in this
way show off their ability and how
much they have accomplished. Per-
mission, it is said, was granted by Prof.
Stewart on the conditions that the play
be submitted to him. II the report il
true it will not be a popular n and
many objections have already been
heard. The people OF this city seem to
prefer the old way and give each grad
uate an equal chance. One man deep
" interested In the schools stated that
the old way was best, as there were no
special stars as there would be in a
play.