Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-17
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News From the City of Mills
and Factories.

and Factories.
Frank Stricklin will leave today for
Pittsburg.
Harry Bartholomew is visiting
friends at Bethesda.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Noble left yes
terday for Atlantic City.
The mayor issued license yesterday
to a peddlar for one month.
Thos. ". Howels, of Mingo, is spend
| ing Sunday with his parents.
J.. A. White, of st. C~lairsville, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Council met last evening and trans
acted considerable business of import
ance.
Miss Bessie Boyle has returned from
oxford, where she has been attending
college.
]. w. Vandervort, of Parkersburg,
West Virginia, is the guest OF DR.. y.
B. Shuttleworth.
Albert Campbell, of South Kansas, Is
the guest of Mrs. A. G. Campbell on
North Third street.
Captain l.. w. %Inglebright has pat
! ented a new engine and will build one
for the ferry boat conveyor.
Mrs. Robert ]. Baggs entertained a
number of her friends Friday evening
at her home on Jefferson street.
Anon Paxon has taken charge of
the grocery he recently bought from
Mrs. Evans on North Main street.
The front has been placed in the
room of the Hoge block which Wolf &c
Co.. of Cincinnati, will soon open a dry
goods store.
The supper given by the ladies of the
| Christian church at Mechanics hall last
| evening, was well attended, and the
ladies will clear a neat sum.
The Daugherty ball club met with
a bad defeat yesterday at Wellsburg,
having been shut out, only getting
three hits. Wellsburg had thirteen
runs
The special excursion train for l. o.
| G. T. picnic at Rock Springs Park,
Wednesday, June Goth, over the c. &
P, will leave Bellaire at eight a M,
Bridgeport, SIS and Martins Ferry
S:25, fast time. Secure tickets at once.
Judge Hollingsworth yesterday
| heard the Burlington Scotch ridge pike
| case. He gave the attorneys until
| June &c to submit their arguments IN
writing. Dixon and Rees, represented
| Heidi, Duncan and Shveve for the pike
commissioners.
George Hopkins, of this city, has
been notified by the National Glass 60.
that he will receive 500 for the two
designs which he sem in for COM
| petition. Out of the lis models sub
| mitted Mr.. Hipkins received the fourth
| prize. The National Glass Co. will
again have an annual contest, as the
| recent one has proved quite a success,
and has been of much value to the
company.
John Sheehan has returned from To-
ledo, where he was attending the
forty-fourth annual convention of the
A. o. H. He was a delegate from
| Belmont county. Mr.. Sheehan vas
much pleased with the convention and
| especially the resolutions adopted,
which sympathized with the Beers,
n pledged themselves TO use their
influence in securing liberty for Ire
land.
At the meeting of Council last even
ing a resolution was passed for grad
ing Walnut street from Second to
Fourth. The brick question was la
ken up and it was agreed TO use the
best of the brick, and to ask the COM
pany to furnish brick for the balance
! equal to the samples furnished The
company will be notified of Councils
action. In regard to the payment OF
the police who were lot reappointed by
the present administration, the differ
| ence was brought about by a change
in the time the present administration
took charge. Council after some dis
! cussion, ordered the balance paid. The
Mayor made the following appoint
ments: For weighmasters, VIM. Coates,
d. Gosney, C. He'll; for city engineer,
A. Lash. Council tailed to confirm
/, any of the appointments, and the mat
| ter was laid over. The changes
| against Officer Bailey were again