Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
MARTINS FERRY.
Cowan.


Chronicle OF Daily Events from the
City of workshops and Mills.
A J. Smith is in Pittsburg on busi-
ness.
There were fifteen deaths in the
month of March in this city.
The Good Templars will give So
cial and entertainment Thursday even
ing, April 18th.
The nail factory at the Laughlin
plant will be or until Monday on ac-
count OF shortage of steel.
Rev. Coffey, of the First Presbyter-
ian Church, of Bellaire, preached at
the Presbyterian Church last even
ing.
Rev. ]. NJ Neatly, OF waynesburg,
Pa, is the guest OF Rev. Arch Robin
son, and will occupy the pulpit of the
U. p. Church Sunday morning and
evening.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarine Lewis
will take place Sunday at one o'clock
from her late home west of this city
Interment will be made at Weeks
cemetery.
Geo. w. Tweedy and son have sold
their fine gray team to a firm in Hart
ford City, Ind, and shipped them to
that place yesterday. The team
brought about $500.
The entertainment for the benefit Of
Owen Morgan's widow. at the Star
Theatre tonight, should be well pat
ronized, as the proceeds will be Of
great benefit to Mrs. Morgan.
The Dougherty base ball club has
been organized for this season and will
open with the Steubenville High
school on May 5th on the mill grounds.
They will give social and entertain
ment April goth at Maennerchor hall.
The executive committee of the fire.
men have named DR.. A. r. Ong, e. D.
Lash and DR.. ]. G. Parr as a commit
tee to purchase the prizes for the con-
testants at the firemen's festival. The
amount cleared at the recent festival
is not yet known. but may reach
$1,000.
There is considerable oil excitement
at Dillonvale and Smithfield on ac-
count of the well just drilled in on
the Gilbraith farm, which is making
showing of about thirty barrels and
has not yet been shot. There Is quite
a scramble for territory and the farm
ers are much excited. Some Martins
Ferry people have about 1,500 acres in
this vicinity and are expecting to get
a good price for their territory.
A reception was given by the Wo-
mans Club at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheets, at "The Elms," Thursday
evening. The affair was the clubs an
nual open meeting, and the guests
were received by the officers and exec
utive committee, consisting of Mes
danes w. III. Wood, Geo. H. Smith,
r. R. Kerr, John Turner, l. ]. C.
Drennen, William Lupton, l.. W. Ingle-
bright, e. G. Boyd and Miss Carolyn
Wood. About seventy guests attend
ed and the rooms were beautifully dec
Grated with the club colors, purple and
gold, and potted plants and cut flow
ers were in profusion. After delect-
able refreshments had been served,
Mrs. L. ]. c. Drennen, president of
the club, acted as toastmistress, and
her toast to the club and guests was
delivered in very creditable manner
and highly pleasing to the audience.
The following were the toasts and re-
sponses: Our Guests, the Gentle
men," response Mrs. r. r. Kerr;
why Are We Here?" response, Rev.
Arch R. Robinson; Whats Trumps?
Clubs" response, Mrs. A. ]. Smith;
"The Club Flower, the Pansy," re-
Spouse, E. J. A. Drennen; 1.-The Twen-
tieth Century Man." response, Mrs. w.
B. Francis; "The Club Woman" re-
spouse, Geo. o. Inglebright; when
Woman's in the Case, You Know All
Other Things Give place." response,
Mrs. w. D. Cabell; Our Hosts" re
Spouse, ]. S. Cochran.