Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
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MARTINS FERRY.

Local News From the City of Mills
and Factories.
Mrs. j. E. Beck is visiting friends
in Pittsburg.
Deputy Auditor A. w. Beatty wa in
the city yesterday.
City Solicitor George Cooke re-
turned yesterday from New Athens.
W. C.. Barrett and family have re-
turned from a visit with friends at
Cadiz.
Miss Ella Graham, who has been
visiting at Leatherwood, has returned
home.
The play Alabama" will be pro-
duced here in the neal future by local
talent.
Rev. w. C. D. Bond, of Moundsville,
was calling on friends in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. Martha Krim and daughter
Nora, of Flushing, are the guests OF
Geo. Krim and family.
The Metropolitan Stars, a irst-class
attraction, will be the attraction at
the Star theater tonight.
The case of Mrs. Ashman VIC. Rober.
Hanson is set for a hearing this even
ing in Squire Heller's court.
P. Miller moved his household goods
yesterday from his former residence
on Second street to his Fourth street
property.
The Woman's club will hold their
first meeting of the season Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. K. X.
Kerr, on the Heights.
Mr.. and. Mrs. T. L. DuPree, form
erly of this city, but late of Nor
folk, Va, were in the city yesterday
| calling on friends. They will make
their future home in Wheeling.
The Bellaire lodge of Elks will visit
this city Thursday evening with their
famous Elk band. After a short pa
| rade they will repair to Scheehle's hall,
where they will be b~anquetted by the
Elks of this city, as quite a number
are members of the Ballaire lodge.
John Clarke, who was bound over to
curt Ill bZUU DOllu Wy NudyoI oOoAiitN,
on a charge of stealing chickens, was
given a hearing yesterday before Pro-
bate Judge Smith, at st. Clairsville.
He was fined ten dollars and costs,
with no Jail sentence. Clarke will pay
his fine and will soon be at liberty
again. Attorney w. T. Dixon repre-
| scented Clarke.
Seven mills of the Aetna Standard
| closed down yesterday, all being sheet
mills. A rumor says that the shut
| down is indefinite, and another states
that the Pittsburg Office has allowed
this plant to run short of orders and
that more orders would be sent imme-
| diately and that the mills would soon
resume. The workmen are very I'M
easy, all hoping that the orders will
soon arrive.
David Venum met with quite a pain
full accident yesterday. He and his son
Bert were unloading some stone from
q wagon to the pavement, and while
lowering a heavy stone it slipped and
caught the end of one of Mr.. Venum'S
fingers, MASKING the end almost off.
He was taken to DR.. Ong's office,
where the finger was ~amputated at
the first joint. The accident will lay
him off from work for several weeks.
Truant Officer Lewis Is now after
the children who are not attending
school. He served eighteen notices IN
one day. The parent is first notified
and if the child does not attend then
the parent must answer If the par
ent cannot make the child attend then
the child is notified, and if this has
no effect the child can be taken be-
fore the Probate Judge, who has power
to send them to the State Industrial
School if they cannot show cause why
the child does not attend school. This
law will now be vigorously pushed,
and no doubt it will result in much
good.
At the meeting of the township trus-
tees yesterday Attorneys George C. Nc
Kee, of Bridgeport, and w. T. Dixon,
of this city, appeared before the trus-
tees in behalf of some of the land
owners along the proposed new route
for a road to Ferry View school house.
The petition for the new road was
found not to conform with the law.
anu TIE pellllOl was ulSLllSSeQ Dy tue
trustees. This makes the second at
tempt of those building the road. and
now those wishing the road will have
to commence at the beginning again,
and it is not known what will be done
by those wanting the road.
The Democrats of this city have Sc
cured Mayor Samuel Jones, of Toledo.
for a speech here during the cam
paign. The exact date for the meet
ing has not yet been named, but it
will probably be about the middle of
this month. Mayor Jones has many
admirers here, and the Democracy will
make this one OF the largest meetings
eve held in this county. The local
| committee is already at work making
arrangements for the rally. If the
weather permits the meeting will be
an open-air one, which would permit
a greater number to hear this noted
speaker. who has placed principle
above party and gained the confidence
of the people.
Council met last night in regular
| session and transacted considerable
business. The regular bills were paid.
Quite a kick was made about paving
for the meals for State p~risenres. 5It
after some wrangling the bill was er-
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