Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-03
MARTINsS FERRY.
Local News From the City Of l1ills
md sFnetories.

Local News From the City of laills
and Factories.
Miss Ella Morgan, of the Standard
addition, is quite sick.
Ex-senator Charles NJ. Hogg, of Ca
diz, was in the city yesterday.
GeorgesG. Ralston, who has been sick
for some days, shows little improve
ment. i
lanes Nelson has moved his house
hold goods to Brown, W. Va, where he
has secured "a position.
Mrs. ". ]. Wilson was called to
Cuyahoga Falls on account OF the ser
ious illness of her son.
The funeral of Daniel McCloud will
take place this afternoon. Interment
at High Ridge cemetery,
Mrs. Myron e. Cole will give a re-
ception at her home on North Fourth
street Friday afternoon.
Miss Ellen Mitchell entertained a
number of friends Monday evening at
her home on South Fourth street.
Theameetings in progress at the u. P.
church are being well attended. Rev.
Hanna, of Steubenville, is an eloquent
preacher.
Rev. R. M. Mealy and daughter, who
were here the guests of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arch Robinson, have returned
to their home in Waynesburg, Pa.
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Laughlin tin mill is being hustled,
and a large number of workmen are
busily engaged and are making much
progress.
Chas. Denny, who has been sick at
the city building. was taken to Mrs.
Johnson's boarding house on Second
street yesterday. The man has typhoid
fever and is quite sick.
The Charles B. Hanford Company,
which will he at the Star theatre next
week, is attracting much attention, and
is the highest guaranteed company that
has been brought to this city.
The VIC. T. u. held a very interest
ing meeting last evening at the home
of Mrs. w. II. Wood of North Third
street. Several interesting papers
were read and the meeting was the
largest held for some time.
last evening, and the usual monthly
bills were ordered paid. The petition
of the citizens of West Hanover street
for paving that street was granted.
Little other business was transacted.
Rev. Paul Hummer and family left
yesterday for Erie, Pa, where the Mr..
Hummer has accepted a call. Rev. Kun
mer, while pastor of the German Luth-
eran church here, made many friends,
and has endeared himself to his old
congregation.
Rapid progress is being made on the
foundation work for the new Laughlin
sheet mill. The foundations are OF
large stone n are being constructed
with much care. This mill, when fin
ished, will be one of the most modern
sheet mills in the valley.
The township trustees held their reg
ular meeting yesterday and paid bills
amounting to $138.36, and awarded DIR.
w. b. Mcclure, of this city, the con-
tract for medical assistance to the out
side poor, the bid being $135. For the
Bridgeport precinct the bids were not
regular and the contract was not let.
The result of me election was about
what was expected, and the election of
Frank Heinreich, of the Third ward,
makes Council seven Republicans and
three Democrats. Mr.. Heinreich will
make a excellent Councilman, as he
is a man who will carefully look after
the best interests of the city, and also
see that the taxpayer is not burdened.
There is much speculation as to who
will be the next president of Council,
and it is understood that there is sew
eral aspirants, among the Republicans
is Charles Downey, the Oldest serving
member of the body. Mr.. Downey has
made an excellent councilman, and
during his years in this body has been
chairman of the street committee, and
has always been careful of the expen-
ditures, but yet he has always advised
improvements. Mr.. Downey will make
an efficient president.