Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-17
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News of Interest From the
City of Mills and Factories.

holiday goods.
Elias Lewis. who has been quite i'll. IS
much improved.
P. Dougherty was in Pittsburg yester-
day on business.
The Good Templars will give social
in the near future.
Jim Henderson is improving his
Fourth street desidence.
John Davis, of South Chicago. is in
the city, visiting friends.
Miss Williams, OF Nj. Pleasant. is
the guest OF Miss Emily Hoge.
A young daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward McAnineh Is quite Ill,
Charles Moore was released from Jail
yesterday, friend going his bail.
Hon. C. l.. weems. OF st. Clairsville.
was in the city yesterday on business.
Charles X. Williams, of Sistersville.
was in town yesterday on his way to
GAINESVILLE.
Postmaster Sedgwick moved the safe
from the old building to the new room
yesterday.
DR.. f. S. Morrison Is in Pittsburg on
business, and will spend several days
in the Smoky City.
S. w. Boyd and sister. Miss Mary, left
yesterday for Huntington, TO visit rel
atives for several days.
Mrs. NJ. Gregory and son. of Wheel
ing. were the guests OF Mrs. John
Campbell yesterday.
Daniel Woods and wife have returned
to Lancaster Ohio, after attending the
funeral of William Rumbach.
The Assembly dance at the Assembly
hall last evening, was largely attended.
and was a most enjoyble affair.
City Solicitor George Cooke was at
st. Clairsyille yesterday, attending a
meeting of the Board OF Elections
George G. Ralston & Company are
identifying the interior of the store by
repapering, and other improvements
The euchre party to be given by the
Y. NJ l. at their rooms on Washington
street tonight promises to be a most
pleasant affair.
Mrs. E. X. Hege and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thurman Selby were at GAINESVILLE
yesterday, attending the Harrison
Bradfield wedding.
All the delegates of the Y. p. c. U.
returned to their homes yesterday. and
all expressed their appreciation of their
treatment in this city.
rhe Masonic banquet tonight prom
Uses to be a most enjoyable affair and
will be largely attended. The hall and
dining room are being handsomely dec
Grated.
The Woman's club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Alex. Dixon, on South
Fourth street, this afternoon. An ex-
cellent programme has been prepared
for this meeting.
On next Tuesday night the attrac.
ton at the Star theatre will. be "A
Country Merchant" This is an ex-
cel,ent company. and will be sure 10
please the patrons.
The newpost Office fixtures will be
the most handsome and modern in
Eastern Ohio, and this city can boast
of handsome postofilce building, and
beautiful fixtures. The new Office is
being rapidly fitted up.
DR.. Harriet B. Jones. OF Wheeling,
gave talk to the High school yester-
day on Alcoholism. The address was
very interesting. DR.. Jones gives talk
on this subject every year to our
schools.
The funeral of the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Walsh took
place yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Father Charles Mulhearn conducted the
services. and the interment was made
in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The news of the Belmont Telephone
Co. making arrangements to connect
with the Ohio Valley Co.. of Bellaire,
as exclusively mentioned in the Regis
ter, was well received by the public
yesterday as 1t will give them much
more territory to talk over, and COM
plete system for this county.
The game of foot ball between the
High school team of this city VS.. Bridge
port High school ended in victory for
the martins Ferry boys by a score OF 10
to 0. The home team won easily. The
halves were twenty minutes, and had
not the home boys become reckless
they would have shut out their oppon-
ents.
The Wheeling Traction Co. continues
to run open cars on their line in this
city, which is against the State law, as
the time for running open cars has
passed, and II the company is not care
full, complaints may be made to the
State authorities, and charges preferred
1t seems as IL the company desires TO
use closed cars In summer and open in
winter, and pay little heed for the
large amount of patronage from this
city, as they give them fat wheels and
irregular service. 1t is not to be Won
dered that council gave an opposition
company a franchise, but not until the
new road Is built will the present COM
pany realize the feeling against them.
Marshal Erwin ordered a number of
small boys home, who have been an
noying people on the streets. The most
Objectionable place has been near Han
over and Fourth streets, and is quite
an annoyance to the public. These
boys take a delight in humping up
against people, running in front of
them, and throwing missiles at them.
On Sunday morning the paper boys