Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
MARTINS FERRY.


and factories.
Will Davis, of Cambridge. is visiting
friends in the city.
Mrs. Frank Ebert and children, are
visiting friends at Mt. Pleasant.
Miss May Maskey has returned from
a visit with friends at Canal Dover.
Mrs. Francis Mulaney has returned
from a several weeks visit in Cleve-
land.
The Glee club decided to give a con-
cert at New Martinsville in the nea
future.
Miss Blanche Timberlake. of Wells
burg. is the guest Of David Vennum
and family.
Mrs. w. T. Dixon and daughter is
spending a week at the Wayside Inn,
at C%olerain.
Jacob Dick painfully cut his thumb,
yesterday, while at work at the West
Virginia glass factory.
Mrs. James O'Neil, of Muncie, and
Mrs. Thomas. of Fort Wayne. Ind. are
the guests of Mrs. Sarah Bayless.
w. f. Hullien, who has been quite
sick. is able to be about again. FITS
wife who has also been sick. is much
improved. III,
A number of the members of the w.
c. t. U. will go to Epworth park to-
day, as the day is set apart for this or
ganization.
Mrs. VIM. Lupton has returned from
Canton. where she was called on ac-
count of the serious illness oe her sis
ter, Mrs. Wells.
The Camp Trouble fishing camp, has
disbanded and its members are wend-
ing their way home. 1t is said some of
the members have been compelled to
walk home.
The ffremen are much disappointed
over the rate secured to Buffalo, as
they expected to secure a five dollar
rate. They were notified yesterday
that the rate would be nine dollars for
the round trip.
Two Of the men who were in the fight
at the Cottage House, Saturday night.
were fined three. dollars and costs.
which was paid. The other offender
plead no guilty, and will be given a
hearing to-day.
There was quite a row yesterday
evening between two women in the
Parker building. corner Second and
Hanover streets, but it resulted only in
a hot wal of words. One of the women
complained to the police and said she
would resort to law.
Arrangements have been made for
an open air meeting, for all union men
in the Star Theatre tonight. Every
body is invited to attend. The meeting
will be addressed by local speakers and
promises to be largely attended.
The non-union linemen, working for
the Bell Telephone Company. contrary
to expectations, returned to work yes
terday, bringing their meals with them.
The men do not show much spirit and
seem afraid. The union linemen will
try to stop them from working to-day,
but will only resort to persuasion.
The fact of these men being employed
has caused much indignation among
the union men, and is not upheld by the
public in general.
There are aften accidents occurring in
playing base ball, the ball being of
substance hard enough to he dangerous.
Yesterday two young men dispensed
with the regular ball and were playing
a hot game with a pool ball. 1t end
ed disastrously, as a wild throw re-
suited in missjudgement and the ivory
ball caught the player on the nose,
breaking it, and decorating his face
with blood and requiring a physician to
reduce the fracture. There will be no
more games with pool balls.
The coming of President Shaffer to
Wheeling Island, next Wednesday, will
be q gala day for the union men of
this city, and from present indications
all the mills and factories will be
closed and the workmen will go to the
Island to hear Mr.. Shaffer, who is a
favorite with all union men here. The
business men are also anxious to hear
President Shaffer, and will also at
tend the meeting. The union men will
attend in a body, headed by Meister's
band, and will make a great showing.
A man who felt rather tired, Sunday
night and laid down on the seat. in
front of Brock Browns billiard room,
and fell asleep. Later several of his
friends seeing him asleep secured some
cord and tied him to the seat. In
about an hour he awoke to find that
he could not rise. He tried to get loose,
but his efforts were useless. 1t is said
he resorted to profanity, and while in
his rage a good samaritan happened
along and cut the cords and let the
man free. He Immediately tried to
find the people who had bound him, but
gave up in despair. and went home.
The bows gave him the laugh yester-