Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-11
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News From the CITY OF Mil
and Fact0rfes

II inc lily OF M1l19
and Factories.
A. Crippen. of Smithfield, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Applegarth, of Burling-
ton, is quite sick.
The MARY Liz bal team will play
the Martins FERRY club this afternoon
Earl Wilson, of Viola, w. Va. is the
guest of his brother, DR.. r. H. Wilson.
The township trustees held their reg
ular meeting last evening and fixed the
tax levy for the coming year.
Harry Koehnline, clerk at Scheehle's
grocery, is able to be back at work
again.
Seth Howell, who fell some time ago.
fracturfng his hip, is reported much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Jesse Selby, who has been quite
sick with typhoid fever, is much i'm
proved
The mayors court was a blank yes
terday, the second time in the last sew
eral days
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pugh, of
Flushing, are the guests of Thomas
Pugh and family.
The work of finishing the interior
of the U. R. K. of P. hall will be com
menced next week
Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Montgomery and
Mrs. ]. B. Montgomery returned from
Pittsburg last evening.
Frank Brown and daughter, who
were here attending the funeral of the
late George #. McGIumphy, have re-
turned to their home at Munhall, Pa.
At the meeting of the Board of Trade
last evening the only business trans
acted was the completing of the organ
ization. The Board starts off with very
bright prospects.
Joseph Lerch, head engineer at the
Belmont Brewery, has resigned his DO
sition and accepted a similar position
at Fairmont, w. Va. Mr. Lerch is an
expert engineer and has been with the
above company since its existence.
Some unknown parties have been
acting rather suspicious ait late hour
in the night on West Jefferson street
and vicinity. 1t would be well for the
people to keep lookout, as it is not
thought the parties are out for any
good
Peter, the adopted son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Baggott, died yesterday
morning. He was eight years old and
had been sick for some time. The
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock. The interment
will be made at Riverview cemetery.
Willie, the eighteen month-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Robertshaw,
died last evening at their home on
North Fourth street, after an illness OF
pneumonia The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of their many friends.
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The remains of Mrs Huskins, who
died at East Liverpool Thursday, will
be brought here over the C.. & P. Sun
day, arriving at noon. They win be
taken to the residence of her son,
Samuel Huskins, on South Second
street and the funeral will take place
at 1850 O'Clock. The interment will De
made in Greenwood cemetery.
The feeling here in regard to .ne
building Of the new road up the river
is causing considerable talk and is
meeting with considerable opposition
in different ways, and especially in re-
gard to abandoning the two other roads
or even one of them. The viewers have
not given their opinion, but will hold
a meeting at the Globe Hotel in Bel
laire next week, when they will listen
to any arguments for or against the two
routes surveyed. There has also been
some objections to the viewers holding
their meeting in Bellaire, which makes
it incOnyenient Tor some of those in