Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-01
MARTINS FERRY.


CITY of Mills and Factories.
H G. Pratt and family are visiting
friends at Bethesda.
Officer Martin S. Myers is of duty,
being slightly indisposed.
The Gaylord mine is closed down
light. not a man working.
Ernest G. Smith. Esq. has returned
rom a visit with friends at Cadiz.
Miss Rosa Inglemier has returned
from visit with Pittsburg friends.
Marshal Chopper is confined to his
home with a painful ingrowing toe
hail
The Evening Times has placed a
linotype machine in its composing
room.
Mrs. Howard n. Campbell. Of New
Philadelphia. is the guest of her. par
,nts. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Gray.
The funeral Of Charles H. Webb will
lake place this afternoon and the in
terment will be made at Weeks ceme-
terry.
Squire Newland is having number
of suits filed by residents on Glenn's
run. All are different, and result from
quarrels.
T. W. Shreve. candidate for attorney
general, returned yesterday from
stumping tour of Guernsey and Noble
counties.
Miss Christie Kreusch has resigned
her position at Kirtz's dry goods store
and accepted position as bookkeeper
at L. L. Schedules grocery.
Wheeling Presbytery. of the United
Presbyterian church. will convene to-
day at New Athens. Rev. Arch Rob-
inson and |. Giffin Of this place will
attend
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Ada Joy to DIR.
WHightman Frazier. The ceremony
viii take place October 10th, at the
home of the bride on Broadway.
Misses Foreman and Williams will
open their new millinery store in the
Ralston block to-day. Both young
ladies are very popular and no doubt
will receive liberal patronage.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen Hopkins re-
turned yesterday from two months
stay at Mackinac, where Mr.. Hipkins
has been spending several months each
year on account of hay fever, which he
is sorely afflicted with.
The two prisoners in the city jail
have refused to work on the streets,
end have been on a diet of bread and
water. better known as punk. So far
the prisoners are holding out, but it is
thought they will not need any anti
fat treatment when they are discharg-
ed
Rev w j. Wilson returned yester-
day from Cuyhoga Falls. where he will
move this week. and become the pastor
of the First NJ. E. church. Rev. Will
son, while here, has made many
friends and his congregation deplore
his leaving here so soon, but as this
is DR. Wilson's old home, he requested
to be sent to the above charge.
The conference of the German Luth-
eran Evangelical church, of the Pitts
burg district, opened here yesterday,
with a large number of visiting minis
ters present all of whom are being en-
teItained by the congregation of this
city The subject for to-day will be
missionary work, and an excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged. The con-
ference promises to be one of the larg-
est ever held in this district.
Officer James Campbell arrested
man yesterday by the name of Carmen
who said he was from East Liverpool.
The man was suffering from an over
indulgence, in the flowing bowl, and
had been wadng out in the river near
the Belmont brick works, and was in
a serious condition. After being plac-
ed in Jail, he had many imagin items,
and it is thought it will require several
days for him to become all right again.
The man was suffering much last eve
ming.
Marshal Erwin yesterday arrested
twelve Austrians, who, for several
Sundays have been giving concerts,
accompanied by numerous kegs OF beer
which added so much hilarlty, that the
programme has been lasting until day
break, and the neighbors made a kick
ana the Marshal brought them all TO
the city building When they gave
their names there were five Mikes,
several Georges and the balance were
Andy and John. They all plead guilty
and were fined three dollars and costs
by his honor which they paid.