Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-25
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News From the City of Mills
and factories.

Buffalo.
Robert Spears is visiting friends in
GAINESVILLE.
Brock Brown is visiting friends in
Moundsyille.
Miss Ira Meiskell is visiting friends
in Moundsyille.
John Miskill will leave for Detroit
to-day to visit friends
Wesley McGruder will probably be
given his hearing to-day.
Miss Marie Crymble, of Blaine, is
visiting Miss Lillian Dean.
A. J. Maskey and John Fawcett
have returned from Elwood. Ind.
Rev. Samuel Boyd is reported very
i'll at his home on North Fifth street
Harry Mulaney, who has been work
ing in Sistersville, is visiting his par
ents.
Scott Linn returned last evening
from visit with friends at Cam
bridge
Mrs. James Bowman has returned
from a visit with relatives at Ander-
son. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Springer have re-
turned from visit to the Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition.
Ten eripples. who were making a
nuisance Of themselves, were chased
out of the city yesterday.
Alvin Sedgwick will return to-day
from Toledo, where he has been spend
ing several days with friends.
Miss Marie Simpson, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Alex. Dixon, left
yesterday for her home at Bellfon-
tame.
The county lodge of Good Templars
Will meet this evening. The lodges
from 2ellaire, Bridgeport and Barton
will attend.
he people complained more of the
heat yesterday than any day this sum
mer The trouble was owing to there
being no breeze.
Mrs. o. p Sheriff and children, who
have been visiting Mrs. Sheriff's mo-
Their, Mrs. H. w. Smith, has returned
to her home at Cadiz.
About thirty young people will drive
out to Steele's grove this evening for
pleasure trip. Dancing will be the di-
version of the evening.
Jacob Heatherington of Bellaire, the
veteran river coal man OF this vicinity,
and Joseph Heatherington were in the
city last evening the guests of friends.
Geo. Robertshaw, sherman at the
Top mill received bad cut on the left
wrist last evening while at work and
will be laid off work for several days
Miss Alice Reed entertained a num-
Der of her young friends yesterday
afternoon, and a delightful time was
had by all. During the afternoon ex-
celent refreshments were served.
Lieut.. Ernest G.. Smith has opened his
law office in the Hervey- Shreve build
ing and has fitted up his Office in fine
shape Mr.. Smiths health is gradually
improving and he will soon be rid of the
malarial fever
Andrew Pyle. of Pittsburg. came to
the city yesterday and became very ia
miliar with every ones house, just
walking in and taking possession I'M
til woman called the police and had
him arrested. He will be given his
hearing to-day.
During the last two weeks much pro-
gress has been made in the construction
of the new sheet mill of the Laughlin
Nail Company. There will be consid-
cradle of the roof completed this week.
and in a short time the entire building
will be enclosed.
The strike situation here remains the
same, with all the national and local
officials busy. So far all the men have
been keeping up their interest in the
struggle and in fact their feeling for
gaining the strike seems to be growing
more every day, as not one workman
has been heard to pass an unfavora BILE
comment on the strike.
The Independent Hose Company had
almost all their men out training last
evening and the run the boys made was
up to the standard. 1t is understood
the boys will go against a number of
professional runners in the competing
teams, number of them being eleven
second men, but this does not discour-
age the boys, as they have always
found that they were good for 100 yards,
but when it came to 800 yards they fell
down. The team has now become any-
ious and is faithfully training.
The following is note from the
Scribe, Roger Jones, of the Young
Mems Walking club, who are on their
way to Cincinnati
HENDRYSBURY, O.. July "a.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir-we are now in camp for the
day. We Will not leave till this even
ing at o'clock, then we make a break
for about ten miles. So far all has
gone well. Ike Morris and Tom Will
liams have fell away twenty pounds,
d. Z. Jones thirty pounds. Big Chief
and the Scribe are only a spot on the
pike. so you see we are o. X. Well if
we fall much more we will come home
ahead of the game. Will write next
from Cambridge.
Owing to a misunderstanding of the
contracts signed for the Belmont Tele-
phone Co. there have been some objec-
tons made by the local subscribers, but
it is thought that when they read their
contracts they will fully see that the
contract is not disappearing, as it
only applies to local phones for use in
this city, and not for the entire system
The present solicitors for the National,
of Wheeling, are meeting with much en-
couragement, as it gives the subscrib-