Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-06
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News FEom the City Of Mil
and Factories.

Local News FEom the City Of Milla
and Factories.
Mrs. Joseph Bird Is visiting relatives
at Ironton, Ohio.
The Savage Gun Club will give a
shoot Friday afternoon.
Geo. Cook, Esq, was at Steuben.
vile yesterday on business.
Walter Taylor, C. & P. freight agent
will leave Friday for Denver.
The Gaylord mines were of yesterday
on account of having no cars.
Miss Belle McSwords will entertain a
number of friends tomorrow evening
The Board of Equalization has COM
pleted its work In the First and Second
wards.
The brick work on the addition to the
Spence Baggs Co.'S foundry will b:
finished to-~ay.
A. j. lMcKim is recovering from a
sore foot, caused by the shoe binding on
one of the joints.
The Martins Ferry base ball club will
play the Jacky Arthurs on the furnace
grounds Saturday.
The Mayor issued three licenses yes
terday for peddling, which was the only
business before his honor.
Several of the mills in the Aetna
Standard were off yesterday, as the
heat was too much for the men.
Mrs. Thomas Ashton, who has been
visiting friends in the city, has return
ed to her home in Athens county.
Edward Williams bond was reduced
yesterday from $500 to $780, 1t is prob
able that the amount will be secured.
First Grand Concert at tricks Sum-
mer Garden, Martins Ferry, Thursday
evening. Music by Meisters' full band.
Home grown strawberries have made
their appearance in the market, but the
crop is being held back by the wet
weather.
A number of the Elks from this city
will go to Bellaire tonight to attend
the fair and festival of Hea..,erington' s
Elk band.
The ladies base ball club which
plays a game here FRIDAY will attract
large crowd, as all the boys are talk
ing about the game.
The Belmont Telephone Co. expects
to have all their poles in position by
Saturday, and will Immediately COM
mence putting up their cable
Work on the new Ralston building is
being rapidly pushed and it is expected
to have the building ready for the Bel
mont Telephone Company within thirty
days.
The report of the viewers of the pro-
posed new road for this city north has
not been returned on account of an
omission. The viewers will meet again
in few days.
The Democratic county central COM
mittee will meet this morning at ten
O'Clock and name the tine and place OF
holding the county convention. A num-
Der from here will attend and there is
some talk of bringing the convention to
this city.
The Wheeling Traction Company is
progressing we'll with the work of lay
ing the new rails on Broadway. and
VIII have the work completed by Sat-
urday. The company connects I'D with
the old rails in the evening, which saves
them making a trasfer during the
night.
The track for the iremen to train on
has been completed and the bows will
commence Immediately and will train
under the management of DR.. j. w.
Darrah, foreman, and Lieut.. Ernest G..
Smith. Both are capable of the wor,,
and it can be assured that the team
Will be in good shape for the races at
Buffalo.
The County Commissioners of Jeffer-
son county went over the route pro-
posed by the Steubenville and Wheel
ing Electric Railway Co. from Steuoen-
vile to the Belmont county line yes
terday. Mr.. w. B. Francis, attorney
for the company, accompanied the com
missioners. There is little doubt but
that the road will be built.
The principal topic or conversation
yesterday was the business the Board Of
Education transacted The sentiment
for the reelection OF Supt. W. H.
Stewart seems to be gaining, and many
think that 1t will not be left to the
County Commissioners. The report that
for three years the people eleced anti
Stewart men is untrue, as the three
Stewart votes have been elected during
these years.
Mrs. John Green died last evening at
her home north OF town. Her death
was quite sudden and came as a great
shock to the family and her many
friends. She leaves husband to mourn
her loss, who has the sympathy of his
many friends. Mrs. Green was daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs T. o. Bettin. of
Portland, and was about twenty-five
years. of age. The funeral arrangements
had not been made last evening.
Miss Lillian Dean gave a picnic TO
her Sunday School class yesterday, west
of Bridgeport in Clark's orchard. The
class had delightful day, but their
pleasures were married by Miss Dean
taking suddenly Ill after lunch. Her
condition became so serious that one Of
the scholars was sent to telephone for
DR.. A. r. Ong, who soon arrived and
took Miss Dean home Last evening
she was much improved, and Il Is net
thought her condition VIII prove ser-
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