Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-19
A TRUE TALE.
The $4,000 Stsubsnyills Story
a Fact.
Sketch Of FOIey's Life-His Daughters Visit
to Pittsburgh Ranch DeBied
by Friends.
Special b ne ReqisteT.

STEJBENNlLLE. ", august lo.-1uo StoiJ
published in the REGISTER in regard TO the
girl Ellen Foley, of this city, falling heir
10 1901 OO, and an effort being made in
Pittsburgh to find her whereabouts, turns
these: Peter Foley. the father OF Ellen, has
been employed for about twenty years as q
wa,chmsn OF the C. & P. railroad. During
that tine he accumulated money and pr p
erty to the amount Of $4,000 o. $4,000.
About two weeks sgo Foley died, leaving
the property
Ellen Foley, a dressmsker, and a highly
IesUetted girl at that time, left home ABOUT
NO years ago, giving as her reason Tor s.
doing bad treatment on the part OF her
father. She went from here to Pittsburgh,
and since that time nothing has been
heard Of her. Her brother, Martin Foley,
blinking probably she was In Pittsburgh,
is now on the hunt Of her and hopes to De
able 10 find her. She is described rs q very
beautiful girl, black hair and eyes, dark
complexion, end had a birth-mark on her
eft arm. The story of her being in a
porting house in Pittsburgh is
Denied by Her Friends
here. as they say when last heard from she
was engaged in g d~ressmaker's establish.
meDt in Pittsburgh. Every effort will tie
made on the part Of her brother to find his
sister and giye her her share of the fortune
left. The FOley's live in he suburbs of
this city in what is known as Nineyah, buJ
their surroundings would not indicate that
they were worth so much money and prop
erty as is left by the elder Foley.
E--ahNs
has come and gone, and things have set
tied down quietly once more. Never in the
history of the city was a large crowd OF
straDgers-probably 1900 or ~. 900 more
orderly and quiet. Only one fight Oc
CURED to mar the Usual good order tlat
DeTyades the city, but of course, there are
always a few individuals in a great crowd
that get too much tam" aboard aud COZ
), quently the lookup contained a good
share of plain drunks. Tue show gave ex-
tellent satisfaction. The merchants had u
better share OF trade than they generally
have on a circus day, and altogether We
are happy.
will be created on August p, when the
doors of the new opera house will be
thrown open to the public for the first
lime with Lights o London as the at
traction. A fine piano was put in the
Rouse, Thursday, which will be a help to
The orChesiIas. The opening promises to
be successful, and the people should turn
out en- mssse and give the new temple of
amusement q "booming send off" Weun-
ierstaud a number of Wheeling s young
folks will come up and help US dedicate.
Officers Myers and kamm, who were on
he force under the administration OF
Mayor Marion, and who were removed by
the City Council a couple OF years ago !or
~indignities to that august body,
Evidently stand To-"
with the present band of city fathers.
When council removed them the Mayor,
who liked TO have his own way about
things, told them TO stay on, and he would
zee they got their money. This they did.
and when after q year was up the Mayor
appointed two new men the cOunc re
fused to pay them, after having vOtsd to
nmOve them, and they sued the city. The
use was pending in court, but last Tue>-
day night the bills were quietly presented
add the Council-the To- one-paid them,
md now some people feel taken in. They
don't make them much slyer Lhsn James
ard Willism. Now il Marion could en-
ginssr the "P. and me" through, all would
De serene.
Nv the way, up to this date, Pink erton
hasn't
Sued the City
for the above account of 81 500, as it wa
said he threatened to do, and the matter
stands where il was.
ereubenville is becoming demoralized.
We haven't had a church supper or festival
for q month, and We aren't happy. Every
wtll.reRulsted church should turn their
place Of worship ut least once q year.
A party of married folks went to Pitts
burgh on the Bachelor the other day, just
for fun, and had plenty of il. A more de-
lightful trip could not be found.
Miss Lizzie Brose, who has been summer
irg with her aunt, Mrs. John Butte, in
this city, eft for New York Friday, to full
i'll her engagement with the Strakosh OPP
era Company.
Gen. Reilly, Of wellsvllle, was in town
Wednesday.
Miss Nettie Leach, who has been absent
from the city some weeks on a visit ito
friends, hiss returned homP.
John o. Pendleton, Of Wheeling, was in
tbs city last week.
Mrs. Richard Morrison, OF Pittsburgh, is
the guest Of her moEher.in law, in this
city.
Mrs. Barclay, after a pleasant visit to
Mrs. Gray, has returned to home in Cort-
land, Ala.
Mrs. W. P. Campbell, OF wellsburg, was
visiting friends in the city during the past
week.
Joe Beatty, Jn, drives the incest span OF
horses in Steubenville.
Col. Magee and wife are visiting friends
in the city. Mrs, Msgee was formerly Miss
Lizzie Deyer, snd was formerly q teacher in
the Female Seminary