Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-26
NEW MARTlNSVlLLs,
Mourning for the Court House Removal
Other News.

Mourning for the Court House Removal
Other News.
New MARTlNSvMLE, W. Va, October
Is Exclusive. We are sad and re
fuse to be comforted, for be it said to OF
shame we allowed the vote on the coun :
seat question to go by default, and are
compelled now to the unpopular course O.
contesting it in the courts when we couIC
have easily defeated it at the polls had WI
taken the trouble to present the question in
its proper light. Judge MOrrow,of Fairmont
was in attendance on county court this
week looking after the interests of the 70
movealists. Our county adopted what i
known as the new road law at the la
election Sam Mccormick, Of Grafton VS.,
in town this week. Sam has been eloquent
" silent during this campaign, which car
only be accounted for on the ground thu
he usually says what he thinks which doe:
not always suit the Republican brethren
However "ifOur ears are not too close It
the ground we may feel the eject Of hi
silent work before the campaign is over
Father Bouthion has been in attendance
The Catholic fair this week. Mrs. Jennie Hal
is visiting friends in Wheeling this week
! County Court has been in session all weeE
Il has had a considerable amount Of buT
ness before it, The enterprising citizea
near the depot have made substantial
crossing making it possible to get to tn
lerot in muddy weather The Catholic Ei
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night
vas a success, though not quite as well nj
tended aS il might have been The attend
ance on occasions of this kind is very inl.
cative of the condition Of the private eX
chequer Of the average young man. Rich
ard Eckelbery, an old citizen of our county
left with his family this week for Minnesota
where he will make his future home. lc'
froze one-fourth of an inch thick in til,
vicinity Thursday night. W. G. Kotzebuc'
father, of Malaga, o., spent few days wi.
him this week. Miss Matte ShoIf, o
Pennsylvania, who has been spending f..
days with Miss Belle Shuman, left for hore
Thursday. Rev. Keyser returned from Co
ference this week for his family and left for
Guyandotte, his new appointment. Judg'
Staley's family, of Middlebourne, moved t.
town. Hello Central will soon be a familiar
expression in town. Rails are on the grounl
for an additional switch at the station yar,l
An addition will soon be put to the freiglr
depot, the capacity of the present one bein.
very inadequate for the business. Me-
chants complain of the baekwardness Of H.
fall trade yet they are laying in heavy wi
Ter stocks expecting a revival of business g.
soon as the Presidential election is oyt'
The many friends of Dr. Rogers who N
one time had a lucrative practice here 1I'
was compelled to abandon his profession O
account of failing health, are glad TO vel
come him back again if only for shorr
ime The farm and western prairies seem
% agree with him. Jas Wise, of Doddridge
county. is visiting friends in town. Om
amaturtS will begin to rehearSe next weeL
'or their entertainment which is to come of
| soon. j. W. Bradshaw is in town this weeb
looking after his interests, not political
however Miss Hattie Staley. one of Middle
oourncs popular Young ladies is visitin,
her sister Mrs Frank d. Young