Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
THE MOTHER KICKED
Because Her Duskv Daughter
EIoped
When Aged Only Fourteen---She ear'''
Her Child Home.--General
Martins Ferry
News.

Dave Coleman,a moke Of twenty-three sun
mers, exporter at the Hanover Hotel, anu
Ida Coleman, a colored damsel Of fourteen
summers, Of Steubenville. formerly Of MAT
tins Ferry, obtained q marriage license ..
ST. Clairsyille last week and left the lie o,
single blessedness and were made Mr.. anu
Mrs. Coleman by Rev. Earl ID. Holz on
Friday evening. The mother of the happy
bride, q dashing brunette, hearing Of the
wedding, came down on Monday and ~
once began making an attempt to unite the
knot, and succeeded in q degreee. She ana
her friends, including almost the entire col
ored population, opposed the marriage on
account of the girls age and Coleman's
financial embarrassment and after they
were married threatened to take his scalp
for procuring a marriage license unlawfully.
He, of course, told the Probate Judge
when he got the necessary papers that
she was sixteen, sweet sixteen" which now
turns out to be untrue, and which will most
likely get him into trouble, and possibly in
to the penitentiary. The mother and her
friends viii have him arrested on a charge
Of perjury. She went to the bride yester-
day, and after much difficulty succeeded in
getting her to go TO the dcpo. aud return
10 her home at Steubenville. The groom
objected like q steer, and employed an at
torney, but despite his objection, she &C
%companied her dear mother to Steubenville,
and will not likely return. He threatens to
make things hot.
Edward O'Neill, charged with fraud by
Frank Wallace, with whom he was a~ssocia-
ted in the merchant tailoring business, was
bound over TO court in the sum of 5000
yesterday by Mayor Mitchell yesterday.
The case, continued for Monday began at
9 q. IN. and at 2 p. m. the Mayor said that
he would hold him in the above sum as he
was justified in so doing. He gave bond
and was released.
At a meeting ofthe Merchants Protective
Association on Monday night the following
officers were elected: J. A. Sites, PreSi-
dent; Albert link, Vice President; c. NJ.
Wells, Secretary; j. B. Montgomery, Treas
urer AID j. X. McCue, John Burkhardt ank
j. 7. Craig, Trustees.
The Franklin Building Association has
elected the following directors; NJ. X.
Smyile, mos. Mears, Jas. herr, WIN. III.
Orr, Jos. A. Bayless. Wm b. Lewis and
Benz. Powell.
The services being held in the different
churci es every evening this week are we'll
attended.
Mrs Coleman and Mrs. Sett, two colored
women have been talking about each other
and will have a suit before Mayor Mitchell,
This morning.
The Jones children, the wonders Of the
world, at the rink Monday night drew the
argtst crowd yet. II is said 1000 persons
were present.
The Ladies Union Benevolent Society
will meet to-day at Mrs. J.. NJ. Lytle's. A
typographical error on Sunday made US
say the Soldiers Benevolent Society,"
Yesterday the Standard mill resumed op.
e~rations.
Mr.. j. A. Gray is still sick.
The Ktna mill is still idle.
Mr.. Fink, the tonsorial artist, and wife,
who have been spending the holidays at
Uhricbsville, returned on Monday and re-
port a pleasant time.