Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-31
MOUNDsVILLE.

Mrs. B. T. Hodgeman entertained the
| Cooking Club at her new residence, on
Tomlinson avenue, Friday evening.
Misses Ella and Riska Harris gave a
taffy party to their young lady friends,
| Tuesday evening The evening was very
/ pleasantly passed Ia social amusements.
Edward ard Charles Queer, OF New
Martinsville, spent Tuesday with DR.. j. j.
Richardson.
The hundred shares Of additional stock,
which was placed on the market, was all
taken up Friday, nearly before the sollcl-
tors had chance TO get on the streets.
Friday morning a couple came over the
river from back of Jacobsburg, on the hunt
| Of Clerk Lewis for the purpose Of secure
! ing marriage license. The groom was a
widower OF fifty and the bride buxom
| widow Of some forty-three summers. As
soon as the important papers had been Is
! sued and the groom had taken chew and
half of scrap, the pair started on the hunt
of some one to tie the nuptial knot. After
meandering around for some time they
spied Rev. Grimes and hied to the pastor
ial residence. where the Job was soon COM
pleted. When it came to feeling the minis
ter the bridegroom kicked. He said he
thought good Methodists always did such
things for one another free of charge. Mr..
Grimes said, oh they all pay, when the
other tished him out a dollar and a quarter
which he gave him for his trouble.
J. w. Gallaher. Jr., is making arrange
ments 10 place a new wharfboat at the
public landing in the early spring. He has
already been promised the patronage OF
nearly all the large steamers and daily
packets, and it will be no trouble at all to
make the business pay. 1t will be quite a
boon TO that part OF The city, and the river
trade will again assume its old-time pro-
portions.
A suit Of considerable proportions and
involving at least local interest was filed
in the Circuit Court yesterday. The cause
is that of j. L. Burley against Gen. Bush
rod w. Price for SANDER and libel. The
plaintiff claims that his character has been
damaged to the amount of 10000. The
defendant, Gen. Price, is an old man. well
up in the eighties, and well known
throughout the State, having been
identified with political interests
since the formation OF Mar
shall county. He represented this county
in the Legislature, both before and after
the division of the State, and was elected
to the Senate for the term of four years in
1884 About two weeks ago he buried the
companion Of his life, who died at the age
Of II years. The plaintiff in the case is his
son-in-law, having married his daughter
and raised large family Of children. The
cause Of the action is for certain matter al
legged TO have been sent out by the defend
ant, defamatory to the plaintiffs character.
The process is returBable 10 February
Rules, when the declaration will be filed,
and the matter given to the public. j.
Alex. Ewing is counsel for the plaintiff.
&C. McColgin, of Baltimore, was in the
city for couple of days this week.
Michael Millar nrncidpOt Of the OIL
denyille Milling Company, was here Friday
attending TO some business for the com
pany.
The Board of Directors Of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank are getting their bus
mess room fixed up with new counter,
safe and railing, and are endeavOring Il
get ready to open up this week
Another "Uncle Toms Cabin" troupe is
on the tapis this week. 1t will be produced
by Marney & McGowen's combination.
Charming NJ. Smith, editor Of Smiths Ia
der, Parkersburg, was in the city couple
of days in the interest OF his paper.
The Faculty of Arlington Academy held
a meeting at the Office Of j. +. Burley, Jr.,
The Misses Mcdonald have returned
home from pleasant visit to Miss Nellie
Fleming.
Miss Jessie Martin has returned from q
visit TO Bellaire.
The young ladies have reconsidered Their
action in rgard to accepting the upper hal
for the leap year party, and the great so
cal event will take place next Wednesday
evening. They are making extensive prep
arations for the affair and promise TO have
delightful evening,
The seventy-two new cells at the prison
have been completed and the prisoners are
now occupying them. The work was done
under the supervision Of p. /. Mcdowell
of Kenton, Ohio, who did his work in
very satisfactory manner. The cells cost
in the neighborhood of $1,000.
j q. Hogan, who has been sick for the
past month with fever, is able to be out
again His estimable wife is now confined
to her room with the grip.
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor dined at the hos
pitable residence Of Mrs. .. L. Cockayne
| Thursday.