Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08
sIsTERsVILLE.

Special to the Register.
SIS IEkSN LIE W. VA, December r.
me early morning train on the Ohio River
railroad carried from this city two Young
people 10 Marietta who. when they return
TINS evening, Will be joined for life They
We're Miss Maggie Naudall a popular
Young lady OF this city. and Mr.. w j.
DePue, formerly manager of the Grand
Opera House, HazeltOn Pa, but now Of
this city. II has not been generally known
among the friends of the young people
mere that they intended getting married.
ana the news will be pleasant surprise
10 them. on the arrival of the young peo-
pie IN Marietta they went 10 the NJ +.
parsonage, where they were welded by
the Rev. Acton at noon. The happy prin-
clpals 10 this union returned TO the city
this evening and were greeted by host
or friends, who wished them unbOunded
happiness through life They will make
Sistersyille their future home.
Col John !. Carter left this morning for
his home in Titusville, after spending sew
eral days IN the city.
j. l. Wood. of the Wood Bros. Planning
Mill Co, Wheeling, was in the city to-day.
NJ. Matyon, the well known operator and
producer left this morning for Pittsburg.
Several of the legal fraternity Of the
city went TO New Martinsville TO attend
the hearing of the suit of Gillespie ct al.
VS.. J. T. Jones ct al
Miss Mamie McEldowney. daughter of
the postmaster at New Martinsvlle. is in
the city and will remain couple of days
as the guest of relatives and friends.
Last evening about s o'clock Policemen
Miller and Stewart locked up drunken
man named John Roome. ! nthe city goal
In the city lookup. for the benefit of the
prisoners incarcerated there. stove has
been placed 10 keep them warm. This
Low was Just drunk enough to be mean
and contemplate. and after he had been
i'm the lookup a short time conceived the
idea of setting fire TO It. and getting out
that way. He set fire 20 the clothing used
on the hunks in the lail, and the blaze had
gained considerable Roadway when ii was
discovered by a party living near by who
FASTENED to the Mayors Office in search of
the police where. he found Miller. Inc Of
fcer rushed TO the lookup and pulled the
burning bedclothes out i'm the alley and
took Roome out Of the cell. The prisoner
was blinded by the immense amount of
smoke made by the burning clothing, but
otherwise was uninjured. After the fire
yyasput out he was put back in the lookup,
where he stayed until this morning. when
he was taken before the Mayor and fined
George p. Roberts. ESQ., a prominent
attorney of Pittsburg, who has been IN the
CITY for several days looking after the in
terests Of the Carter on Company, left
for Pittshurg this morning..
W. G. Agnew went 10 wheeling TINS
morning to spend Sunday.
The ladies Of the Thursday Evening &C. CI4D
in BOyer's Hall one evening during the
Tod3v ~ their beautiful home on the
gu - u q number of her friends at dinner in
honor Of the Squire's birthday. We don't
mention the age Of the Squire, but suffice
to say that he is old enough to 9rN vote and
has been for a long time. Ihe, party
Which gathered at his home to do him
honor was a merry one and very pleas
ant time was en1OYed; GU,
The services in the Presbyterian Church
nil he conducted tomorrow by Rev. DR..
Rumor of Parkersburg.
Mrs. Austin Smith. who has been the
Guest of her uncle and aunt. DR. ana Mrs.
~ II Gillespie. for several days, left this
Morning for New Martinsville to visit her
pa meeting of Ringold Post G. a. r. was
held this evening at which officers TO serve
for the ensuing year were elected