Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-19


Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, October 1S.-
Mention was made a few days Of the
supposed drowning Saturday night OF
a young man named Mead, who had
been in this city and had fallen out OF
| the boat in which he and a companion
who We're badly intoxicated, were at
tempting to get TO the Ohio side OF the
river from which they came. There is
now some doubt in the minds OF quite
a number of the persons who have
J heard of the story whether the young
man was drowned. Ever since the ac-
cident was supposed to have occurred
efforts have been made to recover the
body, but UP to the present time moth
! ing has been seen or heard from it.
| The young fellow who was with Mead
was found lying in the boat the next
| morning In an intoxicated condition,
and he did not know anything about
what had become Of his companion.
Some people appear to think that per-
haps the young fellow while in a tenn
porarily deranged condition superin-
duced by the intoXicants he had i'm
bibed, had wandered away and that
he would eventually turn up all right.
The case looks very mysterious and the
above may be a solution of it.
The cards will be issued tomorrow
Saturday announcing the coming mar
riage of City Sergeant Frank G. Chap
man to Miss Bert Kinney. Mr.. Chap
man IS well and popularity known here,
having been a resident of the town
ever since the oil boom struck it,
while Miss Kinney, the bride-elect, is
charming and accomplished Joung
lady living on the West Virginia side
opposite East Liverpool, Ohio. The
wedding ceremony VIII take place at
the home of the brides parents on the
2Sth inst, at three o'clock in the after
noon. Both young people have large
circle of acquaintances, who will be
glad to hear of their approaching hap
piness and will wish them an abundance
joy.
Lew NJ. Gorham and James McCoach
returned this afternoon from a short
visit with friends at Wheeling.
r. NJ. Jennings, the genial manager
of the Kanawha Oil Company here,
left this morning for Pitsburg on bus
mess.
A society event of more than ordin-
airy brilliancy to take place here in the
! near future is the opening reception
and ball to be given by the Ivy Club on
the 25th inst. The invitations will be
out in a few days. The Ivy Club is
| composed chiefly OF the greater part of
the best people of the city and is quite
a swell organization. Their receptions
and dances have always been very fine,
and the coming one will no doubt eX-
coed in brilliancy anything they have
ever attempted.
Mis- Zena Durham, charming
young lady of Cochransville, is the
guest for few days of her aunt, Mrs.
Samuel Durham, of Main street
Mr.. and Mrs John Lake of Newark,
O., arrived in the city this morning,
and will be the guests of Mr.. Lake S
sister, Mrs. Slemaker, of Wells street,
for couple of weeks
A. d. McVey, the local manager of
the Eureka Pipe Line Company, will
leave tomorrow for Meadville, where
he will be the guest of friends for few
days. On his return he will be accom-
panied by his wife and family who
have been visiting there for a short
time.
Miss Nellie Robinson, of Cumberland,
Md, who has been in the city for sew
eral weeks, the guest of her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Slemaker, of Wells street, left
this morning for home.
Mrs. George w. Stocking is suffering
from fracture of the metacarpal bone
of the right hand.
Albert MOntross, a young man who
days ago, was buried to-day in the
| cemetery above town.
John. L. Slemaker left this morning
for Cumberland Md, where he will be
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Robinson,
for a short time.
w. G. Kohl, who for several years
has been bookReeper of the Oil Well
Supply Company here, has resigned to
accept a similar position with the Ma
/ tional Supply Company.
Robert Mccormick left this morning
on a business trip to Pittsburg, and will
be absent several days.
WI anu WI JOiAn Ollbtll ltAt anu
child, of Buffalo, n. Y, arrived in the
city this afternoon, and are the guests
of Mr.. p. J. Mays at the Arlington.
p. J. Mays, we'll known young drill
er, returned this afternoon from visit
to his home in Buffalo, n. Y, and is
accompanied by his mother and sister
who will be his guest here for a while
There was slight fire last night
caused by the gas igniting from a Ian
tern carried by two young men named
Sykes as they were passing by one OF
the Carter Oil Companys wells in the
lower part of town. The fire depart
ment was called out, but their services
were not needed. Both of the Sykes
boys were severely burned.
E. A. Reich, we'll known and prom
inent young merchant of New Mar
tinsville, was in the city to-day on bus
mess.