Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-16
1IOUNDSVILLE.

Miss Love Gamble, of Homestead, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John a. Bloyd
on Eighth street.
Daniel Schafer, chief engineer at the
prison, who has been confined to his
room for some time on account of q
broken leg, is much better, and will be
able to be out the coming week. The
broken member has firmly knit, and
the physicians are only waiting for the
swelling to go down a little before al
lowing him to use it.
The funeral of Noah Barcus took
place from his home on Tomlinson ave-
nue., Friday afternoon. He was SO
years Of age. and had resided in this
community the greater part of his life,
and had always been a respected citi-
zen.
John Henrietta was before His Honor,
Mayor Brooks, yesterday, for Shaping
a young fellow by the name of McCar-
die, from Meade district. Johnny says
the fellow wanted him to give him a
dollar not to appear against him on an
indictment for selling beer, AMI that he
refused.
Attorney c.. p. Flick, of Wheeling,
was in the city yesterday on important
legal business.
a marriage license was issued yester-
day by George Teagarden and Miss Eva
Barisford.
The home company drilling the oil
we'll on the Soles farm, in the Sisters
vile field, are highly elated at their
prospects for making rich find. Yes
terday they got telegram 9 1t the well
had been drilled in and was throwing
salt water over the top Of the derrick.
If such is the case the prospects for a
paying well are first class, as such a
strong flow Of salt water is a good indiN
cation of a paying well.
Circuit Court was in session yester-
day, Judge PAUL presiding. One of tho
important cases submitted on demurrer
was the case of the city against the Bal
timOre x Ohio Railroad Company,
brought for the purpose Of compelling
the defendant to reimburse the city the
amount it was compelled to pay as
damages in the case brought by Charles
Ross Bennett some time ago for falling
over the bridge railing on Lafayette
avenue, in which he recovered a judg-
ment against the city for 1913.
Mrs. j. L. Tupler received informa-
ton yesterday that her sister was not
expected to live. Her brother, Mr.
Frank Nuss, left for Bristoria to see
her.
The biennial session Of the National
Union of West Virginia will meet in
the \. U. hall, over the Opera House,
next Tuesday, and continue in session
two days. At this meeting a senator to
represent this State in the national
body Will be elected, and La Belle COun-
ell are putting forward the name Of L..
C. Brock for the place. The Senate
meets at Atlantic City in July.
A warrant was sworn out before JUS
tice W. c. Mann yesterday for the ar
rest of William Medlen for bigamy
Medlen resides on Toms run, and win
in all probability be brought in the
first of the week. The story told by
the prosecuting witness, who is his
first wife, is that they were married in
1873. and resided together near Elm
Grove. where she still lives, until 1892,
when he left her and went to live with
another woman, whom he married
about three years ago without going
through the preliminary Of first secur-
ing a divorce. She VOWS revenge the
first time she lays eyes on her mis-
creant husband.
Messrs. Wood e McDonough have
opened a plumbing establishment on