Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-01
SISTERSVILLE NEWS.
What Transpires from Day to Day in the
West Virginia Oil Metropolis.

West Virginia Oil Metropolis.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, September 30.-Satur-
day night last a sneak thief entered the
apartments of Dr. and Mrs. GOtf, over
the Greer & Co. drug store, and while
Mrs. Cor was absent a few minutes
took q pOcketbook containing quite a
sum Of money, which was lying on a
dresser. The robbery was not discOv-
cred until some time after and there is
no clue TO the thief
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kirk, of the
South Side, who have been on an ex-
tended tour of Northern Ohio, visiting
friends, have returned home.
Word was received in the city this
afternoon stating that a young man
named Talbot who formerly lived over
the river and whose mother and sew
eral brothers and sisters live near here,
but who now lives in Missouri, had
committed suicide. Mr.. Talbot is re-
ported to have been in bad health for
some time and it is supposed that in a
fit of dependency the deed was COM
mitted.
Mrs. George Graham and daughter,
Mrs. George Mccoy, Will leave in a few
days for New Cumberland. viva, where
they viii be the guests of Mrs. w. B.
Robb and other relatives for some
days.
w. A. Brown, the Wells street mer-
chant, went to Wheeling this morning
on business.
S. Bruce Hall and Levi Tucker,
prominent residents of New Martins
Vile, were in the city to-day on bust
ness.
Henry Daniels. the demented man
who was sent to Jail at MiddlebOurne
from here about three weeks ago, has
been taken to the asylum at Spencer.
This morning Sheriff Sine, of Mid
dlebourne, passed through the city
with man named Thomas J. Stewart
in charge Stewart was wanted at ST.
Mary's for impersonating a justice Of
the peace in Peasants county and mar
rying a couple without a license.
Sheriff Sine took him TO that place this
morning and turned him over to the
county authorities. The names of the
parties he married could not be OBJ
tanned.
Word was received in the city this
morning that Ed Keeder, a farm hand
working for Hon. SelmOn Wells, at
Long Reach. q short distance below the
city, had been seriously hurt there this
morning by having his shoulder caught
in a feed cutter Although Keeder was
very badly injured the physician at
tending him thinks he will recover.
The cards were issued to-day an
nouncing the approaching nuptials OF
Miss Maude Thistle to Mr.. William
Neuenschwander, on Wednesday even
ing. October 9Th, at s o'clock, at the
residence of the bride-elect's home, cor
ner of Wells and Charles streets. The
bride-to-be is one Of the prominent
young society ladies Of the city and
moves in the highest circles, while the
eroom-elect is a we'll known young bus
mess man at present employed as book
keeper in the Tyler County Bank The
Young people have a wide circle Of
friends who will wish them unbOunded
happiness.
John G.. Crawford and sister, Miss
Lizzie. of Cameron, w. Va, accompa-
MED by their cousins, Misses Lucy and
Ella Robinson. of Wheeling, who were
the guests Of Mr. Clell Nichols Satur-
day and Sunday, returned home last
evening.
s. VI. Parker, the popular clerk in
Greer's drug store, spent Sunday at his
home near Long Reach.
Walter Moore. bOCkkeeper at the Ohio
River station, is off duty on account OF
illness. His place is being filled by G..
Rov Moore. of Proctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Frame, of Athens.
O.. who have been the guests OF their
son James and family Of this place, for
several days, left this morning for
home.
ID. n. MangOld, a well known mer-
chant of New Martinsville, was in the
city'tO-day on business.
C. B. Slemaker went to Parkers-
burg this morning on business.
Word was received in the city this
morning from MiddlebOuTne stating
that Slime and Barker, the two men so
badly slashed up a short time ago,
were much worse and that Slime was
not expected to live Nothing was
heard from them this afternoon.
Harry Myers was the guest Of friends
i'm Sardis yesterday.
Mrs. Remick and daughter Of Wheel
ing. are the guests Of Mrs. Remick's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Work.
Misses Ella Kinney and Bessie Moore
were the guests Of friends in Wheeling
over Sunday.
Charles Fox. the handsome and pop
ular clerk at the Whittlesey, went to
Benwood Saturday night and was the
guest of relatives and friends over Sun
day.