Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-16

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but before long it looks as though it
would get hot,
Saturday night a cutting ARRAY oc-
Cured here that might have proved
very serious. A pretty tough character
giving his name as John Jones, of Gin
cinnati, arrived in the city on freight
train few days ago and has been loaf
ing around the town. On Saturday he
went into a Wells street saloon and
tanked up. Becoming boisterous he
was thrown out into the street. After
wandering around for short time, he
came back again looking for the man
who elected him. Walking up to
crowd that was standing on the side
walk he pulled out big pocket knife
and made a slash at Frank Fean. Fean
noticed his action in time to throw up
his arm as a guard and the fellows
knife cut it pretty badly. Jones got
away and went down to the river bank
where he tried TO get into shanty boat
owned by a man named VIM. Waites.
Waites refused to admit him, and Jones
hurled several stones at the boat, one
of them going through the window and
striking Mr.. Waites' son in the face,
broke his nose, knocked out several
teeth and bruised his face up pretty
badly. Waite procured his revolver
and shot at the fellow several times,
but failed TO hit him. Jones was ar
rested later by an officer and locked up,
This morning he was taken before
Justice Mccoy for a hearing. He plead
ed guilty to the charges made, and in
default of bail was sent to Middle
| bourne to answer at court.
The brick work for the annex to the
Hotel Wells was commenced Saturday,
and now the building will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible.
The annex will be three stories, the
same as the main building, and when
il is completed the Wells will be one
of the best appointed and most COM
plete hotels in the state. 1t is already
very popular, and under the efficient
management of Mr. c. F. Hosford, for
merly of the Fort Henry club, of Wheel
ing, It is gaining in popularity every
day.
Mr.. Samuel McCool, a popular at
tache of the Carter Oil Co., left this
evening on his vacation, which he Will
spend at his former home in Butler,
Pa He will be absent about ten days.
At $50 o'clock this evening the
marriage of Miss Julia Mccoy, popu-
lar young lady of this city, and Mr..
Henry Crane will take place in the
| PRESBYTERIAN church on Wells street.
The ceremony will be performed by the
pastor of the church, Rev. 7. A. Ander-
son. and it is expected there will be a
big wedding party, as large number
of invitations have been sent out Inc
attendants will be Misses Anna Elder,
| Georgia Roome, Maude Thistle, and
Messrs. Willis Harrington, Percy Nc
Cornell and William Neuenschwander.
The young people are both well known
and very popular IN society circles, andl
they have a host of friends who VIII
wish them happiness.
Mention was made few days ago
that c. A. Hendricks, a noted long
distance pedestrian of Parkersburg,
had issued challenge here for sixtyN
mile walking match, the winner to take
a percentage of the gate receipts.
Three men of this place have accepted
the challenge and the race will take
place on Sunday, the 2Sth inst on the
island below the city. The conditions
Of the race are that the three men are
to walk twenty miles each while Hen
bricks is walking the sixty. 1t prom
fses TO be a novel entertainment, and
there will be a large crowd present to
watch the match.