Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
BAD PAPER FLOATED

BY a Tool Dresser in Sisters,ille. The Check
was FOR slGS and WAS Passed on a Prom
inent Merchant No Clue to the Forger.
Special to the Register.
SistersyiIie, w. Va, December O.
Saturday night the largest forgery yet
brought to light in the city was perpe-
trated. About s o'clock a young man
went into the Office Of Mccormick &
Morrison and asked to have a check
cashed. The fellow had been in there
before, and Mr.. McCorm did not
hesitate to accommodate him. The fell
low produced q check for s16S made out
to II. c. James and signed by Sam Nee
ly. contractor In the field, indorsed it
and got the cash.
When Mr.. Mccormick went to the
bank this morning, the bank refused
TO accept it, telling him that it was q
forgery. Capt Reedy has notified the
authorities in the towns along the
river to be on the lookout for the fell
low.
During the forenoon Mr.. Sam Nicely,
the contractor on whom the check was
drawn, was shown the check and at
once pronounced it a forgery. and said
that he did not owe anyone by the
name OF James anything.
4. j. savage, "a Parkersburg. w. Va,
STATE Councillor of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. is in our
city in the interests OF his Order. which
he says now numbers $50 lodges in this
State.
5Ir. George Stewart, of the firm of
Stewart & Co, is sick and is threatened
with an attack of typhoid fever
B. Socrates Baer, the we'll known
Wayeriy operator, was in the city this
morning on his way from Wheeling to
Nayerly.
Mrs. James r. Means, who has been
visiting her father tor a few days at
Dayton, Pa, on her way from her for
mer home in MincO, in che Chicasaw
nation, arrived in the city Sunday even
ing 90 Join her husband, DR. j. Il. Means,
who has been located here for some
months
The intelligence reached the city this
morning OF a very destructive fire which
ragged aC COney Island. a little village
out on ArCher's Fork creek, in We,Zel
county, on Friday las, by which sew
eral business houses and q large hotel
were burned. The particulars of the
affair could not be learned. The build
ings were ID. Carmichael, business
house, loss $4,000; Grubbs hotel, loss
$4,000, Justis Eakins saloon, loss 81
600
A small portion Of the space in front
of the Hotel Wells on Charles street,
was paved yesterday, and the rest OF
the work win be completed as soon as
the ground drys out sufficiently.
Miss Eva Nesbitt, Of the postoflice,
spent Sunday with her parents in Sar-
dis.
VIII Y Smith, formerly in business
/ here. but now of Wayerly, was In the
city Saturday on business.
Yesterday afternoon officers Miller
and Stewart pulled crowd Of men
who were passing through the city in
wagon. Tie fellows were very disor-
derby and the officers cOIared the en-
tire outfit. They We're takea before the
Mav0r i'm the evening and CwO or them
were fined S. and costs apiece.
Harry T. Moore spent Sunday with
friends I'm Proctor.
George w. Crawford. the well known
operator and producer. left this morn
| ing for Washington, Pa, on business
and viii be away a couple Of days.
L. =. Mallory, L.. and c. d. Crawford
ne former of Bradford, Pa, and the
/ later Of EmleEton. Pa, were in the CITY
Yesterday as the guests Of George w.
| Crawford, at the Wells.
Henry Krug. prominent lumber
merchant OF Krug, Md, is in the city on
business.
VIM. Emsheimer and Lee Freiden-
| reich. popular travelling men OF Wheel-
| inc. were fin the city to-day.
/ Word was brought TO the city this
/ morning that Miss Eliza Cookies. VINO
/ is visiting at James c. McCoy's, near
/ Purslev. had fallen from horse ana
was pretty badly injured. DR.. Meek
was summoned and went ont, but moth
ing more could be learned about the
Matthew Campbell. one Of the en-
qinaers at the Thistle pump station. Of
he Eureka Pipe Line Company, left
this morning for Bradford, where he
has some interests I'm oil. He VIII be
absent about q week.
w. G.. Duffy. Of The South Side was
called TO Milwaukee Saturday by teie-
gram stating that brother OF his was
seriously I'LL.
Mrs. Fred Nell, who has been on an
extended visit of several months with
friends I'm Pennsylvania, returned home
Saturday night.
NIr. Thomas Gushing, of Washington
Pa. is i'm the civ visiting his brother
Tim. of the South Side, who has been
. in for some time.
7. Il. Wells. of Tuscombia. Mo-, Is IN
the city and viii remain for several
d9vs as the guest of his mother, Mrs
I S. T. Wells.
Mrs. F. r. wells cf Wells street, le1i
this morning for Ke0kuk, Iowa. where
She will be the guest of her sister, Mrs
Carrie Davis. for several months.
TRIED TO BURN a BRIDGE.
SDecfal To- the Register.
Huntington. ". Va, December y
The GlenwOod wooden bridge, on TIT
Ohio River railroad. was fired by in
cordiaries last night a through
f~oiqb+ WAS the first 10 arrive. and thu