Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-15
BRIDGEPORT.

Friday evening two well known married
men of Kirkwood were parading the ISL
and when the wife Of one Of the men,
who had been calling on friend at that
place. happened to meet him. How mat
ters will be settled is not known. but it
is known that his better half told him n
few things that probably had not entered
his mind before.
The residence Of a colored gentleman by
the name Of Weems, just back of town
on the Cadiz pike was the scene OF a
lively racket last Thursday which ended
in Mr.. Weems finding himself minus his
wife. They came here some time ago
from Pittsburg and got along all right
until last Thursday. when a colOred gem
tIeman. representing himself as brother
OF Mr. Weems wife. arrived. He was
treated in a very hospitable manner until
evening. when he started to leave. Then
he demanded that his sister, Mrs. Weems,
accompany him This Mr.. Neems re-
sented with all the authority OF a hus-
band. and finally ended by threatening the
visiting brothers life. II was then that
the visiting brother disclosed himself in
his true light. He had been doing a term
in the PENNSYLVANIA penitentiary, and his
wife I'm the meantime had married
Weems. He had been discharged from
the peuitentiary and came back TO claim
his wife. Weems seeirg the uselessnesS
OF attempting to hold his supposed Wiie'
let her go and IS now without helpmate.
Jack Oppenheimer Of Baltimore. Is eN-
pected here tomorrow evening 10 VISIT
his brother. Samuel Oppenheimer
Miss Lucy Baggs has returned home
from a visit with relatives at Cleveland
and Columbus.
The Chippewa Indian Medicine Com
pany are playing to crowded houses at
the Opera House every night.
VIII Blair. OF St. Clairsville, was In
town yesterday on business.
Wheeling Creek mines worked steady the
past week and the miners were paid on
yesterday. They can barely make bo'h
ends meet though as they are working on
the IS cent rate.
r. II. Wiley. Of Flusing, was IN town
yesterday on business.
Charles Fnlow will return 20 Columbus
tomorrow 10 resume his studies at the
State University
Mrs. J. 3. Kelly left yesterday to visit
relatives at East Liverpool
Geo thinner. Of Kirkwood. left yester-
dav for Thedford. Ncb., where he has
secured a position on a railroad.
Mrs. Cooke Glmn and children left yes
terdav ia spend a few days with relatives
at East Liverpool
Miss Janet Brooks and Geo A. Tanner.
two Young strangers here. were quietly
married Thursday at the West End NJ. T..
parsonage.
A well known lady OF the West End
made a bet on the election with a music
teacher which will cost her about 80 He
is teaching her daughter music and the
bet was. If Mckinley was defeated he
would give her daughter a six months
course free. otherwise she was to pay
half dollar more per lesson for one term.
The Aetna-Standard are receiving some
large shipments OF sheet bar. They are
also making some heavy shipments Of
sheet iron.
The marriage Of Miss Alice Worley and
Mr.. Rene Greenlee will take place Thurs
day evening at $50 o'clock at the home
of the bride. Rev. Thompson. pastor Of
the High Ridge L. 2. Church. will Off
ciatA
Hiss Mary Crawford will return to Co
lumbus to-day.