Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-15
MOUNDSVILLE.

on business yesterday.
The Weaver-Bardall Manufacturing
Company have received some big ship
ments of brown corn from the west
this week.
Don't fail to see "The Man in the
Iron Mask tonight The piece will
| be presented by Donald Robertson, an
actor of quite a reputation, and his
company is first class.
Sheriff Doyle is back from Hinton,
where he went after the negro preach
! er named Lewis. He did not get his
man, however, but it is said the Off
GERS in that town have a clue to his
whereabouts and they will try to get
him at once.
William Strong opened his saloon
on Jefferson avenue, last evening,
and large crowd was present. His
place is one of the finest in the city.
! EX-Sheriff Matthew's house on
Fifth street is rapidly nearing COM
! pletion. The roof has been on for
some time, and when the building is
completed it will be one of the finest
! residences on that street.
! O'Neill, the photographer, will be
here to-day, and will take several
views of the new scenery which has
| been painted at the Opera House.
/ Last evening at the NJ. E. church
| the EpWorth League gave a very en-
| joyable spelling bee. Quite large
crowd was present and everybody en-
| jOyed the exercises.
| A force of men have commenced
work moving the derrick at the Hicks
! well to another location $50 feet
farther up the creek, where new
well will be drilled Immediately. The
| tools which were lost were never re-
covered out of the old we'll, hence this
move was necessary. On Middle Grave
creek, the we'll on the Potts farm
will likely be commenced in a lev
Gays The tools have been shipped
| and are expected here almost any
day.
Henry Smith, of Ohio, has been
added to the clerical force at the Ohio
River depot on account of the freight
traffic being so heavy.
There will be United Presbyterian
preaching at the w. c. T. U. hal Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. All are III
vited to be present.
The ladders for the fire department
have been ordered, and word was re-
ceived here yesterday by Chief Nc
Elroy that the company would recel re
them as soon as they could be made
and shipped.
The Brotherhood Club will give an
ether of ;heir dances at the opera
House On the 9Th of November. The
| boys will have an orchestra from out
side the city on that date and expect
to have a large crowd present.
The Marshall county grand jury
after a session of two days and a
half, at Moundsville, this week, re-
turned the following indictments YES
terday: Liquor-Michael Callahan,
800; John Kull, 8; John Henrietta, Jr.,
| /; John w. Deter, /; John Higgins, l;
John Henrietta, l; Benwood, John LII
bic, 2; Paul Reidel, 8; Paul Helms, .;
Louis Schad, /; Paul Rigot, L Louis
Juergens, 6; Lon McCleary, 5; BUT
Ulyner, 2; Tom Allen, 2; Oscar
Strope, 4. and Milton Johnson, 5, both
of Board Tree. Felonies-Edward
| Feneska, stealing; James Edward
Jones' (c0loreD, two, one for killing
Stanley Mason and one for attempting
to kill Willie Mason; William McGill,
| assault on Bert Evans; Rev. G. S.
Lewis, stealing, and Frederick Steck,
attempt to kill.
In the case Of Mayor Mcdonald Of
| Cameron, who was held on complaint
of Murphy & Hinerman, the jury failed
to find an Indictment.
| In Michael Callahan's case. one man
| brought the entire 800 against him.
| He drank at his saloon every day ii
| the year, and the jury found the
above number of indictments in Corse-
| qUence. There will be no jury trials
| until next week, and at this writing
| it is not known on what dates the
murder trials Will be heard. The SOS,
sion this term will be very long one
| and may last over month.
Miss Maude Grimes, of Clarksburg,
arrived yesterday to spend some time
with friends in this city.
| Mrs. G. A. Jones is home from an
extended visit to friends in Greene
county, Pa.
The Sons of Veterans held their usual
| IucGllsS last CNSLlt4SS anu Il SOOu tlON u
was present.
Miss Matte Roberts, of the East
| End, will leave in a few days on a
| visit to relatives at Harrisville
G.. w. Evans has gone to Armstrong
Mills, o.. to take the place vacated by
Walter Evans. his son, who will return
| to this city to teach school.
Mrs. ]. H. Schumacher is home from
an extended visit to friends in Broken
| Bow. Neb.
!. Mrs Odbert, of Fairmont is visiting
| relatives in the city.
| O. A. Webb, formerly resident OF
| this place, and glass worker died al
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon, at
| Tiffin, o.
Tomorrow evening the first concert
! of the season will be given at the
| Trinity Parish Institute Among those
| from Wheeling who will participate are
Misses Mamie Grub, Sue Caldwell
Lima Henning and Miss Garrison
| The programme so far prepared is one
of the best thai will be given at the
institution and it is very likely that
| very large crowd will be present
| Charles Ketterer. of Denver, Col.,I is
| visiting his sister, Mrs. Henry M
| Karcher. ofSeventh street.
Several of our young ladies gava an
ENJOYABLE da zee at Roberts Hall last
Sheriff y Royle is confined to his