The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
AAg1ls's gEaRY.
Hap. and dishaps Ia the Thriving City
ACrns, tie River,


Acras, tie River.
Judge Mansfield has rendered his de-
/ clsian 10 the sensational divorce case
which has occupied the attention OF the
/ Harrison county court for some time, IN
which Mrs. Matthew Roland asked 10
be separated from her husband Mrs.
Roland alleged extreme cruelty on the
| part OF her husband Aud asked $1,000
allmony MI Roland alleged cruelty
| gross neglec, OF duty and wiltul abb
I sence on the part OF his wife, and asked
/ for divorce The evidence On both sides
was highly sensational, the letters long
and full OF gushing love. The lroub'e,
| II seems, began soon after the honey
moon, when Mrs Roland wanted her
husband 10 move 10 Columbus. In ren-
| dering his decision Judge Mansfield said
he thought &c was a case where the
son-in-law wished 20 unload the re-
| spouslbilliy OF keeping his mother-in-
Law on some one else, hence he made
an effort to find q husband Tor his wlfe's
mother and succeeded
He also said there was nothing IN the
evidence that warranted divorce and
refused to grant Mr. Roland the decree
Mrs. Roland gets $500 within thirty days
and 500 per year as long as she Is His
wife. The court room was crowded 10
its utmost every day.
PROSPEROUS CHRISTMAS
1t does not require u microscope to see
that this is u more prosperous Christ
mas In Martins Ferry than last year
WAS, The merchants generally have
not only had larger holiday business
this year than last, but for several
years, and some say II has been their
best More substantial presents have
been bought than for years, and Judging
from the purchases yesterday there Will
be more good dinners In Martins Ferry
to-day that last Christmas The mer-
chants were quite busy yesterday and
last night, many stores being crowded
until late. Buslness in almost every line
WAS good this year and It Is thought
that more presents will be given by
Martins Ferry people than for years.
The express agents and postottice peo-
pie have been rushed for several days,
The barber shops were all kept open
until IL o'clock last night, Some OF the
manufacturing establishments are so
busy that they wanted their men TO
work this morning, an unusual thing
on Christmas.
MARTINS FERRY BRIEFS.
The higa, school class OF 1891 was
handsomely entertained last night By
Mrs. j. u. Springer, one OF the members.
at her home on Vine street. Among
those present were Frank Harrison, of
GAINESVILLE, and Luther Lewis. OF
Pittsburgh
Frank link dropped into town yoster-
day and went to Cleveland TO spend
Christmas and Sunday. He Is con-
nected with the Cambridge Chair Co..
which is turning out fine goods and
doing a nice business.
The Laughlin tin plate works, the
nall factory and the forge department
will resume on Monday morning as
usual. Large quantities Of tin are be-
Ing shipped, the demand being greater
than the output.
"The dying year OF 1907, and how shall
we begin the new" will DO the subject
OF an address to be delivered at the
Baptist church tomorrow evening by
Mr.. Harry L. Bond, OF Wheeling
The seventeenth annual Belmont
county farmers institute will be held
nj the court house hall at St. Clairsvllle
December 30 and 81. A splendid pro-
gramme has been prepared.
Thomas and win Jones, OF Pearl
street. left yesterday for Wales and VIII
remain. They Will be followed by their
father Lewis Jones, and two daugh-
tiers In the spring.
The case to set aside the Standard
Savings and Home building association
which was to have been argued yester-
day. was set ABIDE.
Nearly all OF the passenger trains on
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh railroad
were late yesterday on account OF the
rush Of business.
VIM. Bashore, Of Mt. Pleasant, played
the cornet at the Christmas entertain
ment at the NJ. Il. church last night.
Last night Miss Laura Westwood en-
tcrtained party OF friends at her nome
on North Fourth street
Mr. and Mrs. L, j. c. Drennen were
expected home last night from TWO
weeks trip in the south.
$. d. and j. W. Riley, Of St Glars
vile, won thirteen prizes at the Cleve-
land poultry show
Mrs. Indiana McSwords went to Ro-
nny's Point yesterday to visit her son,
o. C. Mcswords.
Mics Alice Jones. OF Sharon, Pa, ar
rived last night to visit her sister, Mrs
VIM. j Howells.
Rev and Mrs. G. C. sedgwIck are en-
tertainlng Mrs. Lucy Oakes, OF Wash
lngton county.
About the only business in Martins
Ferry that was dull last night was with
the police.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tweedy and son
Walter spend the day at East Liverpool
Lincoln Horn, OF Dennlson, Ia visit
ing Mr., and Mrs. WIN. McWillams.
Fred Davis and VIM. Matthias, OF Bal
tiinore, as visiting relatives here
Miss Maggie busch loft for Muncle.
Ind, last night to visit frlerds.
The postofiicc viii be open to-day
from s to o. II to IL and TO Z.
Turkeys have not been 70 plentiful for
Christmas this year as usual
The white Slave" will be at the
Opera House this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith arrived
home last night
Tho banks closed yesterday afternoon
until Monday
spence. BagEs & Co. will take stock
next week.
Miss Alice Parry, OF Sharon, is visit
Ing here.
Roy Wood came home yesterday.
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Now IN prsyrut Pneumonia.