Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-14
NEW MARTlnsvILLE.

NEW MARTTNSVIII1E, w. Va, NO
rember 13.-F. C. Butcher and ]. w. Nc
1ntire were at Charleston this week, at
bending the Grand Lodge of 4. F. & A. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Clark are the happy
parents of a new baby girl.
DIR. Schmeid was called to the country
Monday night, to reduce the fractured
leg of Willie Tucker, which he received
by horse falling on him.
A dog, supposed to be mad, entered the
South Side and bit Louis Showalter, Jeff
Butcher and John Parr. The dog was
killed by w. Bottom. The police have
ordered all dogs chained and kept close
for some weeks. The dog came from
Sardis, Ohio
Mrs Dan OConnel left Thursday to
enter the Wheeling hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bandi entertained
a number of their friends Wednesday
evening at their residence on Virginia
street.
j. W. McGhee, late of Millerstown, Pa.
moved into the Leap house on Maple
avenue Wednesday.
Miss Eula Fish was at Powhatan, Ohio,
Sunday to see her mother. who has been
sick.
$1,000
here some weeks. returned to his home
at McConnellsville, Ohio, the first of the
week.
Prof. Brent Shriver was at wheeling the
first of the week.
Irwin Ober is erecting a large bakery
in the rear of his property on Main
street.
Harry McEldowney and Capt. B. T.
n rcx-i1fa daxy
legal business.
Josephus Clark is improving his resi-
dence on Clark street.
J. D. Ewing, we'll known attorney of
Wheeling, was here Thursday on legal
business.
John Mcknight and W. o. Brien, of Nc
Donald were business callers here Thurs
day.
. Joe Bund and Sam Kerr, of Coraopolis,
Pa; j. L. Glen, of Parkersburg' were
registered at the Elk hotel Thursday.
Misses Blanche and Mary Lemmons
of Sardis, Ohio, were guests of the Misses
Enlow Sunday.
The busn ass of our city mas Saeotly IN
creased this year. The assasSots bocks
show that The valuation If !he property
of the county for 1897 exceeds that of 1896
by considerable over 100000, and thou
sands of dollars have been put in build
ings in this city since April, which does
not appear in this years valuation. Fol-
lowing is a partial list of new residences
now building or completed recently: D.
H. Cox, estimated cost $4,000; c. c.
Eisanbarth, 5000; Hon. Sep. Hall, 50 000
DIR. J. D. Schmeid, $500; A. C. Duerr
$1,000; Brent Shriver, $1,000; James pyle
$500; Foster Leap. $3.50; Levi Tucker,
$500; Thomas Pyles, $1,500; John Conley,
James McGhee, ]. M. Asworth, Joseph
Probst, Koontz & Phillips, on the South
Side, each about 81, coo cost; A. C. Rubys
livery barn near the depot, 1O6x1OO feet;
Foster Leaps livery barn recently built
100xS0 feet. We can also boast of the
largest stores outside of Wheeling.
Josephus Clarks store has a floor space
of 1900 square feet: Standford Bros
furniture store 60x60 feet and three stor-
ies. The other large stores are Williams
Ankrom, Welch, Koontz & Co., Balti-
more Bargain House, N. Bandi, Oblinger
e Schlenbohm, Mount Burrows, Stephens
& Leichner, Marin & Co.. South Side.
There was a gas explosion at the Elk
hotel office Thursday night. The gas had
been turned low and escaped. The explos-
Ion shook things up considerably but
doing little damage
Mrs. Koontz, the aged mother of Col.
Jacob Koontz, is calling on her daughter.
Mrs. William Jarrett, of Moundsvie
The citizens held a meeting at the court
house Thursday night protesting against
the shortage. of gas. The company will
overhaul the line and make things salts
factory.
John Parr, who was bitten by the sup
posed mad dog, went to Wheeling for
s,treatment.
Yrs. DR.. Jacob Young was confined %
hef room with the sickness this week.
s. r. Bruce, field boss for the South
Penn, in Monroe county. Ono. was call
ing on his family here Wednesday.
Sweeney & Stender's wharf 0cat VII
be taken to Parkersburg for repairs m a
few days.
E. l.. Robinson made a business trip to
Sistersvlle Thursday.
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