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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT,

| A Countess Becomes a New England School
Teachers Wife-Came to America to
Meet Him.
Clinton, Mass, October 20.-Romance
and fiction are outdone in the marriage,
! at few minutes before midnight, of
Henry A. Potter, teacher Of modern
languages in the high school of this
town, and Countess Angelo Genibrouse-
| Kastelbers, of Mont Barbon Gers,
France. The story combines many ro-
mantle incidents and narrow escapes
from battling circumstances. The mar
riage was accomplished within the time
set in their arrangements, but it was
a race against time.
| MIR. Potter is about % years of age,
and was first known here as a teacher
| of languages in the high school few
years ago. He taught year and then
went to the school at St. Marks, in
Southboro. After year he came back
at an increased salary. He receives but
thousand dollars year, at this time,
but his family is we'll to do and they
make up the deficiency.
Mr.. Potter secured leave of absence
last Friday from the school board, and
started for New York, where he met his
betrothed on Sunday. Her trunks did
not give them any trouble and prob
| ably the Dingley law was suspended
by some romance loving customs off,
GER They took the afternoon train for
Worcester, the nearest station to this
town on the through line to Boston. Mr..
Potter had made every arrangement,
had his marriage license in his pocket,
and had sworn the town clerk to Sc
crecy, and that official said not a word.
He had also arranged with the Rev.
VIM. J. Jordan, of the Congregational
| Church. to be married at his house as
soon as they arrived in the town.
The train lost time, and when it
reached Worcester at 10 p. m. it was a
full hour late. This of itself was moth
ing to worry about, but Mr.. Potter had
had their wedding cards printed and
they were dated as if the marriage
had occurred on Sunday, and on Sun
day it must occur. 1t is not an easy
drive from Worcester, but the horses
were pulled up at Mr.. Potter's door at
quarter to II o'clock. Mr. Jordan
was there. Directly across the street
lives Judge John w. Corcoran. Mr..
Potter had asked the Judge and his
wife to be his witnesses, and they were
sitting up wondering if their friend and
| his expected bride would be on time.
1t was but few minutes before mid
night when their door bell rang, and
they hurried across the street and the
ceremony was speedily performed.
Those who have seen the bride say
she is very pretty. a little younger look
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Frank E. Foster and others,
David f. Han6ley and others.
In EAANvNRN

IN CHANCERY.
BY virtue of an order entered in the
above entitled cause by the Circuit Court
of Ohio County, West Virginia, on the 9th
day of October. 1897, ii is referred to the
undersigned commissioner to ascertain
and report to the Court:
1st. The assets of the partnership which
came into the hands or the receivers in
this cause.
e. The debts owing by the said part
nership at the time of the appointment OF
said receivers.
Sd. The assets of the said partnership
of every kind including those which have
come into the hands of the receivers since
them appointment, and what they have
done Herewith.
Attn The monies collected by the said
receivers. and how they have disposed
thereof; so far as they have collected
monies.
5th. How distribution of the said monies
f&dy for distribution should be made.
5th. Maid commissioner shall state. set
tie and adjust the accounts between the
said partnership and the estate of the de-
ceased partner. j. w. Blatchley as well
al D as the accounts between the sur
as we'll as between them r 0ectively and
the estate of the said Blatcn4ey.
18th. Any other matter he may deem per-
tinent. or any party in interest may re-
quire.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has fixed upon Friday the 18th
day Of November, 1897. at o'clock a. M,
as the time. and his office, No. 1417 Chap
line street, Wheeling, w. Va. as the place
at which he would proceed to ascertain
the several matters in said order of refer
ence required.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
October, 1897.
GEO. f. BOYD.
Commissioner.
WHITE & ALLEN and NJ. f. DRYDEN,
oct14oawt Solicitors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
SOME OF THE AWFUL THINGS
Sane People Are Compelled to Look
.....UpoD...n

/, do you expect woman to wear, Mr..
| Sweet?"
HE wouldn't like 1t, no matter what
she wore," suggested Preston.
ooh, yes, I would, too," said Sweet.
| "Only it does annoy me to see woman
make fool of herself by trying to fol-
| low every extravagant fashion that's
started anywhere IN the world"
"I'll tell you, Miss Guthrie, the kind
of hat he likes to see on a woman"
said young Bailey. HE likes one of
these sombreros, you know-cowboy hat
with a leather band around it. He
likes blue one with yellow leather
band around it"
eyes, do! love that kind of hat!
! A girl wearing just that kind of a hat
came into the Office the other day look
ing for work. I told her if she didn't
get out I'd have her sent to the house
Of correction. Do you know what I'd
| do if l had a wife who would wear that
kind Of a hat?"
"Put her in vat?" inquired young
Bailey.
"By George! You guessed it! That's
just what I'd do-put her in vat, and
you couldn't get jury on earth to
convict me-
Il don't know about that" said Pres
ton. eff the jury were made up of but
ton fiends who wore fiy-front vests
think their sympathies would be with
the woman" faj RI
"Ill tell you what think the city of
Chicago ought to do said Sweet,
doubling his fist. Fill in big island
out in the lake and build a stockade
pen. Then I'd have the police round
up all the girls with cowboy hats, all
the girls who carry toothpocks or wear
bicycle caps stuck on with hatpins-"
COR have wrinkled leggings," suggest
ed young Bailey.
Il should say so! And all who get
in street cars and giggle at strangers.
Then I'd have the police arrest on sight
, every man who oils his hair or wears
yellow pointed shoes with cloth tops,
or goes around with a frock coat and a
derby hat, Or"
COR wears his girls picture on but
ton," suggested Preston.
1--WE wouldn't overlook him. We'd
get the whole raft and caboodle out
in this stockade pen and condemn them
,, to sit around and look at one another
until they gave way under the strain
and became insane
"How horrible!" and Miss Guthrie
shivered.
"And Mrs. Crowley would have a
front seat" added Sweet, with a fiend-
ish grin.
He picked up hts hat and went away
to his own room.
well, l wouldn't be that mans
wife," said Miss Guthrie, decisively.
''No danger" remarked young Bailey
''It was only the other day Sweet told
me he'd rather jump in the lake than
marry any woman who wore frizzes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21

There has been rumor afloat that
the caretakers Of the dig public build
ings have had to fight the pest with
might and main in order that the city
fathers may convene in peace.
Where the fleas have come from mo-
body knows. To be sure, there have
been of late occasional tramp steam
ers which have brought to this port
from Italy cargoes of maccaroni; but
it doesn't seem possible for one boat,
or even two, to have dumped down at
the Quaker City's white doorsteps the
innumerable hosts Of fieas which have
lately terrorizod this cleanly place.
They have settled themselves in car
pets, which have had then to be scour-
ed and disinfected. They have staked
out claims in immaculate blankets
and have proceeded industriously to
rear large families of little fieas to the
glory of their race and the chagrln of
the human race.
They have, by preference, of course,
chosen the hauntS Of men for their
camping grounds, but they have also
been known to hold overflow meetings
in quite vacant houses. One poor hus-
band who, clad in a light tweed, was
seeking a new abode, came forth from
a sample house uptown in pepper
and salt" suit, which was sent
straightway to be fumigated. The f1eas
had evidently mistaken the unfortu-
nate gentleman for mammoth NOV
ing van, and the ruination of his gar
ments was doubtless but small mis-
adventure.
Druggists in every portion of the
city report largely increased receipts
from the sales of so-called FLEA ex-
terminators,' and even some we'll
known scientists have been besieged
with questions from harrassed house
wives concerning the ways, habits
and, above all, ayersions of fleas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
PHILADELPHIA STIRRED UP.
Pa rue of Fleas Causing Activity in the


A Pa ;ue of Fleas Causing Activity in the
Quaker City.
Philadelphia, October 20.-While
the people of the South have been
concerned over a threatened epidemic
of yellow fever the people Of one
Northern city have been actively en-
gagged with little epidemic of their
own. Philadelphia is having flea
plague. The town is full of the live
ly little insects to the great discom-
fort of it's populace and the absolute
despair of its housekeepers.
The popularity of the plague is that
it is almost universal and exists in
places far remote from Little Italy"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
MR.. MEYERS AFFIDAVIT.

This 18th day of October, 1897, per.
sonally appeared before the under
signed authority, ". c. Meyer, Prose.
cutting Attorney Of Ohio county. and
State of West Virginia, who being by
me first duly sworn, says on oath: Il
is true that Andrew Mckinley. the
above named defendant, did not au.
thorize me in person to enter pleas OF
guilty in said cases, but that Mr.. Al
bert Caps, Mr.. McGinley's bartender
did authorize me TO enter the IL, OF
guilty in seven indictments for -
on Short license and not guilty
remaining cases against Mr.. Nc
|. the said w. C. Meyer, furt
that Mr.. McGiney cid have a
sation with me in my Office s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
The N G|NLEY CASE.
The Lfidavits Submitted Yesterday
Morning

To Judge Hugus, in the Criminal
COurt-The Affidavit Of Mr.. Albert
Capps Filed, and Prosecuting At
torney Meyer Submitted His Re-
joinder to the Statements Of the
Defendants-The Affidavit of Mr..
MCKINLEY Reprinted, That tn e
Public May Have the Whole Mat
ter in Concise Form.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
DEAD AT EIGHTY.

--4esi .
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, October 20
Mrs. Lucinda Hicks, one of the old
est colored inhabitants here, died
suddenly this morning, aged so years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
DRUGGISTS.
--~~~~~~~~-~>A

Foul drains, closets. stables. or decay.
ing garbage need close attention. Don't
wait for an epidemic 10 tell you 10 use
DIsINEAgTANTs
We can supply these at prices which
will allow you TO use them freely, and usa
several hundred per cent. more than you
did last season.
STAR ATOMIZING LIQUID.
Finely perfumed for the sick room.
Chloride Of Lime, Sulphate of Iron. Car
bolic acid, crude. Full directions and ad.
vice given for using.
JOHN COLEMAN,
Druggist. 300 Chapline Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
LINEN SPECIALS.

Fine Hemstitched Table Cloths.
broken sets. no napkins, full 21s yards
long, for $3.50; full three yards long
for $3.50 each.
Six dozen All-Linen Lunch Cloths,
with drawn work, ct s1.13, worth s1.75.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS
BARGAINS.

One case OF those extra large
Crochet Quilts at Sc, worth s1.25: the
last we will have.
35 pairs Atwood Country Blankets.
from back order, at $3.50 pair.
1000 yards SC Canton Flannels, in
remnants, at 6Ac yard
900 yards short length Percales, from
the mill. at Sc yard.
so dozen celebrated Star and Cres-
cent Bleached Bath Towels at Csc
worth Csc.
$50 yards Atwood Embroidered
White Skirting Flannel at 44c, wortl
75c.
Mems Unlaundried White Shirts.
with colored Percale fronts, at 29c,
worth soc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21

ing than her husband, and brunette.
Mr.. Potter met his bride when he was
studying languages abroad few years
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
To Cure a Cold In Ono pax

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets DTue-
gists refund the money ii 1t fails to cure. 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
RECRUITS OF A SODALITY.
sixty Consecrated Into the Society of
the Holy Children of
.Jesns

At st. Francis Church yesterday after
noon sixty small boys were consecrated
into the Sodality OF the Holy Children of
Jesus by Rev. Father HIsland. After the
conservation services the priest made a
short, earnest address 10 the boys, i'm
pressing upon them the valve of their re-
ligion and giving them sound words OF
counsel.
The sisters of the Holy Family
have had charge OF the boys dur
ing their pre- paration for initiation into
the society, and after the exercises at the
church they had the youngsters march to
81. Francis Hall, where a pleasant sur
prise in the shape of feast awaited them.
The hall was decorated with lanterns and
American flags, and after consumin the
dainty spread the afternoon was spent in
listening to speeches., songs and recita-
iions by different BOYS.
ST. Francis is noted for the pleasant en-
tertainments ii prepares tor the youth of
the church, and that OF yesterday Is only
one OF the many efforts which are contin-
Ually being made TO hold the children to-
gether N the church.
Among the numerous improvement is
recently made in the church Is the aG di-
ton of two staIned-glass windows, which
were put in place last week. One reare.
senting the apparition of the Lord to Mar
garet Mary Alacoque at Paray-le- Monial
was donated by the Lea ue of the Sacred
Heart; the other represents the appari-
ton OF Lourdes. and was given by the
Sodality OF the Blessed Virgin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
A WOMAN ROBBED
Two Daring Thieves Make an
Early Morning As
Sault.
Flora belmont Surprised While at
Work in the Napa
Dairy.

Mowery z. Sweets Napa Dairy. at 1917
Folsom street. was visited on Saturday
morning at l 80 by two men, who choked
and robbed Flora Delmon.. The woman
has been engaged by Sweet in looking
after his dairy while he is absent deliver
ing milk to his customers
As was his custom he left the barn at
the above mum ber on Friday night short
time before II o'clock, leaving Miss Del
mont in charge. About an hour after
mis- departure some early-morning Gus
toners called for milk and after their de-
parture Miss belmont thou hit she saw
two men hanging about the front of the
barn.
She paid no attention to them until
they walked into the building and one of
them, in a rough tone of voice, demanded
her money. She re plied that she had
none and he told her she lied and at the
same time sprang at her and caught her
by the neck and threw her to The floor
He then placed one hand over her eyes
and the other over ner mouth and his
knee on her body ana held her while the
other rutfian proceeded 10 search her
pockets, where be found 81 80. The rob-
bers then left, and she noticed that hey
separated as soon as they got outside the
door.
On Mr.. Sweets return, in about an hour
afterward, he found her crying from pain
and nervous excitement, as her neck and
lace had been in jured oy he treatment
she received from the ruffian. She told
him wnat had occurred and he at once
went in search of an officer, whom he
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
ANOTHER MISSION OPENED,
Fathers Finnegan aud Van der Eerden
Are Cond ucting One at St.
Francis Church.
Fathers Finnegan and Van der Eerde

Fathers Finnegan and Van der Eerden,
the Jesuit missionaries from ST. Louis.
opened a mission for women at st. Fran
continue for one week, when a mission for
men will be commenced which will con-
Ainue for another week.
q Solemn nigh mass at II o'clock yester-
day n forming was the opening service and
vas celebrated by Rev. Father Giles. The
church YVES packed from the communion
rail to the door. and this large attendance
at the first meeting indicates that The mis-
sion will be as successful as the fathers
could wish.
The music, under the direction of the
organist, Mrs 4. B. Collins, was exception
ally good, being La Hache's mass and
a n"Veni Jesu," from "AttI1a,33 sung by a spe-
clally drilled chorus. The soIoists were
Mrs. B. T. Sides, Miss NJ. Brougham, 7. B.
Hiilard and T. J. Walsh
After the first gospel Father Van der
Eerden preached sermon on the Mercy
of God He spoke fee!ingy of the in
finite mercy shown by the Father for his
people and his ardent desire to save s n
ners. The minister earnestly exhorted the
mem bers OF the congregation to attend the
holy exercises, the sermons and confes-
eions durin. the mission.
At the evening services the congrega ton
was fully as large as that which atte nde
the morning exercises. The sermon on
the End of Man" was preached by Father
FInnegan.
Services will be held every evening DUR
ing the two weeks, and Rev. Father \.
CaraheT, the pastor of the church, extends
a cordial invitation 10 all nom Catholics to
attend the N ssion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
BURIED FAR FROM Home.
Fink, the Omaha Letter Carrier,
Laid to Rest by His
Fellows.
Came Here Delegate to the Recent
Convention and Died in the
Hospital.

George C. Fink, the letter-carrier
delegate from Omaha, who arrived here
i'll, was taken TO st. Mary's Hospital and
last Sunday died there, was yesterday
buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
He had no relatives in this city, but his
sister. Mrs. Carter, had come on here from
Omaha to attend the funeral and was
solicitously cared for by sympathizing
member of the Letter-carriers' Brother
hood.
Funeral services were held in The after
noon in one of the parlors of the n. S. G..
W. building.
Rev. William H. Moreland, pastor OF
St. Lakes Church, first conducted the reg
ular Episcopal service for the dead and
aiterward the Letter-carriers' funeral
service, similar 10 but less elaborate than
than that of the Ma i've Sons, was per-
formed. During the serv. .ces the Knicker-
booker quartet sang go to Thy Rest in
Peace. "Sleep, Beloved" Nearer. My
God, TO Thee" and Good Night; Have
Reached My Home"
About $50 persons were present.
As the casket was borne from the build
ing the Let;er-carrisrs band, thirty men
in the regulation uniform, played a dirge
and then fell in line and marched slowly
II advance of the hearse.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
The Bark Lydia the First of
the Fleet to Arrive
in Port.
A Poor Showing Made by the
Bark Andrew
Hicks.
One Man Goes Insane and Others Com
plain of Scurvy-0ther Items
of the Front.

The bark Lydia, the first of the whalers
to arrive in port, reached here yesterday
shortly before noon. Only three whales,
yielding 1900 pounds of bone and three
hundred barrels of oil, were reported as
the seasons catch.
The bark was gone eight months and
two days. On Septem Der 20 she passed
out OF Okhotsk Sea by way OF Diana
Straits. A succession of heavy gales were
encountered on the entire passage, with
constant and heavy rains, the wind blow
ing from west southwest to south. The
bark lost several sails, but sustained no
material damage.
The cruise of the season was confined to
Okhotsk Sea. On September the bark
Andrew Hicks was sighted. She also had
caught only three whales. Nasty weather
was encountered in the sea during the
whole OF the whaling season.
While off Cape Z izabeth, in the region
of the Gulf of Sa- halien, a new Oregon
pine plank about fifteen feet in length,
with spikes implanted around the eoge
about loot apart, was siguted floating
by. Where 1t came from remains a mys-
terry. 1t looked as if it had been in the
water but short time.
Three months ago one OF the crew
named John Harding, a man about 30
years old. who formerly followed the oc-
cupation of plumber. was stricken with
insanity. He was at no time violent, and
while not required TO work was permitted
10 wander round the-decks a pleasure.
His malady is ascribeo by the crew TO
overlndulgenc in intoXicants.
The crew complain bitterly of the food
they received during the voyage. Seyera |
OF the men say hey have been troubled
with t. scuryy all summer. One OF them
ow carries his arm, covered with scaly
eruptions, in sling.
About the timo the bark started home.
ward he crew state that many whales
were sighted cuinP into Northeast Gulf.
Captain jerks l. reported TO hav becom
afraiC OF being wrecked in a northeastern
however, and would not remain onger.
Friday night the bark encountered a
heavy gale and was driven within u mile
of Point Arena. As soon as land was
sighted the captain lacked ship and
avoided the danger OF being driven on the
rock. Two schooners were seen hove TO
IN heavy sea and app ared To be DRIFT
ing in. One of them is believed 10 be the
ill-fated Caspar. The catch of the vessel
goes to c. J. Hendry's Sons & Co.
The schooner Sadie, thirteen days from
K awack, Alaska, reached here Yesterday
afternoon. She had cargo of 5404 cases
and 35l barrels of salmon for the North
ern Pacinc Trading and Packing Com
pany.
DOminick Joyce, living at 334 Mnna
street, fell off Folsom street wharf into
the bay yesterday, and was rescued by
0oatmen Dave jenkins and Harry John
son. Tney rolled him over barrel and
took most OF the water out Of him, when
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

lett, assuringly. and then Slime looked

lett, assuringly, and then Slime looked
very appre hensiye.
Take off your shoes, Sime," shouted a
well-meanlng friend; "don't die in them. ="
But Slime was game. With a sort of
we-who-are-about-to- ode -salute-you look
at the crowd he lay back in the chair and
was duly lathered.
Talk about your colt racesi They are
as steady as freight trains in comparison
with nervous BARRIERS. Bartlett made two
or three false starts and even the time
keeper got away too soon once before the
WORD was finally given. Bartlett had a
snap and he knew II. With one eye on
his opponent he scraped the lather off OF
his man without much hirsute resistance,
but his generalship was poor. While he
was loaflng about Shines expansive face
Salvador was working like a Trojan, and
his subject was standing il like Spartan.
Finished" shouted Bartlett, and as
an echo came finished. from Salvador.
The judges then went into consultation.
Salvador had worked the fastest, they
considered, even If he had finished sec
ond. Then they examined his work. A
little stream of red trickled down the
chin where the whiskers white had been.
That was bad. Every barber recognizes
that 1t Is wrong TO cut man out of regu-
lar working hours. As com promise. the
Judges decided that the contest was a
draw. The decision had its merits. 1t
produced something OF harmony among
the friends of the respective contestants.
They met cordially upon the common
ground that the judges did not know
their business. Arbitrators of greater
issues have Jared worse.
The time of the contest was ~ minutes
and 80 seconds. In justice TO the contest
ants II should be stated that the timer
forgot TO look at his watch until after the
Judges had finished their consultation.
The time given, however, is approxi-
mately, say within ten or eleven minutes
of being correct. No records were broken
The feverlsh excitement OF the contest
be ng conc ude1 the band blew ITSELF so
to speak, for another sweetly sad refra in
and with eyes fixed seraphically upon the
ceiling the BARRIERS and their lady friends
glided into the realm of bliss where
brlstlly boards are known not at all and the
ever wearsome call of next is as SaE-
scrit unto an uncuItured hog. The shayers
were strictly in t.