Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19
What Has Been Going on in
Nearby Towns.
Social Affairs, Happenings And
Events Of Local interest Gather
cd BY Register Reporters.
Readable Resume OF the News.
new MARTInSvILLE.

New Martisville, w. Va, September
1S.-Some unknown parties entered the
depot Wednesday night and took ABOUT
$50 worth of clothing from the express
office.
Miss .Beulah Wiley left Wednesday
for Mt. de Chantal college, where she
will take a course in music.
Magnolia High school opened Mon
day. Prof Hall, Of Fairmont, princi-
pal, assisted by Prof. w. E. Maple,
Charley Hall, Miss Ula Fish, Miss
Theresa Gibbons and Miss Dasie Nc
Intire.
The family of J. w. Adderton arrived
from Washington, D. c., the first of the
week and are now occupying their
new home in Maple avenue.
The ladies of the NJ E. church gave
q lawn fete on Jacob Koontz's lawn
x Saturday evening. The receipts were
very gratifying.
Miss Anna Priest, a charming young
lady of Newark, O., who has been the
guest of her cousin, Miss Minnie Clark,
for some weeks, has returned home.
Circuit Court begins Tuesday. There
is a large criminal docket for this
term.
Judge Geo. H. Umstead was at
Moundsville Monday on legal business.
Capt. B. T. Bowers was at Parkers-
burg on legal business Monday.
D. H. Keffer and H. Kimble, Of Lit
Teton, were here Monday.
The high explosive factory, one-half
mile east of town, is now completed
and the promoters ready to begin
work
Misses Nettie Thompson, Maggie
Smith and Emma Postlethwart were
calling on friends at Wheeling Wednes-
Sday.
E. L. Robinson and J. w. Mcintire
were at Littleton Wednesday as coun-
Gil in the case Of the State of West
Virginia VS.. W. Albaugh, who is charg-
ed with stabbing John Cosgay. AL
baugh was held without bail and is
now in Jail awaiting the action of the
grand jury.
Peter Rothlesberger, who has been
suffering with cancer of the stomach,
dled Tuesday night. He was wealthy
German and well known to the citi-
zens of this district.
Miss Anna Baush was calling on
friends at Wheeling Wednesday.
Capt. R. McEldowney was at Sisters
vile Friday on legal business.
Miss Mollie Stamm was calling on
friends at Sistersville the first of the
week
Deny Potts, Geo. Herman, Will
Woodstock, and Bige Potts are on fish
ing trip at Middle Island.
Miss Cora Cockayne, of Moundsville,
is the guest of Mrs. S. B. Hall.
Ola Eskey, of Guiandotte, is calling
on friends here.
Miss Mable McComas, who has been
visiting here for some weeks, return
ed to her home at St. Marys Thurs
day.
Messrs. E. S. Duer, C. w. Duer, F.
E. McEldowney. Geo. Umstead, John
Martin and ]. d. OConner and Misses
Bessie Umstead, Mary Slender, Minnie
Clark, Mrs. John Martin and Mrs. j.
d. O'Conner drove to German Ridge
Sunday.
The members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the M. E. church were guests
of Mrs. ]. E. Frome, of Sistersville,
Thursday.
w. Lappert and Brent Shriver at
tended the Jr. o. U. A. M. meeting at
Wheeling.
w. T. Sidell was at Sisterville on
legal business Thursday.
Prof. ]. M. Skinner moved to Sis
tersville Thursday, where he will take
charge of the High school.
-, John E. McEldowney was at Parkers-
burg Friday on legal business.
Thos. P. Jacobs spent two days at
Parkersburg on legal busisess.
On Thursday morning a tramp enter
ed the residence of w. J. Brown on
Union street and stole Mrs. Browns
gold watch while she was upstairs. He
was seen leaving the house, but the
watch was not missed for some hours
after he left.
Miss Hannah Bishop will spend Sun
day with friends at Darlington, o.
Mrs. D. Potts and Mrs. NJ. B. Potts
are on an extended visit to friends at
Greensburg, Pa.
Rev. R. U. Brooking is attending
convention at Parkersburg.
Mrs. DR.. S. Mathers, of Washing
ton, D. c., is the guest of Squire w.
w. Selby and family.
Mrs. l.. Holiday, of Wheeling, is
calling on her sister, Mrs. J. l.. Mer-
rill, of Maple avenue.
Jas. S. Hockenberry, of Sistersville,
was here Friday on legal business.
Three new dwellings houses on Ma
pie avenue will be ready for occupancy
in a few days. Hon. Sep Halls house
will be one of the finest in the city.
Ray Terrell, who had charge of the
central telephone office, has resigned
the position and will take charge of
the wharf boat