Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-16
NEW manTsMSvilLE.

New Martinsyille, ". Va. Jan. ID
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Duerr and daughter,
Miss Kathrne, and Miss Lou Cochran
atterded the wedding OF Miss Emma Urp
man at Darlington Wednesday.
=. c. BUrlingame, who has been visit
ing his nephew, z. c. Buri;ngame, Of this
city, returned to his home at Providence,
Rhode Island, the first of the week.
Capt. B. t. Bowers and Capt Robert
Mcl1ldowney We're at Charleston this
week on legal business. They are oppos
ing cousel in the county clerk case. r
e. l.. Snodgrass 1led His petition for a
rchearing in the case, before the supreme
court
s. b. Hall has sold hts residence on Ma
pie avenue to John Slender and Mr.. Hall
purchased the residence of Theo Horn
brook. Mir. Hornbrook viii erect fine
residence on his lot at the corner OF Ma
PIE avenue and North street.
Mrs. VIII Ankrom entertained the la
dies aid society on last Thursday evening
at her residence on Maple avenue
J. W McIntire and 7. ?. Jacobs were
at Siotersville Wednesday on legal bust
ness
Rev. Bud" Smith, a we'll known tenn
reraEce advocate, preached at the NJ. E.
church south, Sunday evening.
Rev. w. ". Roberts has closed a very
successful series Of meetings at the
South Side Christian church.
A. G. Ruby, one Of the most extensive
business men of this city was at Sisters
Vile Tuesday. Mr.. Ruby has opened
livery barn in our neighboring town.
The South Penn Gil Co. has unloaded
an immense quantity Of casing. boilers
and engines here. which so to Elk Fork
ana Pine Fork Gil fields.
DIR. j. d. Schmied and DR.. Underwood
amputated part Of the foot of A.
Taught the first OF the week. Mr..
Taught had hurt his foot with a mattock.
Col. Jacob Koontz and a number Of
other prominent business men filed a Pc
ttion before the county court, asking
that On order he entered. requiring the
moval or building which STANDS on the
court house square. The court did rot
act on the question and other proceed
ings viii be instituted for the purpose of
moving it. TIE building has been there
for some years, and is used as a printing
office.
a demand for tenement houses stin ex-
lists in our city, yet some forty buildings
have been erected recently.
Mrs. Levi Oblinger and daughter. Miss
lena, were calling on friends at Hann-
bal. Ohio this week.
Rev j. NJ Garter. of the M. e. church
south, viii preach at Wells Bottom to-
morrow at 1890 a. M, and here in the
evening.
The attendance at the NJ. e. church
Sunday School is very large. Charley
Duerr a prominent young man, is super
intendent of the school.
Col. w r. Fitch was at Wheeling
Wednesday night, advancing in Masonry.
The Colonel viii soon be at the top in
this order.
There has been paid into the hands of
r. II. Sayre. commissioner Of school land,
near SIS 000. 60 taxes due or real estate and
there is at least sS0GG0.00 vet TO come
into his hands. 1t appears that large
land owners in tine county have let their
taxes go unpaid for years. The land
would be sold to the state for the tax
due. and the next year it would appear
on the land book in the name of the
owner.
DR. Underwood was called to Tyler
County Wednesday by the death of bro
Their.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Westerman mourn the
death Of an infant child which died
Wednesday night.
Sanford Riggs, of the State of Wash
ineton is here, the guest of his cousin,
S. r. Martin. Mr. Riggs is farmer and
raised 5000 bushels of wheat last year.
This is his first visit here in eighteen
years.
Miss Mary Alexander. Of Moundsville is
the guest Of Miss Irene Curtis.
Col and Mrs. Jacob Koontz entertained
the members of B. & o. NJ. club Wednes-
day evening.
Mr. ara Mrs John Bandi entertained
number of their friends Tuesday evening
Miss Mayrne McEldowney is calling on
friends at Belaire.
c. w. Lowe, Deputy I. S. Marshal, and
Pat Monroe, city police, arrested a man
giving the name Of Dean here this morn
ing. but in a short time released him, it
being a case of mistaken identity. The
marshal is sti,l here but refuses TO give
the name Of the man wanted or character
of the charge.
Last night Col. ". R. Fitch and f. L.
Robinson found a man concealed in a
large box in Fitch's yard. He had a small
sack of tools and it is thought he intend
ed to do some mischief 1t was near II
o'clock WHEN they discovered him. The
women had noticed matches lighted and
called the attention Of the men to 1t.