Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-25
NEW MaRTiNsVILLE.


New Martinsyille w. Va. December
24.-On last Monday the mail carrier
on the route from this city to Middle
bourne, came near drowning in Point
Pleasant. The ice was breaking in
the stream and he drove in beyond the
depth of his blackboard, it upsetting
and throwing him into the stream.
Thayer McIntire, teacher at Ross,
is visiting his home here during holt
day vacation. He reports the diphthe-
ria bad in that section of our county.
Levi Tucker, who is making his win
ter home at Sistersville, was looking
after his extensive business interests
here Tuesday
The annual election of officers of
Wetzel Lodge No. 80, A. f. and A. M,
was held Tuesday evening, with the
following result: F. W. Clark, w. M;
John Kaufman, Sr. Warden; Samuel
Wells, Jr. Warden; James Bishop, Sec
rotary; Justice Eakin, Treasurer; John
Stamm and A. B. Morrison, Stewards;
F. c. Butcher, Chapline; O. L. Taught
was raised to the sublime degree of d
Master Mason.
J. H. Douglass and wife, son Floyd
and daughter Fannie, Of Ripley, are
guests of q daughter, Mrs. Lindsey
Merrill, of Maple avenue.
William Holiday and wife, of
Wheeling, were calling on relatives in
town this week.
A lady, from a nearby town, was
shopping here Tuesday and while in a
millinery store, did some shoplifting
The proprietor noticed that the goods
were taken and will present a bill to
the husband, which if paid the matter
will end, if not, an investigation will
be had.
DR.. J. W. Yeater, of New Dale, has
been here all week waiting on his
daughter, who is dangerously i'll of ty-
phoid fever. Miss Yeater came here
last fall and entered our high school,
Irwin Obers went to Wheeling Thurs
day to transact some business.
Mrs. Frank Shuman, of Proctor, was
calling on her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. McEldOWney, Of Union street.
Col. Robert McGhee left the first of
the week to visit Ankrom and Cleve-
land, O., friends. de will not return
until after the holidays.
Mrs. William Ankrom was calling on
friends at Wheeling Wednesday.
Mrs. Joseph Trees was visiting at
Wheeling the first of the week.
Mrs. R. c. Leap spent a few days
with Wheeling friends this week.
Walter Slender has been spending a
couple of months at school at st. JOS
eph Marshall county
Leo Slender, Leonard Hall and Jacob
Abersold, students of the University,
are at home on holiday vacation
j. W. McIntire is in the Southern
part of the State on legal business.
E. e. HOrner sold his residence on
Locust street to John Slender and has
purchased a lot on Floral hill, "Sten-
der's addition and will erect a dwell
ing at once. Mr. Horner is one of the
prominent carpenters of thisacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Wyatt have re-
turned from an extensive visit to
friends in the interior of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hunter will at
tend the wedding of their niece, Miss
Daisy Deiters, of Wheeling Island.
Miss Mary Slender entertained a
number of her young friends at her
home on Maple avenue Thursday even
ing
A. G. Ruby left for StLouis We'd
nesday to buy up car load of horses
for his Sistersvilla sale stables. Keep
your eye on the Sunday Register for
his ads.
Mrs. D. N Mangold is visiting in
Wheeling this week.
Miss Nellie Sharp left Friday morn
ing for Wheeling to visit friends.
j. e. Goshorn, of Charleston, w. Va,
representing the Prussian National In
surance Company of Chicago, ILL.,, was
here last Monday and Tuesday, paying
up some losses and placing d local
agent here.
Mrs. Chas. w. and Glen Barrick were
shopping in Wheeling Friday.
c. F. Lowther and Rev. ]. NJ Carter
were Wheeling visitors last Friday.
Ed. r. Meese. proprietor of the Elk
hotel, left last Tuesday on a business
trip to Scio, o.
Miss Gratta l.. Jacobs returned We'd
nesday from Baltimore where she has
been attending school.
Mrs. S. r. Bruce, Mrs. J. C. McMunn
and Mrs. d. H. Cox were shopping in
Wheeling Friday
A. c. Ruby will have twenty head of
fine draft horses at his barn the first of
the week for sale.
Miss Della Funk returned Thursday
from visit to relatives in Wheeling.
Walter Priests new dwelling, being
erected in Martins addition, is nearing
completion under contractor George
Potts, of the South Side.
G. w. Kotzebue, who purchased the
Allen & Co, shoe store, has placed a
line of gents furnishing goods in his
new store.