Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
NEW MARTINsvILLE.

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daughter, Caroline. returned Friday
from an extended visit to friends at Sa-
lem and Barboursville. w. Va.
Miss Lorna Elliott entertained the
Dorcas Club last Wednesday.
H. AFTER and family, recently of Shir-
ley, are occupying p. d. Leaps dwell
ing on Clark street.
Miss Mary Slender returned the first
of the week from an extended visit to
Morgantown and Fairmont friends.
Samuel Brown. an aged gentleman
of Chicago, and former resident of
Wetzel and Marshall counties. stopped
here part of the past week calling on
Old acquaintance. Mr.. Brown was a
guest at the Wells hotel during his
short stay.
Levi Berger is at Proctor completing
contract for Jas Fitzsimmons.
DR.. w. r. Tenner. of Wheeling, and
John Reynolds, of Martins Ferry, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Koontz last Sunday.
Leonard Hall returned from the
State University at Morgantown Fri
day morning.
o. R. Taylor will let contract at
once to build an addition to the Elk
hotel, 2Sx42 feet. three stories high.
This will extend the building almost to
the alleyway.
Ed Dennis has sold his tonsorial
right to Jacob KoontZ, a son Of Fred
KoontZ. Mr. Koontz recently attended
a BARRIERS college at Cincinnati, 0. Mr..
Koontz will occupy the building va
Gated by Mr.. Dennis on Hills corner.
Contractors commenced the removal
of two story frame building from
the McMechen lot on Jefferson street to
Union street. A new building will re-
place the old one.
Capt r. McEldowney is attending
the sitting of the Supreme Court at
Wheeling to-day.
w. S. Wiley attended the U. S. Court
at Parkersburg Friday.
The large furniture house of Thomp-
son & Muhleman on Main street is be-
ing pushed to completion.
A special term of the Circuit Court
was held Thursday by Judge Farr and
some important chancery cases were
disposed Of Those cases involved val
liable oil territory in the Proctor field.
Gov A. B. Fleming and U. N. Arnett,
of Fairmont, were here Thursday on
legal business.
j. w. McIntire was attending Circuit
Court at st. Mary's the first Of the week
G. B. Woodcock and r. C. Stamford
attended the embalmers' at Wheeling
Tuesday.
J. c. Conley, the South Side contrac-
tor, left Wednesday for Wheeling,
where he will attend the A. o. u. ".
outing. He will visit Cleveland on
business before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ruby and daugh-
ter, Eleanor. are visiting Mr.. Ruby's
parents at Butler. Pa.
The contractors for the Short Line
railroad have been arriving this week
They have brought a large number of
horses and carts for the work and have
inserted notice for men to work on the
road.
DR.. G. l.. McIntire, Of Grangeville,
was the guest of his brother, ]. W., the
first of the week.
7. Conway, Of Winchester, Va, has
contracted for a section of the Short
Line railroad commencing at Pine
Grove and extending this way near
Reader They left here Friday morn
ing with provisions, horses, wagons,
carts, etc, consisting in all of * car
loads.
Miss Minta Berger was in charge of
the central Office couple of days the
past week, in the absence of Miss Flora
DR.. MESSENGER was absent Wednes-
day and Thursday from his Office, ow-
ing to a call from some persons from
Pine Fork.
The people residing in Stender's adj
dition are making an effort to erect a
board walk, starting at the railroad on
Locust street. bridging the low ground
and ending at the hill.
The Citizens Telephone Company
have erected a line from Proctor to
Marion postoffice and is connected with
line. which terminates at
the Central Office. The Citizens Com
pany are extending communication
from Marion through to Littleton.
Friday morning an lumber of small
town boys left for Reader to drive
carts on the construction works of the
Joe Clark. Jr.. visited the oil fields
may expect their return by Sunday
The boys left early Friday morning
without breakfasting.
Col L. NJ. Stephens met with the
hose company boys Monday evening.
The company is named the L. NJ. Steph-
ems Hose Company, and after making
the boys a neat speech, he presented
them with the sum of s35, also $40 to
assist them with their picnic to be CIV
en- July Fourth.
Joe Clark, r., visited the oil fields
Wednesday and witnessed the drilling
in of the Rice No. 5, which is making
from $50 to 800 barrels day.
Miss Maggie Spraggs, of Wadesville,
was the guest of Miss Lillian Eakin
the past week.
Misses Clara Habermehl and Leila
Urpman, of Darlington, are the guests
of Mrs. Jessie Martin.
Rev. D. G. Smith attended the Dis
trict conference held at Cameron the
past week
Thistle Cox and mother. Mrs Susan
Cox, were the guests of Sistersyille
friends and relatives Friday.
Miss Annie Cain, of Sistersville, was
an assistant in the Republican Office a
few days the past week and was the
guest of Miss Gay DeBolt while here.
Mrs. S. B. Hall entertained a num-
Der of her friends at dinner Wednes-
day in honor of her mothers birthday.
Capt. Umphry, of Moundsville, was
the guest of Duerr Bros, Thursday.
Koontz & Phillips have taken the
contract to build the residence of Capt
B. T. Bowers. The building will be en-
larged and in fact almost an entire
new building.
T. P Jacobs, J. C. Trees and Frank
Clark were ATTENDING Masonic poaat