Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-17
NEW MARTINsvILLE.

cember 16.-Ihe members OF the Ma
sonic fraternity of this city very APP
propriately observed the centennial
anniversary of the death of w. M.
George Washington at the Masonic hall
in the third story of the postoffice
building, Thursday evening. The GER
econies consisted of addresses, and in
attendance was purely Masonic. Ad-
dresses were made by John Stamm. w.
MEG. Hall. Josephus Clark. ]. w. Nc
Intire and others.
D. A. Bartlett, Of Sistersville, was
here Friday on legal business.
]. C. Conley, contractor, is moving
the Democrat Office off the court square
to the corner of Union and Jefferson
streets.
4. Z. McCaskey was calling IN the
north end of town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Muhleman spent
Sunday with relatives near Hannibal.
The boats did passenger traffic of
$50 passengers from this port during
the week, the Ruth getting the greater
number. The freight traffic was quite
heavy.
Capt. Bay, of the BAY Line" was
here this week looking for a location
for drugstore for his son.
p. ]. Matthews, of Moundsville, is
contemplating the opening of store
here in the near future.
Miss Blanche Ferrill left Friday
morning for Wheeling, where she will
visit relatives for some days.
Standiford Bros. received big con-
signment of furniture on the steamer
Virginia Thursday
The Bankus Oil Company, of this
city, has commenced test we'll on the
Bankus farm, in Morgan county, Ohio.
Thompson & Muhleman received an
immense consignment of furniture or
the steamer Greenwood Wednesday
Uncle Toms Cabin was at the Opera
House Friday night and exhibited to
big house.
F. W. Clark and John w. Kaufman
day to take part in the Masonic exer-
cises.
C. S. Smith, of Warrington, was
business caller here Tuesday.
George Van Der Linden, stone cutter,
who has been an employee of Contractor
Burkhart, will superintend the stone
cutting on the new court house.
Mrs. Grace Funk and daughter, Ma
jorie, returned home Friday.
E. B. Snodgrass and P. D. Morris will
act as attorneys in an important case
before Squire Morgan to-day at Por-
tiers Falls.
j.. t. Young superintendent of the
surveying on the Short. Line railroad,
and located at Pinegrove, was in town
Thursday.
E. L. Boone is erecting dwelling on
Maple avenue.
w. E. Sykes, an attorney of Marietta,
was business caller Monday
Charley Martin, of Parkersburg, was
the guest of his brother, S. R., Thurs
day.
Miss Minta Berger entertained a
number of her friends at her home on
Virginia street Friday evening.
Miss Anna Priest, who has been the
guest of her cousin, Miss Minnie Clark,
for some weeks, returned to her home
at Newark, o., the first of the week.
The County Court spent apart of the
week inspecting the public road re-
Gently constructed by the Short Line
railroad, The company in many places
destroyed the original road, and were
obliged to construct new roadway.
A. G. Ruby will leave for Chicago
and other western points to buy UP
draft and driving horses for his sale
stables.
Monday Sheriff Pyles will sell the Old
court house, and the purchaser will be
required to commence moving 1t at the
close of the January term OF court.
From published accounts, it appears
that the specifications for the new court
house is not understood, as will appear
by a copy left with your correspond
ent, which reads as follows: Where
certain goods or make of goods are
specified, it is simply done as standard
OF the mandatory, and the contractor
will be required to use the makes as
specified on their equal and he must
therefore govern himself accordingly"
1t was insisted that the goods requiT-
ed were specified and none other could
be used, yet they could be purchased
cheaper. This comment was very I'M
fair to the gentlemen composing the
court, who have shown q disposition
to protect the interest of the tax payers
in every particular
By the recent runout in Fishing
creek of an immense quantity CT logs,
lumber and ties, have been added 20 the
stock of Koontz & Phillips. Three
good sized lumber RATS are among the
delivery. The delivery was attended
with but little loss.
The officials Of the railroad were
here few days since looking for
location for the union depot. 1t ap
pears almost an impossibility of its
being located on the South Side. It
might be well for the citizens of the
North End TO investigate this matter.
George Lcichner, who is engaged in
business at ST. Mary's came home this
morning and will remain over Sunday.
David Henderson,. OF Powhatan, an,
aged gentleman, having piloted on the
Ohio river 45 years, was visiting
friends here Friday.
Rev. w. w. Roberts. of Hundred, is
in the city to-day and will preach on
the South Side tonight and tomorrow
at IL o'clock and tomorrow night.
Bart Cavenaugh, son of NJ. Caven-
augh, contractor on the Short Line,
r. R., and located at Pinegrove was o
business caller here Friday and Satur-
day.
Hartley Arters. Of Wolf Pen, will
spend Sunday with his mother, at her
home on Clark street.
A. B. Gartrell, Lloyd Taught and
Bruce Hill spent Friday with Mounds
villa friends