Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-07
SISTERSVILLE

Sistersville, w. Va. February e.
Nothing more has been heard from
Miss Ella Bowen, the young woman
who shot and killed Harry Deffibaugh
last week. She returned Saturday
night, stating that she had got lost
in the woods on account of the dark
ness. 1t is believed she is still at her
home in Monroe county, Ohio, in the
vicinity of Sardis, where she was taken
by her brother, who was here during
the trial Friday afternoon. Another
officer will be sent after her at once,
and every effort will be made to bring
her back to West Virginia, when she
will be given preliminary hearing be-
fore justice of the peace, and there
is not the least doubt that she will be
sent to Jail to answer before the Circuit
Court for the part she took in the trag-
edy which caused the death Of young
Deffibaugh.
This afternoon and evening a num-
Der Of the members of the First regi-
ment West Virginia volunteers, who
enlisted here, arrived in the city.
All the arrangements for the twelve
round boxing contest "etween c. r.
Rodgers, of Washington, Pa, and Jack
Scanlon, Of Youngstown, Ohio, which
will take place here on Friday evening,
February 10th. have been completed,
and there is not the least doubt but
that it will be the greatest affair of
the kind held here for some time. Both
of the men have been working hard
and by the evening for the exhibition
they will be in first-claSS condition.
Both Of the men are good little boxers
and they will make it as interesting as
possible.
George A. Shryock, Hal j. Porter
field and John Kinkaid, who were in
Wheeling Saturday and Sunday, re-
turned to the city to-day
The members of Sistersville Lodge
No. 335 are making preparations for
their annual grand benefit performance
and it will be bigger and better this
year than ever before All the plans
for the affair have not been matured
and the matter Of entertainment will
not be given out for a while. The ben
eft will be held early in March.
Mrs. E. A. Durham, OF Main street,
was in New Martinssille this morning
calling on friends.
Tomorrow evening in their hall in
the McCoach building, the members of
the Virginia Club will give another of
their delightfully."- informal and thor
oughly enjoyable dances. Quite a num-
Der of persons from other places are
expected to attend. and it will, with
out a doubt, be the most pleasant and
brilliant affairs Of the season.
c. NJ. Crawford, of Emlenton. Pa.
arrived in the city this afternoon and
will be the guest Of his brother, George
W. Crawford, for a short time.
The show at the Columbia Theatre
this week promises TO eclipse the one
which held tie boards there last week
Some OF the people of last week have
been retained in stock and quite num-
Der OF new ones have been enga ged.
The performance this evening was
very meritorious one and the manage
ment fully deserved all the praise it re-
ceived. Barrett & Leonard, J. J. WEIGH.
Addie Favart. Allen & Leonard. and
number of others will be the principal
features of the programme this week.
John Donahue. field superintendent
of the Carter Oil Company, received
the sad intelligence yesterday that his
father. who lived near Allegheny. n.
Y, had died. He left yesterday after
noon for home.
Mrs. R. 4. Irwin, accompanied by
Mrs. F. S. Leasure, went to Wheeling
this morning, where they will be the
guests of friends for a short time.
Capt. Billy Roe, of Marietta, OF the
steamer Barnsdall. accompanied by his
wife and son, arrived in the city this
morning, and they are the guests of
friends here for short time.