Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02
ST. MARY'S.

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family affair, and only a very few
aside from the family circle witnessed
the ceremony The bride is the ac-
complished and interesting daughter
CT r. A. Gallaher, editor of the ST.
Mary's Oracle, while the groom IS one
OF NeWport's hustling young business
men. They have a large circle OF
friends here who wish them unDounded
success and happiness.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Alice BARK
well, widow of the late Samuel BARK
we'll, jr., and Mr.. S. w. Benninger,
prominent contractor and producer,
were quietly married by Rev. Aubry
Hess, in the parlor OF the former s
home The wedding was strictly prl-
vate, and was general surprise
They left on the late train for points
north.
Miss Nora Barry, aged "a, died at
her home. on Creel street, early wed
nesday morning. The funeral occur
red Thursday evening from the nome,
and was largely attended The de-
ceased had been i'll for several years,
of consumption.
E. "A. Sayre, assistant cashier OF the
Pleasant County Bank, was the guest
Of relatives In Raven5wood this week.
G. G. Mccormick, of Sister5yille, has
leased a room in DR.. Steeres new
building and will put in a first-class
shoe store.
J. d. Savell, the genial harness man
ufacturer and dealer, was in Marietta
yesterday On business.
Mrs. A. !. Stanley spent Sunday in
Sistersville with her sister, Miss
Riggs.
whole of the week.
The Fourth promises to be very
tame here. No preparations for cell
ebration of any kind have been made.
Saul Ankrom was in RavensWood
this week on business
z. It. Martins new residence is near
ing completion, and in appearance it
is an example of an architects art.
The trouble here existing over the
presence of a couple of colored people
: is at an end, and everything is calm
|and serene.
Newton Ogden, who has been i'll, is
|about his duties again.
c. N Matheney and Samuel Bark
well we're in Sistersyille Wednesday.
h. t. Smith has sold his furnishing
store to G. NJ. Kotzebue, of New Mar
tinsWille, who will restart the place.
He has employed r. C. McKindley to
manage the business for him.
s DR.. A. S. Grimm was business visi-
tor in Marietta Wednesday.
w. H. Roesle, of Pittsburg. is here.
Fred Ba.6on, manager of the How
ard Hotel, was in Parkersburg to-day
lngr Business
a. J. Porter was a business visitor
Parkersburg Tuesday.
lIr. and Mrs George Zipp were
SITS of Bellaire friends this week.
lharles Gibbs Carter and George Fl.
|berts, prominent lawyers of Pitts
8, were in the city yesterday
The ST. Mary band will go to Ellen
10 the Fourth.
NJ D. Idanes, prominent attorney
O. Sistersville, was here yesterday.
Mrs. J. T. Barron was in Marietta
Wednesday.
,sobera Pemberton will leave the
first Of ne coming week for Washing
ton, d. c.. on business.
w. AWells, Of Parkersburg, was
busI - visitor in the city Wednes-
~ w. Vandervoort, well known at
torney OF Parkersburg, was in the city
this week on business.
w. S. Allen, a hustling young law
yer of the city, was in Parkersbburg
on business the early part of the week.
r. H. Flesher has returned from
Minneapolis, where he was attending
the national convention of the Jr y.
III. A. M.
The local talent, assisted by Prof.
Wilson. of Marietta, will give a mu-
sicale in the auditorium of the high
school building. A splendid pro-
gramme has been arranged for the oc-
casion, and it promises to be a swell
affair."
Mrs. O. j. Mowry has returned from
Pennsylvania, where she has been VS.
iting relatives for the past ten days.
Sheriff Core has leased the City no.
tel 10 Davis & Moore. They are busy
kehodeling and renovating the place.
y. A. Smitl1rkas in Wheeling Tues
day Md wednesday,.
What might have proved fatal ac-
cident occurred Wednesday, on the H.
q smith lease of tie G. C.sRoby farm.
They drilled in well No. 2 with nice
showing. and decided to shoot it heaFi-
Nv. one hundred quarts of glyeerine
were nut in the well and set off an
electric appliance. The hole Drldged
about half way down, and the force OF
the explosion could not make It's way
Ia the surface. After waiting several
hours. it was thought by the drillers
that the explosion had spent itself by
ABSORPTION. and the tools were lowered
into the hole and run half dozen
times. Suddenly the cable began to
tremble and recoiled, and w. A.
Smith. the driller, at once realized
what was about to happen. He warn
ed his helper, and attempted to escape
from the derrick, but the dangerous
explosive was too quick for him. The
bridge had been loosened by the tools, |
and the force of the impact shot came
to the .5urface with appalling rapidity.
The tools were thrown high into the
air: the conductor was blown to atoms
and the derrick was reduced to kim
ding wood. The derrick floor was
hurled from It's noorings, and Mr..
Smith was sent through the air dis
lance Of thirty feet sooner tan it re-
&uires to tel; it. Lighting. he attempt
"a to run, but just as he gained sfeet. !
q was struck in the back by flying
kissile aud knocked down, fortunately
T;thout serious results. The tool
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