Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
NEW MARTINsvILLE.

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rented the store room of C. w. Barrack
on North Main street FOR a tin shop
and hardware store. He will bring his
family as soon as he can procure a
house.
Dr. Miller, of Warrington, was here
three days this week looking for
rooms. He rented office rooms If J.
w. McIntire on North street. He will
he here for the practice of medicine
January 1st. and his family will come
next spring.
E. o. Keller and Lloyd McIntire, at
torneys, and J. M. Null, Sr., notary,
spent two days at Smithf1eld this week
taking dispositions in a chancery cause
pending in our court.
The annual election of officers was
held by the Masonic brethren Tuesday
night, but little change was made in
the officers.
Some OF our citizens were surprised
to learn from an evening paper that
the Court House was to be moved in
ten days. The old building will not be
disturbed until after the adjournment
of the January term of the Circuit
Court, and also that the contracted
price is not $4,000, but $44, 800. John
Slender purchased the old building
Monday for $40. He will have thirty
days after the adjournment of court to
remove the building.
James Chaplin is moving one of the
beautiful maple trees from the court
house yard to his lot on North street.
Its removal is necessary by reason OF
new building taking that part of the
yard. 1t will require several days to
take the tree out and transplant it.
The WetZel Democrat was run off
this week on Wheels. The building Is
being moved to another location and
the workmen stopped on the rout long
enough for them to get out the paper.
Owing to the weight, some days will be
required to get the building in position.
The business building Of Thompson
& Muhleman is decked out in holiday
attire, due to the artistic taste of Rev.
Ferrill, manager.
Three horses are now required to
take the mail from this city to Pine
Grove, and it is almost impossible to
get through with it.
Miss Ella Clark, who is attending
the Ladies Seminary at Washington.
D. c., is spending a few weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Clark.
Rev. r. D. Hanna, formerly pastor
OF the NJ. e. church of this city, but
row working for the "Children's Home
Society" spent a week here with old
acuuaintances and working for his in
stitution.
Miss Jennie, handsome daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B.. S~nodgrass, win
spend the holidays with relatives at
M~annington.&
Mrs. C. c. E%isanbarth and Mrs. O. l..
Haugnt spent Wednesday shopping at
Wheeling.
Homer Richardson, who is taking a
course of medicine at the Baltimore
medical college, is at home for the hol-
idays.
E. e. Eisanbarth, now in the show
business and at n time editor of the
Messenger" published here, is spend
ing a few days with his parents on
Maple ayenu
Clerk J. w. Kaufman and attorney
f. w. Clark were at Wheeling Wednes-
day on business.
Miss Bessie Tarr, Of Butler county,
Pa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lena
Tarr, at the Elk hotel.
Capt. B. t. Bowers was a business
caller at Sistersyille Wednesday.
DR.. A. G. Adams is spending a few
days Will, Wheeling friends.
J. c. Conley, a well known contractor
of the Sou tn Side, was a business call
er al Siste 'sville Wednesday.
Mrs. S. -. Hall is the guest of
Mounasvillt friends.
Squire John Rankin, of Greysville,
Marshall county, was the guest of his
son, George, a Main street merchant,
Wednesday.
w. S. Ha yrnond, Of Fairmont, was
here Monday and Tuesday on legal
business.
C. B. McNulty. an attorney of Man
nington, was a business caller the first
OF the week.
o. L. Taught and Bruce Hill were at
Moundsville Frida y.
Contractor A. iBurkhart has COM
menced the stone foundation of the
wholesale grocery building. The
building will be a three story brick,
and will be-comlleted in time for the
spring trade. A Hspnber of retail mer-
chants are stockholders in the corpora
ton.
Attorney E. B. Snodgrass and P. D.
Morris were at Porter's Falls Saturday
as counsel in a case involving the death
OF a trained dog. The jury hung and
a new trial is ordered TO take place in
about two weeks.
The Eakin House has been well filled
with guests for the past week, many
Oil men and Foreign business men being
among the number.
We are glad to note the fact that
many business men froDA Warrington
are seeking locations here. Any
visiting our city can see he advantages
offered, and note at a glace the pros
porous condition of business.
a wholesale and retail drug store is
a possibility of the near future to be
located on North street, if a suitable
LOT can be obtained.
Thomas b. Harrison and son Will
liam, spent Sunday with relatives in
our town.
1t will be but a short time until the
Union depot will be located, and from
information given by the agent, it will
be of Importance to the North End to
take an interest in this matter. The
companies are not disposed 10 pay an
enormous price for the lands upon
which to erect the same.
J.C. Trees, oil producer, made a
business cell ut ST. Mary's Thursday,
where he has l number OF wells. Mr..
Trees also has some fine producers in