Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
ST. MARY'S.

ST. MARYS, w. Va, June 1.-THE
Circuit Court was adjourned by Judge
Tavenner yesterday afternoon, after a
week in which very little was done.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson, a
girl; to Mr. and Mrs. G. w. King, a
boy.
Col. r. NJ. Jennings, of Pittsburg,
was distinguished visitor here last
Wednesday.
Miss Eethel Wright, of Parkersburg,
is here, the guest of Miss Mabel Nc
Comas.
Miss Jennie Phillips, of Waynesburg,
Pa, is the guest of her brother, G. B.
Phillips, the popular druggist.
Lon Parish is visiting his parents
near Warrington.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schauwecker were
in Wheeling yesterday calling on
friends.
John Potts, the well known oil man,
was at his home in Matrona, Pa, a
couple of days this week.
c. f. Hosford, the genial proprietor
of the Hosford Hotel, Sistersville, was
here last evening looking after his pro-
duction in this field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steere, of
Wave.rA were the guests of the for
mer's parents here this week.
Harlin Hughes, C. W. Locke, Chas.
Amber, Misses Dolly Trippett, Myrtle
Hughes and Bessie kester, returned to
their homes yesterday from the West
Liberty Normal school.
Miss Edna Ogdin, who has been at
tending the Marietta College, is home
on her vacation.
J. w. Mcintyre, of New Martinsville,
was a prominent lawyer in the city
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pemberton were
in Marietta Tuesday.
Miss Nellie McGrew, one of the at
tractive and accomplished young ladies
of the city. spent the week with Mari
eta friends.
Miss Fannie Browse, the accomplish
ed daughter of Col. and Mrs. r. H.
Browse, of Spring Run, returned yes
terday from Boston, where she has
been attending school,
Miss Evaline Raush, of New Haven,
w. Va, is the guest of Miss Ogdin.
Miss Birdie Clark, of Washington.
Pa, who has been visiting friends here
for several days, left this week for In
diana.
| - A glycerine explosion blew the der
rick at Mallory Bros. & Stewards No. 1
Frazier to atoms early Sunday morn
ing. Several people about the we'll mar
rowly escaped with their lives. The
cause of the explosion is unknown. The
first can had been let down and the sec
ond was being lowered when it blew
up, exploding a shell in the derrick.
The men working with the shot sur
missed there was something wrong and
managed to get away before the ex-
plosion occurred.
q. T. Riggs has leased the coal, build
ing, stone and fire clay right of his
farm Just below town to A. Waxel-
baum for Pennsylvania capitalists. Mr..
Riggs has an inexhaustible uqantity OF
fine clay and stone of peerless value.
The work of opening up the stone quar-
ry will be commence7 within the next
ninety days.
The speakeasy fraternity need expect
no leniency of Judge Tavenner. He
has no sympathy for willful violators
of the law and is handling offenders
without gloves. Tony Willoughby mot
present. was araigned and tried on one
case. and was fined $50 and costs. The
grand jury returned eleven indictments
against Fatty" Alberts for illicit sell
ing of intoxicants., He was arraigned
on the first four. but they proved to be
technically wrong and were quashed.
He flew" before others could be re-
turned.
Charles Lornig and Charles Cook.
two boys who were arreSted last fall
by Capt. Meighen for breaking into a
freight car belonging to the Ohio River
Railroad Company. were tried Monday
and acquitted. They were indicted here
last October. and were also indicted
by the Marshall county grand jury for a
similar offense. They were incarcer-
ated here 14S days. There was no d.
rect evidence against them.
Brown & Co.. Of Bellaire. o., will in a
few days open a first class jewelry
store in their new building now being
erected on the Bushfield lot
John Rogers. who stabbed Joe Cold
stein several days ago, was tried on
Wednesday The jury found him gull
II Of assault and battery. and the court
imposed a fine CT SIS and costs.
II. E. Wells. manager C he Wells