Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09

The New short Line Road Nearing
C0mpletiOn--Laying A.eavy Steel
Rails-A New High school Build
ing to he Erected.
| NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va, Sep
TENDER st. Roller. of Wheeling. man
ager OF the branch office of the Caledonian
| Insurance Co., was business caller in
town the first of the week
| Frank Wells Clark left Monday for
| Columbus. O.. where he win be detained
several days on legal business.
w. j. Alexander returned Monday from
a business visit to the cities of Buck
| harmon, Clarksburg and Parkersburg.
| e. l.. Robinson had the honor and pleas
| ure OF introducing Col w. j. Bryan to the
| large crowd of townsmen assembled at the
| railroad station Thursday evening. Mr..
Bryan was introduced as the next presi-
| dent of the United States. To this he
! replied, II haven't time TO make speech,
| but will say this, that 1t is easier TO
prophesy, than to Determine the prophecy
You are to determine"
| Mrs. Dr. E. l.. Boone entertained a
| number of friends at home Friday even
Ing in honor of her cousin and guest. Miss
Clara Penn. of Parkersburg.
| Miss Jennie Bruce attended the Woods
| field fair last Wednesday in company
with b. G. Bridgmans family
| Mrs. G. L. McIntire. of Grangeville.
Marion county, called on a number of
| friends Thursday on her way to visit her
| daughter. Mrs. Joseph Adams. of this
county.
| A special meeting Of the members of
Wetzei Lodge No. 80, A. F.. A. M, will
be held next Tuesday evening.
The laying of track on the Short Line
| railroad Is progressing speedily. II was
the supposition that the light steel taken
from the Ohio River road would be placed
| on the new line. but instead new 76- pound
steel is being used. The work train has
| reached the Isaac holland farm. two miles
from town.
| Thee. Hornbrook has moved his house
hold goods in to the Hill property, corner
| of North street and Maple avenue. Mr.
Hornbrook recently purchased the prop
erty of James p. Chaplin.
Mrs. Fred Lantz and Mrs c. C. Eisen-
barth were calling on friends at Hannibal,
O., this week.
Mrs. E. J. Thompson left for st. Clairs-
vile, O., Wednesday. where she will
spend some weeks with relatives
Robert Potts and George Ober spent
Tuesday evening with friends at Sisters
Vile
Misses Flora and Mintie Berger are
spending the week with Moundsville
friends
Prof Charles Farmer has returned from
uba ha taI.y 10
lectures during the special summer term
The special bond election held last Sat-
urday was very gratifying to the friends
of education. The question to be submit
ted was, the issuing of bonds In the sum
of s35,0o0 for the purpose of building a
new high school building. The vote stood
81 for the issuing of bonds and 60 against
The present building Is a brick, erected
m 1880, but is too small to accommodate
the scholars. The contract for the new
building will be let In October or Novem-
Der. Much may be said in favor of our
presept board of education for their adj
vanced ideas and untiring work for the
cause of education.
A message was received last Tuesday
stating that Mrs. i. w. Hartman of this
place, who had been visiting relatives
near Buffalo. N. Y. died on last Tuesday
morning
John Woodcock will leave Sunday for
Mountain Lake Park
Col. Romeo Fl. Freer addressed large
meeting at the high school building Fri
day evening. The meeting was called to
order by j. w. Lutes, who named
Thomas Hawkins as chairman and Lloyd
Mclntire as secretary. press reporter
accompanied Mr.. fresr. who no doubt will
give an extended account of the meeting
During the fair young man of Beilaire
went to 'Patsy's" lunch room and used
bad language. and was kicked out by
the proprietor, falling on his head, and
report was current that policeman had
beat him over the head with mace
which report is false, and does our police
a great injustice
0. o. Allen, of Tyler county, was a
business caller here Saturday.
There were thirty-eight guests registered
at the Brast hotel Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. A. ]. Hammond and little daugh-
ter Mary. of Terre Haute, Ind, are the
guests of Mrs. Joe Slender.