Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
NEW M-ARTINSVILLE.

NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va, Jam
uary Cdr. M. L. Miller, of Manning
ton, has located in tour town with
Office in the McIntire building, North
street. The doctor comes well recon-
mended.
The annaul meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the New Martinsville bank was
held on January 2, and the following
Board of Directors was elected for the
ensuing year.: S. R.. Martin, D. H.
Cox, e. S. Duerr, F. W. Clark, William
Ankrom, Joseph w. Lentz, and G. j..
Beck. After the adjournment of the
stockholders meeting, the newly elect
ed Board OF Directors elected the fol-
lowing officers: S. r. Martin, Presi-
dent; D. H. Cox, Vice President; E. s..
Duerr, Secretary; J. A.. Bandi, cashier,
and ]. w. Schmeid, assistant cashier.
The business of the bank has grown
rapidly in the last year, having nearly
three times as many accounts with in
dividualS as it had a year ago. The
cashier reported the net profits of the
bank for the last six months to be
ST. 19.24, or nearly IL per cent. net
gain for six months.
B. F. Harris was taken suddenly i'll
"Wednesday night. DR.. Miller was call
ed and rendered the necessary medical
attention.
John Lair, of Titusville, Pa, will be-
come a resident of our town, and will
open up a gents furnishing store in
the Obner building. He will also keep
jewelry, etc. Mr.. Lair will be ready
for business
William Brast was a business caller
at Wheeling Thursday.
Great Snodgrass, of Brink, is calling
on his daughter, Mrs. j. N. Wyatt.
M. L. Hill, of Littleton, was a bus
mess caller the first of the week.
There was a small blaze at Piney
Tuesday. The dwelling of Mr.. McCur-
nv was burned. The first report
reaching our city was the Roome hotel
was burned, together with a number OF
other buildings.
Ross Sayer left for Morgantown the
first of the week to enter the Univer-
sity. Mr.. Sayer will take the law
course.
The county court has been sitting
this week. This will be the last term
in the old building. The commission
ers will arrange to get the High school
building for the holding of the courts.
A.. Burkart and family arrived from
Cleveland Tuesday, and will make this
their future home.
A municipal election was held in
the town of Brooklin, a suburb of this
city, but operating under a charter,
Thursday, with the following results:
Mayor-elect, Ed. Lappert; Recorder,
Frank Hartman; Councilmen, Guido
Probst, J.. C. Conley, Ed. White, M. c..
Butcher, and Geo. I. ~Snodgrass. The
new Council is composed of %represen-
tative men of the town.
Don Owens and Frank Hicks, of
Cameron, were visitors here Thursday.
Miss Edith Briggs left Friday to
visit her home at Greenhill.
A E. Gown, of Pineyfork, was a bus
mess caller in town Thursday.
William Harker, a young business
man, located at King, was calling on
friends in town the past week.
R. H. Kidner, salesman for Rankin
& Wilson, of Pittsburg, was calling on
the business men of our town Thurs
day and Friday.
Miss Myrtle Barr, who has been alb
sent some weeks visiting friends and
relatives at Pittsburg, is expected home
to-day.
Mrs. William Brast was visiting at
Wheeling Friday.
F. w. Clark and T. P. Jacobs at
tended the meeting of the Bar Asso-
citation held at Martinsburg the latter
part of the week.
]. S. Evans. of Hundred, recently a
member of the firm of Strope &
Evans, of this place, was a business
caller Friday.
Miss Fannie Douglas and friend,
Miss Minnie Williams, who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l. Merrill
for some time, returned home at Rip
ley Landing Tuesday.
A. Wheeler, of Washington, Pa, was
registered at the Elk hotel Thursday.
D. H. and Friend Cox were business
callers at Wheeling Friday.
DR.. Bruce Keifer, of Paden's Valley,
was visiting friends here Friday.
Mrs. H. R. Thompson entertained a
number of her friends Thursday even
ing at her home in honor of her guest,
Mrs. t. B. Frazier, of Martins Ferry.
Contractor Burkhart is erecting a
frame building at the terminus of
Franklin street for stone cutting pur-
pcTes,
On Wednesday evening at s O'Clock,
Miss Amelia Stamm was united in mar
riage to George Hartman, both of this
city. The ceremony was performed at
the home of the brides parents, South
!. Side. by Rev. J.. NJ. Carter, of the NJ.
E. church South. Many invited guests
were present.
E. j. Thompson has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper for j. C. Trees & Co.
The ladies of the Twentieth Century
club held a reception for their hus-
bands at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Merrill, Maple avenue, FRIDAY eve
ming frcm eight to twelve O'Clock. An
eIabarte lnnch was served at the usa-
al hour. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Dnerr, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Bandi, Mr..
aud Mrs. Hnry Keontz. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Akron Mr.. and Airs. L Ner-