Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-29
FAIRMONT
Branch Humane Society organized
A Man With a Marriage License, n

A Man With a Marriage License, n
Jag and an Assorted Lot Of Weap-
ons.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT, W. Va, November Is
The lecture in the Farmers room Of
the court house in this city last even
ing. delivered by Prof. r. j. O'Hanlon,
OF Milwaukee. National Organizer and
Lecturer of the American Humane
Society, on the subject prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children and Dumb AMI
mails, was listened TO by fair crowd,
considering the inclement weather. His
lecture was interesting and was lis
tened TO with profound interest. At
the conclusion of the lecture the soci-
ETY. of the place was reorganized and
considerably strengthened. The officers
of the Fairmont society elected are:
President, Hon. o. S. Mckinney; vice
presidents, Mrs. Morrow, N A. Clay
ton, Thomas Reed, Prof Roster, l..
Koran; secretary, Miss Ollie Manear,
treasurer, Miss Flossie Fleming.
William E. Mahaffey, residing near
Montana, was arrested by Policeman
Charles Hawkins and taken before the
mayor yesterday on drunken charge.
Monday he was granted license TO mar
~ Miss Julia McIntire and doubtless
thought that the hardest of the battle
had been fought and proceeded to cell
citrate the occasion by loading up" on
Fairmont liquor. There was found on
his person an Italian knife, revolver,
: pair steel KNOCKERS, a vial labeled
poison" Sill in money and most
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license TO wed. He put up long spell
in police court, but part was believed
only, and he was fined SIS and costs,
making a total of S2S He paid the
assessment, however. and left town.
Houses were never in a greater de-
mand in Fairmont than they are at the
present time. Any sort of a structure
will bring good price per month.
There are a number of houses being
erected here with a general boom in
this respect ahead at the opening of
spring. Many men of wealth are
fiocking into Fairmont from other
towns and States and investing in real
estate. Fairmont will in the course of
ten years, ii it keeps up its present
growth, become the second largest city
in the State. The rapid growth of
Fairmont is due mainly to the immense
coal mines and coke manufactured
here. With its present mines hundreds
OF hands are given Enjoyment. The B.
& o. in order to successfully handle
the coal and coke is increasing it's
facilities, which gives employment TO
several men, to say nothing of Fair
mont's smaller enterprises Taking
A. L ,,.l
wages and rent the best of houses.
Walter Fleming, who shot James
Younger, a colored waiter at the White
Front restaurant through the wrist on
Monday evening while in a quarrel,
has fed and no trace Of his where
abouts can be ascertained. Ben Vance,
who was struck with a piece of glass
ware. bled quite freely, but her in
juries are slight.
The remains of Harry Mundle, a B.
& o. yard conductor here, who was
struck by train several days ago and
received thermal injuries was brought
here from Baltimore. Interment this
afternoon. with short funeral service
az his late home on Washington street
Circuit Court convened yesterday and
UP until this time but few indictments
have been found. No cases Of any
great interest will be heard until about
Friday.
Prof. James Satterfield, first assist
ant in the First ward schools, and ex-
county superintendent, died at his
home On Pierpoint avenue in this city
Monday evening, and his remains were
buried to-day. Imposing funeral SER
yviaA 1olI Al- L. IT.
His age was about 81 years and a fam
lily survives him.
Miss Minnie Kelly of Halleck. Mon
ongalia county, is visiting relatives in
this city.
j. o. Barthlow, who was thought to
have received a slight stroke of paral-
ysis while rounding the corner at the
Racket store Sunday, is improving.