Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-02
MOUNDSVILLE.
Events Yesterday In the Marshall
County Town.

Events Yesterday In the MARSHALL
County Town.
Randolph NJ. Cox, Of Smithfeld, is
visiting his parents here.
DIR. J. L. Summons. of Sistersville,
was in the city yesterday.
Cyrus Brown, a well known Demo-
crat Of Pleasant Valley, was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Beulah Riggs, of Fairview. is
the guest Of Mrs. w. A. Grandstaff,
of Eighth street.
Callahan and Mccain have finished
another we'll in the Rogerson oil field.
1t will be small producer.
The funeral of Mrs. B. F. Rumble
will occur to-day at 2 o'clock. In,
terment private at Mt. Rose.
Nv. B. Grossley, of Washington. Pa,
an experienced hotel man, will take
charge of the Mound City hotel to-
day.
Elias Charlton, of this city, and
Miss Lille Travis, OF Wheeling Island,
were married last evening in Wheel
ing.
A marriage license was Issued yes
terday to Edward Z. Kinney and Ra-
chel A. Grandon, both OF Mounds
vile.
The Republican clubs from here will
probably go down to Sstersville to-
morrow evening 10 the demonstration
there.
Dr. w. C. Bond has returned from
Ravenswood, where he has been for
two weeks with his daughter, who has
an attack of typhoid fever
The funeral of Mrs. B. F. Rumble,
who died Tuesday evening, will occur
from her late residence, 31S Ninth
street, at 2 o'clock to-day.
Yesterday afternoon the large woods
in the narrows in Ohio, opposite Glen
dale, was on fire, and dense volumes
of smoke darkened the sky.
Edgar A. Holmes, general manager
of the p. C. & w. Railroad, went to
his home in Astoria, N. Y, yesterday
to remain until after the election.
Miss Bird WOODBURY. and her friend,
Miss Sherrard, who are students at the
Washington, Pa, Seminary, will ar
rive here this evening to remain a few
days.
Tonight the Bryan and Stevenson
marching club and large number of
other persons will be in Wheeling to
participate in the big demonstration
there.
To-day Frank Chaffee, who cut F.
NJ Showalter with a knife on Sunday
evening, will be given hearing before
Squire Pierce on charge of felonious
cutting.
Last evening number Of parties
were given in town. Among those
who were hostesses to their friends
were Mrs. C. C. Newman, Miss Lottie
Lewis and Miss Norma Scott.
C. NJ. Johnson & Co. will begin work
to-day on a new store room for S. T.
Cartwright, on Jefferson avenue.
Harvey Riggs secured the contract for
new residence for Mr.. Cartwright
On Baker avenue.
Both the Democratic and Republican
County Committees will be in session
here tomorrow, the last sessions be-
fore the battle is fought. 1t is rumor-
ed that there will be some sensational
developments in the latter body when
they convene.
For the past several days a forest
fire has been raging in the woods above
three miles out from town on Rob-
ert's Ridge. A great deal of fence
was destroyed and the rig at the Leas-
ure and Booen we'll on Alex. Taylor's
farm was only saved by hard work.
The rain yesterday extinguished the
fire.
Three boys from town, who were
hunting Wednesday night, reported
finding man either dead or sleeping
in wild spot about three miles from
town. They became frightened and
ran away. 1t was reported yesterday
that party had gone out to search
for the body, but the report could not
be verified.
The county court refused the appli-
cation of the Gospel Trumpet Publish
Ing Company asking that their pub
Nshing house be exempt from taxation
on the grounds that they engage in
nothing but the publication of relig-
tous literature and the workmen re-
ceive only what is necessary for their
support To-day the application of
the Benwood and Bellaire Ferry COM
pany for franchise will be made to
the court.
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