Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

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loads to move the baggage to the de-
pot. Among the baggage was seven
teen large trunks belonging to travelling
men.
]. e. Bartlett has let the contract to
Geo. Potts to build new dwelling on
Clark street.
Squire J. E. Young, e. B. Snodgrass,
Col. NJ v. ODER, and other prominent
Democratic politicians of this city, at
tended the meeting of the county COM
mittee at Wileysville Saturday to SUI
perintend the result of the primary
election. Mr.. Snodgrass took out the
returns from this district, being one OF
the commissioners of election.
A. B. Moore, a stenographer in the
pension Office at Washington, D. c.,
was calling on friends here the first of
the week.
Capt. B. II. Bowers was at Parkers-
burg Wednesday on legal business.
Mrs. Robert Thompson, who spent a
week here with her niece, Miss Blanch
Ferret. left for her home at st. Marys
Thursday.
Miss Mollie Collins, of the South Side,
spent Saturday with relatives at Sis
tersville
Mrs. Sep Hall has returned from
two weeks visit to friends at Wash
ington, d. c.
New Martinsville's industrial march
is exceeding the expectations of her cit
liens. Each week brings business
men, who are attracted by the adj
vantages offered. The town is we'll To-
Gated for growth, having two railroads,
when the Short Line is completed,
which IS not far in the future, and the
advantages of cheap river rates. The
activity in the oil fields, which now
surrounds the town, makes a boom for
all kinds of business There have
come to the town a number of enter
prising men, who have began showing
their worth to a community by engag-
ing in business Last spring A. Burk-
art, of Kenton, Ohio came here and
has opened an extensive brick yard,
and is manufacturing fine quality OF
hard pressed brick. The South Penn
Oil Company is erecting a large wares
house near the depot, and large ma
chine shop is now completed south of
the depot, and this summer is wit
Messing the erection of number of fine
residences, among which may be men
toned the residence of w. Culp, on
Elisa street, and the residence OF w.
MEG. Hall and John Slender on Maple
avenue, which are now under construc-
ton. J. c. Trees has moved into his
elegant residence on Maple avenue. A.
Burkart is completing a brick resi-
dence on Clark street, and number of
other fine houses are building in diff
ferent parts of our growing city.
Mrs. j. NJ. Carter and son, Carl, left
Thursday evening for Clarksburg,
where they will visit for a short time,
and from Clarksburg Mrs. Carter will
accompany her son to the Hot Springs
in Virginia.
Mrs. E. w. Reynolds and son, Floyd,
of Jonesburg, Mo-, were the guests of
MIR. and Mrs. James Sharp the first of
the week.
Miss Edna Hustled, teacher in the
Clarksburg school, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. J. U. Daton, of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Sharp and daugh-
ter, Nellie, attended the wedding of Mr.
Joseph Boyers and Miss Eva Lena Nc
Kay, at the home of the brides parents,
at Sistersville, Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyers left Wednesday
evening for New York City, from
which point they will sail on the steam
er Vera" Saturday, June %, for a
three months tour, embracing Paris
and the exposition, a cruise through
the Mediterranean, touching at Gibral-
ter.
John W. Kaufman will leave June
80 for Cleveland, O.. to attend the we'd
ding of Emanuel Reich, OF this city, TO
Miss Rosa Oppenheimer, of Cleveland,
which will take place Sunday, July lst.
Miss Mary, the handsome daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Uppole, Of Newport, is
the guest of friends on the South Side.
J. Ross Eakin returned home from
the University Friday evening.
Miss Gertrude Haymon, of Sutton, is
the guest OF her uncle, T. H. Hawkins,
of South Maple avenue.
Ed Wyatt met with quite serious
accident Thursday evening. He was
riding a spirited horse on the pike near
Pinegrove, and when passing under
the telephone line, was caught in the
face by wire. which had become loos-
ened and gagging down. The wire
caught him under the chin and almost
cut off his cheek and ear Dr. Stone
dressed his wounds, which will dis
figure him