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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14

cousin on Finks creek Friday.
Mrs. Judge Henry Brannon left We'd
nesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Flannery, at Baltimore. The Judge
has. returned to Charleston.
Engineer JEFF Davis is off duty on
account of the illness of his wife.
The two banks and the electric light
company reelected their old officers
at their elections held the past week.
John E. MCGUIRE has returned after
spending the holidays at home.
Let's make it unanimous that Con-
tractor Goble drill all the wells made
on the new locations in this section.
1t seems that he is the only man that
can get the grease.
Rev. White, of the Presbyterian
church, announces a series of meetings
to be held about the first of February.
It is his desire, and the Rev. Henry
Runner, ID. D., of Pa~rkersburg, is ex-
pected to be present.
Rt. Rev. Bishop GRAY satt and the fol-
lowing clergyman: Rev. Penlck, OF
Fairmont; Rev. Fish. of Grafton; and
Rev. Brittiagham, of Wheeling are as
sisting Rev. Burkhart holding n mis-
sion and convocation at st. Paul'S
church.
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on account of illness that he wa com
PEELED to quit business.
Thursday evening al the ~. =.
Church In this city, q number Of emil
men divines, including e. M. Mills, Of
New York: DR.. Efyan, president OF the
Buckhannon Seminary, and DR.. S. *.
Arbuthnot, were the speakers a. q
meeting held for the purpose of furth-
ering the movement to raise the S20,-
0G0,0 which the Methodists are after
as a centennial fund. The gentlemen
named, as we'll as some local speakers,
all made addresses during the evening
and much interest vas manifested In
the movement.
Miss Mary Canoe, formerly of this
city, now living in Marietta, Ohio, who
has been in the city for a week = ten
days as the guest of relatives and
friends here and in the interior OF the
county, has returned home.
Mrs. ]. C. Jones, Of Brown Betty
street, is the guest Of friends at Wash
ington and Taylorstown, Pa, for a cou-
pie of weeks.
Arch l.. Smith, local representative
for the Boyaird & Seyfang Manufacture
ing Company, of Pittsburg, Pa, who
has been at his home in Butler, Pa, for
a week or ten days, has returned to the
city.
Hal. ]. Porterfeld, of Oil City. Pa,
formerly local manager OF the Noun
tain State Gas Company, arrived In
the city the early part of the week and
will be the guest Of relatives and
friends here for a few days.
Rev. T. E. Wade, of Parkersburg,
who has been in the city for a few days
as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Ed.
limerick, of Prospect Place, has re-
turned home.
Col. Frank Fertig, a prominent oper-
ator and producer Of this city, was call
ed to his former home at Tftusville, Pa.
yesterday by a telegram stating that
his brother, John Fertig, was seriously
i'll. He left for Titusville yesterday
evening.
George w. Crawford, of the operat-
ing firm of Treat & Crawford, left Fri
day for his home at Emlenton, Pa,
where he will be the guest of his moth
er for a week or ten days.
T. l.. Riddle, superintendent OF the
South Penn Oil Company, in the Indian
creek development, was in the city a
couple of days during the week looking
after the interests of his company and
calling on friends.
Charles e. Bailey. Of Chicord, Pa,
who has been the guest of friends in
the city for a week or ten days, has re-
turned home.
Thursday evening at their home on
Brown street, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Sha-
nor very pleasantly entertained a num-
her of guests in honor of Mr.. Willard
Newell and Mr.. Charles Marks, of the
Willard Newell company. A number
of guests were present and a very pleas
ant evening was enjoyed.
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ROWLESBURG.

ROWLESBURG, w. Va, January 13.
Sherman Wheeler, while attempting
to cross the river on the ice near the
B. & o. bridge, on horseback, broke
through and came neal drowning.
Some ice cutters nearby rescued him.
The cement plant have received
thirteen car loads of machinery for
their plant. When complete the ma
chinery will have cost 100000.
Chas. Jones, of Grafton, spent Sun
day in town with his wife.
w. B. Bowman has returned to Nor
gantown, where he is attending the
University.
Mrs. j. M. Buckner is visiting Key
ser.
Chas. Hunter has returned from
Pittsburg, where he has been for the
past three or four months.
Rightmyer and Shock have resumed
work in their stone quarries since the
letup of the extremely cold weather.
Misses Edna and Gertrude Fogle,
two of Terra Atlas handsome young
ladies. were visiting here recently.
Perry Stemple. lumberman, was In
town Saturday.
Miss BERTHE Shaffer has gone to
Pennsylvania for an extended visit
with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Carnes were Wis
iting friends in Cameron a few days
recently. l1us
Miss Jolly Holstine was given a sur
prise party last week, which, we learn,
was a most enjoyable occasion.
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WELLSBURG.

WELLSBURG, w. Va, January 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Roberts, who were
the guests of relatives at Toledo. the
past WI weeks, have returned home.
Leonard Hebrank was a business WIS.,
itor in Wheeling yesterday.
The Wellsburg clerks will meet some
night this coming week to organize
a clerks union. Their object is to
have shorter hours. AS several of the
factories here are now running union
they will no doubt stand by the clerks
and help make their movement a sue
cess.
The bowlers who went from here
Wednesday to Wheeling to play the All
Wheeling Stars, although defeated in
every game, say they never had a bet
ter time or were treated more royalty.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Miller. who
have been at Beaver. Pa. for some
time past. returned home Wednesday,
accompanied by Mrs. Miller's father,
Mr.. Ledlie, who will make his home
here.
Charles Craig left Thursday to ac-
cept a position in Pittsburg.
Dan Storck, OF Storck Bros.'s bakery,
wa a visitor in Wheeling Wednesday.
Louis Marion was a business visitor
in Wheeling Thursday.
Mrs. Scott Carmichael and Mrs. Chas.
Lazear were the guests Of relatives at
Steupenville Wednesday.
Capt Thomas Amick was in Wheel
ing on business Friday.
The Riverside Glass Works were
shut down Wednesday on account Of a
break in the machinery. Repairs were
500 made and work resumed Thurs
day.
Mrs. G.. l.. Caldwell left Friday for
a visit with friends at Pittsburg.
Mrs. C.. Robinson, of Columbus, O.,
is here with her daughter, Mrs. v. H.
Lasher, who is dangerously ill with
typhoid fever.
Mark Greenwald left Friday for
Cambridge, O., on a business trip.
The Brooke County Farmers Insti-
tute, which was held at st. Johns
Church in Cross Creek district this
week, was we'll attended. and many
prominent men of the State interested
dressed the meetings.
Miss Sue Jacob, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Walter Robinson,
in Michigan. returned home Thursday.
The annual election of officers and
directors of the Wellsburg National
Bank was held January 9th, the follow
ing being elected: President. ]. G. Pal
mer; vice president. D. F. Jacob;
cashier, z. Jacob; directors, j. C. Pal
mer, H. G. Myer. q. Jacob. David
Waugh, D. F. Jacob. IT. H. Marks,
John T. Douglas and Thomas Everett,
of Wellsburg. and ]. p. Rodgers, Of
Wheeling.
The deed was placed on record Fri
day, transferring the Leonard Hebrank
property in the Second ward to Asa
G.. Neville.
Friendship Lodge No. "a, A. o. U.
w. will hold a memorial service
Thursday evening, January 18th.
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week-Tuesday. Thursday and satur-
day.
a horse belonging to H. B. Bake
well broke loose from him yesterday
and raised considerable excitement for
a while.
The Novelty Works are packing their
goods preparatory to moving TO Wheel
ing this week.
Col. Chas, White has accepted a po-
sition with the Commercial Advertis-
Ing Company, of Philadelphia, Pa, and
will commence work at once.
Prosecuting Attorney I. J.. Parsons
is able to be out again after a brief
illness.
A protracted meeting will be COM
menced at the Christian Church this
evening in which the pastor. ]. B..
Smith, will conduct for a short time
and the State evangelist will help to
close the meeting.
Miss Ella MeFadden is visiting in
Pittsburg for a couple of weeks.
w. c. Mann was a Wheeling caller
yesterday.
Edward Adams, an employee of the
Seamon cigar factory. will spend to-
day with his people at Littleton.
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NEW CUMBERLAND.

NEW CUMBERLAND, w. Va, jan
uary 13.-The Minor brick works, OPP
posite here, were destroyed by fire on
given at IL o'clock. The flames then
were beyond control, and twenty min
utes later the building fell to the
ground. 1t is uncertain how the fire
originated. The plant was formerly
owned by S. D. Minor, who has been
engaged in the brick business since
1870 until last year. The plant was
purchased at public sale by d. B.
Stowe, of Cleveland, January 80, 1899,
for the sum of $6,171. 1t was repaired
and a new Quaker machine put in and
has been running steady the whole
year. In addition to this, a new brick
engine was built, which still remains.
1t is said the company will rebuild
soon.
w. A. Scott, the we'll known druggist
of this place, suffered a stroke OF par
alysis on Sunday night. He was
taken to the home of his brother, p.
M. Scott.
The river broke here Wednesday
night at 9 O'Clock.
Elmer Prosser, electrician in the
Moundsville ~penitentiary, was home
over Sunday.
DR.. E. B. Stanley, of Scio, o., visited
his parents here this week.
Miss Louise Stanley, Of Nicholas
vile, KY, is visiting her parents, Rev.
Stanley and wife.
NJ. N. Price, of the Mack Company.
Ioa r14,roaI fy.Ar. n visit fn hTc hnun
in Ronceverte. w. Va
City Marshal Cuppet visited his
mother at Freedom, Pa, over Sunday.
The machinery for the new rolling
mill at Chester is sidetracked at the
Chelsia, waiting for the extension to be
completed.
Bernard Bloom, formerly Of this
place, but now of Harrisonburg, Va,
was calling on his many friends here
this week. Mr.. Bloom was engaged in
business several years here, and has
many warm friends.
All the church united in observing
the week of prayer except the M. E.
They are holding revival meetings.
Our town has been visited by an
unusual number Of tramps the past
week.
The people are still working in the
interest of the Chelsea. Almost
enough money has been raised to pay
the $1,000 bonus. Wheeling and sew
eral nearby towns have given very lib
orally toward this cause.
President Kessey's lecture was one of
the best lectures ever given in New
Cumberland. 1t was very entertaining
to the young as well as the old.
The sewer pipe works of the Me-
Elfresh Clay Company at Penrith
have closed down for awhile.
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MoUNDsvILLE.

Mrs. A. Crow is confined to her
room on account of sickness.
Mrs. D. F. Ruckman returned home
yesterday from a visit to relatives at
Thompson.
A. J. Mathews. candidate for the
Legislature from Liberty district, was
in town yesterday.
D. Fletcher Ruckman, a Franklin
district pettagogue, was in town yes
terday calling on friends.
John Steele is on the sick list. He
has been ailing for severel weeks and
his sickness may terminate in a cas-
of fever.
Mike Callahan was calling on Ben
wood friends yesterday.
The sand for the glass house arrived
yesterday. The factory was closed
down a few days on account OF no
sand.
The Fostoria placed a new lathe in
position yesterday in the mold room.
The lathe is one of the best and largest
in this part of the State.
Clint Echols. of Second street. left
for ST. Marys yesterday, where he Is
employed on a pipe line.
Newton Hagerman is visiting his
brother at Trolls mines. back Of Bel
laire.
Bert Bush brought one Of the largest
loads of straw to ~Grandstaffs stable
yesterday that was ever hauled.
The Seventh street skating rink IL
well attended each evening it Is open.
The rink is open three evenings each
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KILLED BY AN AMERICAN.

Famous French revive Shot to
Death by a Boy of Nineteen or
Twenty-Nay be First American
GutiIotined.
NEW YORK. January IA dis
patch to the World from Paris says:
Paul Jaujou, the famous brewer. was
by William Martins. an American boy
scarcely twenty years old.
In the compartment occupied by
Martins were a young Englishman
and NJ. and Nine. Jaujou. The express
had just passed Tonnere when Martins
violently accused the Englishman OF
wanting to chloroform and rob him.
He soon worked himself into a frenzy
and drew a revolver. Al. Jaujou tried
to disarm Martins, and the latter shot
him through the brain. NJ. Jaujou fell
back dead in the arms OF his wife.
The alarm bell brought the train-
men, but Martins held them at bay for
a time with his pistols. Finally. how
ever. the engineer sprang upon him
and secured the weapon.
Martins was then bound hand and
foot and placed in a baggage car. The
u un0 lhG bOuJ vi Ills NkttAAA
were taken in charge by the police.
The tragedy causes Intense feeling
all over France, as NJ, Jaujou. who
owned the largest French brewery at
Mines, was as prominent here as
Rockefeller is in America.
Martins is believed TO be insane.
First Secretary Vlgnaux said:
Unless we can prove insanity. Mar.
tins will be the irst American citizeR
ever guillotined."
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SISTERSVILLE.

SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, January
13.-Attorney F. d. Young left yester-
day for Parker5burg to attend to some
legal matters.
Wednesday evening, at his home on
Stocking avenue, Mrs. w. E. Seal gave
her husband a very pleasant and agree
able surprise party in honor OF the an
niversary of his birthday. Mrs. Seal
had invited a number Of her husbands
most intimate friends and the surprise
was most complete, The evening was
very pleasantly spent at card and other
social diversions. 1t was one of the
most enjoyable affairs of the season.
Col. Thomas Gartlan, a prominent
operator and producer of Parkersburg,
formerly a resident of this city, was
here a couple of days DUNG the week
looking after his interests in this sec
ton.
]. G. Williams, who has been confn-
ed to his home in Mcdonald, Pa, with
a severe attack of typhoid fever for a
month or six week, has returned to the
city.
ireland Davis, who is under arrest
and confined in the Wetzel county jail
for the murder of Morris Shine, be-
tween Piny Fork n Stringtown, last
November, will come up for trial Janu-
airy 20. Much interest is being mani
tested in the case, as the murder is
conceded to be one of the most brutal
in this section Of the country.
Miss Name Taylor, a charming and
accomplished young lady of Parkers-
burg, arrived in the city the early part
of the week, and viii be the guest Of
her friend, Miss Mena linn. of North
Wells street, for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Williams, of East
street, who have been the guests Of
relatives and friends at points in Penn
sylvania during the past two or three
months, have returned to the city.
The many friends OF H. Cohen, a for
mer merchant of the city. will be sorry
to learn that he Is in a very serious
condition and that It is not believed
that he viii live long Mr.. Cohen has
been ailing for several years and 1t was
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WESTON.

WESTON, w. Va, January 49,
Hon. II. G. Henderson and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, of Parkersburg, are
guests at the home of M. w. Harrison.
DR.. Geo. M. Holt, of Clarksburg, is
here.
BENZ. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, is the
guest of his SON, John S. Mitchell.
Ira Dewitt is attending the Clarks-
burg Business College.
Mrs. Chas. Fricken has returned
from a visit to her former Clarksburg
home.
Lott Hall has sold his meat market
to C. w. Talbot.
AT the NJ. E. church on Monday night
there was a rally for the Twentieth
Century movement and the West Vir-
ginia conference Seminary. 1924 was
raised. The chief speaker was DR.. E.
NJ. Mills, of New York. Mr.. Mills is
the general secretary of the Twentieth
Century movement. He was assisted
in his work here by Rev. S.. K. Arbuth-
not, of Wheeling, President S. l.. Boy
ers, of the seminary, Rev. +. n. Lynch,
of Grafton and Presiding Elder Crum-
nit of B~uckhannon.
j. L. McGrugen, of Pittsburg, a pop
ular drummer, was here this week.
]. G. Jackson, of Jane Lew, was here
on business Thursday.
Miss NJ. E. O'Connor was visiting
friends in Buckhannon this week.
E. NJ. vandervort was at Buckhan-
non on business Tuesday
H. NJ. White, of the law firm of w.
S. O'Brien, of Buckhannon, was here
two days the past week.
Little Mary Stealey is quite sick
with pneumonia.
The gas from the Erwin well is now
being used at Buckhannon.
The appearance of smallpox on Lead
ing creek has caused quite a scare.
While it is not definitely known
whether 1t is really smallpox or not,
there is room, we are told, by one of
the health officers, to be OF the alert.
Joe Fuccy is in New York on BUSH
ness.
Spudding on the Arnold farm near
Arnold Station will be started Mon
day.
Rush Ward has returned to school at
Cincinnati.
The band serenaded the outgoing
and incoming Mayor Wednesday
night.
w. B. McGary is in Clarksburg this
week, interested as an attorney in the
Edward Young murder case.
One of the passenger cars lying in
the yards here was blown up last Fri
day night by the explosion of a heater.
Louis Bennett was in Parkersburg
on business the past week.
Through the efforts of Rev. Burkhart
Miss Ida Ford will be admitted to the
home for Incurables at Huntington.
Mr.. Steve Terney and sister. Miss
6a1lie, attended the funeral Of their
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M'MECHEN.

Richard MARBLE left yesterday to
spend a few days with friends in Sis
t~ersville.
The dance given by the James Doyle
ball club was we'll attended and was a
success in every way.
J. L. and w. B. McMechen will place
an electric light plant in one Of their
buildings to make light for the depart
ment store, shirt factory and residences.
The dynamo will be large enough to
furnish from $50 to 200 16-candle power
lights.
J. NJ. Garvey, a popular B. & o. en-
gineer, and his two daughters, Misses
Joe and Mary. leave to-day for Mar
tinsburg to spend a few days with rela-
tives.
Jesse Clark, OF Cameron, is visiting
here.
w. B. McMechen returned yesterday
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ST. MARYS.

st. Mary's, w. Va, January 13.-Mr.
John McCaryon and Miss Alice Riggs
were quietly married last Wednesd ay
evening at the NJ. P parsonage. The
bride is the daughter of Martin Riggs,
Esq, and is esteemed by a large circle
of friends.
Aug. M. Campbell. was one OF the
attorneys of the city, who was in
Parkersburg yesterday attending bust
ness in the U. S. Court.
G. D. Stout. deputy U. S. Marshall
vas in the city yesterday summoning
witnesses before the U. S. grand jury.
N. Ogdin was a business visitor in
Parkersburg Thursday.
G. P. Craig, Prosecuting Attorney.
was in Sistersville yesterday on bust
ness.
c. N. Matheny was in Washington.
D. c.. last week on business.
The stockholders of the two banks
met for their annual election last
Thursday. The First National made
several changes in the board of direc-
tors. ]. T. Mallory was chosen presi-
dent by the directors elect The Pleas
ants County Bank retained all the OLE
board.
C. E. Edwards was in Parkersburg
this week on business.
J. C. holland. n of our most promi-
nent attorneys. was in Parkersburg
Monday on legal business.
The Circuit Court convenes Monday
and the grand jury will sit the same
day.
The poor farm has been leased for
oil and gas purposes for 800 bonus
and $50 per month until a well is COM
pleted thereon.
Misses Mae and Stella Hudson were
called to Eaglesport. O., this week by
the serious illness and subsequent
death of their grandfather, Mr.. John
ston.
Mrs. w. s. Grover left for Ohio. to
attend the funeral Of her grandfather.
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FAIRMONT.

FAIRMONT, ". Va, January 49,
George Mansbach, of Piedmont, spent
last Friday and Saturday with his
brother, Louis Mansbach.
Mrs. E. r. Baker has returned home
from a visit to her home at Pittsburg.
]. c. Motter, of Barrackville, was
visiting in the city the first of the
week.
Mrs. John Davis and Mrs. Myrtle
Bowers, of Toronto, o., are the guests
OF Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. c. Cochran.
Miss Grace Morris is visiting her
parents at Terra Alta this week.
DR.. j. r. Cook left Friday for Phila-
delphia, Pa, to take a special course in
surgery under Drs. Price and Mont
gomery, of that city.
Al. Zilensiger, of Parkersburg, spent
several days this week the guest of his
niece, Mrs. Louis Mansbach.
Mrs. Frank Murphy, of Warrington,
spent several days the first of the
week with the Misses Hough.
Miss Villa McCray, who has been at
Middlebury. Vermont. for some time
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C Lyons returned
home Saturday from Pittsburg, where
they have been visiting relatives
Miss Ollie Poe, of Grafton, spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. George A.
Vincent.
Mr.. Edward ~Bonneberger and son
Paul were visiting friends at Wheel
ing the first of the week.
William Brannon, fireman for the B.
e. n Dai1rond 10 ryo rs1s&.-- Il
parents in the city the first of the
week.
G. w. Swisher left Wednesday for
Lewis and Upshur counties on busi-
ness.
There are 141 students enrolled at
the Normal school and new ones ar
irving all the time.
Miss Matte Jaco. OF Grafton, was the
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CHICAGO, January 13.-Cattle,
choice cattle, Arm; inferior, weak:
Texans, steady. Good to choice $1,000
$40: poor to medium $4.O015.00; se-
lected feeders $4.25@5.00; good to
choice COWS $3.6064,75; heifers $4,000
500; Gamer $2.2593,00; bulls $4,000
4.5O; calves s4.50Q7.50; fed Texas
beeves $4.25@5.25.
Hogs opened steady: closed weaker.
Good clearance. Mixed and butchers
$4.45@4.75; good to choice heavy $500
OATS; rough heavy $4.45@455; light
s4.0@4.65; bulk of sales $4.55@4.65.
Sheep and lambs. steady. Native
wethers $4.4004.90; lambs s4.50M6,25:
western wethers $435Q4.75; western
lambs s5.40@6I5.
Receipts-Cattle, 200 head; hQEa"
$4,000 head; sheep, 500 head.
Weeks receipts-Cattle, 81
hogs, 10000 head; sheep.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Jaj
Cattle, stNrtys.extra $3.50
So .20@5.40: coflmvSsTSr
Hogs, higher; best mediums
prime heavy hogs A.g504.S0; hid
Workers $4.70@4.75; light Workers :
Gags; pigs $440@4.5e; roughs $500
AIS.
Sheep, steady; choice wethers s4.T0d
4.80: common s2.00@3.O0: choic
lambs $6.10@6.25; common to good
$4.50@6.50. &
Veal calves s7.0097.25.