Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27
NEW MARTINSvILLE,

| uary 26.-A number of cases were tried
| before Judge Willis. The first case
was that of State VS.. John and Harry
| Bonda and VIM. Lemasters, for shoot
ing with intent to kill c. M Roberts,
| of Hundred in August last, of which
John Bonda and VIM. Lemasters were
| acquitted and Harry Bonda was
| found guilty Of unlawful shooting. The
| next was the trial of State VS.. C. n.
Stiel better known as "Kentuck."
The States witnesses turned out to be
| for the defense, and the prosecuting
attorney gave up the case and Stiel
was declared not guilty. Then came
the case of State VS.. George Johnson
and John Tyler, both colored, for max
ing an assault on JEFF Carroll, in Octo
| Der last. Both parties were found
! guilty, but it is probable that Tyler
will get the longest sentence, as he
| was the manager of the affair. The
judge has not yet fixed the sentence
for either Tyler, Johnson or Harry
Bonda.
w. H. Sweeney, of Wheeling, repre-
sentative of the International Core
spondence School of Scranton, Pa, was
here Friday looking after the interests
of that school.
| John w. Carlo, of Wheeling; James
Booth, of Ross; w. B. Showalter, of
Wheeling, and George C. Hayle. of
Philadelphia, were registered at Eakin
House Thursday.
Hon. S. NJ Stephens will depart 70.
| morrow morning for Charleston, where
he will lobby in the interest of a num-
Der of bills which have been introduced
in the house. Mr.. Stephens has repre-
sented this county in the Legislature
for the past four years, and being one
| of its most conservative members,
gained a large influence throughout the
State. This being the case, he has
been employed by some large corpora
lions of Wheeling to look after their
interests at the capital.
w. M. Dollan, of Lowman, was a
| business caller in town Thursday.
The manager of the West Virginia
Monumental Works will make some
extensive improvements to his works
on Main street. He will add steam
power machine to sand rub both his
granite and marble and hereafter will
receive car loads Of marble and granite
in its natural State.
Miss Maud Fink has been confined to
her home on the South Side Tor the
past three days with an attack of the
grip.
/ The February edition of the Demo-
crat will be called the McEldowney edi
ton, in honor of the late Capt Robert
! McEldowney, its former editor 1t
will be edited by Messrs. Frank w.
Clark and S. B. McEldowney.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Martin gave
a. reception Wednesday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. I'm
stead. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin were as
sisted in receiving by Mr. and Mrs
Umstead, Miss Priest, of Newark, c.;
Miss Eliza Martin, of Pittsburg; Mrs.
j. D. OConnor, of Weston. Miss I'M
stead invited the guests into the dining
room, which was in charge Of the iadles
of the Thimble Club. Mis-. J. 3. Clark
and Mrs. R. c. Leap served from half
past seven until nine o'clock; and Mrs.
S. B. Hall, Mrs. w. Meg. Hall and
Mrs. Joseph Slender from nine until
eleven. Those present from "a distance
were Mr.. and Mrs Neuenschwander,
of Sistersville; Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford,
of Allegheny; Miss Martin, of Pitts
burg; Mrs. Thomas Martin, OF AL
legheny; Mrs. O'Connor, of Weston.
Mrs. Edward Koontz presided at the
piano during the evening
4. E.Connely, OF Lot, was a business
caller in town Thursday and Friday.
John Rea, of Sistersyille, was in the
city Friday employing men to work on
the Raymond Brewing Co.'S ice plant
OF which he has the contract
j H. Clarke, of Wheeling, and re-
preventative of the Register, was in
town the latter part of the week. look-
ing after the interests of that paper.
w. r. Rine returned Thursday from
Pine Grove, Piney and Lot, where he
has been for the past week. looking
after the interests of the New Mar
tinsville Wholesale Grocery Co.
Robert Potts was at Bellaire Satur-
day attending the funeral of his cous-
in, Thomas Murphy, who was killed
in the explosion at that place.
j. U. Cooper and David Fisher, of
Martins Ferry. and two of the direc-
tors of the glass factory, were business
callers ntown Friday.
The citizens of New Martinsyille.
headeu by Judge T. P. Jacobs and E.
B. Snodgrass, have written a bill pro-
viding for charter for the town of
New Martinsville. The Council have
made arrangements to send Septimus
Hall to Charleston to look after the in
terest of the bill and see that it passes
II possible. The bill makes a provis-
ion for paved streets and if the Leg
islature would appoint committee to
come up and look at our streets the
bill would pass very easily.
The CAROLS Comedy Company play
ed Sapho at the Grand Opera House
last night, which concluded their en-
gagement in our town, leaving for
Warrington to-day. The play which
has had a reputation throughout the
United States as containing a great
deal of vulgarity, as played here con-
tanned nothing of the kind and con-
tanned nothing that was demoralizing
in any way to either sex.
Many friends are pleased to hear of
the recovery of Miss Eloise Clark. the
little daughter of MIR. and Mrs. ]. B..
Clark, whose serious illness was not
ed in the Register.
The next show billed for here is a
Hot Old Time for February 18th.
This is play which has gained quite