Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12
NEW MARTINSVILLE.

NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va, May IL.
L. NJ Stephens left Wednesday for
Pittsburg, where he will buy a steam
press for the New Martinsville News,
which will be published on about June
LIST at this place The paper at first will
be published weekly. but later will be
published daily. A daily paper has been
needed here for the past two years. and
a good daily paper no doubt will pay, and
we hope the publishing company success
in their enterprise.
The History of Wetzel county will be
completed by the middle of June. 1t has
been handed to the publishers, the West
Virginia Printing Company, and will be
out without fail by the middle Of May.
1t will contain go pages. bound in silk
cloth, and largely illustrated, containing
an account of the prehistoric races, the
Indian, a complete life OF Lewis Wetzel,
Simon Girty, the siege of Fort Henry,
David Morgan's adventures among the In
dams, the massacre of Edward Doolin,
she first white settler in WetZel county,
Morgan Morgan (spy mod, the story of
Crows Run the Drygoos or the two half
Indians, massacre of the Handsucker fam
ily an account of the French traveller
Volney, and Hartman Blennerhassett's
travels through Wetzel county, notes on
the death of Logan's family, full ac
count of the battle of Captina. lives of all
of the old settlers, such as Henry Church
cold Hundred), Presley Martin, Samp-
son Thistle, etc, prominent men of Wet
eel to-day, life of men who have served
in the war officers in both North and
South, such as Robert McEldowney,
Friend Cox, John McCaskey and Phil. G.
Bier, a full account of the Jennings gang,
including life of all the members and
their deeds. fun account of the lynch
ing of John Wallace, the formation of the
county. including the name of all of the
first officers down to the present time,
sketch of all of the towns and postoffices
in the county, articles on finance, educa>
ton, and growth of the county will be
written by prominent men of the county.
1t will also give life of men who have
become great who were born in wetzel
county, and numerous other things. Send
your order for the book to Box IA. New
Martinsville. W. Va. The book viii sell for
$500.
". T. Sidell and ]. w McIntire went TO
Wheeling Friday to attend the case of
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Wykert for forgery. The circumstances
are as follows. The men charged with the
deed are both from this county. They
went to Wheeling some time last fall and
there became Intoxicated. and entered a
house of prostitution. and there were re-
lieved of all they had After gaining con-
sciousness of their condition they it is
alleged. forged a check on Henry Cros-
gray for So, and the check went through
a number of hands until it came into the
ing, who swore out warrant for the ar
rest of the parties. The case is now going
on at Wheeling Mr.. Sidell is represent
ing Mr.. Cosgray and j. W. McIntire is
representing the defense.
Work on the court house is going on
with wonderful rapidity
NJ L. Kendall will move his barber shop
under the First National Bank as soon
as 1t is completed.
a crowd of young men were at Claring-
ton Friday evening attending dance at
that place.
Lloyd Taught was at Middiebourne the
first of the week on legal business.
Judge T. P. Jacobs and ]. w kaufman
were at Calhoun county taking deposit
tons for the Lowther Oil Company
A. T. Ruckman. OF Wheeling. was in
town Thursday
w. B. Showalter. of Wheeling. was in
town Friday