Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-07
NEW MARTINsv1LLE.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, w.

NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va.
ApriI 6.-Rev. T. H. Hawkins, of the
West virginia Monumental Company,
has purchased twenty-five more rect
ground next to his monumental shop
lich will make him seventy-f1ve feet
1nt on Main street. Mr.. Hawkins is
Nv doing the monumental business
the State. He has received an ap-
-.ratus for which he can grit and pol
lsh his granite work by machinery.
He employs a number OF men, VINO
work both night and day, making SIX
teen hours day.
Miss Mamie McEldowney rs the guest
of relatives at Sistersville.
Mr.. Martin F. Williamson, manager
Of the depot restaurant, was at Grays-
Vile. Marshall county, Monday, attend
ing the funeral of his brother-in-law
who was buried at that place.
Robert McEldowney returned from
Washington, Pa, Monday, where he
has been on business.
Hon. Aaron Morgan is i'll at the
Eakin House with pleurisy, and is not
able to be taken home.
John and Jason Hart, of Lot, were
business callers in town Tuesday and
"Wednesday.
The history of Wetzel county will
be completed on Or about the first day
of May, and persons desiring copies
of the same will send their order to
John C. McEldowney, Jr., at New Mar
tinsville. The author has been FORUM
ate enough in securing the lives and
deeds of all of the members OF the
Jennings gang, upon which he received
the information from Mrs. Jennings
wife of the notorious John Jennings
in the deeds of the Jennings gang. 1t
will contain romance worth readings
John Nickname, of Grant district
was business caller dn town Monday
The Board OF Education of Magnolia
district are thinking seriously of max
ing the school at this place prepare
tory school and allowing two years Of
preparatory work after graduating.
The election Monday passed of quie.
from the fact that there was but one
ticket in the field. The vote polled
was very small, not much more thar
half that was polled at the last town
election. There was few persons run
ming independent, but the whole citi-
zen's improvement ticket was elected
which consisted for Mayor, G. C. West,
erman; for Recorder, James Bishop;
Chief Of Police, E. c. Luikart; fol
Street Commissioner, James Sharp; fol
Assessor, Lloyd v. McIntire: for Ia,
Collector, A. B. Morrison. The Coun.
cilmen were: First ward, Irven Obel
and Jacob Koontz; Second ward, A. C.
Ruby and VIM. CUP; Third ward
Join Slender and W. r. Rine.
Mr.. Cleveland Neff, who has beer
down with the typhoid fever for the
past six weeks, is able to be out again
Mr.. Charles and George Gorby have
opened up q grocery and confectionery
store in the building on Union street
lately vacated by Charles Hornbrook
There will be racing at the fail
grounds July 8, and under the man.
agement Of the new race circuit organ.
ization.
Mr.. Emanuel Reich has brought :
suit OF $4,000 damages against Clarl
Leap. It will be remembered that 1
one-sided combat took place betweer
these parties.
There are eight men In jaal now, IL
nipon the charge Of murder. There q
not .ape upon TIC charge Of theft, burg
!afy or .snything else. DOES th1e opool
bad q cne .saorality Of tho coun1yi
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