Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-30
CLEVELAND BUSINESS MEN
SURPRISED AT M0RGANTOWN.
The University City is Advancing
by Leaps and bounds.

Special to the Register. %
MORGANTOWN. w. Va. October 2s'
The Wholesale Board of the CleVe-
: lana (O) Chamber of Commerce was
I here for an hour to-day, looking over
! the CITY. they came on special tralA
and were met at the depot by the
Merchants Protective Association, py
whom thsy were escorted through the
town for an hour II was revelation
( to the Ohio traders TO see sucn
bright. clean. business-like city mere
among the hills on the Monong iheld
river, where they might have expected
only a hamlet. The visitors went on
south as far as Buckhannon to-day, anu
tomorrow will visit Charleston, Hunt
ington, and go into Kentucky.
{ Reports OF a bloody row near MI.
Morris. Pa. Saturday night have reach
ed here. The story goes like TINS:
Milton Malott. of Bitter Greek, had
been cruel to his wife. His fsther-in-
law resented this brutality, and ther7
was trouble between the two. war
rant was issued for the arrest OF Malott,
and Constable Madison Keener went 10
the Blue Goose" popular resort,
where you get hot stuff in the neck
by pushing in the cash, to arrest
Malott. Here Constable Keener was
Joined by desperate ally, George FOX
as deputy. and the fun started, Ma.ott
was Joined by friend named Dean, ana
a general mix-up ensued. FOX soon
hove to. and sprinted TO Mt Morris
faster than telephone message could
go. leaving Keener to the mercy OF the
crowd. He was numerically beaten,
and cut almost to pieces. The whole
crowd. including Charles Jackson, pro-
pretor Of the Blue Goose, was taken
before Squire Donley, At Mt Morris,
and held for the grand jury. Jackson
was imprisoned on Sunday, but later
released on bail.
Mr. Harry l.. Rumble, Of Mekeesport,
Pa. and Miss Fannie OGrady, of Stew
artstown. this county, were recentely
married at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Daniel O'Grady.
they will reside in MceKesport.
Miss Resale Boughner Howe, grad
uate Oh the University School of Music,
from this place, has gone TO Washing
ton, ID. c.. to spend the winter studying
music with the noted pianist and pipe
organist. John Porter Lawrence. She
will make her home while there with
her aunt. Miss Emma Boughner, who
has government position in the Navy
Department. Miss Howe is a talented
musician, we'll known in many parts OF
the State.
The John s. Hood farm of 600 acres
of the finest and in Monongalia county,
was sold yesterday by Smith Hood, Of
Fairmont, and John Hood, of Lows
vile, sons and administrators of John
S. Hood deceased. Robert Talbot, a
railroad contractor of Fairmont, was
the purchaser at about 100000 cash.
The Pittsburg coal was reserved in this
sale, having been previously sold. The
farm is on the river front at Louisville,
ten miles southwest of Morgsntown.
Judge Holt, of Grafton, was here yes
terday to try some small cases in the
Circuit Court in which Judge Mason
was personally interested.
Prof. A. D. Hopkins, entomologst of
the Experiment Station. has received a
special message from Buffalo that the
Pan-American exposition will close
November 3D. and he will have to take
care of the fine exhibit of the West
Virginia station at the Fair. Prof.
Hopkins will go to care for the speci-
mems this week.