Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28
NEW MART|NSv|LLE.
WETZEL COUNTY GLASS COMPANY
MEETS AND ELECTS A BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
A YACHTING EXCURSION.
PICNIC BY THE READING CLUB.
NEWS NOTES, PERSONALS AND
SMALL TALh.

elected the following directors: S. r.
Martin. +. W. Clark, Mr.. Mooney, Jake
koontz, John Steuder and George
Voc dcock and Mr.. Collins. The dircc-
tors elected the following officers; e.
W. Clark, president, and Mr.. Collins
secretary. The people of our town are
mere than pleased with the order en-
tered increasing the capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000 The glass hous.:
viii be a great Improvement to on,
;dwn. New Mai tinsville, in the rear
future, will no doubt be one OF the best
.owhs along the Ohio river between
Wheeling and Par kersburg She Is sur-
rounded by towns like Baresvlle and
Sardis on the Orio side, and Pro- OF
and other towns IN Wetzel county on
the West Virginia side; also gooc
town or station situated about ane
miles south, called Sistersvile.
{. Skidmore, of Parkersburg, con-
tractor for paving the streets, was in
the city the past week looking az CT
his interests.
The big steam pillow was put to V ok
digging up the streets, and does work
in ono day that Will require twenty-five
teams to haul away in one week.
The gas company is laying lines ON
each side of Main street and on Monday
|. mcrnlng about fly men were puz 10
work. Councillors for each house and
lot i'll be made, curb boxes placed and
taa line put in first class city condition.
sh, work is under the local managers
of the company, Messrs. NJ. e. Lyle
AMI w. P. Simmons.
The Wetzel County Fair Association
will hold their fair August 20, ~21, %
and %.
George Weaver, Of Pine Grove, was
Vim the city the later part of the week
visiting his wife.
Miss Jennie Snodgrss left Saturday
morning for Warrington, where she
will visit friends for several weeks.
Mr.. George Crawford was business
visitt in our town Saturday.
Miss Winnie Hervey, of Coraopolis,
Pa. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joe Her
vey, at the Brast House
A crowd of our young folks spent
very pleasant time Friday evening
yacht riding. The young ladies were:
Misses Ella Clark, Georgia Clark Ber
TIA Hawkins, Della Funk, Ruth and
Grace Costing. The young men were:
Mr. Williams, Mr. Nicholas, DR., Brouse,
MIR. Burchart, Mr.. Skidmore and Mr.
Mcintyre.
Miss Nellie Maloney, of Wellsburg, is
visiting the family of John Steuder, of
Maple avenue.
Mr. Roy Corbett and Mr.. Harry Haw-
kins left tie rst of the week for SUIT
ton. where they will visit relatives for
a couple of weeks.
The Magnolia Club will picnic at TGll-
reka Buckeye Park on Thursday, July
31st.
Miss Liza Ruble. OF Wheeling, is
Main street
. Charley Hornbrook, who has been in
Pittsburg, taking a business course, re-
turned Friday on vacation.
Mr.. John Steuder is very i'll at his
home on Maple avenue with typhoid
fever
Mr.. and Mrs DR.. Boone spent We'd
nesday at their home in Powhatan.
Miss May Potts entertained crowd
of young folks at her home on Maple
avenue Monday evening in honor Of her
visitor, Miss Behler, of Wheeling. They
all report very pleasant time.
A number OF our young folks spent
a very pleasant evening yacht riding on
Saturday evening. The party was COM
posed of Messrs. Hall, McEldowney,
Melvin, Hawkins, Burchart, Powers,
Maloney, Sauter, Steuder, Hornbrook,
Corbett, Koontz and Burlingame.
Mrs Theodore Hornbro:,k entertain
ed the Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Kate Hall.
Mrs. John Steuder, who has been sick
for some time. is reported slightly bet
ter.
Mrs. Henry Koontz was in Wheeling
one day this week shopping
Mr. G. L. Matheny and family were
called to Pittsburg the first of the week
on account of Mr.. Matheny's mother
being very sick Mr. Matheny returned
Friday with the report of her being no
better.
Mr. George Adams, of Pittsburg, has
been in the city the past week, the
guest of his brother, DR.. ". C. Adams
The members of the Reading Club and
their gentlemen friends picnicked at
Grape Island Thursday. The ladies
were: Misses Ella Clark, Della Funk,
Gratta Jacobs, Georgia Clark and Lulu
lHall while the following gentlemen
were present: DR.. Brouse, DR.. Adams,
Homer Richardson, Lloyd Mcintyre and
Dr. Lee KoontZ.
The Eisenbarth Henderson floating
theatre showed here on Wednesday
evening before a large house. They
gave an up-to-date entertainment.
Mrs. A. B. Johnson and daughter
Ethel left Monday evening for James
town, N. Y. They will visit the Pan
American Exposition before returning.
Mr.. Johnson accompanied them as far
as Pittsburg.
Robert McEldowney was in Mounds
Vile Eriday on business.
Miss Blanche Grail and little sister
Grace returned Thursday evening from
two weeks visit with relatives at
Darlington.
Dr. Ed Humphrey was In Parkers-
burg Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Morris, who have
been in Oakland, Md, for two weeks,
have returned
Jesse Eakin, Jr., is lying i'll at his
home on Main street with typhoid
fever.
Postmaster J. T. McCaskey was a
Moundsvile visitor Tuesday.
Mrs Joe Steuder has been visiting in
Wheeling tie past week.
f. w. Clark was in Sistersville on
Wednesday on business.
Misses SedWick Watson and Moore