Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
81. MbRYS.
THE RIVER CLOSED BY THE ICE.
BISHOP GRAvATT TO PREACH FEBY.
z4EHELD UP by HIGHWAY
MANA TEA PARTY.

IAN TEA PARTY
ST. MARY'S, w. Va. February 10
Meredith Nichols a prosperous farmer
OF McKim district, was in town Thurs
day on business. He is thinking of
buying a lot in the Barkwill or Gala.
her addition and building on it.
What are Familiarity known as
church warrants were sworn out We'd
neSGay against four s~pcakeasies of this
place and were executed the same
might. Sheriff Riggs led the charge
against the pool room building, and
captured prisoner, Jim Young, w.
T. Sherman making good his escape.
Constable Aldo Doap carried the works
of the Columbia cafe, taking Uncle Abe
Cheeks into custody and selling a large
lbox Of liquors as contrabrand. Con-
stable Ernest Hall assaulted the old
Bradford house, capturing Tom Mackey
(Smity) and a one-eyed prisoner.
Deputy Sayres, assisted by Rev. O.. E..
Thorne. charged upon August Martins,
taking the proprietor prisoner and seiz-
ing about four hundred dollars worth
of contrabrand. Young, Cheeks, Mack
ey and others were put under $500
bond not to sell any more. Martin
asked permission to so for his lawyer,
which was accorded, but the attorney
is evidently a long way off, for Mar
tin has not yet returned. When last
seen he was in Marietta. The stuff vas
put into the court house to await its
disposition at the next term of court.
Justice Reynolds heard the cases.
The river closed at this point We'd
nesday morning, the Leroy being the
last boat TO go down. Quite a heavy
Ice gorge formed, backing the water to
a considerable distance. The towboat
Tornado tried to force a way through
the gorge on Wednesday, but after a
few attempts was compelled to give it
up, n of her engines having been dis
abled.
Will Smith, who hassbeen operating
for oil in Lewis county, returned home
this week for a visit to his parents.
Bishop w. l.. Gravatt, of Charles
Town, will be here and hold services
in the Episcopal church on the evening
of Sunday, February "a. 1t is expected
mat he will provide the church here
with a rector.
Joseph P. Locks, of Union Mills, was
in town this week consulting a physi-
clan about a carbuncle on his cheek.
Geo. C. Strickling, who has been laid
up for the last three weeks with cry
sipelas, was able to be out Friday for
the first time.
Mrs. H. B. Gabbert has been very
i'll with neuralgia of the heart this
last week, but is reported as resting
easier at this writing.
J. L. Walker, clerk Of the First Ma
tional Bank, is rejoicing over the re-
turn of his wife and children from a
visit to Harper's Ferry.
Last Monday Oscar Coen, a young
man of this place, was taking some
horses out to Graysville, O.. In the
evening he reached Clear Creek, near
that town. and there was held up by
a nan who covered him with two re-
volvers. Coen was forced to give UP
all the money he had with him,
announcing to $50. The highwayman
has not been apprehended, nor has any
clue to his identity been found.
Misses Myrtle and Garnett Sarber
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Bertha
Sarber, at Waverly.
st. Mary's has the crokinole fever in
great shape. 1t is understood that a
grand tournament of crokers will be
held in the near future.
The Vesper Reading Circle will meet
at the residence OF Principal ]. l.. His
som Q ii Monday evening. The work
under discussion at present is Whit
tiers Snow Bound"
Fred Gebert, of Point Pleasant, has
rented J.. C. Noland's store, recently
occupied by Mr.. Harpold, on the cor
ner of Lafayette and Second streets,
and will open a tailor shop Immediate
ly. He expects to move his family here
in a few weeks.
A. G. Lamp, a teacher in the public
school, has been on the sick list this
week. Russell Mason has been teach
ing in his place.
Henry Schroeder. of the ST. Mary's
Manufacturing Company, was visiting
relatives at Bellaire last week.
The revival services in the M. E.
church, which have been in progress
for four weeks, closed on Monday ev-
ening. The effort was very successful,
twenty-five conversions having been
made.
N. J. Scudder, the uptown jeweler,
has returned home from a visit to rel
astves at Buffalo, n. Y.
That is a big gasser that was struck
by Kennedy, Lawrence & Griffith on
the Rice farm last Tuesday. Tt is in
the Big Injun sand, about a mile south
est of the court house, and the light
rsom it is seer very distinctly from
tswn.
last Saturday evening Mrs. w. w.
Lcckhart entertained a number of
friends at a tea party in honor of Miss
Pearl Masters, of Oil City, who is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. J. w. Stewart.
Those present were Misses Lizzie and
L1Era Cochran, of Eureka; Dora Schau-
wicker, Fife Chisholm, Stella and May
Hudson, Cora and Agnes Masters. and
mrs. w. P. Kingsbury, of this place.
Mayor Tim Penwell has been con-
fned TO the house this week by sick
hess.
r. e. Bills went out to Cal Echultze
on Friday to take an inventory of a
store that he has bought from David
Hawkins.
WEL1SBURG.