Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
ST. MARYS.

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Henry Schroeder. who has been en-
ployed as miller by the st. Mary's Man
ufacturing Company for the last three
years, moved his family to Bellaire
this week. James Sweeney, of Tyler
county, who at one time operated the
mill here, has been employed in Mr..
Schroeder's place.
Robert, the little son of Attorney
James A. Oldfield, was sevely scalded
Tuesday evening by pulling over a
pitcher of hot water. The little fell
lows sufferings were very keen, but
he Is now resting easier.
Mrs. Bessie Berry of Williamstown,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
James Patterson, for the last two
weeks, leaves to-day for her home.
John McCarrier has purchased a lot
in Gallaher's addition and will build
Immediately. 1t is on Fourth street,
adjoining Clark Johnson's.
A shooting gallery has been opened
up in the building lately occupied by
Schwartzman G. Solomon.
Joseph Porter is seriously i'll at his
home near Delong.
The town has received 800 feet of
new hose, and two reels are on their
way. Then the place will be ready to
take care of any fires that may chance
along.
The Cotton house, which was bought
by the tleasants County Bank, has
been moved back So feet from the main
street, and work will Immediately be-
gin on the new building for the bank,
which will occupy the site just cleared.
The new bank structure will be of
brick and stone, three stories high,
with thirty feet frontage on Second
street and sixty feet in length. There
will be an eight-foot paved passage be-
tween it and Holly Simmons's store.
Mr.. Burkhardt, Of New Martinsville, is
the contractor, and has agreed to COM
plete the building for $3.50.
H. H. Dawson, the genial travelling
representative of the Cincinnati Post,
was in town yesterday.
James Taylor, who resided on the
Metheny property near town, died on
Tuesday, after a few days illness of
pneumonia, resulting from the grip.
He was about fifty years of age, and
leaves a wife and family. The inter-
ment took place at Clay Point, near
belong.
Mrs. Martha Anderson, whose mar
riage was chronicled in the Register a
week or two ago., has applied for a
divorce. She is "a years old, and her
husband, George Washington Ander-
son, is 6S, and, it is said. has been
married more than any other man in
Peasants county, having several wives
still living. The marriage was the re-
suit of a two weeks courtship. and
has proven anything but satisfactory
to Mrs. Anderson, who gave up a nice
pension with the understanding that
her husband was well supplied with
this worlds goods.
Attorney ]. A. Gallaher, of Marietta.
arrived here yesterday on a visit to
relatives.
William Colmar, a deaf mute. risfding
In what is known as Zipf's addition,
died OF typhoid fever Thursday even
ing.
Misses Edna Ogdin, of Allegheny Col
lege, and Lucille Baldwin, of Marshall
College, are home for the Easter yaca-
ton.
Mrs. Tim Penwell will entertain the
ladies of Grace Guild at her home on
George street next Wednesday after
noon.
County Superintendent A. ". Locke
was in town this week visiting the
schools.
On Monday the citizens vote on the
ratification of the new charter. A great
deal of interest has been manifested,
and the arguments pro and con have
been at times rather bitter. The con-
sentative opinion is that it will carry
by about fifty majority. B. NJ. Amber.
Esq, of Parkersburg, has been en-
ployed to prepare a bill asking for an
Injunction, and the opponents are con-
fdent that the courts will decide the
charter to be unconstitutional.
The boys are getting awake to the
spirit of the times. A fire company is
being organized, and Prof. w. L.
Skaggs has re-organized the Cornet
band.
Mrs. Luella Melvin. living in the
lower end of town. died suddenly of
heart failure on Wednesday evening.
The primary cause was overwork. three
of her children being sick with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Blanche Morris. Of S~istersville,
= VlSfE1ng her mother, Mrs. 8. s, Hoxie.