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

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the parents.
Policeman Barthlow arrested late
last evening Mike Doyle, who 1t Is al
legged, was making an attempt to get
out of town, leaving behind on unpaid
fourteen dollar board bill at the board
ing house conducted by Mrs. ]. Free
land. His case was to have been tried
before Justice Swindler this morning,
but arrangements were made later for
the payment of the bill, and he was re-
leased.
J. Shackelford and G. Ashby are the
plaintiffs and ]. r. Vangilder is the
defendant in a suit tried before JUS
tlce Swindler on Thursday afternoon.
The plaintiffs claim that some time
ago vangilder agreed to give them fif-
ty dollars if they would find a purchas-
or for his farm, a short Instance from
town, and that after they did so they
were given but one-half the amount.
The justice up until this time, has not
handed down his decision.
A. J. Dick has resigned his position
as foreman of the Index and will soon
enter the field of journalism. About
the first of April he will begin the pub
llIIllOA III q 1Oh- "a tlSaAJ ND6AS R06O3
six column weekly newspaper, and the
name to be given the new venture is
"The Sunday Leader and Advertiser"
giving the news of the town, county,
State, etc. An Office building has been
erected on Water street, First Ward,
and he has purchased the Expositor
printing outfit, which was owned by
the Mayors.
Attorney Carl Frame, of Morgan
town, is visiting relatives in the city.
Elijah Blakemore cannot survive as
the result of being struck by a train
on the NJ. r. division of the B. & o.,
near Monongah, Thursday evening. He
was walking close to the track, it is
thought, when the train struck him.
lie was badly cut about the legs and
body, and he is thought to be internal
ly injured.
Capt. K. d. Walker was in the city
a few hours yesterday. He "a on his
return from Washington, Pa, at which
place he was called by the death of his
sister, Mrs. C. c. Wilson. He was ac-
companied from Warrington by his
daughter.
The programme has been arranged
for the entertainment to be given I'M
der the direction of Miss Busing at the
/ Normal auditorium on the evening Of
the fifth instant.
DR.. Jesse Jamison will return home
the first of the week from New YORK
City. He has been absent more than a
month and has been taking a post-grad-
uate course at a medical college in that
city.
Harry Clayton, of this city, has been
engaged for several days optioning coal
land in Harrison county. He will OPP
ton at least five thousand acres, all of
which, it is said, is shaft coal and twen-
ty-five dollars per acre is the price that
is being paid. About two thousand
five hundred of the five thousand acres
has already been optioned by him. He
will hold the land for speculation.
There is a possibility before he COM
pletes the optioning of the number of
acres contemplated Which lies along
Elk creek in that county that the num-
Der of acres taken up will be sold to
Eastern capitalists.
Parties here have received invita-
tions to attend the ball and reception
to be given at Charleston on the fourth
instant, in the capitol, in honor of the
Inauguration of G~overnor-elect A. B.
white. Some of those that received
invitations will attend.
From all indications the coming ses-
sion Of the circuit court, which con-
in this city next Tuesday, will
be a long and interesting session. The
docket contains a number of cases, but
several of them were carried over from
the last term.
Timothy Bennett, Of Morgantown,
has been the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Luther Jacobs, of Market street.
James Kelley, of this city, while at
Warrington one day this week, was
deputised to arrest Howard Hendrick-
son, who is considered a dangerous
fellow on the charge of violating the
laws of that place. Hendrickson was
in a saloon at the time and resisted
some when taken hold of by Kelly. He
was handed over to chief of police C. J.
Kestrick, handcuffed, and brought here
and placed in the county Jail, there to
remain for thirty days.
Martin and Taylor, the proprietors
of the alleged "spealpeasy" that was
raided near Monongah by Sheriff Jol-
life and his deputies, waived an exam
nation this week.
NJ. r. Musgrove moved his stock Of
goods this week into the Carr building
on Main street. The room left vacant
on Water street has been rented by
Harvey Leonard. The room will be
stocked with furniture the coming
week.
o. J. Boor and wife have returned to
their home at WOODBURY.. Clark county,
Iowa, after having spent several days
the guest of relatives here, their form
er home. This was their first visit
back to their former home for eighteen
years. The following is an extract
of a letter written from their western
home to a friend here: Owing to u
visit being limited there were some
friends that we did not get to see that
We would like to have seen, but after
all, It was the finest visit we ever had
In our lives. Fairmont has improved
so much that / could hardly believe
that I eve knew it as my old home.
Eighteen years ago I think thai I
could have delivered a load of coal or
a load of hay to any citizen in the
place without any inquiry for loca-
ton
Gideon White is improving but very
slowly.
j. H. Abbott. of Parkersburg, spent