The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-10
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| NEW MARTINSvILI-E, w. Va.
May s:-The good roads movement IN
Wetzel Is warming up. and the meet
Ing Mt Jacksonburg. Saturday was an
enthusiastic one, and as a conse-
quence bonds from $780, to $780,
600 will be voted on by the citizens
OF Grant district In q few weeks.
Real estate has been changing
nands this week. Col. A. G. Higgin-
botham. OF Jacksonburg. oil king, pur-
chased the DR.. keifer home, on Maple
avenue. one OF the finest in the city.
at fancy price. DR.. Keller will
the w. J. Alexander brick block on
Main street at $1,000 spot cash. and
Is figuring on several other pieces OF
valuable property.
| Attorneys Charles Powell, Fair
mont: John Ross. Clarksburg: Arlan
Con Swiger and John II. McCroy, OF
Sistersville; Isaac NJ. Underwood. OF
Middlebourne and W. Scott Stuart,
or West Union. attended court during
the week
Mrs. ]. +. Bartlett. who spent the
winter in the south. is at home. Her
husband met her at Cincinnati
Attorney T.. l. Robinson. who spent
the winter at Tulsa, Oklahoma, is at
home for this term OF circuit court.
| The Juniors OF the High school en-
tertained the seniors and teachers at
Magnolia club rooms. last evening.
Editor Bob Morris. who owns three
papers in Richie county. one ri
Harrison and two others was here
yesterday and purchased the outfit
OF the Wetzel Tribune. He is a son
| OF the venerable P.W. Morris OF the
State Journal and chip of OF the old
block.
Clinton Stealey. OF Middlebourne. a
merchant, was in the city, yesterday
! on business mission
Attorney Vic Iams and William
| Hughes are at Fredericktown, Pa,
looking after lot sale.
Sam Fisher is the new manager
of the Federal Realty Co. William
Hughes. resigning.
| Wheeling week end shoppers. s. r.
Martin and wife. A. VI. Francis and
wife. Rev. ID. L. Ash. wife and daugh-
! ter. Mrs. Wiswell. Huntington: Mrs.
h. b. Muhleman and Mrs. VIM Brast
and daughter. Miss Vena.
Frank Morgan. John VI. Lowe, A
| G.. Higginbotham and l.. r LantZ had
! business at court. this week.
Profs. Morris and Taught are teach.
ing large summer school at Pine
Grove. Forty pupils first day.
! DIR. Schwinn. of Wheeling, was here
! this week in consultation with Mrs.
Schmied and Martin in difficult
case.
, The new Masonic temple Is com.
pleted all but the new furniture. which
will be here i'm fe wdays. when the
| formal dedication will take place An
effort will be made to secure the meet.
/ ing of the Grand Lodge for 1914. The
! town is in an elegant shape TO enter
tain this body since the completion
OF the new temple.
Earl Mclntire and Everett Morgan.
! students NJ Buckhanncn. spent the
Sabbath with home people.
Walter II. keifer is in Wheeling
and Pittsburgh looking after business
matters.
Philip Fluharty is the new night
: policeman. Charles Martin having re.
signed and is with the grovery com.
| pany.
George VI. Wood. Grant Vancamp
and Harry Wdyman spent several
I DAYS at Middlebourne this week
Zen G. Bridgeman has moved his
| family 10 the city. from his farm near
J town.
William Williamson was called to
/ Pittsburgh by the death OF his broth
( er-in-law, who dropped dead from
/ heart disease. lie was accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Florence.
Postmaster Richardson and daugh-
ter. Miss Daisy. spent the week in
! Pittsburgh and Wheeling visiting and
shopping.
James Ruckman. an oil king of
: surrounding towns and furnished them