The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-12
new MARTINSVllLE

The Armistice Day celebrat:o"' l us
ds> VAS a most enthus.astIc one. ~
!, o'clock all the church ana C"UFN
houSc bells we're rung Tor hall an h"uE
and in the evening az the high schoo'
auditorium public exercises were fetu
. Hon Frank Wellcs Clarke. the mayor
presided and music was PROVIDED AoI
IN. occasion by the Cry oanu. HeFcSee9
were made BY several local soldiers "no
during the year haze re'ur"eo AVN
European battletie!ds.
AIR, charles III. Wright was very SER
o,.sly injured by the fall he sustained
80, rho platform OF the depot last sun
da, afternoon. He was suddenly SlliCh-
-, with euremic poisoning. and IN IAN
NO. struck ms fac. breaking inc
n.,rcs OF his nose. cutting large SaSh
an his fac. above Tie: eye. ana olnet
wise hruisInS himself. lie las 1ai7
chance for recovery.
pctty robberies are heard OF almost
ryery day IN this city. During the past
wr.k rlrS and ladies coast 70 the Eauuc
,f more than $500 We're taken from the
ifurfman store. Magnolia high school
was entered. sli taken. and several m
,,r,ant ms. rumrnts from The !aoro-
.,rv Saturday night several reported
no taking Of potatoes. etc. from Sari :
ms cellars The chief of police IS
working most val!antlS TO run down IN.
ms, rcantS and has been given an assiS'
tart in the person of James LonSwcH
IN" police department. under the direc-
ton OF Chief Wyatt IS being rcorSanized
and with the cooperation OF all inter
astcd there will soon cease to be any
petty thicSinS.
Never in the history of New Martins
wiz, has there been such demand fol
no fiInt.
The real estate people report that las'
week twenty-five families tried to fine
houses in this city. Every effort is be
in,, made BY the board OF trade TO fine
ro.,,ns and houses for the new Corners
md II is predicted that We shall have
th.. greatest building boom ever expert
,ncrd here next Spring.
Mr., Thomas FL kochnes. who wa:
drowned while crossing Dulin creek ;
few days ago. has not yet been found
strict search has been made the cntir'
length Of tho creek. bur the search ha'
been unayailing. and it Is now though
that ne was carried out into the rive
when the wlcketS wcrs let down during
til" recent frCshet
Rally Day with Il special revival meet
ms. are being planned FOR the Disciple:
Of Christ Of Brooklyn. The special ser
vices will begin next Sunday continuing
for several weeks. The minister. J. {
W,ddell. will be assisted by Prof. Chas
Mccoy, of Virginia. who Will lead al
song services, and devote some time u
the personal work.
The first entertainment OF the Mag
,olia lecture course will be given Thurs
day eyening. kryrs sextettc Will be tn
feature. This will be saxaphone eli
Iertairment OF high class. The cours
IL greatly deserving OF supporth by GU
nconlc and no doubt will add to tn
amusement and pleasure OF our people
rba Lincoln, the new theatre Of Muh
lcrlan and koontz, Is rapidly near m
completion. and is one or the most Al
tractiye buildings in the Ohio valley
Quite q number OF splendid booking
have been made for the late fall and win
ter by this entcrprIsing firm. The thea
trs will open its season about the frs
Of December.
Magnolia high should have won fror
MoundsYille Saturday. but was not play
ing their form. But it was great game
and still the old rivalry between the tw
bipb schools exists. This week VIC
70 Clarksburg TO meet Washington an
irving high. It will be holly conteste
Sar,e The Moundsville Parks failed
shov much Of their touted strength i
their came Saturday afternoon. Out
Sstrbing the A. C.'s Of this city NOR
than twenty-five pounds to the mar
thew should have walked away with IN
rame, but the tie score Of ~ speak