Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-05
MOUNDSVILLE.

The ]. O. o. f. gave banquet at their
hall last Thursday.
The REGISTER is here known as the "Thun-
derer" of West Virginia.
Christmas offerings at the Episcopal
Church aggregated $G6.SS.
Fifteen ball pool is the popular game now
with the average MoundSvillian.
And they now talk of fitting up q room
in the Mrsonic Hall for roller-skating.
Mr.. John Nolan is lying quite i'll with
typhoid fever at his hotel, the st. Cloud.
A small house greeted Mr.. Dick Norton,
the champion rifle shot, at Masonic Hail.
Lieutenant b. +. Meighen and Miss LYDIA
Cans were married last evening. No cards.
The organization of a building associa-
ton is being perfected by number oil our
prominent citizens.
ONLY eight arrests were made on Mon
dav. 6v Sergeant Brannan, with fines rang
ing from 81 to $40 and costs.
The rumor is current that pr. James
UnnratIay will take charge OF the Mound
CITY Hotel at no distant dIy.
Moundsville has twelve saloons, shoot
! ing gallery aii;a, two oool tables, and many
other things too tedious to mention.
Prof. Haines, Principol of the Mounds
Vile school. gives general satisfaction in
the discharge of his duties as Principal.
Wade Farrow, of Parkersburg, has been
visiting S. w. Matthews, of this place.
| Wade has secured lucrative position In
your city
4 prominent citizen informs us that he
has secured $3.50 toward the erection Oh a
boiIinS !. LEY. whats this world COM
ing to?"
4 petition to lie Legislature for the pas
sage of a prohibitory liquor law Is being
circulated among our citizens. 1t has a
great many signers.
The rolling mill still booms along The
puddler boss was discharged ON last Tues
day. and his place is now filed by gen.
tleman from Allegheny.
The numerous friends and admirers Of
Fatley Tim StiIwell are loath TO believe
the rumor that he has gone West to grow
up with the country"
Other correspondents neglected to men
ton the shooting scrape," near the depot
last Sunday week. Several men were
wounded in the neck, but none serious
Real estate is steadily advancing in price
and houses for rent are in demand. A
prominent contractor informs us that
large numDer OF houses Will DC Uuub AeAb
year.
DR.. G. W. Dodd, the Purdy street drug
gist is absent in Brooke county, settling
the estate OF his deceased father. Rumor
has il that he will take partner and visit
Niagara before his return.
Taggart, Painter Reed, gentlemen from
Pennsylvania, equipped with the best OF
machinery are making ready for the bor-
ing of an oil well on Col. Thompson's farm
opposite this place. The firm is strong
one financially, and their motto Will be
"oil or China"
The Mound City Hotel property was sold
at public auction, under the deco OF trust,
on Tuesday, for the sum of S11,S50. Mr..
Thomas Dorsey was the purchase. de
gives Mr. McFadden five days in which to
redeem his property. We hope Mac may
be able to make the "raise."
The Clomer Iron Works failed 70 pay
the Union Coal Company for coal furnished
last month, and in consequence the miners
refused TO work, because OF not receiving
their pay, but at this writing they have re-
sumed work, with the understanding that
ihey get their money on Saturday.