Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10

Prominent Faces and Forms on
the Thoroushfare.
Some Of the People 4 Reporter Met
and Some Of the Points Of
the Promenaders.

There goes Kenna"
where is he?" --.., o.
''The man on the inside"
The reporter was strolling down Market
street recently, with q country friend lean
ing on his arm, and pointed to where the
Congressman from the Third District was
walking slowly along, engaged in CONVEX
sation with ]. J. Woods
"Kenna is Logging now for the Senate" "
said the reporter, con6dentially, 'and
seems very confident Of warming Henry G..
Davis seat. Charleston is his home, but
he makes himself at home wherever he
goes. When Congress is not in session he
takes his horse and his hounds and goes
out among the counties Of his district.
He'll ride all day with the farmers, make
a speech to them at the Court House, and
later on will swing the bow to his violin
while the lads and lassies dance. That's
why he's so solid in his end of the State.
Oh, YES. he's married. He married Miss
Annie clearinghouse, who was quite
belle here several years ago. She is OF the
brunette type and very pretty.
him? Seems to meTVe heard Of him."
''Oh, yes, no doubt you have. Joe has
been in the State Senate and is now a mem
Der Of the House. He hopes to swing the
gayel next month. Joe Is lawyer OF some
talent and is pretty well 'heeled.' He knows
how to keep money, but is not q bit close"
There they go into a saloon. Oh, no, it
isn't either; it's q news depot. Who Is
That's Col. William L. Hearne, of the
Riverside mill, one of the solid men OF
Wheeling. He represented this county in
The legislature four years ago. He's little
and a genial gentleman. He's very well
off and has put bis money where il will do
the most good. Some years ago he came to
Wheeling with 500, 900 cold cash, but he
did not send il away for investment, like
some of Wheeling's wealthy men have
done, but he put il into the iron works,
where IT helps to give employment to a
thousand men. II would be good day for
Wheeling when others of her wealthy men
would follow his example. He has done
more for the working men OF Wheeling
than all the stump orators who talkssso loud
ly, His son Frank is Manager OF the Xiv
erside Mill. and although yet quite young,
has one of the longest heads, on iron, in the
country. He is at the head Of this new
steel nail project, Of which you may have
heard"
Just then a man Of medium height, with
a nervous, electric step, passed by: de
wore a well-ftting business suit and looked
smiling and prosperous. In reply to
query from his friend the reporter said:
THAT is Joe Speidel, a wholesale grocer
on Main street. He is a self.made man
and very well off. He is President OF the
Board Of Commissioners, and IS said 20 run
the Board. He is an energetic, pushing
man. and has many friends .snd enemies.
Last October an effort was made to defeat
his reelection to the Board, but Joe worked
like Trojan and pulled through by
small majority. There is talk OF running
him as the Republican candidate for Mayor
ut the next city ell ection.
Here comes pair of men you want TO
look AZ. The one on the outside with the
mutton chop whiSkers and smile-at'me hat
is George Hook, and his companion, with
out much HAIR is Sam. McColloch. One is
clerk of the County Court and the other OF
the Circuit Court, and George is Demo
crat and Sam a Republican. They ran to-
cether at election and each got nearly a
thousand majority. Strange, WASH 1t, but
il shows the independence OF the average
Ohio county voter"
BY this time the friends had turned
down Chapline street, from Twelfth and
approached a portly gentleman, walking
leisurely along His left hand was in his
pocket and his right held a curved
black walking stick. The raven OF his
chin whiskers was Just streaked with grey,
and his eye twinkled merrily.
Here come Col. Tom OBrien; wait till
he passes and I'll tell you about him. How
do YOU do Colonel. Col. O'Brien is now
State Treasurer. He was nominated at
Martinsburg. after the shortest canvass
on record. | was there, and tell you the
Coloners big Irish heart was full when he
clint bed the platform to make speech OF
acknowledgements. He has several hob
bies, but he is crammed flul of practical
sense. For a number of years he was
member of Council and he has any number
of correct views of municipal governm entail
policy. Get him and Capt. Andy Wilson
and some more Of them together-wait.
here comes q character
A man OF large frame, roughly clad, with
a blanket hat and stOgie boots rode by on
a grey horse.
That's Philo Kimberly, member OF
Council from the Manchester division OF
the Fourth ward. There's not a more val
liable man in Council, or one who has bet
ter ideas. But he has an unfortunate way
Of putting them, occasionally, that makes
them self-destructive. For instance, he
pitches into the newspapers occasionally
and then they bite back at him. But for
all that Kimberly has been Of the utmost
service in the city legislative halls.
know dozen thigs he has brought forward
to have killed at the time, but which were
eventually taken up again and made much
Of, His business? He owns q coal mine
in Manchester"
Here the friends reached the parting
plaCeand separated,
He COULD NOT RESIST.