Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-16
From Our Regular Correspondent.

The readers of the REGISTER are all famil-
lar with what Congress has been doing and
have a good idea Of the whereabouts. say
ipgs and doings Of the leading men and
women in the country, so it seems to me
that perhaps q little information as to the
things which interest the common people
will not come amiss. The desire to try
ones luck in some shape, | believe to be
part and parcel of the make up Of the aver.
age American citizen. This, at least, has
been very forcibly illustrated here in Wheel.
ing for the past three weeks. The latter part
of June there appeared in all the daily aud
weekly papers advertisements covering
about q half column in each paper, setting
forth the merits of q certain kind of tea and
coffee, announcing that a store was open
for the sale OF the same; that with every
can of tea ant coffee q present of some kind
would be given away. Tn people bought
and found that they obtained a good quail.
ity of goods, and that some Of the presents
were valuable. What was the result?
Those who obtained presents showed them
10 others. Tney in turn purchased, and
the store was crowded from morning I'M
I'll 1890 at night. The manager,
evidently q smart business man, paid out
large sums for advertising, varying the
style of the notice, and each day giving the
names of the fortunate buyers. Every one,
high and low, rich and poor, tried their lnck
the papers gave the list of fortunate ones,
and we would read: Smith, 500 in a can OF
coffee; Jones (coloredl, $50 in a can of tea.
Evidently it was conducted fairly, and
those not getting money or valuable
matter or jewelry got their moneys worth
in tea or coffee, as the tea cans con-
tain one and a half and the coffee
cans three and a quarter pounds.
Look out for club rates: One can
81 q cans for s.; II cans for $40: = cans
for $40; is cans for so. Following is a
partial list of those who have received val
presents this week:
Charles Daub, butcher, Fulton, stem
winding and stem. setting watch, SIS: w.
A. Milligan, 21l7 Eoff street, chatelaine
watch, SIS; VIM. Apologize, Iorkville,
Geo. Rucker, 1912 Morrow street, stem
winding and stem setting watch, SIS;
David Griyens, North Wheeling, stem
winding and stem setting watch, SIS: Mrs.
Olahan, 1925 Main street, chatelaine watch,
SIS; James Travis, ma Ter at La Belle iron
works, genuine diamond stud, $25; Lizzie
Lucas, 1924 Chapline street, genuine dia-
mond ring, $50; Leroy Smith, 1884 Water
street, stem winding and stem setting
watch SIS Jacob Switzer, % Eleventh street,
genuine diamond collar button, SIS; Mike
GaVln, ZlUO wafer street, american watcn,
SIS; Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport, fireman
p. @. & st. L Railroad, stem winding and
stem setting watch, sl5; G. I. Bell, Airing.
ton stove works, genuine diamond ring,
S35; S. b. Meyers, Mingo Junction, chate.
laine watch, SIS, George Hauliker, Bridge
port, stem winding and stem setting watch,
SIS; Miss Jennie McFsy, 9i5 Main street,
genuine diamond ring, S25; Mrs. Teece
boarding house, 9i5 Main street, gen.
uine diamond ring, SIS; J. T. Lynch,
Bargain Shoe House, Al Twelfth
street, $50; Michael Coppinger, north
Wheeling, stem winding and setting
watch, S15; Louis Schwalb, First National
saloon, lois Maine street, Chatelaine watch,
SIS; John Lewis, "a Sixteenth street, genu-
inc three stone diamond, ruby and sap.
phyre ring, $50; n. A. Barry, Mayor, West
Alexander, stem winding and setting
watch, Sl5; Davis Callahan, North Wheel
ing. stem winding and setting watch,
SIS; Ed. Caremborer, 2306 Main street,
chatelaine watch, SIS; J.. w. Callahan, lib
Thirty.first street, stem winding and set
ting watch, SIS; Miss Jessie, daughter Of
W. T. Burt. genuine diamond ring $25;
Miss Carrie Hobbs, Martins Ferry, genuine
diamond ring, s25; J. NJ. Clark, Al Eigr-
tenth street, stem winding and setting
watch; Mrs. VIM. Meyer, 3Sll Jacob street,
genuine diamond ring, $35; John W. Arm.
strong, Erening Journal, ladies' chatelaine
watch, SIS.