Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
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 little information as to the
things which interest the common people
will not come amss. The desire TO try
ones luck i'll some shape, | believe to be
psrt and parcel OF tho make up OF the aver.
age American citizen. This, at least has
been very fOrcioly illustrated here in Wheel.
ing for the past three weeks. The latter part
of June there appeared in all the daily and
weekly papers advertisements covering
about half cOlumn in each paper, setting
forth the merits OF certain kind of tea and
coffee, announcing that a store was open
for the sale of the same; that with every
can of tea and coffee present Of some kind
would be given away. The people bought
and found that they obtained good quail
ity of goods and that some OF the presents
were valuable. What was the result?
Those who obtained presents showed them
to others. They in turn purchased, and
the store was crowded from morning I'M
til 1890 at night. The manager,
evidently 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 luck
the papers gave the list Of fortunate ones,
and we would read Smith, $50 in a can OF
coffee; Jones (colored), $50 in 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 half and the coffee
cans three and quarter pounds.
Look out for club rates: One can
81; cans for S.; II cans for $40; . cans
for $40; 65 cans for $50 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, 2117 Eoff street, chatelaine
watch, SIS; VIM. Apologize, Iorkville,
stem winding and stem setting watch, SO;
Geo. Rucker, 1912 Morrow street, stem
winding and stem setting watch, ts;
David Griyens, North Wheeling, stem
winding and stem setting watch. SIS: Mrs.
Olahan, 1925 Main street, chatelaine watch,
$l8; James Travis, mailer at La Belle iron
works, genuine diamond stud, $25; Lizzie
Lucas, 1924 Chapline street, genuine dia-
mond ring, $50; Leroy Smith, 1l3i Water
street, stem winding and stem setting
watch SIS Jacob Switzer, % Eleventh street,
genuine diamond collar button, SIS; Mike
Gavin, 2lOO Water street. Mmerican watch,
SIS; Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport, fireman
P, c. & st. l. Railroad, stem winding and
stem setting watch, SIS; G. T. 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,
S1S; Miss Jennie McFay, 9i5 Main street,
genuine diamond ring, SIS; Mrs. Teece
boarding house, 945 Main street, gen.
gine diamond ring IS; J: T. Lynch,
Bargain Shoe House, Al Twelfth
street, $50; Michael Coppinger, north
Wheeling, stem winding and setting
watch, sis; Louis Schwalb, First Natl onal
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, SIS; Davis Callahan, North Wheel
ing. stem winding and setting watch,
SIS; Ed. Caremborer, 1906 Main street,
chatelaine watch, slS; J. W. Callahan, 113
Thirty first street, stem winding aud set.
ting watch, SIS; Miss Jessie, daughter of
W. T. Burt. genuine diamond ring $25;
Miss Carrie Hobbs, Martins Ferry, gen uine
diamond ring, S25; J. NJ. Clark, A Eigr-
teenth street, stem winding and setting
watch; Mrs. VIM. Meyer, 1911 Jscob street,
genuine diamond ring, $35; John W. Arm.
strong, Erer,ing Journal, ladies chatelaine
watch, SlS