Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-03
WELLSBURG.
How the Citizens We're Suddenly
Deprived OF Gas.
A Town Where Business is Booming With
an Old Fashioned, Three Cornered
Boom Litigation 0yer
Cemetery.
WElLSBURG.
Special 10 The Register.

WEILsrURG, February 2.-The light OF
the burning gas at the Jefferson iron works
g,s we'll, at Steubenville, was witnessed
here BY quite number of our citizens on
Thursday night.
The Ice in Buffalo creek broke up and
was carried into the Ohio river with rush
on Wednesd day night. The large gas main
that was laid in the bed OF the creek last
fall to convey the gas 10 town in place OF
the pipe attached TO the wires suspended
across the creek, not being imbedded deep
CROUCH, was caught hy the ice and carried
off,
Extinguish:ug the Gas In Town
instantly. Consumers OF gas on Thu SHAY
had TO resort 10 the old reliable black di
monds. On Thursday connections were
made will Il c suspended pipe, and the gas
was IL a few hours flowing Into town as
usual
Drilling is progressing favorably at the
NJ. 2 we'll Of the gas company.
Drilling is in progress at the Rocky
Point well Of Messrs George X Brady.
The well at Midway is getting deeper
every day. The work goes on finely.
Operations will begin soon at the we'll to
be SINK for the Panhandle Gas Works.
The first melt in the new furnace at the
Panhandle Window Glass Works will be
made to-day.
The Presby terisns have decided to erect
a new church edtice on the vacant ground
adjoining tie old building. The old build
Dig will be remodeled and connected with
be new one, and will be used as o Sunday
school and lecture room.
Ssyeral mpmbera of the prpebyterian
congregation went up to Steubenville few
Jays ago to inspect the church buildings
tn, that they might oil tain information II
benefit to their new church here.
John Wilson, farmer aud auctionesr, in.
forms us that in his opinion there never
Was better sleighiDg in this country than
at present. He says that the snow Is piled
ur in such quantities along the roads out
90 the hills that he
Would Not be Surprised
f some Of il would be there next July.
George Freshwaters returned this week
r. III a visit to Cal fUrnla. He says old
b: 0Uke is good enough for him.
Milton and Gro. resi- waters, OF Chicsgo,
are visiting their parents here.
\. C. Hamilton, OF Wheeling. was in
town on bu mess Thursday. Having q
leisure hour or so, he found himself on
c, mmerce street viewing the house wherein
b. first saw tie light Of day. earle said IL
Looked natural.
Mr. S c. A Hamilton. OF Wheeling has
purchased grounds from J. X. Windsor, Of
B'ech Bottom, and will reside there in the
rtsr future. We welcome your return to
old Brooke friend ). c. A.
The building boom continues aud homes
to let are as scarce as hens teeth. Mr.. T:
A. Russell is erecting dwelling on the Old
grave yard grounds which have been in
litigation for several years past. These
grounds had been neglected and were dis.
grace 10 the community. The attention OF
the West Virginia Legislature was Gale
10 the condition Of the grounds, and after
careful investigation they authorized
Bi ooke Cemetery Company TO take charge
Of the grounds, remove the dead aud give
them proper interment in Brooke Cemetery
at the .x pense Of said company, and when
the work was complete the title TO said
burying grounds should be in the name OF
said cemetery company. Then came the
heirs Of Charles Prather by whom the
grounds we're donated as o common bury
ing ground "for all white pee. de-" and set
up their claim. The case
Passed Through Brooke Circuit Court.
thence to tine Supreme Court, where the
title of Brooke Cemetery Company was de-
clared to be good. The location Is an eli.
eible one and will coon be the homes OF
the living instead, as it was few years
since, the home OF the dead.
At called meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Brooke County Agricultural society
the following persons were elected directors
for the ensuing year: George w. McCleary,
John Wilson, James Besll, James w.
Cooper, w. c. Barclay, 8. G. Yirt, Jesse
HrkiIl, Job A. Lewis, T. Fl. Buchanan, G.
A. c Smith, o. N. Waddle, John A. Boles
and David Brown.
Mis- There's, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles DeviBey. well known as station
sgtpt at Deviney Station, on the p. w. &
Ky. z K. st the mouth OF Cross Greek,
di, d on Thursday night sfter Q brief ILL.,
ntss.
Mr.. John Lewis has purchased from
Btpjemin Harvey the lot on the northeast
corner OF Charles end Walnut streets, price
81. 100, and will erect thereon Q substantial
ard handsome building SO by 80 feet, OF
brick. two stories high. The ground floor
will be fitted up as business rooms and the
second floor will be nicely fitted mp 10 serve
SO ice cream psrlors and dining rooms.
tbs improvement will remove an old land
mark in the shape of q tenement house
where some of the tie youths OF forty years
ago we're taught their A. B, C's and Alb abs
by good Grandmother Henry. One by one
tie old landmarks are disappearing TO give
place to buildings conformable to modern
'ets.
Grand Chancellor Commnn5e- A. B.
Doape, of West yirsinis delivered highly
interesting snd Instructive lfci ute to the
K of p Of this place On Thu.siay evening
Lass,