Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-05-18
THE GAS CITY.
A Boom That Is Boom at wellsburg.
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Special 10 The Register
WELLSBrRG, W. Va, Nav 1.-THE
Olivette Club, of Wheeling excurted to this
place last night on the steamer Chesapeake.
They arrived ,here about 10 o clock and
viewed the city under the light of our gas
wells kramer's Orchestra accompanied
them.
The Pan Handle gas well is down to a
depth of about six hundred feet.
John Artens was before Justice Campbell
on Friday, charged with assault and battery
upon Annie Dorsey, and was committed to
Jail for non-pavment of the fine imposed.
On the same day Squire Quest gave
Peter FOhlev hearing on charge of as
saulting Festus and Martin Joyce with an
axe The offense was alleged to have been
committed at Wheeling junction.
The police force are out in new uniforms
aud 400 active in preserving order on the
streets. They are determined 10 onror""
the ordinance to prevent corner loating
Street loafng during the evening has become
a great nuisance as il annOys persons on
several street corners and more particular
" ladies have been deferred from passing
along after dark in the business portion of
the city. The "boys' here will have to
'mOve on.
On last Wednesday evening the Council
passed an ordinance to issue bonds to the
amount of ten thousand dollars. The or
dinance specifies the uses to which IT is TO
be appropriated that being to pay existing
indebtedness, furnish fire apparatus, i'm
proving streets. and to furnish fixtures for
lighting the streets with natural gas. The
Mayor issued proclamation in accordance
Herewith directing an election to be held
on June 7th. to ratify the ordinance
The Building Boom.
An alinSpectiou of the improvements
made here since March lSt of this year
makes fattering showing. Since that
time there have been completed and are
now in course of erection titty-fOur new
dwelling houses and seven business houses;
thirtv-two other houses have been remodcled
and repaired besides a number of others that
are receiving a coat of paint Besides that
the PRESBYTERIAN congregation are tearing
away their old church building preparatory
IN erecting new one The coal shaft
COMPANY have large force of men at work
pctting their works in order, for both rail
road and river shipments of coal aud coke.
Dallel Bros & Gilmore are enlarging on
their original place for their glass works
and are pushing their works toward com
pletiou.
There are several other buildings project
ed. The opinion of those who are compe-
tent to Judge is that Wellsburg and vicinity
needs from fifty to 100 more dwellings to
accommodate the families OF the working
men to run our works that are now built
and in course of construction. The houses
are now all occupied, and many Of the Ia
borers are boarding, who would bring their
families here if they had houses to live IN.
Notes and Gossip.
Rents are very high, but are paid prompt
" and willingly.
Our city has no tramps or loafers, and
wages are good,
Our merchants are doing a. lively and
profitable business aid are not effected by
anv depression in trade. -,
Although the food visited our place in all
its severity, vet there was not sugie iall-
ure. and the wholesale houses that sell 20
our merchants speak in high terms OF their
promptueSS in paving up accounts
and are gratiGed at the amount OF new
goods purchased. Our working classes
spend mo: ev freely and the trade from the
surrounding country is profitable and much
of il that formerly went to Wheeling now
comes here. These are facts that will be
come apparent to any one who viii take the
| trouble 10 make inquiry