Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-04
WASHINGTON, PA.
Barnum-ColIege NotesUon and Gas
Peraonal,


Special 10 he Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, Pa, October 3.-Tbe oil
excitement here, for the time being, has
given place to that occsioIei by Birnlu's
show and numerous social and nup.ial hap
ye1ings Bsrnums aud the Loldol shows
performed here Thursday afternoon AMI
evening. TIE o'clock performance was
large attended, in fact every seat under the
spacious tent was filed. The evening psr-
Torrance, however, was not witnessed BY 80
large q number. Taking it as whole, it
vas fully up to the average of circuses, bat
We mast say that should they have exhibited
the animals and performed the wonderful
ftsts so extensively and deliberately sdver-
tised throughout this section Of the couotrY,
they would have left a far better impression
on the minds of those who were present
The class of SO held their annual election
last week with he following result: James
Y. Stevenson was chosen president aud b. Z.
Sloan vice president an treasurer. These
officers hold the boards until commence
neut day. VIM 7 Tresdwsy, of Ohio was
elected to the position of business manager
OF the JeffersoDisu, filing the vacancy
CAUSED by the resignation of W. 5. Thomas,
of Allegheny, Pa The JEFF is heavily in
in debt al this writing, though we hope that
through the earnest effort OF Mr. 7, whose
SURPRISING business qualities are well known
among the students, this embarrassment
may speedily be removed
At the rslying day exercises of the First
Presbyterian Sunday school, last Sabbath.
attended very largely by the students of the
college. Dr. Mofat delivered a very interest
irg talk on Our Future. The discourse
throughout contained many passages OF Pc
euliAr interest and touching psthOs, which
the speaker rendered in bis own affecting
ard rigorous manner
The Freshmen and Sophomore classes
"eut" Rotations on Thursday to attend
Barnum's show. The faculty will take
action at an early date on the performance
Of the small bcys, and the outcome may
prove something serious.
For the benefit Of those not familiar with
the oil fields or territory in close Proximity
to the town, We give the following locations
Of some of the noted gushers: Thsyer u
Gssse well, located one mile and 800 feet
northeast from CAN'T; Gabby, located about
o. z ulle hEu OVO ACCL eONkA"CoAAAOAA
/ Wilson farm we'll, about 5000 feet due
south from CAN'T Smith farm well, about
OF mile northeast of CAN'T; Gordon farm
well, little nor;h of west from Gautz aud
on 20 line from Hess farm gas we'll; Cor
! don No 2, rig located about 1900 feet q
/ little east of south OF No /; YandegriH rig
/ about 400 feet west of Gordon No q
| Tbsyer No. l, 300 feet north OF Gordon No
l; Montgomery farm we'll, located about
/ $500 feet from Gordon, on line with CAN'T
Weaver farm we'll, 1000 feet little south
west of CAN'T. Pew / Emmersou are tht
proprietors of Gsbby well, on which grea'
| homes are placed. This we'll is at this writ
ipg down 2,605 feet, is located out Nationa
road, west about two miles. They are nov
fishing for the tools fastened in the bottom
and hope to resume drilling the first of tn
week. There are not less than seven new
derricks being erected in the vicinity o
Gordon well and in the course OF fs7
weeks all will be active and will presen
something interesting to the passer by.
Barnum left two OF his workmea Ia Wash
II ytou hospital, one with fractured sub
msxillary, the other with broken ankle
caused 0Y the falling Of the center pole o
the large tent
Mr. Hugh A Rogers, prominent youn!
attorney of this place, was married t
Mrs. Mary J. Murray on Wednesday aftst
noon.
Jefferson Academy. Of Canuonsburg, Pa
opened up suspiciously this year with eight
students on roll
The reunion of the Tenth and Eighty
fifth Regiments of Pennsylvania, at Can
uonsburg, was largely attended on the Is
inst. Addresses were made by the follow
ing WORTHLESS: Hon. A. ]. Warner, Hon
Cyrus Elder, Rev. J. L. Thompson, CnsE
lain L. Mcguire.
The new marriage license law took etfsc
October l. Already several application
have been made. The docket will be
sealed book, 80 to speak, until after tn
censummation Of the nuptials,