Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-18
WASHINGTON PA.


wAsH1Soros, Pa, January l7.-Thi
vitality Of this ssaid old Presbyterian tOWr
seems to BE- wholly absorbed in the excite
ment over oil and railroad wars Socially
there seems to be q sort Of stsgnation
Everybody from the duskY inhabitAnt o.
Hayti to the wealthy and retired gentleman
of the suburbs has his mind 6lled with Wis
ions of future oil castles, and all with
equal eagerness listen to the fabulous tales
of wealthy men, who made it all in oil
Apart from the fact that there is OCCASION
ally a genuine good old-fashioned tally
pulling. q masquerade, euchre
Whist, or phantom party, there
is nothing of very much note transporting II
the upper circles. Among the negroes
dancing is INDUCED in to a rather large ex
tent. The monotouy of last week wa
relieved By a phantom party at the residence
Of John Braden, Esq, on Wheeling street
The crowd of young people was large and
gay, and the novelty of the affair enhanced
its enjoyment. There is a rumor abroad
that the "Pipsissewa Camp" an organiza
ton here composed of very fine people, who
encsmped at Clsysville for a week last sum
mer. is going TO have a large blowout, but
nothing has yet been officially announced
A Choral Union, numbering about l5U
voices, under the instruction of Prot. Porter
of the Union schools, meets every Monday
evening and affords a place of much useful
instruction and amusement.
OieaginOus.
The oil situation remains substantially as
il was last week. II is true more oil kings
have arrived. Leasing has continued con,
stantly and the excitement among wash
ingto1 people has intensified, but real IN
formation as to the staying qualities OF the
Gautz we'll, or the probable resources Of the
region is as impossible to obtain as ever
during the week the oil rose to the top Of
the well and in spite ola strong plug, forced
its way out. This, indeed, is a much strong
er Indication of q good strike than any pre-
yious ones ard give q vigorous impetus to
the lsnd-lessing greed Of the companies
and an equal amount Of solidity to some Of
the farmers who are afraid the oil men vii!
make all the money.
Big Tank.
On Friday the company owning the
CAN'T we'll had a six hundred barrel tsnk
shipped from Bradford, aud this looks like
an early test for that we'll. Col. Dyer, OIL
Bradford, who has been engaged in the oil
business for nearly twenty years, said the
other day that his company had leased con
siderable land and intended to begin its de-
yelopment as soon as possible. The reports
from C!aysyille indicate hat oil will be
struck there, and should that occur, g
gratifying confirmation would be found fol
those who think this countyin the oil basin,
We think IL IS.
H.. & o. Troubles.
The Trouble here between the B. K .. and
Panhandle railroad companies is exciting
much popular interest. The determination
eviuced by both parties in their claims and
advances show that some ~judicious meas
ures must be used or a conflict may occur
at any time. The whole difficulty is about
the right Of way over the Ripple bottom a,
the south OF town, across which the B. K y,
high trestle extends. The right Of way was
never legally settled for BY the builders o.
the old Hemp6eld road, and now the Char
tiers Company have bought the bottom and
desire 10 cross it to secure access to the
Wayuesburg and Washington railroad, which
furnishes q great deal of travel to Pittsburg
and they want to hold it. The B. 4 o.
have by their proximity to the Waynesbnrg
depot been getting a good deal OF this late
". and 80 competition on this point has
! caused the contest. Many people expect
the Charters company to send men in the
night time to lay their tracks across. The
question as 10 its legal points is somewhat
| complicated by the fact that the b. X .,
Company have built q siding within a few
days, which cuts of the other party
Some issue may come Of the matter mex
week. The following election Of officers fol
the W. & W. r. R. was held January Il
1855: President-Gen. Justus +. Temple
without opposition. Directors-J. Swart
julius LeMoyne. Il. A. Mcconnell, W. L
Lantz, J. G. Richie, Demas McCollum
Bazel Gordon, D. A. Sprsgg, 7. W. Sayers
Samuel Luse. Aaron Day, T.. NJ. Ssyers
Thomas Hook retires and L. NJ. Ssyer'
| takes his place. With this exception they
are all reflections.
Notes.
Frank J. LOngdon, of Wheeling, and NJ
S. LongdoR, OF Steubenville, spent last Mon
day night with Washington friends.
Judge A. W. Acheson, Of this place, wal
named for U. S. Senator in the Republican
caucus at Harrisburg BY Senator Agnew, o.
Beaver. He would make a very able ant
venerable officer.
Rev. C. C. Hays, a recent graduate of oul
cole ge and the Theological Seminary al
Allegheny, declined a call to a church il
Allegheny aud is seriously considering tht
call Of the Presbyterian church at Bridge
port, o..
Mrs. Gus B. Spstes. Of Clarksburg, W
Va. returned to her home Saturday, the
18th inst.
The Fulton House is popularity known as
the Oil Exchange.
The young man, Fred Emery, who fell
from the third story Of Smiths grocery vii
soon be out again.
Mr.. Vim. Rsbe, the victim Of the natural
gas explosion, is on the high way to re
coyery.
The Donaldson gas well in Mt. Pleasant
township is pronounced equal to the Emory
or Miller wells, and is only 1860 feet deep
A small boy and grl have been about
Washington for a day or two begging fund:
for their sick mother, they say, at Browns
vile. They are believed to hail from Clays
vile, and are impostors, as they bought
TOYS, ETC., with the money they received.
The Freshman class Of the College con,
tains a married man named Srodes. Dur
ing the last vacation his family received an
addition in the person Of a little girl, whom
he has named Helen Duncan Shrodes. On
Friday evening his classmates, through 8
member named Jack, presented the little
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