Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-15
WASHINGTON, PA.
Spectqi 70 ne Sunday Reqister.

NENNN~N ~
WASHINGTON, Pa, February 1.-THE
oil excitement here has been supplanted for
the time being by that attending the pri-
mary election to be held next Tuesday.
Very much interest is manifested in the
race for Burgess, as that position carries
With it considerable distinction and a great
deal of power. The present officer is Samuel
Hszlett, Esq, the banker, and he is q can
didate for re. election. Whether he will get
there is not exactly sure. He is opposed
By q large and respectable wing OF his party
because he bolted the regular Republican
State ticket to vote for Wolfe and Stewart.
He is also charged with neglecting the du-
ties of his Office and permitting the ordin-
ances to be generally annulled. The other
candidates on the Republican ticket are
Hon. II. J. VanKirk, John II. Kennedy Sd
T. q. Hughes.
}. l.. Judson will likely be the Democrat
ic nominee and is popular. 1t is thought
the fight will be close.
In county politics the contest for Sheriff
is assuming shape. The Democrats who
have aspirations in that direction as tar as
heard from are Alex. Rankin, of Washing.
ton, Jas. B. Wise, Jr., West Bethlehem,
Math. P. Linn, South S~trabane, Bert. W.
Caster, Carroll Township, and Deputy
Sheriff John L. McClelland. The postotice
here is in demand and a halt dozen petit
tions are in course Of preparation to present
to President Cleveland. Beyond the usual
number Of lunch and dinner parties nothing
If much moment has occurred in the social
world here. The Wedding March which was
given in town hall Just before Christmas, is
10 be given again at the Morgsuza reform
school on next Tuesday evening. A mum
her of friends will accompany the perform
ers and the whole party will return to
Washington on q epecial train. STperin-
teLdent Quay will treat them royalty, and
deserves praise for providing the treat for
the youthful inmates
The skating rinks threatens to set our
.yourg folks wild. Two OF them are being
erected, and at the Morgan rink the new
orchestra will play nightly. The opening
al LON NonC paw " a WIN NSNs
II railroad difficulty is sill before Judge
the other day from February 10th to Febru-
ary 2sth. In the mean time Messrs. Nc.
Cornell snd Johnston, prominent engineers
Of the P. r. r. are N town making a Enal
survey for. the extension Of the Charters
Yally road to the south end of Main street.
The laborers at Bradys tunnel, a short
distance from Washington on the B. d D.
road have been discharge, as the work is
about completed. The tunnel is quite long,
and is being arched with brick. The tracks
on the new part are being laid and
it will be only q short time till the
C. Il D. trains can abandon the
old route and go through the tunnel, which
is 20 much shorter. The oil men have
nearly all left town for the present, but
whether they intend coming back to drill is
not positively known
Court however, is in session, and the
busy hum at the hotels is kept up. The
case Of Ben Cox, colored, who shot and
killed a negro named Carter, last Novem-
Der, was called on Tuesday. He plead
guilty of murder in the second degree aud
the plea was accepted. The legal business
here, at least the criminal part Of it, is on
the increase.
Personal.
J. F. Taylor. Esq makes B popular and
very efficient District Attorney.
A number ofcollege students are sick and
ont Of college.
Charlotte Thompson, in Jane Eyre, was
patronized, OF Friday evening, BY a large
audience.
1t is said that the Wedding March troupe
intend giving the play in Library Hall,
Pittsburg, toward the close Of the season.
W. II. Braden, late Democratic candi-
date for Register, is an applicant for the po-
sItion Of Postofice Inspector, now held BY
Capt. Billingsley.
Charles Tmmous and Ella McFsdden
eloped from Cadiz, O., and came to Wash
iugton to be married. They returned home
and we're cordially received.
A correspondent Of on Of the Pittsburg
papers gave our policemen q racket last
week. He should have excepted Officer
Redmond, IS he is the best man on the
force and attends to his business
Levi Hamilton Of this place has invented
q natural gas escape, which he has gone to
Washington, ID. C., to have patented.
Miss Maria Stream has retured 70 Phila-
delphia TO c~onfin1e her art studies.
lieut. 3 F. Hssson, George o. Jones,
Commander s. @. Rogers and Editor
Christman went to Harrisburg to the State
Encampment Of the G. A. K
d. F. Patterson, ESQ.,. Of P~ittSburg, was
in town this week. he is an applicant for
the Office Of United States District Attorney.
and received q coed boom from his many
friends in the legal fraternity here.