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

Il Natural Saa - PERSONAL Po3nts.--Court
DIatters-~sA Reverend Gentleman Via
dicated.
| Speefss % As SsaEsy Register.
CLARKsBURG, January H.-The capital d
Harrison, since ne holidays, has been a'
| quiet as grave ysrd, but this week. eircsi'
court being in session, the town'has assumed
an unusual hustle szd business is picking
up little. The merchant and the manu-
faeturer are loud in tseir complaints about
the BUSINESS situation. However, many o'
then, look for a revival of trade iTthe nea'
futnre. With the iaauguratior' oi
Cleveland everything viii have set
tied down to its normal condition and
an increased demand for agricultural pro
ducts and manufactured srtictes is locted
for. The mills and shops hegesbsuts are
now only running on half time.
Our people lock forward to tie comps-
ton of tie West Virginia and PerEsylvanIe
railroad with quiet interest. The
conpletio2 of TIE read will probably
bring repair shop of greater or
less capacitF to ClaEksburg. This tsWn will
be tie term:aous fer many years tccome:
With the shops and terminus ofa standard
guagc railroad to be added 50 the tow8 our
citizens may we'll lock into the future7with
hopes CT great things being in store for
/ them. The orIy thing WHICH throws q mist
T; over the. bright picture Of, future importa1ce
il the slcxuess With which the constructiou
Of the road goes N. ThSstate of affairs %
By no means due to the enter
prising ana energetic gea;lemeu who have
charge Of the afiais of the road All have
been most indetatssible in their efforts to
push the rosd through to complexion. The
delsT is due solely, we are told, TO the hti-
gatiJn with he b. & o. read: The COM
pany is now tied up in q law suit with the
B. & 0. abou9 the ri6ht.oEwSy in or near
Fairnont. Bat yet, IN view Of al these
things, the difficulties which now seem in
surmoantable, will be overcome and the
road let to contract before many months
will have past sway. Ssme woFheis being
done along the kne in the way Of grading
etc. The work Of the sngineeYs.is COM
plete and most thorough. The vgAt-ot-
way is secured alcng the whole
route, with one or two excep'
tons in Harrison. and Monosgshels.
There is not the slightest doubt in the world
but that the road will he built and is only a
question of time. The time may 6e very
short. When in operation the oiirens of
Clarksburg and Fsirrnont may well rejoice;
it will give new life to each town.
Regarding the coming of the railroad as
a certainty, the people are beginning to
look for rites for building purposes at the
West End, it being generally conceded that
the depot will be located in that part Of the
town. Two Well-to-do citizens purpose erect
ing business houses provided suitable lots
can be securedin that neighborhoOdi
Natural Gas.
EnterprisiDg gentlemen of this town long
since appreciated the advantages to'begain-
ed by the use of natural gas, and | am glad
to say we're not as slow as many of the
prominent people Of your cityto make an at.
tempt to secure such an advantage for their
town. More than six months ago the work
of boring for gas was commenced under
the management of {. NJ. Hart,
B. M. Despard, c. j. Gof
and Others, at the old salt we'll, at the West
End of town. The company only met with
limited success, and are now boring in
sandstone. At 500 feet they struek flow
of gas equal to shat frs. struck at the Cen
tral Glass Company's well, but the fsow was
not sufficient for the purposes o. the COM
pany. 1t is the purpose Of the company to
use the gas for heating and msnnfac.
turing. The work has been continued
until now. Phe we'll is sunk to depth Of
1875 feet. The managers are still hopeful
of ultimate success for only recently at we'll
on Bingammon creek, some miles from
Clarksburg, which was being bored for oil,
gas flowed freely at 1908 beet. lfit should
happen that Clarksburg was to be 80 iortu-
nate as TO secure gas in sgeh quantity as
could be utilized the benefits and profits to
the town and citizens would be many and
great.
Speaking Of gas reminds me about the
information to hand concerning the hunt
instituted at Morgantown and other places.
At Morgantown depth Of nearly AIS feet
has been reached. The prospects are not
unusual.
Fairmont is crying for natural gas sup.
ply. and she is likely to have a company OF
gentlemen experiment TO that end 10 her
immediate vicinity. Every town and city
should have gas. No city is complete with.
out tiff they can get IT.
Every kid in the town is jUbilant over the
prosrect of rink. Delays are dangerous.
Ihc opening night should be set for very
early date. II delayed the populsce will
haze recovered from the fever and an open
ing night would be as fiat as the first day at
or county fair.
Court Matters.
Cour! has been in session since Tuesday,
but little business Of importance was trans
scled The grand Jury was IN session, and
no doubt haze some valuable information to
impsrt 10 the court next week, 10 which
time it adjourned. ~ :.
An Indictment for felony will in sll likeli'
hood be returned against c. A. Osborn,
who shot W. T. Richards, editor OF the
Telegram, last fall. Richards has recovered
and GOES about his business as usual, bat
his Intimate friends claim be has not en-
lirely recovered from the wound. The case
will not he tried at this term OF court
The case of Coffnan, charged with iorg'
ing the name Of Il. Rifle to check, was
continued.
The Dakin-Whitehsir matter came to an
end this week The court proceedings
were ended By each party paying halt the
costs. Rev. Dakin is man yearly seventy
years old and has long lived in or near
Sardis, being q well.todo farmer: On
SUNDAYS be led the little congregations IN
his ncighborhood in prayer and filed
their pulpi,a. The charge against him
VAS seduction, and the complainant was
little girl under fifteen. The Dismissal o,
the case is vindicatios for Mr. Dsdn, and
gratifying TO his friends.
Personal.
Miss Flode Osborn, a charming young
lady of this city, only recently returned
from Baltimore, where she has been visit