Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25
LITTLE WASHINGTON.
Warm Weaiher---OIl and Gas--CoIlege
Notes. Persunal.
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Warm Weather---OiI and Gas-.-CoIlege
Notes Persunal.
Specia! 10 he Sunday Re0iar.
WASHINGTON, Pa, April 2 l--Ths mer.
curry ranged between 10 ond so to day.
The Democrats hold their primaries
Saturday, June 18th, and the convention
on Monday, June l4,h.
Mr.. Will 3 McMechen, Of Wheeling,
was in town Thursday. on business.
A desperate fight occurred in Hazel AL.
ley, near the B 4 o. depot, last evaning,
in which one Of the participants had his
head badly beaten with a stone; bad
whisky the cause.
The following prominent newspaper men
OF Western Pennsylvania were in the city
Yesterday and the guests of Hon. + l.
Christman, OF the Reporter; Call W. Hsz
Yard, Monongahels Republican; Robert
Mckee, Freeport Journal; j. A Laird, Of
the Greensburs Argus; Samuel D Smith,
Indiana Messenger; Frank Samson. India.
ma Democrat; K R. Remington, Pittsburg.
The presence OF the above named gentle.
men was caused by a meeting OF me direc
tors of the Western Pennsylvania Press
Association.
The election for contestants Of the sev.
enteenth annual literary battle, to take
place about the ides Of next March, be.
tween the two societies Of Washington and
Jefferson College. was held last night, and
the result wal as follows: Philo and Union,
Debate, G. A. Lippincott, of Piedmont, W.
Va; Original Orator, Elmer r. Nc.
Clure, West MidoletOwn, Pa Essay, G..
W. Herriott, Federal, Pa.
FrauSliu aad Washington elected: De
bate, TT. Hill, Of Csuno"elsurg Pa; ora.
tor, A. Fl EE-ing, Salisbury, Pa essay,
Robert Welsh, Washington. Pa.
r. B. Scandreti, A. b, Of Allegheny
High School. spent Good Friday With Col
legs friends.
President James D. Moastt, d. d, is
6lling the Second Presbyterian Church
pulpit, recently vacated By DR.. J. F. Nc.
Gill. The church is crowded to its ut,
most capacity every Sunday.
Prof. Brading Spear, Of the Central High
School Of P~ittsburg, spent Friday aud Sat
urdsy with his parents on North Main
street.
The following gentlemen were iuaagur'
sted officers If the Philo and Union
Literary Society Of ". 4 J. College, last
night: President, F. J.. l. Hupp; Vice
President, C. J. Lsrimer; Treasurer, ]. L.
Meloy; Scribe, W. P. HOllisteF.
OIL AID GAS.
Everything was sstir in the Washington
oil field yesterday. 1t being Good Friday
many operators OF every grade" from
Oil City, Bradford and Pittsburg. svailed
themselves Of the opportunity and visited
this oIeaginous community.
Thsyer No. = has been the topic OF con
versatiou for the past two days. This vel
10 situated on the Clark farm aud the drl
entered the famous Gordon sand or
" ednesdsy night aud from that time hs'
Welded nearly 1000 bsrrels. Ii is gener
ally anticipated that it will settle dosn Q
400 barrels per day. which is considered
excellent considering the fact that q super
Tor quality Of the unc,ious AGid being pu
forth. Two 600 barrel tanks have beel
erected in close proximity TO the goshe
aad when your correspondent was At tn
well this morning. one tank vas full ant
the other rapidly filing.
II this wall had held 10 its frat rate Q
= flow, which was over 50 barrels per houl
, it would have been the largest veil know
Otheg wells sss Progressing 10 I'm
shape, and IRON present indications hi
|. city ia to be the future oil centre Of thi
: part Of the country. Il,
The Washington and JefsrsonisD, th
. organ Of the students Of oar college. q
pesred under its nsE management ID
morning. The follosing are some OF ID
9 contributors OF this isaae: Private Dslzel
Gen. A. J. Warner, Chss NJ. Snyder, 4
D A. Adams, and d.. JohR z. Paxton. II
paper is nov under the supervision Of !
y E. Alexander editor 10 chief, of 81. Clsi,
. vile, Ohio, and We do No. ksss,ssts 70 q
:, this edition is tie litsied We have seen {
u wears back.