Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
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StagnatiOn In the Mining Business Gen
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/ StagnatiOn In the Mining Business Gen
eraI News.
Special 70 me Sunday Register.
FAIRMoNr, W. Va, May 29.-For the
last few months our town has been in the
midst Of an unprecedented business boom.
All the mines have been running full
| blast and everybody has been busy, pros
porous and happy. To-day, however, we
are living under new regime, IS 1t were.
Not a mine is busy aud the place seems TO
have been struck by tidal wave OF TEN
porary stsgnstion. Outside OF the coal
trade, things may be called lively, but ali
other things seem 10 be so dependent upon
our chief industry that nothing escapes the
unfsvorable influence Of dullness IN coal
The New England mines hsye offered their
men work if they would mine the coal at
25c per ton. The men declined to accept
the price and the mine is Idle With pros
pect of remaining so for an indefinite
period. CASTOR mine is getting things 10
shape for work, bus as to how much or
how little is not discoversble. West Fair
mont is also making some repairs aud may
have orders in the future. The Georges
creek men, in returning to work a. the old
wages, have placed the operators here at
great disadvantage. Ths Advance de-
msnded Of the operators here by the Fed.
GRAFTON was promptly granted 10 order to
reap the harvest but while the harvest wss
good while il lasted, It was comparatively
brief and it looks aS though a genuine
drouth will follow. Our people here can
not afford to have the mines idle. One
half of our population, perhaps, tiOd
means of subsistence, directly or indirect
", through the coal trade aud dull sum
mer would unfavorsbly and very seriously
affect every branch of business.
The oil we'll being drilled near Gala.
hus's switch, in this county. promises some
results The truth about it is hard to dis
cover, but some ell has been found and q
greater depth may start heavier flow.
The graduating class of the Hight school
held their exercises in Normal Hall on
Thursday evening Three young gentle
men composed the class, viz =: Frank
HAYDEN, Charles NJ Richie and John K
Reed. The subjects of their orstions were
respectively, Influences of Greece aud
Rome" Leadership" and Evils that en-,
danger our Republic" All Of the boys
did we'll. They handled their subjects del
icately aud Familiarity and eyinced in each
instance, careful preparation. Miss Flo
Burke Fec;ted Poor House Man charm
ingly, and received, IS she deserved, I'm
stinted and generous applause. Do8dens
orchestra furnished excellent music.
Following is the programme OF the Nor
NAL School commencement:
Saturday May 29, at s p m.-Address
before the Mozart Society by Hon. James
Morrow, Jr. Sunday T;45 D IN -Bacca
laureate sermon By Rev. W. K White
Monday, 8 Q. m-Address before the Nor
NAL Lyceum by Joseph Msrum Esq, OF
Grafton. Tuesday, 8 p. m.-AnulVerssry
of the Mozart Society. Wednesday, y
a. m.-Clsss day exercises. Wednesday,
, o. m.-Alumni business meeting
Wednesday, 5 p. m-Auuiversary OF the
Normal Lyceum. Thursday, a. NJ
Graduating exercises Thursday, 8 p. m
-Alumni reunion.
The names on the programme give
promise Of excellent performances aud
large audiences will be present on all oc'
casions.
The graduating class will not De unusu'
ally large. but quality often makes up large
deficiencies in other things.
Decoration Day drew about the usual
crowd to Grafton today. The J., NJ y
P ran an excursion from the heretofore
isolated village of Morgsutowu. An ex
cursion on the steam kyres" is as great q
rarity to the average Morganto"n citizen
| as a postal clerkship would be to Marion
eoHRty man. -,
Mr. James g. Rsker, Of Fairfield. III
aud Miss Maggie, eldest daughter OF +. NJ
( Fleming, of this place, will De married IN
the NJ. P. church here next Tuesday even
ing. -
DE-. PrERCE's pellets original
Little Liver Pills" (sugsr.costed) cure