Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-21
FAIRM0NT.
Oil Excitement-At the Mines
Notes.
spscscl 10 tie Sunday RICHTER.

oil Excitement-At h Mines -heSi'ai-
Notes.
specdl 10 tie Sunday Rs0ister.
F.rRxoSr, February 20.-Fairmont peeo-
ple have been having q good entertain
ment at the rink this week. The bilou
Ooers Company, r~eorganized and I'M
proved, gave "Foggs Ferry on Thursday
night, THE Dsnites' last night and 10,
night give Hazel Kirke." They have had
fair audiences and give a thoroughly hrst-
class entertainment. The company Is one
of the very best that visits our town and Is
an old fayorite with our people. They 60
to Grafton Monday. ,.,.
Oil excitement keeps up. Hukill 4 Co.
are erecting a derrick and will at once pro-
coed to dril! through to Chins,it necessary
to get oil. Nest people h%eresbouts think
a great oil reservoir is located directly
under their fsem
Work at the mines here is slack at pres.
ent. CASTOR holds up the best OF any and
keeps up her reputstion for general reis-
bility. West Fslrmont is idle and New
England ia not working more than halt
time. Lack Of orders seems to be the oil
fculty.
Miss Maggie Morrow entertained a mum
bar of her friends at her fathers hospitable
home on Wednesday evening last. Those
present were Mrs. Palmer and Miss Lu
Helwig, Of Wheeling, Misses Mary Ollie,
of Morgan,owp, Gypsie Fleming, May
Jackson, Mary Burns, Eta Watson and
Katie Arnett, and John Il. Nair, of Nir.
GINA, Rev. Mac Quesry, r Hayden, J. +.
Mccoy and F.. W P~ierpont.
The big revival at the N +. Church Is
still in progress. Something like a hun.
bred conversions are announced so far and
there is no sign Of any sbstement in the
interest. May the work prosper.
Uncle Reuben Fleming, one OF our best
and most esteemed citizens died on Thurs
day morning last at the advanced age OF
81 years. He leaves a wife and four chill
dren, all daughters.
Mrs. MscQueary, the mother OF Rev:
Howard Mac9neary, is still very i'll and
confined to her bed. She has no. been well
for some months
Mrs James " BIrrs is coniiced to her
room with a severe cold.
Attorney Howard Y. Ogden is slightly
indisposed, bnt is convalescent.
Miss Kate Ebert has closed her school
at St. George, Tucker county, and is nov
manipulating a type wri or in the law office
OF Howard n. ORdea
William 4. Olhy. George Morrow, F
W. Pierpont, C. +. ohley and Sprigg c
Sands will have important business il
Wheeling on Monday. We hope they vii
not get stuck on yumyum.
Deputy Collector Mckinney return &c
home from Pa.kersburg Thursday evening
Miss Jennie Raymond, the. charming
daughter of Judge A. +. Raymond, is a
nome again otter m extended visit amonl
friends in the Monumental city.
William Walkea,e, who has been conin
ed to his room with rheumatism during
the entire winter, is somewhat improved
We hope the early spring sunshine vii
bring him 10 hrsl,h aud out
Nell Huchi3on, Warren Watson. anc
Misses Addie and Blake Watson, Of Smith
town, came up last night to see the BijouI
play The Danites They will remain
over Sunday.
Miss Ollie. Of Morgantown visited Mis-
Gypsie F!emicg this week.
p. II. Bennett is home o. d briet visit
He will return TO bis railroad work at Sew
ell on Monday.
Circuit Court begins the icst Mon lay
in March The ceIebrated..C artright muir
der case is docketed for this term, and DeaJ
200 witnesses hare been summoned
Heaven help the taxpayers. ther i'm
portant felony aud civil gases will be tried
and Judge Fleming will havs a hard sieg'
Of it this time.
Robert Jack is at The SeRburg shaft q
work.
Services in the PRESBYTERIAN churci
next Sunday as usual. morning aud even
ing
If the scarcity Of iced CONTINUES, severs
persons in to Rn stand q chancs Of losing
valuable animals by death. soon The
town has a good supply OF crowbsi's.
Kidd Hswkenbe -ry gigged a Gar fish
this week hat measured four feet il
length. He has II stuffed and on exbibi
ton at the Mountain City House.
Lee ReiDheimer started East TO day.