Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-24
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FAIRMoyr, W. Va, January 23-The
entertainment given by Dowden's orchestra
in the rink last night was gratifying and
successful in every particular. The gu
dience was 9 rarely cultured and apDrecla'
tive one and every performer did excellent
~. Il seems supsItiueus to part!cu!arize,
OUT the vocal performances, BY MIS-. Pal-
mer. C. Z. Ohley, ana Miss Lucy Fleming,
AID the duet BY Dr.. Dowden, violin SUD
Miss Ellie Reed, piano, were particularly
fine. Our people have been looking tor
ward to this concert and they suffered no
disappointment. DoWden's orchestra al
WAYS merits s good audience and will al
ways get It.
The explosion at Newburg shsft has
caused profound sorrow here, where most
of the victims were we'll known. Richard
Birthley and his gov Nicholas, his three
s,epsoas, Joseph, Henry aud Thomas Guy,
and his s~5nin,'aw, John BYer, we've all
recently employed - tue Wea! Fai-mo-t
nine Merry one hundred persons from
here, most OF them miners, ara at the
scene OF the disaster, ready to render as'
sistsnce aud sympathy. 4 gloom has
been thrown over our whole community by
the ~deplorable occurrence.
A seriou. accident is reported from
Grant district. Mrs. B. F. Shaver was
badly gored by a COW and has since been
in a critical condition.
A little daugter of John j. Martin is ~
ing il of typhoid fever at her father :
home on the Avenue. She is bright and
interesting child snd we hope her present
serious condition will loon be greatly i'm
proved. =,
The old Ridgely corner, where the old
she'd style store room has been standing Tor
many O long year, has been purchased by
Dr.. P. B. Ogden, and the old eye-sore will
O give place 10 another handsome brick
business house. BY the way, our iowa
he's more good business houses on Main
stree, than other town Of its size in West
Virginia. They ere ell brick, substantial
and ornamental.
The prospec ora gre still taking lenses
in this county. We hope they'll make a
big oil boom, but they will never need ia
/ 20 below the surface for q surfeiG Of natural
gas. ,
CASTOR mine, the "old reliable" is hard
at work again, with ell hands on.
Sheriff Mau!eY has postponed tax col
lecting for a few dsys, making a desperate
and determined effort 10 fully develop q
healthy lumbsgo on his back.
Gu. good friend, Alex. Bebout, Of the
hardware firm Of Stone X Beboutr had the
misfortune q lew days since to fracture
two OF his ribs He was carrying q keg Of
powder from his powder house to the store,
quite O distance, and ct Carpenter corner
ne slipped AID fell upon the key with the
result above indicated. He is able to walk
With the assistance OF O ans.
There is some talk Of producing the Nj
kado here by local talent soon. II the
scheme should materialize we learn II will
be under the immediate management Of
Mrs. Nellie Sweeney Palmer, whose energy
and we'll known ability in such matters will
make the affair an assured success.
Miss Jennie Smith, the railroad evange'
list, has gone out OF. her baili wick into the
wild lands to hold a protracted meeting
She is at Morgsntown at present and vii
doubtless find there q field full OF grub:
that badly need 10 be ersdicated.
Col. Charley Wells was here on Thurs
day. u
Mrs. James ". Burns has been i'll fol
some days but is now much improved.
County Clerk Amos, of Ritchis county
is visiting relatives and friend at the hons
of his boyhood in old Marion.
Bessie, d little daughter OF Clarence L
Smith, was i'll a few days this week.
John W. Mccoy and Fontaine Smith,
Esqs, are attending WetZel Circuit Court
Col. Joe Leeper is still using his per
suasive powers on delinquent taxpayers IL
the interest Of ex-Sherif c. B. Carney.
There ia talk OF a farmers paper being
started here o by Howard \. Ogden
hsG. We do hot see why such AL enter
prise should not be q decided suecess under
able management.
Jasper F. Hamilton sold bis avenue res
idence to Robert Talbot yesterday and q
once purchased the parcel Of land owned
by Allison Fleming's heirs. He will a
once proceed to erect a new dwelling.