Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-14
sTEUBENVILLE GOSSIP.

Special Correspondence Of he Sunday REGISTER.
STEUBENyILLE, October 13.-The OF
strike over at Turkey FoIt, in Hancccs
county, W. Va, CAUSED s,me little excite
ment IN this city during the week, bu
when the news finally arrived that TIT
we'll was cnly go feet deep and hsd beer
plugged up by the Bridgewater Gas CO.
Company, nearly everyone settled dowI
to the belief that the strike was arothe
csse of q little oil at frs. and dry to''
aftsrward. There have been so many case
of great expectations, both in gas and OF
finds, in this vicinity coming to naugh
thst our people ale slow to take hold o
ANYTHING. hus if time should demonstrate
that the find is really good one, Steubsn
vile will rejoice at tbs good fortune OF on
over the river pejghhor'.
The tecond trial of Van B. Baker, 70
the m1idsr of his wife and mother in-law
at HOLIDAYS Cove, on the 9Th OF Msy
May, 1857, which began OF Wellsburg Oh
last Tuesday. is MT exciting as much in
terest as the former trial.
At the last regular meeting Of Ccunci
held on Tuesday evening", the Fire Com
mittes recommended that the pay of tn,
firemen be increased ten dollars per month
the increase to commence on February lat
1889, and the recommendations wsr'
adopted. This will give the b3y5 sixt!
doll .rs PEI month.
Ga Wednesday afternoon B. L. Sharp
the well.known Livery man and undertaken
aud Miss Jessie G Morrison, were married
at the Jesidebcs Ct Mrs. Morrison, corner
of Fourth and Dock streets. the ceremony
bang performed by Rev. E. d. Lsdysro
pas OF of the Second Presbyterian church
Mr.. AID Mrs Sharp Eft on Panhandle No
10 for a wedding trip through the Est. II
was their intention to visit New York
Philadelphia, Washington, Boston snd
other cities before their return. They
took with them the best wishes Of large
circ'c Of friends.
A party of friends, consisting of Hon.
T. B Coulter ard wife, H. Q. Anderson
and wife, Jes M. Powers and wife, w. l.,
Bender and wife, J. r. Steele aud wife,
Edward Nicholson and wife, Henry N.
Prizes. and wife, B. N. Liud,ly snd wife,
Eeary Gregg and wife, j. G. Burns and
wife, A. S. Buckingham and wife, Mrs.
jos. Michel son, Mrs Thomas johnson, and
J. w. Jordan, on last Wednesday evening
assembled at The residence of Res, White
10 celebrate bis foItieth birthday. The
aff,ir was q surpiisa, aud Mr.. White was
kept down the strt e. until ell the prepare
tiOns for splendid bapqust and general
gcoi time were Competed, and when he
was finally ushered into his to1se he was
greatly surprised to find 30 many of his
irienGs present. Mr.. White was It'll
further surprised by being presented with
a handsome and comfortable armchair,
which he can use in the years to ccme,
when age will les;el his vigor and energy,
aad he WILL he more Inclined to take life
easy.
The members Of the Germsnia Turnve-
rein wee the guests cf taeir brethren st
East Liyfrpool Tuesday evening. They
rapport having had royal good time.
s. A. Jordan is homs from Sharp burg,
Pa, where he was confined with felon
On his foger, which resulted in blood
poisoning, cau ed Mr.. jordan to experience
very serious time. His friends are
p'elsed 10 know that he isroH rapidly
recovering his usual god health.
Misses Isibel'e ard Helen TaFp.n left
Thursday morning for Columbus, Obi, on
vsi. to their uncle, State School Com
mi ,sicner, Eli T. Tappsn.
Miss Ada Duncan is visiting friends st
Frankfort Springs.
F. NJ. Bushong, ticket agent Of the
Panhandle railroad company, left Tues.
day for q two w,ek's visit TO his old home,
Malvern, Carroll county, Ohio.
W. II. Mcu " and son R. j., sailed
Tuesday from Liverpool ard arrive home
about the later part Of the coming week.
Hairy Culbertsop, who has been surer-
intending the erection Of an electric street
railway at Richmond, Va, returned home
this week.
Mics Lille Hess, who was the guest Of
her uuc'e, William Coleman, of North
Seventh street, returned to her home in
Granville. 0aio, Thursday.
r. Tllney has returned from the
east, where he was buying large stock Of
clothing for his new store on Market
street.
The friends of Auderton sineral will be
panied to learn that he is exp riencing q
serious spell of illness.