Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-28
srEUBENvILLE NEWS.
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specia, Correspondence of the Sunday RessS7.
,SrEUBSvLLF. DC ODER T.-Tne OIL 'er'
ritory over the river has not lost its inter
est. The l.tsst reports are to thu ehet'
that the Bridgswaier vel continues to
flow $50 barrels pei day, snd the people
are confidently anticipating that some OF
the wells b ing put down vii! cone 10
gushers Derricks are scattered sll ove'
tie territory aud more are being rapidly
nut up. There is 70 donbi that the Oil is
Of fine quality, and if found in large
quantity wilt mike ths field tne o. th'
most important and valuable Yet K Vn'
On last Wednesday evening lvanhte
Division No Z, U. r Knights Of r talas,
west up to Toronto and Organized new
division Of tie Uniform Rs:k. The rev
d,vi ion starts out with thirty-!o1 IT mem
bers and gives promise OF b,ipg o e OF the
best ia the State. II is spleI dii'y uni
formed, his an elegant bal, its msmotr,
ship is made up of tie best material
in the town and all of them are
enthusiastic. TIE installation ~ss per-
formed accoIdio to the ritual, aft + which
the folio wing officers were installed: Sf
knight Captain, ]. A. Paisley; Su X nlgas
Lieut., William Myers; Sir Ka'ght Her,
aid, W. s. Brxhsar; Sir Knight Treasurer,
r. NJ. Ffanay; Sir K oightR colder, JAIME
Lawson; Sir knight Ssntire', J. Z Ell
wards; Sir Knight Guarl, A. s. Wi Lam
con. The g tests were then conducted to
Myers restaurant, where tn y werareea'e l
with an Ell CANT banque', after when they
boarded e steamer L'lley, which had
b en- c1sr.ei 70, the occati %, AID returned
t. Steub N lille, irving here about one
8. m. They are a highly p'taSsd ct the
hospit be entett ,inment they received ct
thu hands of the Sr Knights Of ToE1no.
The oIgsn'zatiou of this division com.
pletes the Eighth Regiment OF Ohio, which
is composed Of ihs divisions OF Steuben-
vile, t. 70 ato, Bridgeport, Bellaire, Niles,
Canton and Akron.
Politics has el very q1:eiin this city,
the moe potict abba becaUss of the excite
men. art,n ding elections WREN Ohio was
an October State. but IS yicto!y becomes
more assured the Democrats ara begin
ming to stir about, and on Thursday even
iogavry enthusiastic me ting WAS he'd
at the he ,dquarters of the T lden Club to
maks sr g,meats 10 at d the Thurman
demo as;ration at WHEEL g on next
Tuesday. The Wheeling Democrats can
count on the attandMc. of the I1lien
club cf St.ubsnville WITH at lesst one
hundred and ffty in line. They will be
eauirp.d with bandans umbrellas ant
hsrdksrcbiefs. They will probably leave
here at a m. on thu Panhandle.
TIE Baker murder tsisl st Wellsburg is
moving along very slowly, the pros p,ct
now being that it will not end until Sat-
u:dav, November 3rd. Baker was on the
stand this week and retold the retited by
him at New Cumberland o1 his first
trial, with few slight additions to Offset
some new testimony produc d by the
State. Sam RalstOn also rehearssd his
tale about seeing Mr.. Baker in the
orchard after Baker lad left the Cove on
Monday afternoon, but it did not appa
rently have any more effect than it DID at
the first trial. The deferse is experis nc;ng
some little difficulty in inducing their
witnesses from this side Of the river to at
tend, but not more SO than On t e rne-
trial.
Robert ]. Mooney arrived home from
Berlin, Germany, where he has been TAX
ing a collegiate course for the p'ss five
years, Thursday morning. He will short
~ @ to New York to take position Oh
the New Yayk Tribune, ne having chosen
! journalism az vocation.
Capt J. w. Bachelor, who was injured
in the Washington, P4.. railroad wreck
lat week, is rapidly recovering.
Stout Borland and wife, who spent the
summer in this city, this week returned &c
their home ct Citra, Fla.
Mrs. T. w. Aisbitt, efPitt burg, is visit
ing Ter sister, Mrs. R. P. Odbert, of West
Market street.
Mrs. W. r. Drahe, Of Cleveland, is visit
ing her father, Col. Doyle.
Herbert L. Post, of New York, is visit
ing W. s. Walker.
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