Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-03

using with his gas 10 the company and
making them whistle when hs settles MP.
It WAS thought th9tif the stsel works were
off there would be suffi ;ient fuel, but this
supp3sition is incorrect, IS those WOOL we're
net IL operation last week and Jet the
flow wss inadequate
Ths nsr,oT gauge railroad continues to
h5sJe freight with the p,omptness of a
much larger read. Passenger trains ar
rive and depart on time, and accidents are
almost unknown. Some years slice the
same report could not have been made.
Howard Bender, who IS working for a
natural gas company IL Richmond, Ind ,
writes home tcat he IS getting along nice
IL, aad is well cJEtsnted in his new field
of labor.
TIE exhibition which was given in City
Hall last night, under the auspices OF
Spsngler Post, will be repeated on Mon
day evening, at the same place.
The iron work Of the bridge acToss In.
disn Run is no.
Ball4ire, Z,nesville and Cambridge
schools all received prizes for exhibits If
work st Columbus centennial.
If natural gas continues to be scarce
some other provision should be made for
heating the school buildings.
Tire dance of the J. ]. Club occurs on
Tuesday evening.
Freight trains Nos. 9 and 10, on TIE
B Z. & c., running between Bellaire and
Summerfeld, have heen discontinued on
Mondays and Wednesdays.
Tfamps are doing about as they like
near Caldwell. Oae night last week one
of them entered the window of school
house ard built fra, using the scholars
books for fuel. Nearly all the books j.
tie school were burned.
Soldiers who enlisted in other States,
but who have since become citizsns OF
OHIO, aud who are being cared for BIZ
County Inf maries, will be entitled to ad
mission to the Soldiers Home at San
dusBy.
McMillen Bros., butchers, will enlarge
thu capacity of their slaughter house SO
that they can dress 800 hogs week.
John Steel has leased 1000 acres a!
Jacobsbnrg, aud will locate we'll in the
territory at cnce.
Eleven oil agents happened in s.. Glars
vile in one dsy. The county seat must be
getting in shape for some excitement. The
dear, CID, rusty, quiet plAce needs it sc
badly, too.
H. Greenwood, of Cambridge, licked c
bull pup in safe when he CLOSED his store
at night. When the safe was opened next
morning his pupship jumped out and was
soon Eis cd self again.
We give the following for what it il
worth: 1t is reported that Mr. Garden,
who resides above Mertz's place was mott
fed by the natural gas company 10 KEEP
account of the coal he used in connection
with the natural gas and charge said GOA
to the gas company when be settled. What
is the matter with all of us doing the same
thing?
Butter ia quotad in the Cambridge mar
ket at 123 cents; eggs II cents.
A boulder weighing about 400 lbs was
found in q cut on the B. Z. x G. road near
Caldwell G few days since. Two men rolled
it from the track Just before a freight train
came in sight.
TIE Barnard incline viii be very long.
1t will be used for running stone down
from a quarry.
The ground hog did not fail to see his
shadow yesterday.
There is a good coating Of ice on the
creek. Perhaps quantity of the article
may yet be stored away.
Barnesville berry growers will meet in
council in a few days to devise some
means whereby they can get better prices
for fruit next summer.
Louis Cohen & Co., promises big grand
opening.
Jas Fitton yesterday received intelli-
gence of the death of his brother Johns
wife, AZ Baltimore.
The Ohio Valley Neics says:
"The attempt of the gas company, by
the aid of their blowing apparatus at Bell
ARE, to make gas serve double duty, We
infer from the tone of the Bellaire papers,
is not bowling success. 1t is another
case of robbiDg Peter to pay Paul. What
they seem to really need is more gas or
fewer customers.
We ara authorized to challenge David
Shehan, Of Pittsburg, to 1OO-yards foot
race with David Shafer, of this city, for
5000 a side, said race to take place ct
Wheeling and to be run under the Sheffield
rules.
Gately. the BsnwoOd Splinter, is talking
of taking David Shafer, of this city, at his
word. Shsfer has agreed to give Gately
three yards stsrt in foo. race of one hun
bred yards.
VIM. Helry has decided 70 90 into bust
ness for himself.
A coed boy can secure position at Mer-
GERS drug stO.e.
A German band was abroad yesterday.
Louis Bassstt, windowglsss worker, has
gone TO ZAnesville "a work.
A Findlay correspondent says: The
fcklsness of gas Is still source of trouble.
TIE salt water that accumulates in the
main frfezes. This was the trouble last
winter. The same trouble Is expected to
continue through this winter also"
Miss Jennie Lee is visiting friends IN
SAubenville.
The young folks enjoyed fine skating on
the creek yesterday.
The B. & o. repair shops have consider
able work to do.
"Bubbling Over" had good crowd last
night.
Work is not go brisk at the planning
mills as it was some weeks since.
]. G. Jennings is out after a spell of
sickness.
Belmont street is TO have and 10
sent store.