Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-01
SEVEN DAY MIRROR.
A REFLECTION OF THg WEEK IN NEIGH
BORING TOWNS.
CLARKsBURG.
A Natural Gas Boom-Personal and Social
Notes

A Natural Gas Boom Personal and Social
Notes.
s3seia, C1rrepglda,es OF ne sunday Rs9is,er.
CLARKsBURG, ~. Va, November 30
Considerable excitement prevails IN this
county over the stri king of na.ural gas ia
large and constant quantities, on Can
uingham's Run, resr Shinnston, and
within fourteen miles of this city. Steps
will be taken 70 utilize 80 in Shianstop
for fuel and lighting purposes. The we'll
was fred abou. -hres weeks agO' and has
been burning ever since, ard the light
can be distinctly seen from Ciarksburg.
The opinion is that the well commenced
at the west end Of shi9 city al. The point
where Elk creek eupies into the West
Fox sivsr could be- made . success by
ddl'rg 10 deeper. IL is core them likely
that some Of our enterprising ci-,z9ns viii
before long .ry ths experiment.
Ffty-focr feet more OF he tunnel south
wee. OF THIS place or me rev railroad hss
fallen il. u IS now believed that the
same win oave 90 Do converted into "a cut,
ar5 in -tat evcn- It VIII provo very
Coz iy sf -O tl6 company.
Some tle since tlsrs was meeting "a
IVES OIL, he 01isct of Ttica vas CD con-
soisa.e .he s.lcS and interests Of Che
CarEsourc. Wastl- V Ge1vile Railroad
ana sportalcn Company With the
We .1a E Wet Fork railroad. The -08n
OF srksa1rE was awarded 80 injunction
on zoe ground chat DO was TO protected 10
the $1,000 capital stock 10 originally sub
scfibsi. Tne questions involved are ola Leg
ainstu-e. end van perhaps be disposed Ct az
the next germ Of tbs gr,ui. court. Ciarks-
bug only asks the same protection thal
other towns have received from the com
pa-ies. Taich also voted suh5crp .ion5 TO
aiC ia tha sna cl1atruclcl Ut th- original
road
Cleskshurt expects Governor Wilson,
wbea hs c0avens5 Che l. zisiat1rs ia &c
ga.d tl ibc rrb-rg.tor-sl contest, 20 call
its s.taCu0l to the immediate necessity Of
q ..tl.s requiring the abatement OF tae
degost az -rx.0us uat,e~ tsom Che A7J-
lun into the rive- 30 Weston Prompt
lszalaGsr should Oh had, as the health
sad liges of o1r ci'z ms axe e1dangs red by
the ex euca of srch a nuisance
Thanksgiving day Vss quietly and aP-
pr7pr'aesly observed in this city.
Tee cold wave passing over this portion
of the STATE came very Unexpectedly, and
mlll 'i cur people we're unprepaIea ior
10. TIE snoT I'ii wac heavy.
Rev. Brooke. Of the Central Prelby,eriar
Church, VIII be- ia Yrsilis for the next
four eks
Asa G,E-ocp wealthy aud irdus1-
tial c.tz c, simpson District. died sud
denly .ne si-ly pt-- u i6e week.
Jmes Henry AID john Dinkll, Of
Bridgeport. are very il.
Charles Davis spent Thanksgiving in
Wheeling
Mr. Kelley, Of Wheeling agent Of the
Eua Life Iourance Company, va IN
this city on Wednesday.
The Dsg Ste Bnk ss BIS plac5 IS
known Che We. Yircil BluE. W. H.
Freeman " excited cashier. Mrs. r. S.
H'rnor 81 re-aiuei ss h1ok&eepsr
The Council 20 meeting on last We5nes-
d,v ordered q muniCiodl election t0 be reid
on THURSDAY. Jaruarg .. 1900. As Sc. no
candid stes have announced themselves.
The Aces is CoY published daily aud
proves i,se.f To- De not ONLY Ell elplsiue
but chronicles tns local happenings accur-
ately.
Ths Ciarksburg Tariff Reform Club held
its regular meeting on Saturday. The Of
tendance vae good and uuc- interest man
Tested By ne time of enc cext election
twill have ca ctsi p.ritc. organization
Of the Democratic party in TINS county
which VIII bs ready Co enter One hgh-
vllh every omen Of victory.
On December Cab here Fl h3iu7.itu ed
&c SLmns-,- aLn5gso. K-igh'so of Py t1ms.
+. A. Long, o.. Gins city, viii be che ln-
silul ag officer.