Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-22
NEIGHBORHO0D.
WHAT HAS BEEN come on N NEARBY
TOWNS THB PAST WEEK.
Social Affairs, Happenings and Events Of Local In
tsrest Gathered BY Register R'por''rA
Readable Resume Of the News
FAIRMONT.
r.rnnoNr. W. ~, November 81.

EAIRMONT, w. ' A. NohoAA~Oh -
n r F. Bradenbaugh. the popular man
pgsr Of Messrs J. G.. Robinson y 20. $ drug
store was called TO his home at HsrrlsouIs,
pa "wednesday by a telegram staung the
death OF little sister - nr.,oa,,
Fred B. Hough is here from MAioney'
Mr. Chas. p. Berkshire and Miss Ada
vvbeatlev were married last night AZ nine
O'Clock az the NJ. +. parsonage, oy t1ev, UT
FnCle Both are esteemed young peOple,
and enter upon married life with tue pest
wishes Of all for happiness and prosperity
Misses Laura A. Twigg and Meme l.:
Vineow. two charming young Iaules u
cumberland, Md, who have been WISHING
Mrs. LLOYD Ridgley, on the avenue, re
TUNED 10 their homes wednesday, aIser
1oleasant visit Of several weeks
Okev Watkins is now at Monongah,
keeping books FOR the company Oullu1ns
the bridge at that place.
Miss Nina Watson. pretty young IaIy
of Kingwood, is visiting her aunt MIS- n
Z. Poster, on the avenue. ~, a.
charley Swisher was in Pitts0urg this
week. I'm
Mrs. Joe p. Fleming is quite i'll
Miss Lou Sanders, Of Pennington, Is the
guest Of Miss Eva Brand.
Miss Villa Steele left, Tuesday morning,
for Beaver, Pa, where she VIII enter col
lege go -. ;,,,oss
NJ Miss Arab Martin, at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. 8. j. Stone. Her sister, Miss
Georqia. was summoned from Br0Sddus
Colleee, the first OF the week, 10 take care
No more Sunday trains on the MoDonga-
bela River Railroad until Spring.
Mrs. George Morrow delivered an inter
esting address before the Normal Lyceum
Literary Society last night.
The MOnOngahelG River Railroad Com
many has purchased three hundred coal
cars to be delivered before April !, IT,, TO-;
The 3. & O. Company has also ordered
five hundred new hundred new cars for the
exclusive use lOf mines in the Falrmont
The West Fork Coal aud Coke Company,
RECENTLY organized, with Il. l.. Martin,
President; Paul Farmin, Secretary ana
Treasurer. and John a. Clark, OF this
place. General Manager, has purchased a
tract Of $50 acres Of coal on the Aonouga-
hela River railroad, about six miles north
Of Clarksburg, and commenced 70 open
plant. Bids for the putting in OF side track
and the construction Of thirty ovens nave
been received.
Wednesday.
John Durr, OF MorgantOwn, came 70 town
Wednesday, got drunk, had a nght ana was
arrested and put in jail Not liking the
confinement he set fire 20 the bedding IN his
cell and tried to burn the jail down. The
fire caused considerable excitement but
was soon extinguished. On THURSDAY ne
was given a hearing before Mayor tlem-
ing, who assessed so and costs, ana not
being able 70 hQuidate he was sent BACK 70
Jail.
here last Saturday on a short business trip.
Clarence W. Watson has purchased
valuable tract Of coal on the MOnongahela
River railroad, and will soon open depot
Col. Il. W. ). Moore, Of Cumberland,
was here yesterday.
we understand that the 'FairmOnt De-
velopment Company has negotiated with a
company Of Virginia capitalists Tor the
sale Of 100 lots on the new extension, upon
the condition that these gentlemen expend
upon those lots the sum Of $4,000 in build
ing within the year 1892. The negotiation, !
as we get it, was closed last night. The !
lots are to be OF the average value OF all
the lots on the extension, and were sold to |
these gentlemen at very reasonable hg- |
ure The houses 10 be erected are 70 be |
substantial and ornamental.
The Fairmont Gas and Oil Company was 4
organized last Tuesday night, with the |
following incorporatoys: Oliver Jackson, |
John 3. Crane and ]. M. Hartley, Of Fair |
mont, and John Blackshire and Dan DOu- |
gan, OF Warrington. The purpose OF this |
company is 10 pipe natual gas 10 this town. |
Stock 10 the amount OF s5c,0 has been |
81 bscribe a gentleman from Pennsylva- |
MIA taking half Of it, From the present |
outlook we will be using gas by spring /
time.
Col. d. s. Thompson has moved his fam !
ily from Monongah to Weston He con- |
going into business at Buckhan- |
non,