Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
4 LUSTROUS TOWN.
s,v SPARKLING DIAMONDS Run RAMPANT
IN WHEELING.
v-v Ba-thl Gems Owned in ;ha Ciy-Ths
p.,gs Value q Those 0at2is q SarsS
A Few Instances Cited.

r. e not long before a new conner
-t.ttn the confines Of Wheeling be-
ines impressed with the unusual pre-
,.,s,ce OF precious gems. II is not
.,.rrising considering the immense
.r.ber Of valuable stones that scinti-
-, within its borders. There are
..,b.blv few cities Of this size in
,-,srica that can excel the individual
-,sssssion OF diamonds in this city, and
-, a few Of the stones are Of rare and
.veslIent Quality, stones that stand the
- IL Is estimated that the aggregate
,.rrs OF the diamonds owned In Wheel
a., outside OF the stock in trade, would
Ind ont a strong half million. Be
s,sss these Jewels there is probably
i-5m 100000 10 $4,000 carried In
Trade. one store alone having nearly
$4,000 worth Of these jewels.
same of the most notable collections
IN this vicinity are owned by ladies,
two or three of whom have elaborate
sets. including earrings, brooches,
rings and pendants. One OF the largest
sr-sys Of Jewels in this section OF the
c-rntry is owned by Mrs. G. IL. Hogg,
~ Cadiz. who has many beautiful pieces
,ba probable value Of which IS not far
i-7r $4,000. There is also young lady
now living in Wheeling, formerly OF
Cldiz. who has handsome and enylaoIe
array. ,.,-
One Of the most extensive collections
IN Wheeling is owned by prominent
LADY, ON North Main street, gems Of un-
rsgal excellence and they have long
been admired by those who have seen
,5sm. They have all been selected
with the utmost care and are model
gems throughout.
Among Others who possess a large
s-ray OF diamonds are Mrs. J. h. Hobbs
and Mrs. ;. ). Bloch, whose gems are
of the finest quality and maryelS In the
rarfdarv's art. Among others who pos
.ss, notable diamonds are Mrs. Bernie
Bser. Mrs. Frank Stamm, Mrs. w. A.
r.srt. Mrs. d. Gutman, Mrs. George N.
Wheat. Mrs, n. B. Scott, Mrs. William
Gsbring, Mrs. Marcus Baer, Mrs.
SrsuIding Wallace, Mrs. Frank Hearne,
Mrs. Morris Horkheiner, Mrs. Joseph
Srpf9el. Mrs. A. Wilson Kelley, Mrs.
D-. r.. W. Hazett, Misses Lizzie and
Mary Schmulbach; Mrs. Mortimer Pol
lock. Mrs. Charles Franzheim aud Mrs.
Lee FriedenriCh.
This Of course does not begin 20 rep
resent the entire list Of those who pos
,sss diamonds, as such a list would be
almost impossible TO obtain as the gems
are so widely scattered throughout the
civ. but TO- represents some OF the more
notable collections. There are many
other magnificent stones owned oy Ia
dies. but not quite equal to those men
.0led in quantity.
And still the diamonds are not all
owned by the ladies. The gentlemen
ara iD it. too. For Instance City Clerk
Tr0ler has two stones, one karat each;
Capt. D0vener, a pa karat stone; Co.
~. w. Arnett, karat stone; 1, w.
Dsrrah, . karat diamond; II. II. Dun
lew. ] karat; w. NJ. Handlan, "a
karat; Fred. Happy, karat; Judge h
q. Cochrane, ? karat; Mr.. X.
Wolf. IL karat; Albert Capps, q
karat. and City Solicitor Riley, Sheriff
S-eenrod, Jas. P. Rogers and Capt. Asa
Booth one karat each. Among others
who possess stones are A. Wilson KEEL
Iay. DIR. r. Il. Hazlett, Kennedy Friend,
Frank Dinger, Geo. b. Riddle, Sam
Wa.ty. Robert Haas, Charles List and
Clark Hamilton, Oscar Seeley, j. w.
e 10. C. W. Krieter and Greeley Bran
mum. Of Bridgeport, and ChaS. Burdett
Hart,
Wheeling has acquired something OF
areyutation In dealing in prime stones,
and 10 is surprising 70 what extent the
trade IN diamonds has reached. Only
the other day an order came from Kan
sls CITY for a stone inserted In a certain
pattern of iewelry. And II IS a we'll
known fact that travellers who have had
opportunity to pick from the presuma-
biz finest In the large cities have de-
iarred purchasing until they reach
Wheeling, for they declare that
they get better quality or
diamonds for less money here in this
city than anv place they have visited.
This Is especially heard of commercial
.-aye erS; and an instance is recorded
loJ long ago where drummer tor
iswe'ry house i'm ST. Louis purchased a
diamond for his personal use mere IN
Wheeling. Orders from Cleveland aud
Cincinnati are not infreQuenb and dur
Ing the past week several very eXpen-
sye stones were shipped out OF town.
A Gentleman, though not engaged In
the business, but quite well versed In
this line. said Yesterday that he belieV-
ed that diamonds could be purchased as
Cieaply To- Wheeling as in any city in
the country.
There are a good many diamonds sold
IN Wheeling every year, and the trade
Is rot alone confined TO the holiday
season, there being quite frequent pur-
clases throughout the year. The trade
in precious stones becomes more brisk
during the holidays, and the past two
weeks jewellers have disposed OF no in
considerable number. Wheeling Is
diamond town.