Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-06-26
MANNINGToN.

WASHINGTON, w. VA, June 25.-R. G.
| Coulter and family, late Of Salamanca, n.
Y. have moved to MorgantOwn, where they
intend TO permanently reside. Mr.. Coulter
is interested in the development Of our oil
business.
Morgan well No. 1, on the flaggy meadow
oil lease, which came in on Thursday at the
rate OF twenty-five barrels an hour has
continued to flow steadily at that rate.
Great excitement prevails.
Rev. 7. Z. Foster, rector of ST. Andrew
Episcopal Church, is away on his summer
vacation. There will be no services Tor
several weekf in that church.
Mrs. G. +. Falliffe, wife of the gentle
manly cashier of the Exchange Bank, is
visiting her parents in Morgantown.
+. A. Pritchard is visiting friends in
Charleston, w. Va.
visiting Mrs L. II. Burt and other relatives
in this place.
o. n. Koon, n. S. Beatty, VIII Basnett,
Walter Rex, Stone Snodgrass and Herold
Burchinal attended the Chicago conven-
ton.
The little Vernon children gave a very
pleasant entertainment in the M. +. Church
on Saturday evening. Their rendering Of
classical music, both sacred and sentiment
al, in solo and chorus, instrumental and yo-
cal, was, considering their ages, twelve,
nine and six years old, most excellent. vi
olincelO aud piccolo were the instruments
used Everybody was we'll pleased with
the performance of the midgets.
DR. T. NJ. Calvert, who has been in the
drug business in this place for number Of
wears, has with his family removed to
| Wheeling, opening in the same business on
the corner OF Thirty-third and Eoff streets.
We learn that Dunds for water works for
our town are in preparation and our people
are being solicited TO invest. We hope sue.
cess will attend the efforts Of the promoters
Of the work.
MIR. Walter Devries, the gentlemanly b.
& o. ticket agent at PittSburg was in
town visiting friends this week. John
Stewart of Wheeling is visiting his parents
in this place this place this week.
Miss LOttie Brooke daughter Of w. G..
Brooke, agent for the @. Il. l. & p. railroad
in Oklahoma, is visiting friends in this vi
Cinitv. Mr.. Brooke was citizen OF West
Virginia twenty years.
Professor Hayes of the Romney institu-
ton for the deaf and dumb, together with
his wife and one child, are visiting friends
IN MOrningtOn.
Frank Burt. J. S. Robinson and others
are making preparation to attend the Pro
hibition National Convention in Cincinnati
next week.
VIII A. Haggerty, connected with the
firm of Elliott 4 Beezely of Philadelphia,
is at home for few days vacation.
Hugh Calvert late of Warrington accept
ed the management of the 3. q 0. tele-
graph office at Glenwood on the Pittsburg
Division.
Miss Susie jerks is visiting relatives in
MOrgantOWn and other parts or Mononga-
hela county.
A. j. Montgomery and son Of Washing
ton, Pa, are in Warrington this week go
ing over the oil field.
Friend H. Burt aud family will move to
Hartman, Tenn, the first of next week.
Mr. Burt will probably go into the oil bust
ness there.
Dr. Q. w. Cowan of Wheeling is in our
city for a few days on business.
Miss Ada Johnson is visiting friends in
Kingwood.
Sycamore place, the residence of J. B.
Knatts, Esq, has been ornamented with
a fine new walk in front Of the property
adding much 10 its appearance.
a special train of delegates from the
Chicago Convention was delayed at this
point over five hours on Friday on account
of an accident east of this station. The
IroQuois Club of Baltimore with their full
brass band was on the train, and at the
solicitation of some of our enthusiastic
citizens the band marched to the public
square OF our town favoriDg US with the
best music we have heard for a long time
Our local Democratic club is making
great preparations for grand jollifcation
Saturday night. Arches have been
stretched scross the streets, cannons are TO
be doomed, the skies illuminated with
pyrotechnics, and the full band from Fair
mont will render music for the occasion.
Capt. Grin Jenk, agent for the B. & o.,
is laid up with severe sprain Of the
ankle received by a fall while climbing
over a pile of lumber which had been
carelessly thrown in front of the gate Of
his residence.