Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-13
THREE LICENSES GRANTED.
All Applicants Except the Hotel Men
Were Refused.
AS Indicated in the Register, the
Hotel Men were Granted License
and the Others were Left Out in
the Cold-Bad Feeling Exists.
Other News Items.

Sistersville, July 12.-As was predict
ed in the Register this morning, the
County Court granted license to-day to
the three hotels and shut the other APP
plicants out. 1t was foregone con-
clusion last evening that the County
Court would take this action, and early
this morning person was sent in from
Middlebourne to notify the hotel men
to go out and to be prepared to give
bond. There were some very exciting
scenes around the telephone when it
became known that this course would
be pursued by the court and the wire
from here to Middlebourne was kept hot
all morning. The parties who were
granted license were C. F. Hosford, pro-
prietor of the Wells Hotel; George Z.
Work, proprietor of the Whittlesey,
and James f. Dolan, of the Arlington.
There were about fifteen other appli-
cants, all of whom had permits from the
City Council, but they were all turned
down. When the saloon men heard of
the action of the court they were very
loud in denOuncing such a proceeding.
\ special meeting Of Council was held
during the afternoon at which all the
permits granted some days ago were
revoked, and now the hotel men. as
well as the other saloon keepers, are in
just as bad a predicament as they were
before the licenses were granted. The
matter has now resolved itself into
fight between the hotel men and the
outsiders and there is every possibility
shat the persons who were turned down
will carry the matter TO a higher court.
As has been outlined in the Register
heretofore, the temperance people are
back Of this affair and it was only on
the recommendation of the ministers
and others engaged in the crusade"
work that any licenses at all were
granted These parties had finally
come to the conclusion that the best
way to handle the question was to grant
license to three or four persons and
thus stamp out the other places.
What the outcome Of the matter, as
it now stands, will be, is pretty hard
to conjecture. OF course the parties
who were refused license are naturally
very sore and there is every indication
that there is considerable trouble ahead
for some one.
Mr.. George W. Stocking recently pur-
chased what is called the Acre Lot in
the upper part of town. above the rail-
road from Mrs Thistle, and has let
the contract for a handsome new frame
dwelling to be erected there in the fall
The plans are for a modern dwelling
with all conveniences, and when the
house is completed it will be one Of the
handsomest in the city.
Alva B. Moore, Esq, the popular edi-
tor of the Wetzel Republican at New
Martinsville, was in the city on business
and pleasure combined.
The work Of laying the brick on Wells
street between Pike and Elizabeth
streets. was commenced this morning
and is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible Heretofore contractors have
been Inconvenience considerably on
account OF their inability to get brick.
consequent on the low stage Of water Is
the river.
Thomas d. Ham, general superin-
tendent of the Mullen Pipe Line Com
pany. with headquarters at Pittsburg,