Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-06
SISTERSTLLE NEWS.
Local and Social Happenings Of the
HuStling Town
Down the River - Personal and
Other Interesting Items Pertain
ing to the Oil Metropolis of West
Virginia.
Special Correspondence Of the Register.

Special Correspondence of the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, August 5.-A
big lawsuit involving considerable oil
territory of supposed great value,
which is situated a short distance be-
low town, was filed in Parkersburg
last week with Y. B. Archer and Char
les T. Caldwell, well known attorneys
of that city, 10 be instituted in the
Circuit Court Of this county at the
coming session. The suit is for the
recovery Of property consisting Of 10
acres of land, and the suit is brought
by w. W. Long, whose wife was Miss
Nettie Soper, since deceased, whose
mother owned the property referred to.
Long is suing for his dead wifes share
in his own behalf The title of the
property has passed away from the
Sopers.
Another big lawsuit involving very
valuable oil territory, was filed yester-
day, and viii be commenced in the
Circuit Court This SUIT is to
recover the possession of three
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near the big Dye-Brooks well. The
land has been held for years by parties
holding title under Mrs. Dodd who had
but a life estate in the land. Mrs
Dodd died recently and the heirs are
claiming the remainder in fee simple
as plaintiffs IN The suit.
Miss Lottie Barton, a charming
young lady of Allegheny City, Pa, who
has been the guest Of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Campbell
for several weeks, returned home to-
day. Joe. w. Boyers, the well known
merchant, left this evening for Wheel
ing to visit a friend. .. Edward Finn
left this evening for his former home
in Bradford Pa, where he will visi.
for while. Clint Moore, who has
been attending the reunion of his regi-
ment at Buffalo, n Y, for the pas,
week, returned home this morning.
Sunday small son of Mrs. Rodgers,
who lives along the railroad. fell from
a wagon on which he was riding and
sustained a fracture Of the right arm.
John Gaffney was wearing a beauti-
full smile to-day, all on account of
big girl baby appearing at his home
last night. 80 Lee FIeidenr:ch, a p0pu-
lar Wheeling travelling man, was in
the city to-day calling on patrons
Yesterday afternoon a fellow
named Shupe who had a pretty good
load of Irish disturbance on board.
lot
wanted to sleep in one of the stalls
Mr. Steel objected and elected the in
truder rather forcibly. ShuFe had him
arrested and this morning the Mayor
fined Steel S. and costs. Shortly after
Steel was arrested Shupe got boisterous
and was also locked up. This morn
ing he, too, had Ito put up s. and costs.
All the sporting boats anchored
above town with the exception of one
have been ordered to move by the
owner Of the land to which they are
moored, and they will have to get away
some time this week. or according to
the new State law, they are liable to
Imprisonment. The article in the Reg
lister a short time ago about these
boats had good effect in not only
making the inmates behave themsel-
YES more circumspectly, but it has also
stirred up the owner of the land where
the boats are located and now they
will be compelled to move.
The much advertised chicken, dog
and prize fight which was so extensive
ly advertised to take place on a boat,
which was to leave the wharf here yes
terday at l o'clock, did not material
ize The Register made mention Of the
affair during last week, and also men
toned the fact that the city authori-