Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-23
LIVE LOCAL NEWS
From the Oil Metropolis of the State-The
M, p,ssenper station Scheme Not Dead
Yet-Locals and Personals

From the Oil Metropolis OF the STARE Nc
New Passenger station Scheme Not Dead
Yet-Locals and Personals
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, W. Va, November ~
Since the disappearance CT John v
Patterson. the real estate man, from
this city. It has been she general opin-
ion thar the scheme to get new pas
senger station had been dropped, Dut
such is not The case. The raliroau
company. ii seems, has al last recog-
nized the claims Of Sistersville cltlzens'
and it has been learned from a prlV4ee
source that the company is figuring on
building a station here; that the plans
for a modern structure have been made,
and that lt is expected work Will be
commenced on the structure IN very
short time
The poles for the new telephone line
are being hauled along the streets ana
work will be commenced in few days
placing them in position. Mr.. MOORE
of the firm Of McGue & Moore. who
have the franchise, arrived in the CITY
last night and Will remain several days
looking after the business OF the com
pany
The streets and alleys Of the city are
in a terribly dirty condition and Coun-
eli should take some steps toward nav
ing them cleaned up before the cold
weather sets in.
Charles w. Stewart. a prominent oil
man living across The river, went 10
Wheeling this morning.
The Thursday Night Euchre CluD was
very pleasantly entertained last night
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Kohl.
John A. SnOdgrass, former well
known newspaper man Of Marietta, o.,
and candidate for the position OF clerk
of the House of Representatives IN that
State. was in the city last night and TO-
day on business.
Clint Moore, a prominent operator,
went ito Wheeling This morning on bust
ness.
Yesterday Sheriff Sine, of Middle
bourne. was IN the city summoning peo-
pie to appear before the coming session
of the grand jury. He had thirty-hve
summons for MavOr Whittlesey.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. n. Blake
ley Crane entertained the Whist Club
at their home on Main street.
Last evening Mrs. w. L. Graham, ac-
companied by her son, Lew, left for
Buckhannon, W. Va, to visit her daugh-
ter. Minnie, who is attending school
there.
A. A. McDougal. of the internal rev.
enue service at Parkersburg, was IN
the city to-day
Capt. Bob McEldOwney and Judge
George II. Umstead Of New Martins
vile. prominent Wetzel county atuor-
news. were in the city yesterday.
There was bu, one case before HIS
Honor, Mayor Whittlesey, this morn
ing. and that was a plain drunk.
Sistersville is getting quite reputa-
ton. and large numbers Of manutactur-
ing concerns are inQuiring about the
citv-its railroad facilities, fuel and
water and general location with view
of bringing their plants here. There IS
everything here that a manufacturer
could desire. There is an almost mex
its shipping facilities are tirs,-class.
haustable supply Of water and gas. and
There is plenty of good ground on when
No locate a manufacturing concern, and
the owners will part with it on liberal
terms. What the people of the town
wan. now is some good manufacturing
concerns to locate here to make the
-ovn. even better than it is now, II
such a thing were possible.