Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
SISTERSTLLE NEWS.
Local and Social Happenings Of the
HuStling Town
Down the River - Personal ana
Other Interesting Items Pertain
ing to the Oil Metropolis OF West
Virginia.

Special Correspondence Of the Register
Sistesville, w. Va, July 27-To-day
City Engineer Miller completed the
final estimate, as directed by Council
Of the cost to property owners for the
paving Of Wells street from Charles
sareet TO Hill. The total amount for
which the property owners viii have I'd
be assessed is S1,95AS5. This is con-
sidered a very small amount consider
ing enhancement OF the value Of the
property BY reason of the street paw
ing. Wells street has been paved now
from Hill street on the north TO Charles
on the south, and presents quite a con-
trast now 10 the condition it was in
last winter. The work OF paving Main
street its entire length, and Charles,
Diamond, Elizabeth and Hill streets
VIII be commenced in. q short time, tho
contracts having all be let, in fact,
work was commenced this morning eX-
cayating on Charles street from the
Wells Hotel to Wells street.
There is a gang of petty thieves in
this town that so far the police have
been unable to apprehend. So far the
thieves have confined their operations
TO whatever they could pick up in out
houses and similar places, but they are
becoming more bold, and several in
stances have been reported where they
have tried 20 enter houses. Last night
an attempt was made by same parties
70 force an entrance into the house Oc-
cupied by Mayor Whittlesey on Brown
Betty street, but before they had ac-
comphShed their object they were
frightened away. The police have sew
eral well known characters under sur
yeillence and there VIII probably be
some arrests made within the next few
days.
Messrs. A. F. KaIe and George Afford
returned to-day from Jackson c. H..
where they had been attending to the
drilling in Of the well owned by Afford
Bros. near that place. The well was
drilled IN Yesterday and IL is reDOrted
a rank buster by the owners. They
have large block Of uritOry in that
vicinity and viii put down several more
wells IN the near future.
The wires of the Ohio River road
were not put into the Hotel Wells yes
terday, as was intended. for some rea-
son. The work. however. will be done
the early part of the coming week. In
addition to this change in the telegraph
accommodations, il has developed that
the wire running from here to Middle
bourne, owned by the Inland Telephone
and Telegraph Company. Will also be
run into the new Office From Middle
bourne this line runs over into bod
bridge county and the new arrange
menJ viii be a great benefit TO the oper-
ators rs well as the business men here.
Miss Ella McGTew, q charming young
lady of Washington, Pa, who has been
the guest OF Miss LOttie Whittlesey for
some days, returned home to-day. A.
). Hardin, Of Wheeling, was a business
VISITOR IN the city to-day. James Shay,
me well known and popular opGator.
lett this afternoon for his home in Ma
rietta, where he viii spend Sunday.
{. w. Brockunier and S. Z. Parker. two
----------~ "t'74A4NSo men Ol W Neellng
were in the city to-day. James Nc
Coach went TO Moundsville today on
business. Henry NJ. Brilles. the popu-
lar tailor, is spending SUNDAY with
friends in Wheeling. VIM. Burns. To-
cal manager Of the National Supply
Company, is spending Sunday at his
home In Washington. Pa. DR.. Acker-
man. Of Wheeling, was a visitor in the
city to-day on professional business.
Miss Libbie Duffin. of Warren. Pa. is
visiting her parents on the South Side
John McManus, late president of the
now detuuct Knockers and Boosters
Club, who has been in the city for sew
eral days left last night for Pittsburg.
The constable and justice Of the peace
Of this district have taken exceptions
TO the article which appeared in this
column q few days ago relative TO the
shanJy boats above the city. They
claim that they were misrepresented in
the matter, and that they have no an
thority to prosecute the inmates of these
boats, unless some one appears and
sWears out warrant