The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-17

Wheeling IN 1874 DE. Taylor since hil
residence In the city has become veey
EneceEBful IN lilg profession, and ~ lll
afable and cordial manner has fElade
mnny warm friendS. Last year ~
broke fiia solid Democratic delegItlon
which the Fifth ward had been sending
to council for yelEa paSt, being the
only Republican eiecied fromthat ward.
pr Taylor Is . Mason, having BEN
animated with that order for tWautJl.
one years He . RlRo . member Oefhl
RniEhta 5f the Goiaen Eagle and IN
,Iuuinr Order q the United AnlFieIn
Mechanics. nr. Taylor eoutrlctoa hl1
second marriage in this city n 1elg
united "a marriage TO Mrs Meggie alnl-
doom.
Captain William Il. Travis Wa8 bprn
IN this city April 90. 1870 He has been
a working man all his NE. When eleven
years old he was employed IN Tie
Hobbs Barnes EiRsB works, remaining
there four years, He than went 20 work
in the IIaBells mill, and gradually work.
ed his way Up until he was made man
ager % the nail works " 1885. since
then he has become gtoekholefI n TIE
establishment Mr.. Travis Is v65t7 pSp4
ular and has always taken an ascttvt
pRTt IN politics and municipal 11faiie1
In 1860 be orgnized company A Of eaa
famous Virginia Wide AWakea, Re
publican campaign 0rganiGation. ne
has served several campaigns aS leu-
tenant colonel, and colonel OF Bepub-
lean marching clubs. On May ii, 1851
Captain Travis enlisted IN the Union
army ~ corporal OF company B., or tho
Iron Guards" First Virginia Infantry.
where he served three months he
re-enhsted Rs lieutenant OF company A..
~. nnFlrnfl nfNhf
months. He has served two years IN
the city council, having been elected 70
the second branch from the Democratic
ward in which he lived. He was also q
member Of the FIRE and police board -
long aS 81 existed. Captain Travis .
connected with number Of a0cletieS,
being NRAon, and Is member Of the
A. O. u. W., knights Of Honor, and
Grand Army OF the Republic.
II. c. Richards Is the son OF Henry
/ s. Richards, one OF the oldest residents
OF Ohio county, having been born IA
the county and living here continuously
for seyentY-six yearB. The subject ot
this sketch, Nfr. n. C. RtcharIts. re.
ceiyed his education In the Fifth and
Sixth ward public schools and at
WheeiinH business college. At an early
age he was compelled to leave school
and make an EFFORT to support hinBen
and assist In the maintenance OF hlR
family. He accepted q clerical posi-
ton with Kasley & Brooks and re-
maIned In the employ Of that hrtn
about ten years, Afterwards going into
the merchant tailoring business on his
own account, conducting that business
successfully, he has from his youth up
been an active, energetic working Re-
publican, serving his party IN Vari0u1
capacities. He has been q member OF the
county committee, and during the last
campaign he was chairman Of the First
district congressional committee. Re
made in that campaign very eHviasle
record as to his ability TO organize ana
successfully conduct a political cam
paIgn, which the size OF Captain Dove
ner's majority testified to. He is Ma
son, knight Templar and Shriner. and
| Is also affiliated with the Knights OF
PythiRs. Mr.. Richards has peculiarly
sociable nature, which has Attracted q
host Of friends to him.
Mr.. 7. C. Moffat, who Is known best
among his intimate friends, as Doc,
was bjrfh st. Slairsvile, Ohio -tl.alss
HIS father Rev. DR.. John Moftat, came
to this city in 1852 as pastor OF tho
Second Presbyterian church, which :,
congregation ne continued to minister
to until his death In 1876. Mr.. 7. g.
Moffat moved to Wheeling IN 1853. Ho
received his education IN the public
schools OF this city. At an early ago
he connected himself With the wholesale
produce firm OF John F. Hopkins, doing
business on Main street In 1855 he was
made RssiStRnA secretary OF the Fire
and Marine Insurance Company. Where
he remained until until 1883, when he
gy.tr NJ fnt16FIAdr 1VIWia
ness with the late John II. Stallman,
and afterwards conducted the business
for himself. Mr.. Moffat has served In
both branches Of the city council haH-
ing been chosen to I'LL Vacancies. He
has always been a most ardent Re-
publican, and has taken an active part
in politics since he became q voter, be-
ing 4 liberal contributor to, As well a9 .
worker in the cause, He was chair
man Of the county committee IN lssO,
and was the Republican candidate TOT
sherih In 1888 and 1899, when he made
magnificent up-hlll fights He was
chosen clerk OF the board OF commits.
sIonerB in 1893, which responsible posi-
ton he now holds. He Is warm and gem
ial in nature and counts his friends and
admirers by the hundreds.
Mayor Benjamin Franklin Caldwell
was born At the NarToNs, elBht miles
below Wheeling, in Marshall county. He
has lived continuously in Wheeling for
the past fltty-nine years. he learned
the Timing trade with the late George
". johnson, and has worked IN that
line for over torty-siX years. Mr.. Caid-
we'll has always been q Republican,
voting the ticket since the party organ
lzed casting his first vote for Tina
Pathfinder" John c. Fremont Mr..
Callwell's uncle, at one time resident
OF Wheeling. was a member OF the con-
vention that nominated Fremont. Mr.
Caldwell has frequently been honoted
by the citizens OF Wheeling in being
elected tO council. the board OF COM
mlssIOners, and board Of education. He
is now serving his second term as mayor
OF the city. and was the hrst man 70
break ex-Mayor seabriEht's apparent
clnch on that office. Mr.. Caldwell has
always been a public spirited and pro-
gressIve citizen, and Is now the preai-
dent OF the North Penn oil & Gas Com.
pany. composed almost entirely q
Wheeling parties, which company y
now engaged in developing territory IN
AIarshRll county. which promises 70
make Wheeling an oil center OF no mean
inDOrtanCe,