Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
CLARKSBURG.

Clarksburg. W. Va, July 4.-Busi-
ness matters are beginning to look up
in Clarks5urg. The Improvements IN
this city in the pas, five years are Ger
talnlv unsuIpas sed. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad is making arrange
meuts for IL erection Of depot. which
viii be built on the farm of Judge Con,
about opposite Fourth street. This
viii necessitate the bridging Of Elk
Creek. and will throw the center OF the
city 10 the westward. The construction
OF what is known as the short line rail-
road is an assured fact
Representative business men have
I purchased what is called the River
Grove farm from VI. ". Smith, fer the
purpose OF locating town named
North View" A survey is being
made. and already the first series Of
one hundred lots is on the market.
They have reserved factory sites, and
have assurance that several factories
win be located here which will cause
large number of houses 10 be erected.
It can be but a success, inasmuch as 1t
is situate within three-fourths of q mile
of Clarks5ug. which is favored with
location. FURNISHED with good homes
and hotels. substantial and well built
business houses. schools and churches,
surrounded by a country rich in coal
and unsurpassed in fertility.
The races given by the Racing Assoc
citation a, the fair grounds to-day were
successful. and our people enjoyed the
amusemea,s.
During tie week It was arranged for
base BAH game here between the col
cred q ans Of Grafton and this city.
Grafton backed down. Now Captain
W. Freeman has issued for Clarksburg
o challenge to play any colOred team
in ,he State.
Alta meeting Of the Boards of Edu-
cation of this county an effort is being
made TO make salaries Of teachers uni
lam. The vote was taken by ballot,
each president voting the amount he
Thought right. The aggregate was di-
vfded by the number Of presidents,
which MAX the salary per month
$500. This is species Of gambling
that should never have diSgraced
board OF education They should have
gc.ten together and openly determined
the matter. and besn willing TO pay for
educators what their services are
worth. They wholly overlooked the
fact that some teachers are always
cheap. while others are dear at any
price.
There will be an election held in this
county on August 18th to decide prop
osition TO issue bonds and subscribe to
the capital stock of the Short Line
Railroad. Coal and Clark districts be
ing asked for $25,000 each and Sardls
and Eagle districts for $4,000 each.
A band Of gypsies are camping near
the city. and have told the fortunes Of
nearly every one in Clarksburg, beside
eaten roasting ears. cabbage, etc, at
the EXPENSE of our farmers.
Among Clarksburgers visiting abroad
are. William Cole at Oakland, Nd;
Frank DonOhue. az Grafton; Harvey W.
Hqrmer. at Charleston; r. B. Berkeley,
NJ stanton. Va. Miss Blanche Powell,
M Kingwood: Miss Bertha Stout. at Ak
ron. o.: George Boring, at Fairmont;
Miss May Alexander, at Morgantown;
Judge Con. az Parkersburg; Mrs. NJ u.
Holmes. at MorgantOwn, and Colonel
Thomas Pettigrew. at Weston.
Cf. persons visiting in the city are:
Mrs .Iohn A. Preston. of Lewisburg;
DIR. e. NJ. Turner. Of Morgantown; Mrs.
David Burns. Of ParkerSburg; Miss Flo
die Bailey. of Weston; Prof. \. L.
Lorentz. of Morgantown; DR.. /. 5.
Brock. of N0rgantown; Sprigg d. Cam
den. Of Parkersburg; Hon. John I.
AlcGraw. of Grafton; Mrs. Nellie List,
of Wheeling: J. NJ. Jackson, OF Parkers-
burr. Miss Sarah White, of Freemans-
burg: Prof. d. VI. Willis. Of the Unlver-
sitv. and ]. B. GooSeman, of Jane Lew.