Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-15
SISTERSVILLE.

Sistersville, w. Va, November IA
z. o. Bowers. A. d. McVey and several
other members of this citys gun club
went down to st. Mary's this morning
to practice shooting with that organi-
cation.
Miss Gussie Frame. who is attending
school in New Martinsville, came home
last evening to visit her parents until
Monday.
Clarence McManus went to Meadville
this morning TO look after his devel-
Opment.
S A. Bartlett went down the road this
morning.
Miss Pearl Calvert went to New Mat
amoras this morning and will spend
Sunday there.
Clint Moore returned this morning
from an extensive trip over the inter-
ior of the county, looking after his
production and and reports business
regarding development on the boom.
The Y. NJ. c. a. footballers of this
city are doing some hard practice work
and when they meet the Parkersburg
team in that city next Saturday they
will give them a hard tussle. On
Thanksgiving day they will go on the
gridiron with the crack college club Of
Marietta.
Yesterday afternoon the fire depart
ment was called to I. n. Scaggs' gro
Gerry, on Pike street. but before they
arrived. the fire. caused by the explo-
sion of a lamp, was eXtinguished with
a loss of S25.
w. G. Hays, of the Leidecker Tool
Co., returned to this city this morning
from a business trip to Marietta.
Mrs. B. T. Bowers, of New Martins
vile. who has been the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. J. +. Frame. for the past
week. returned home this morning.
c. F. Hosford went out to Hebron
this morning.
T. n. Barnsdall is here.
Engineer Bob Phelps, who has been
on duty in the yards here, returned
TO Parkersburg last evening. Mr..
Beechers wife being considerably bet
ter permitted him to resume work.
Jack Leasure is able to be about
again.
Our people have been talking upon
the advisability of procuring a new
charter for the city for some time, and
it is generally understood that it will
he applied for this winter.
Yesterday morning very heavy
frost prevailed throughout this coun-
ty. doing considerable damage by freez-
ing late crops and picked fruit.
When? oh. when? will the city be lit
by electricity? A charter was given
some people a month or so ago. but as
yet nothing apparent has been done
towards the eerction of the plant.
At last we are to have a street and
a sidewalk from town to the station.
This morning several councilmen, with
a contractor, called upon all the prop
erty and lease holders adjacent to the
newly selected site and asked what they
expected or what concessions they
would make towards the opening Of
the streets, and all of them were very
liberal and only ask that the city move
their buildings back.
Mrs. G. o. Butler burned her hand
severely last evening while making
taffy.
Chris Henderson will spend Sunday
with his parents at Little.
A.Itll Aldl "A ltANl lAN'A NN"Aef II jim
Washington, where he attended the
wedding of a cousin.
Geo. Eckbert returned to his home
in Titusville, Pa, to-day.
Alex. Kendall, of Wheeling, was here
calling on friends to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs S. A. Emery, Of Titus
Vile. Pa. who have been the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. /. A. Brenneman, return
ed home.
Joe Wagner went to Wheeling this
afternoon.
Burt Wright will spend Sunday in
Pittsburg.
Judge T. P. Jacobs, of New Martins
Vile was in the city to-day.
Harry Davenport of Friendly, was in
town this afternoon.
G. H. Earnest. Of Marietta, will
spend Sunday here.