Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-21
SALOONS OPEN.
Sistersville Whiskey Men After
Closing a Week Open Up Their
Places and Are Doing a Rushing
Business SO Local and Personal
News.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, September 90
Shortly after noon to-day James F..
Dolan, who has the Arlington Hotel
here, opened up his bar, after it had
been closed a week in obedience to the
orders of the Circuit Court, and later
IN the afternoon one or two other
places opened their doors and all at
ternoon all of them did a rushing bust
ness. From the moment the doors
OF the places opened until late tonight
they were all crowded and many of
them employed three and four bar
tenders. The outcome of this disobe-
dience of the order of the court is hard
to conjecture, but it is generally be-
lieved that each offender will be
brought up at the next term of court
and it is quite likely they will get
some pretty salty sentences. Some of
the people who opened their places this
afternoon were seen and asked if they
had received any assurance of immun-
lty from punishment, and on what
grounds they had opened their places,
but they all said that they had just
taken chance, and had come to the
conclusion that they had as good a
right TO run as the many boats which
have been moored along the river since
the edict of the court went into effect.
The saloon men have been laying
quietly ever since they were closed up
a little over week ago, ard none of
them have been doing any business,
and it understood a united effort was
made to get the county court to grant
license, but this they did not do at the
last session and they would not say
whether they would do it at any flu
ture session. The saloon men here
comply with the law in every respect.
with the exception of taking out Ii
cense, and this they would do if al
lowed TO and would be glad to do so.
Judge Romeo Freer, Of Harrisville.
was in the city last night on his way
to New Martinsville to hold court.
Miss Nellie Daniels, of Parkersburg.
formerly employed in this city as a
stenographer, arrived here this morn
ing and will be the guest of Mrs. Frank
Green, of Brown Betty street, for a
couple of days.
The next show at the Opera House
will be Lincoln ]. Carriers Fast Mail"
Saturday evening next.
DR.. G. B. West and G. B. Slemaker
left yesterday evening on tour of the
eastern cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Penwell, who have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Marietta for couple OF weeks. return
ed home last evening.
Hugh Kyle, Of the Oil Review, who
has been attending the Richie county
fair at Pennsboro. and visiting friends
in Parkersburg during the past week.
has returned to the city.
At a recent meeting of +'The Virgin
ians." the new social organization il
was decided TO hold the initial recen-
ton and dance the first Tuesday in
October
eneral Manager George A. Burt. of
the Ohio River Railroad. was in the
city this afternoon on his way home
from New York, and stopped off a
short time TO inspect the MANY new
Improvements being made here by his
company. He was well pleased with
the way work was progressing. and
said he expected it to be all completed
by the middle or latter part of October.
James A. Strickling, Of Middle
bourne, prosecuting attorney for this
county, was in the city to-day.
Mrs Harry Hollis. of Marietta. ar
rived in the city this afternoon and
will be the guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Burr Hollis.