Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
SIsTERSvILLE.

SISTERSVILLE. ". Va. January 10
The time fast approaches When lne que
ton Of selling bonds for the erectloh %
municipal building here VIII De setusu'
on the aJth Judge Freer Is 10 give mis- de-
cision in the injunction, and il Is tnoushl
he will give q verdict IN taVor OF ths 81
ties who do not want them sold- W IlIS
s. 900 or 5000 would be enough 70 eFeSt
building OF such capacity 10 accomInodats
rhv OFFICES. etc, the present CQuncI VIZ
to spend the entire amount or the bonus
for the erection OF said building S-o,op;
4 great many people are expressing
themselves that they think SlstersNllle -
now in a state OF degeneracy, Dut sueh j.
not the case. The business done during
the last year has been very much more
than any year previous and from the state
ments made by all OF the BANKS LOT INC
past year show IL. They nave during tAe
past week held meetings and elected lnclL
directors FOR the ensuing year. W. q. kohl
and J. ". Boyers. who were members OF
the Board OF the Farmers ana frQlucrIs'
resigned. and Clint Moore and NJ NJ SInlln
were elected ia their places. Inc lIst
National elected Col J. COrbett MORRISON
as director in place OF :. II han. Inc
Board met and elected the same once
for the new year. hooeIs Nc ~ li,A ,,-iii
+. p. Mccoy members OF TINS boarI' WI
look after the loans and discounts ne
TYLER County bank decided 10 let tlg
Board OF Directors remain as II Is ana al
the officers Of that institution VIII serve
another wear and Mr.. Robert McCOrmick
was made Vice President. All OF the panh-
ing houses have made money since they
were organized and have laid by hand-
some surplus fund, besides paying Yer!
munifcent dividend.
on Tuesday evening the attorneys OF this
city met in the Office OF Young & Matneny
for the purpose Of making up the papers
applying for an intermediate court 10 be
held in this city. {. y. Matneny was gwen
the papers as drawn up, ana is now ~
Charleston. eudeavOring 10 get the Dill
through the Legislature. II IS q goou
thing Justice demands IL and We ought 10
have II. We have the population ana
enough litigation for said court ana u is
earnestly hoped that the bill VIII pass
The new school building VIII prOptoly oe
ready for occupancy by the first OF Febru-
airy. This building is fine one, makes a
fine appearance and many strangers III
the city have expressed themselves IN en-
thuSiastic terms OF the get up OF the peO-
pie OF this city who when they 60 any
thing do il good and want the best that
can be got for the money, anu what money
was spent in the building Of TINS me Struc-
ture will never be missed ana viii always
be a monument 10 the men who were in
strumental in its construction.
The town OF MiddlebOurne at their re-
cent election elected the following officers
10 serve FOR this year. They 50 INTO oi1ice
on the first OF the month; r. r Hickman,
Mayor: A. G. y. Swan. =. : Steady, James
MalOy J. ". Swan, Paul Engle am ". +.
Kepchner. COuncilmen. The question OF
license or no license was not made mani
fest and Il is the opinion that the town
will still be dry one.
Those interested in the race for Postmas-
ter are getting anxious 70 know who Will
be the next officer. The only persons who
are considered TO have any show Tor said
position have been hard az work and have
got some splendid endorsements. and II
remains 10 be seen who the lucky person
is They are Geo. +. Work, e. y. Matheny
and Abe Cutler.
Nr. Matheny Is claiming the next post
mastership. and u seems strange mat an
| applicant can be 80 positive OF the appoint
ment when IL Is not known yet whether a
change will be made before the present
| term Is up or as soon after the President
takes his seat as Is consistent with party
utilization. Mr.. Cutler frientS are Icing
some good work in his behalf, and be-
| sides ne thinks he should have IL on &C
| count Of his dOings IN keeping out OF the
mix heretofore and claims that ne has
been promised that he will be taken care
/ Of
In regard to the election OF city officers
/ for the new year there has not been much
talk upon the matter as yet mat Is open
/ and above board, but each click and their
| associates are working IN secret and each
are watching the other Il - claimed that
Mr. c. " Gardner. the present Mayor
| will be q candidate for the same Office
! again. Several Of the present COuncilmeu
/ have expressed themselves as willing "a
| be elected for another term.
! \ Mr.. Paxton. Of Washington. Pa. wa:
/ i'm the city during the fOrepart o. the week
] LOOKING around LOT O. site or winch 20 Jos
/ cate glass plant. lie desired some heir
/ from the citizens and promised 70 DO as D.,
/ agreed. build a plant put u In operation
! At once. and employ IN the neighborhood
/ II 80 or 90c men. They had a meeting. but
/ owing 20 the failure Of the citizens 90 put
/ in an appearance nothing could be done
| And another manufacturers establishment
! has been allowed 10 30 by the board. There
| has been about a half dozen parties here
/ endeaVoring 10 get q location ard open up
/ an establishment that would have been
/ a steady thing giving employment 70 a
! large number OF people. been q big Trims
/ for the town in general. and enhanced
| the value OF property considerably. II
/ the influential citizens OF this greatest
town on earth" want 10 keep up the hub
/ hub and keep he city IN a thriving condi-
/ lion they must not permit these indus
/ tries To slip through their fingers. To give
/ an idea as 10 the Immense amount of bus
| mess done right here In this city the follow
| ing estimate has been made. The total
| is sfO3iSc 90 divided up as follows: The oil
Industry gives $i.1Soo0, the Ohio River