Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
SISTERSVILLE.

Slstersville. w. Va, November g.
he week IN society in this city was
not very lively. About the only thing
VI Importance was the dance given by
me Americas Club in the McCoach
building on Tuesday evening, and the
reception given by Miss Hockinberry
IN honor of her guest, Miss Bird Wild,
OF Parkersburg. The dance of the
Americas Club was a swell affair and
was very well attended. The members
of the club are making every effort to
nave their. dances and receptions as
enjoyable as possible, and they are
growing in favor each week. The re-
ception given by Miss Hockinberry
IN honor OF her guest was a very en-
Joyable affair, and very pleasant
evening was spent. Besides music and
cards, there were recitations by Miss
dockinberry, who is quite an elocu-
ZIONIST, and also by Mr. E. j. Thomp-
son.
John Fisher, of the Fisher Oil Com
pany, superintendent of the West Vir-
ginia interests of this company, left
this morning for CORVALLIS, where he
will attend to some business matters
for several days.
The new passenger station and eat
ing house of the Ohio River railroad
is now receiving the finishing touches.
+. d. Young, the we'll known attor-
ney of this city, went to Parkersburg
this morning to attend to some legal
matters.
Col. John J. Carter, of Titusville,
Pa, president and general manager of
the Carter Oil Company, who has
been in the city for several days look
ing after his company's interests, left
this morning for home.
1t is rumOred that an attempt will
be made to open the old Columbia
Theatre in a few days. The report is
to the effect that a gentleman from
Wheeling has leased the place ana
will open it at once as a variety
house.
The Virginia Club will hold the next
of their series of receptions an0
dances at the hall in the McCoach
building on Tuesday evening, and this
one promises to be the banner one of
the ones held thus far. The club is be-
coming very popular and the recep
lions they give are very enjoyable.
G. o. Kidwell left this morning for
Cairo, where he will accept a position
on one of the new papers being start
ed there.
E. A. Daniels, of the Opera House
drug store, left this morning for a
business trip to Wheeling Pittsbus
and other points north and east He
will be absent from the city several
days.
The f. Wells hook and ladder com
pany are making preparations for a
home talent entertainment to take
place in the Opera House on November
20, that promises to be a success in
every way. The entertainment is
under the management of w. C. Con-
ners and every effort is being made to
make it first class.
The new city building is going up
very slowly, but there is one cCnsola-
ton, the contractors are doing good
work. The brick and stone work has
been completed to the second story,
and as soon as the weather will per-
nit the rest of the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
r. T. Cowell, of the firm of Kohl &
Cowell, and a number of other people
from this city, who have been on a
trip to High Point, N. c., to look after
some interests there in the gold mines
of that section, has returned to the
city. Mr.. Cowell reports that his com
pany has tract of forty acres leased
in that section, on which they have
couple of stamp mills that are turn
ing out large amount of gold each
month. The object of the visit Of
these gentlemen to that State was to
increase the capacity of their plant
and to work their mines on a more
extensive basis.