Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-24
MOUNDSvILLE.

Mrs. L. G. Brock, who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever for some time past,
is reported as being much better at tbs
writing.
Mrs. W. Mcclure. of Johnstown. Pa,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. e. w. Lew
/, is, of Tenth street.
Neat invitations have been issued for
the dance to be given at the Golden Rod
club on the 18th of next month
Rev. w. A. Williams has returned from
Shadyaide, O., where he has been con-
Quoting a series of revival meetings. He
| reports having made about 60 converts
| to the church there, and the meetings
| We're very successful.
| The Ariel Quartette, of Wheeling, will
! give special concert at the Parish
! house tonight. The club is composed OF
| young men well known to our people, and
| it is very likely large crowd will attend
the entertainment.
! Last week S. W. Rumbaugh. who has
| been conducting the Nevaro Hotel for a
| month or so, left for Charleston He did
not find the hotel business here very good,
and i'll leaving the city many of his cred
| itors are out various sums of money.
| The revival meetings the past week
have been very successful in every way.
Many conversions were made. and on this
| account the services at both the Chris
| tian and Methodist churches will be con-
| tinue another week.
| Oil news in this vicinity remains about
/ the same, and outside of the drilling on
| Wheeling creek. Wolf and Simmons runs,
| operations are at standstill. The Carter
| Oil Company, Of Sstersv1lle. Is drilling
on Wolf run, where it is thought that
either oil or gas will be found. The terri
! tory in Marshall county, outside of the
Rogerson district has not been found Is
| be very profitable so far and tn. last
| well being a buster on the Arnold farm,
makes things still worse
! The county court will convene again
! Tuesday, and so far outside of the liquor
question, there is not much to speak
| about. The Benwood saloon keepers, as
! we'll as the ones from this city, will very
| likely make application for license this
| week. but at the present time it is hard to
| say just how the court will act on the
| matter. At the last session of the cir
| cult court all concerned We're given notice
| that they should apply for license, and all
seem willing to do this, provided it would
| end all trouble with them, 1t may be
| that the people of the county will get a
| chance to vote on the matter and in such
| an event many people are of the opinion
| that license would carry. AT any rate
! the matter will in all proba bility be set
| tied this week, and we will know what to
| expect.
! The concert given at the Parish house
| Saturday evening drew only a fair crowd,
| on account of the bad weather. Each
| number on the programme was well rem
dered and the entertainment was much
| enjoyed by all present
| Independent Hose Company No will
| move into their new quarters tomorrow
| The new location, which is the Wood
! burn building, on Seventh street, has
| been fitted up very nicely for the fire
mems comfort, and with the members of
| the hook and ladder company, the boys
| will be able to fight flames in great shape.
| The department will receive 400 feet of
! new hose in about two weeks. and more
| will be ordered in the near future.
| At the session of council held last week
the city paid for the town clock with an
| order for s415. The original bill was $500,
| but Mayor Purdy, who is always on the
! lookout for the citys interest, saved $50
/ on the bill by a cash transaction. the
| bill for the new hook and ladder truck
amounting to $500, was also paid as that
was the agreement when the outfit was
purchased The council, by the way, are
doing all in their power to give the city
| all the improvements she can stand, and
| in the spring more paving will be done.
Third street will probably be the first to
! get the brick, and it goes without saying
| that the street should have been paved
| long ago When the work is completed
| all the money due from the property
| owners will be paid at once. Mayor Pur-
| dy personally attends to the most of the
| work on the different streets in the city,
| and our people are not slow to appreciate
| what he has already done for the city S
| benefit If the town had had a man of
| this calibre some years ago, everything
| would be in much better shape to-day.
The Pen Handle company is rushing the
! work of getting their poles UP in the city.
A very large force of men is employed
and the line will more than likely be in
operation inside of a month.
| The Fostoria Glass Company cut off
several of their employees on last Thurs
day night. The cause of the move is not
| exactly known and was very much of a
surprise to the men. 1t is to be hoped
| that those concerned will not be idle long,
for the company is the main industry of
| the city and the reduction of the force
| means a great deal to many people here.