Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-26
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SISTERSVILLE.

Sistersyille, w Va April 25.-To-
morrow evening at their rooms IN the
McCoach building, the members Of the
Virginia Club viii give the last OF the
series of dances which have been held
during the winter The dance and re-
ception to be given tomorrow even
ing will be in honor of Miss Blanche
Wells. of Charles street, who has been
abroad for about four months. and 1t
will no doubt be the SWEETEST event
Of the season in social circles Of this
city.
Hal McMullen went to New Martins
vile this afternoon.
This morning Capt. West, Of the Q.
n. G., at New Matamoras, received
telegram from Columbus, stating that
his company would not be called on
for a couple Of days and for him to
discontinue drilling, but not to allow
any OF the men TO leave for their
homes unless ne received orders to
that effect later. This morning the
ladies of the little village presented
flag to the company, and the presen-
tation was one of the most effecting
scenes ever witnessed in this section.
When the company located at that
place leaves for the war. there will be
practically no male residents left, as
nearly all CT the able bodied men OF
the town are members of the company.
E. j. Millar, civil en-
gineer Of Wheeling, who has been
experimenting the work Of paving
the streets Of the city, arrived IN the
city this morning and will inspect
the work recently completed on Dla-
| mend street, by Davis Archer, OF
Bellaire
Miss Eva Nesbitt has returned from
| Sardis.
Mrs. Eddie Murray, CT Diamond
street who has been visiting at her
former home in Cory, Pa, for couple
Of weeks, returned to the city this
afternoon.
j. A. Leasure, of Manningtcn who
has been in the city for several days as
the guest of friends, left this morning
| for home.
| A. j. Malarky and Plumber Boyd, OF
| this city, who are largely interested in
some gold mining property in the VI
! cinity Of Denver, left this afternoon
for Pittsburg, from where they will
| leave III a couple OF days for the West.
Gel. w. O. Turner, who has been
appointed recruiting agent for the Ma
tional Volunteer Reserves, reports that
I'D to date he has signed about $50 men,
! and during the next few days he fully
! expects to swell this TO more than 200.
| The war feeling in this city is very
! high, and the people are showing their
patriotism in innumerable ways.
Capt j. t. Jones, of Buffalo, n. T.,
| che Of the largest operators in this
field, arrived in the city this afternoon
and will remain for some time look
ing after his immense property. Next
to the Standard Oil Company, Captain
Jones has the largest production IN
| the Sistersville field, and he is con-
coded to be the largest individual
operator in the world.
e. NJ Treat, Of Washington, Pa, who
has been in the city for several days
as the guest Of George w. rawford,
the we'll known operator, left for home
this afternoon.
D. B. Radford went to Marietta this
afternoon.
Curt Hall is in Williamstown.
Miss Grace Reich, of Wheeling. was
the guest of her sister, Miss Bertha
! Reich, Of this city, over Sunday
Z. A. Daniels, the we'll known and
/ handsome young druggist who has
! been the guest Of his parents at Bel
| pre-. O.. for couple Of days, has re-
turned to the city
! Fred Petty, who has been employed
at Wertheimer & Petty's store in this
city for sCme time. received word
Yesterday afternoon from his home at
/ Middleport, o., to report there at once
! and join the company of Ohio militia
which is located at that point. He left
last evening for home.
Col. Thomas Afford. of Marietta, a
prominent oil producer, arrived in the
| city yesterday afternoon and will re-
main for several days as the guest CT
friends.
Samuel McCool, Frank Martin,
Ralph Stone, Homer Bennett and sew
! eral other young men of this city who
belong to the Ohio National Guard,
| left yesterday for New Matamoras,
/ and will remain there until either or
/ dered to the front or to come home.
Alf Sweeney was in Friendly to-
7 day.
/ Col John J. Carter of the Carter
\ Oil Company. accompanied by Mrs.
| Carter, who was here for several days
/ looking after his interests in the oil
| fields, has returned to his home in
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