Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-22
MOUNDSVILLE.


Md, on business this week.
Misses Nanon and Lillian Hender-
shott were at Wheeling shopping yes
terday.
Alexander Chambers, we'll known
citizen of Liberty district was in the
city yesterday.
NJ Seal left yesterday on a visit to
relatives at BeaHsviile, o.
Hon. w. G. Worley, of KingwoOd,
was in the city yesterday.
Edward Mahan left yesterday for
Washington, Pa, where his wife Is wis.,
iting friends.
Tomorrow is pay day with all the
employees OF the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road at this station.
Squire Andy Matthews, of Liberty
district, was in the city yesterday.
j. B. Wilson was at Cameron On bust
ness yesterday.
Marshal Furbee, of Benwood, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
The hook and ladder company will
give another dance at the Seventh street
park tomorrow evening. A good Or
chestra will be present and all are in
vited.
Bart Flaherty, who was arrested in
Pittsburg some time ago, is still in Jail.
He will be held until the 23d for a
requisition from the West Virginia
authorities, and If they do not arrive
he will be tried for carrying concealed
weapons.
William Rogerson, an old and re-
spected citizen Of Little Grave creek,
is lying very seriously i'll at his home
10, 81
his bedside yesterday.
Quite q number CT our people will
attend picnic at Frances grove, on
Roberts Ridge, tomorrow.
Isaiah Stephens, of McMechen, was
in the city on business yesterday.
The Bellaire base ball club will be
here tomorrow afternoon, when they
will tackle the local nine. They are
said to be a very strong organization
and a large crowd should witness the
game.
The street cars did a big business
yesterday. Three hundred Sunday
school children from Wheeling were
transferred to the camp grounds be-
sides the regular business.
The Uniform Rank of the X. of P.
present very attractive appearance on
the street The uniforms are very
snowy and the members drill like old
veterans.
The owners OF the horse and buggy
which the colored man and his partner
turned up with in this city several days
ago, arrived here yesterday. They
identified their property and took the
same with them to Galipolis, o.
The party arrested Wednesday who
was supposed to have a hand in the
assault on Mrs. Neidemeyer, was re-
leased yesterday. He was not the man,
but it is believed that clue to the real
party has been obtained Two parties
are under surveillance, and the police
hope to have the mystery cleared up
to-day.
The No 2 we'll on the Otto farm, now
being drilled by J. r. Johnston, is down
to a depth Of 600 feet. The pay sand
will be reached to-day, and upon the
result depends much on future opera
lions in the Rogerson field The last
we'll drilled by Mr. Johns 6fis vas on
the Mccarthy farm. and was' a. buster
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
are drilling on the Fisher farm. Yes
terday the boiler blew up. but FORUM
ately no person was hurt. The well
drilled on the G. w. Conner farm some
time ago, and proved obe a good pay
ing we'll, has caved in considerably. On
account Of this mishap operations have
been suspended during the past week.
The North Street Sunday school, of
Wheeling picnicked on the camp
grounds yesterday. Tomorrow the
Wesley NJ. E. Sunday school will spend
the day on the grounds
Miss Edna Thompson Is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
A WEST VIRGINIA INVENTOR.
Special to the Register
Washington, D. c., July 21-Rich-