Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
GALA S|STERSV|LLE.
The Firemen's Fair the Absorbing Topic
Ia the Oil Metropolis.
The Fair Started on Wednesday
and Will Be Continued Until Next
Saturday-Late Local and Fer
sonal News of ths City.

Sistersyille, W. Va, January line
absorbing topic here during the past
week has been the firemens ralr' Will
was inaugurated in the Opera fiouse u
Wednesday evening. Before the lail
started nothing else was talked OF III
the city. and since it started all nave
been busy attending and helping 70
make the event one of the greatest
successes the place has ever known.
The opening night Of the fair was d
success in every way. On the stage a
good programme was rendered by local
talent and the performances since
have been fine. With the exception
of last evening, the performances nave
been strictly CT vaudeville nature.
The attraction last evening was re-
cital by the musical class of Prof.
Lucian Meyers, and without dotaot
it was the best of the attractions so
far. There were twelve numbers on
the programme, and those who took
rart did their work in most artistic
manner and the audience showed its
appreciation by vigorous applause.
The coming week will be even better
than what has just passed. The
amusement committee has arranged
with a couple Of we'll known actors to
appear in specialties, and in addition 10
this all the local talent obtainable will
be put on. The Opera House has been
very tastefully decorated with all
sorts of stuff for the affair and 1t looks
very handsome and cozy. In addition
to the rformance each evening, there
rofvOch YnnnfC are
served.
PIPE LINE BEING LAID.
A short time ago the Register gave
an exclusive account OF a great i'm
provement to be made by the National
Transit Company between the Elk
Fork field and Morgantown. in the
matter Of doubling their pipe lines be-
tween those places. Work on the
lire has been commenced, and it will
be pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. In addition to this, the
company has made arrangements to
build seven 35, 600 barrel tanks in this
State. Two of these tanks will be
erected at Elk Fork, three at Braden's
run station an two at Waverly. All
the work has been contracted for, and
will be started shortly.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Hal Porterfield, of the Mountain State
Gas Company, who has been the guest
Of his mother and sisters in Oil City
for the past ten days, returned to this
city last evening.
Frank Sweeney, a we'll known con-
tractor, has returned from visit OF
a couple of weeks with friends in Oil
City, Pa, and Buffalo.
Mrs. r. J.. Smith, of Diamond street,
left yesterday afternoon for Cambridge
Springs, Pa, to undergo treatment for
heart trouble She Will remain there
for some time.
Art Smith local representative of the
Boviard & Seyfang Manufacturing Co.,
has returned to the city, after tour
of the upper oil country cities during
the past ten days.
Miss Nellie Daniels, OF Parkersburg,
arrived in the city yesterday, and will
be the guest Of Mr.. Frank Breen, OF
Brown Betty street, for few days.
Miss Ida Miller, Of Pittsburg, will
arrive in the city the first Of the week,
and will be the guest of Mrs. T. r.
Cowell, Of Hill street, for several
weeks.
Walt M. Brown of Butler, Pa, for
merly with the Jarecki Manufacturing
Company, arrived in the city yesterday
and will be the guest of Frank SWEET
land for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Shanor entertain
ed a few friends last evening watching
the old year out and the new one in.
On January IA a grand cake walk
will be given in the Opera House here
by the local colored people, assisted by
a number of visitors from Wheeling,
Bellaire, Bridgeport, Martins Ferry
and Parkersburg. The arrangements
for the affair are very elaborate and it
promises to be quite a swell event.
At Moundsville, Friday, by the rector
of the Episcopal church, Mr.. E. l.. Ben
ton, prominent civil engineer Of this
city, and Miss Minnie Marsh, prom
inent young society lady of Bellaire,
were married. The wedding was a
quiet affair and only the attendants
were present. The couple have gone
on wedding tour and will be absent a
short time, after which they will re-
turn here, where they will make their