Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-28
SiSTERSViLLE.

Sistersville, w. Va, January 27-By
the dispatches which have been sent
out from Charleston it has been noticed
that the bill asking for a new charter
Tor SlsterSyille has been presented IN
the Legislature and that 1T has been
placed IN the list with the other bills
which have been presented. 1t is alto
gether likely that there has been quite
a few changes made in tn charter that
has been presented to the Legislature
from the which was adopted by the
City Council at the meeting some two
or three weeks ago. While the prime
reason fer asking for a new charter
was in order to place the control of
the granting of the whisky license bust
ness in the hands of the City Council
and not in control of the members Of
the County Court, yet the dispatches
which nave been sent out suggest that
this has been the sole cause of asking
for a new charter, when such is not
the case. There are dozens Of other
reasons why Sistersville should have
a new charter, and principal among
these is the one that the town has out
grown the swaddling clothes which
were given it long before there was any
Oil discovered here, and should have
clothes BETTING the position which the
town now occupies in the commercial
interests Of the State. 1t is quite like
~ there will he considerable opposi-
ton to the present charter before it
goes through the Legislature, and there
is a possibility that it will not pass.
During the campaign all the big Re-
publicans who were here made promises
that the charter would be passed with
out any trouble, but then they did not
expect the Democrats would have so
much power, and now they are just
the least bit afraid that they viii not
be able to deliver the goods which they
promised during the campaign; and
they also realize the fact that if the
goods are not delivered they will be
placed in a very awkward predica-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Calbraith, of the
South Side, left yesterday for Hunting
ton, where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Galbraith has been employ
ed here for some time as night operator
for the Ohio River railroad, and has
been transferred to Huntington, where
he will occupy the position of operator
and will have charge of the Office dur
ing the day.
Last evening after the grand kirmess
at the Opera House the members of
the Virginia Club present held an i'm
pTomptu reception and dance in the
auditorium Of the new city building.
II was a very pleasant affair, and
though there were but fifteen couples
present the evening was spent in a very
happy manner dancing to the excel
lent music furnished by Prof. Edward
Keane.
c. w. Grier, the we'll known drug
gist, has purchased the drug store OF
Hill & McCoach in the McCoach build
ing, and in the future will conduct the
business of that establishment. his own
store on the same street having been
closed up.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hornbrook, who
attended the funeral CT Miss Bedillion
at Wheeling to-day, will return to the
city this evening or tomorrow morn
ing.
The condition OF Mrs. S. w. Law
renee, wife OF the mayor, who has
been very i'll at her home on Diamond
street for some time. is about the
same. She is critically i'll. and it is
not believed that she will recover.
The friends of the family have all
been notified CT the serious condition
of Mrs. Lawrence. and quite a number
Of them have arrived here. She is
suffering with heart disease.
Robert Hill, the well known funeral
director and embalmer OF Wheeling,
was in the city a short time this after
noon On his way TO Marietta, to at
tend to some business matters.
Mrs. I. r. Cowell, ST., of Oil City.
Pa, who has been in he city several
days as the guest Of her son, T. Rich
ard Cowell, Of Hill street, left this
evening for home.
Tbs talk about a railroad from this
city through the interior Of the county
to Pennsboro and Burnsville, which
cropped out a short time ago, is be-
coming stronger, ara there is now a
feeling that 1t is ii intention OF the
projectors of the . eme to do some
thing, and that it Ill not all be idle
talk. There is mo- he least doubt but
that the road wq ID be Of infinite